List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards
The National Basketball League (NBL) presents 13 annual awards to recognise its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments.[1] This does not include the NBL championship trophy, which is given to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final. The award winners are voted on by league officials and various sportswriters throughout New Zealand. Each individual award winner is announced around the time of the league's annual Final Four weekend.[2]
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Team trophies
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner |
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| NBL Trophy | 1982 | The NBL's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final. | Southland Sharks |
Honours
| Honour | Created | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star Five | 1982 | One five-player team composed of the best players in the league during the NBL regular season. |
Individual awards
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | 2003 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL regular season. | Nick Kay (Wellington Saints) |
| Finals MVP | 2004 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL Final Four. | Thomas Abercrombie (Wellington Saints) |
| Most Outstanding Guard (Keith Carr Trophy) |
1982 | Awarded to the best performing guard of the NBL regular season. | Cameron Gliddon (Canterbury Rams) |
| Most Outstanding NZ Guard (John Macdonald Trophy) |
1985 | Awarded to the best performing New Zealand guard of the NBL regular season. | Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) |
| Most Outstanding Forward (Commissioners Cup) |
1982 | Awarded to the best performing forward of the NBL regular season. | Nick Kay (Wellington Saints) |
| Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre (Stan Hill Trophy) |
1985 | Awarded to the best performing New Zealand forward-centre of the NBL regular season. | Robert Loe (Wellington Saints) |
| Scoring Champion (Alan Bland Memorial Trophy) |
1982 | Awarded to the player with the highest points per game average of the NBL regular season. | Tim Quarterman (Super City Rangers) |
| Rebounding Champion (Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy) |
1982 | Awarded to the player with the highest rebounds per game average of the NBL regular season. | Marcel Jones (Southern Huskies) |
| Assist Champion (Dave Taylor Trophy) |
1984 | Awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average of the NBL regular season. | Jarrod Kenny (Hawke's Bay Hawks) |
| Coach of the Year | 1989 | Awarded to the best coach of the NBL regular season. | Mick Downer (Canterbury Rams) |
| Most Improved Player | 2019 | Awarded to the most improved player of the NBL regular season. | Ethan Rusbatch (Hawke's Bay Hawks) |
| Best Defensive Player | 2019 | Awarded to the best defensive player of the NBL regular season. | Isaiah Wilkins (Canterbury Rams) |
| Youth Player of the Year | 2019 | Awarded to the top young player of the NBL regular season. | Tyrell Harrison (Nelson Giants) |
References
- "SAINTS CREATE HISTORY CLAIMING THEIR TENTH TITLE". Basketball.org.nz. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- Anderson, Niall (15 July 2013). "NBL Awards: Reactions and Reflections". NZhoops.co.nz. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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