New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award

National Basketball League awards and honors
Championship
Individual awards

Honors

The National Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 2003 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing player of the regular season. At the end of each season, the player with the most votes is awarded the Most Valuable Player for that season. Prior to the 2003 season, imports were deemed ineligible for receiving MVP honours, with the league instead awarding a Kiwi MVP each season as a way of recognising the best performing New Zealander. However, since 2003, only four imports have managed to claim the award.[1]

Winners

Year Player Nationality Team
2003 David Cooper  Australia Manawatu Jets
2004 Adrian Majstrovich  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks
2005 Lindsay Tait  New Zealand Auckland Stars
2006 Paora Winitana  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks
2007 Josh Pace  United States Nelson Giants
2008 Jason Crowe  United States Waikato Pistons
2009 Phill Jones  New Zealand Nelson Giants
2010 Lindsay Tait (2)  New Zealand Wellington Saints
2011 Alex Pledger  New Zealand Waikato Pistons
2012 Nick Horvath  New Zealand Manawatu Jets
2013 Lindsay Tait (3)  New Zealand Wellington Saints
2014 Corey Webster  New Zealand Wellington Saints
2015 Torrey Craig  United States Wellington Saints

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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