Johny Narkle

With the Buccaneers, he won back-to-back Sixth Man of the Year awards in 2022 and 2023 and led the team to the championship in 2023 behind his grand final MVP performance.

[9] After the SBL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Narkle debuted for the Buccaneers in the West Coast Classic.

[4] With the team having lost their imports and also key local players, Narkle was required to fill a starting role in his first season which fast tracked his development.

He was named Sixth Man of the Year[16] and helped the Buccaneers reach the NBL1 West grand final, where they lost 91–79 to the Rockingham Flames.

[1][13][25] A week later, he played for the NBL1 West Select Team against the Perth Wildcats in two National Basketball League (NBL) pre-season games.

[31] In June 2024, he was named in an Indigenous Basketball Australia All-Stars team for an exhibition match against the Sacramento State Hornets.

[34] He went on to help the Buccaneers reach the preliminary final, where they lost 98–89 to the Willetton Tigers despite Narkle's 40 points and 11 rebounds.