# WNBL Coach of the Year Award

Women's National Basketball League awards and honours :
Championship :
WNBL Championship :
Individual awards :
Most Valuable Player
Defensive Player
Breakout Player
Sixth Woman
Coach of the Year
Grand Final MVP
Leading Scorer
Leading Rebounder
Golden Hands :
Honours :
All-WNBL Team
Statistical Leaders :
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The WNBL Coach of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the 1987 WNBL season.

## Winners

| | Denotes coach whose team won championship that year |
| | Denotes coach/player inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame |
| | Denotes coach who is currently active |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had won at that time |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
| Season | Coach | Nationality | Team |
| 1987 | Tom Maher | Australia | Nunawading Spectres |
| 1988 | Robbie Cadee | Australia | Bankstown Bruins |
| 1989 | Mark Molitor | Australia | North Adelaide Rockets |
| 1990 | Jenny Cheesman | Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 1991 | Jerry Lee | Australia | Canberra Capitals |
| 1992 | Tom Maher (2) | Australia | Perth Breakers |
| 1993 | Jan Stirling | Australia | Adelaide Lightning |
| 1994 | Ray Tomlinson | Australia | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1995 | Guy Molloy | Australia | Perth Breakers (2) |
| 1996 | Lori Chizik | Canada | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers |
| 1997 | Bill Tomlinson | Australia | Sydney Flames |
| 1998 | Phil Brown | Australia | Australian Institute of Sport (2) |
| 1998–99 | Phil Brown (2) | Australia | Australian Institute of Sport (3) |
| 1999–00 | Mark Wright | Australia | Dandenong Rangers |
| 2000–01 | Mark Wright (2) | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (2) |
| 2001–02 | Karen Dalton | Australia | Sydney Panthers (2) |
| 2002–03 | David Herbert | Australia | Townsville Fire |
| 2003–04 | Gary Fox | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (3) |
| 2004–05 | Cheryl Chambers | Australia | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (2) |
| 2005–06 | Gary Fox (2) | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (4) |
| 2006–07 | Carrie Graf | Australia | Canberra Capitals (2) |
| 2007–08 | Carrie Graf (2) | Australia | Canberra Capitals (3) |
| 2008–09 | Cheryl Chambers (2) | Australia | Bulleen Boomers (3) |
| 2009–10 | Tom Maher (3) | Australia | Bulleen Boomers (4) |
| 2010–11 | Tom Maher (4) | Australia | Bulleen Boomers (5) |
| 2011–12 | Peter Buckle | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (2) |
| 2012–13 | Bernie Harrower | Australia | Bendigo Spirit |
| 2013–14 | Guy Molloy (2) | Australia | Melbourne Boomers (6) |
| 2014–15 | Shannon Seebohm | Australia | Sydney Uni Flames (3) |
| 2015–16 | Andy Stewart | Australia | Perth Lynx (3) |
| 2016–17 | Cheryl Chambers (3) | Australia | Sydney Uni Flames (4) |
| 2017–18 | Andy Stewart (2) | Australia | Perth Lynx (4) |
| 2018–19 | Chris Lucas | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (3) |
| 2019–20 | Paul Goriss | Australia | Canberra Capitals (4) |
| 2020 | Shannon Seebohm (2) | Australia | Townsville Fire (2) |
| 2021–22 | Ryan Petrik | Australia | Perth Lynx (5) |
| 2022–23 | Shannon Seebohm (3) | Australia | Townsville Fire (3) |
| 2023–24 | Shannon Seebohm (4) | Australia | Townsville Fire (4) |
| 2024–25 | Shannon Seebohm (5) | Australia | Townsville Fire (5) |