New Zealand NBL Rookie of the Year Award

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Honors

The National Basketball League Rookie of the Year is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1992 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing rookie New Zealander of the regular season.[1] The award was originally given to the best Young Player of the Year from 1986 until 1991, with centre Warren Adams winning the award twice within four years. In 1992, forward Pero Cameron won the league's first Rookie of the Year award. This name stood until 2005, when a slight adjustment to the rules saw the Rookie of the Year opened up to any player under the age of 20, with guard Jarrod Kenny (age 19) winning the 2005 Young Player of the Year.[2] This was changed back to Rookie of the Year in 2006, and has remained ever since. Future NBA player, Steven Adams, won the 2011 Rookie of the Year award; Steven is the half-brother of two-time Young Player of the Year, Warren Adams.[3]

Winners

Denotes the years when the award was called Young Player of the Year.

Year Player Team
1982 N/A N/A
1983 N/A N/A
1984 N/A N/A
1985 N/A N/A
1986 Tony Compain Ponsonby
1987 Glen Denham Waikato Warriors
1988 Warren Adams New Plymouth Bulls
1989 John Adie Auckland
1990 Kent Mori Palmerston North Jets
1991 Warren Adams (2) Hutt Valley Lakers
1992 Pero Cameron Waikato Warriors
1993 Mark Dickel Otago Nuggets
1994 Konrad Ross Waikato Warriors
1995 Rob Tuilave Palmerston North Jets
1996 Paora Winitana North Harbour Vikings
1997 Brendon Polyblank Palmerston North Jets
1998 Kirk Penney North Harbour Kings
1999 Tony Rampton Taranaki Oilers
2000 Arthur Trousdell Canterbury Rams
2001 Damon Rampton Nelson Giants
2002 Miles Pearce Manawatu Jets
2003 Adrian Majstrovich Hawke's Bay Hawks
2004 Luke Martin Manawatu Jets
2005 Jarrod Kenny Harbour Heat
2006 Shaun Tilby Otago Nuggets
2007 Charlie Piho Auckland Stars
2008 Tyrone Davey Auckland Stars
2009 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons
2010 Martin Iti Southland Sharks
2011 Steven Adams Wellington Saints
2012 Reuben Te Rangi Harbour Heat
2013 Tai Webster Waikato Pistons
2014 Richie Edwards Canterbury Rams
2015 Josh Duinker Nelson Giants

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tait Da Man". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on August 26, 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Hinton, Marc (28 November 2010). "Teenager Adams tipped for basketball big time". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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