on february 16, 2015, at the taipans' annual awards night, wilbekin was named the club defensive player of the year and most valuable player. he and the taipans went on to defeat the new zealand breakers in the final game of the regular season on february 22 to finish on top of the ladder for the first time in club history with a win/loss record of 21–7. he was subsequently named player of the week for round 20 after scoring 18 of his 25 points in the second half of the taipans' 81–77 win over the breakers which helped them secure the club's first ever minor premiership. after sweeping the perth wildcats in the semi-finals, the taipans faced the breakers in the grand final series, going on to lose the series 2–0 following a game-winning shot by ekene ibekwe in game 2. wilbekin appeared in all 32 games for the taipans and averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.