List of National Basketball League (Australia) awards
The National Basketball League (NBL) presents 7 annual awards to recognize its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments. This does not include the NBL championship trophy, which is given to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final.
| National Basketball League awards and honors |
|---|
| Championship |
| Individual awards |
| Honours |
Team trophies
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBL Championship Trophy (Dr John Raschke Trophy) |
1979 | The NBL's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final. | Perth Wildcats |
Honours
| Honor | Created | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All-NBL Team | 1980 | Two five-player teams (a first and second team) composed of the best players in the league following every NBL season as chosen via a voting system involving the head coach, one assistant coach and the team captain of each team.[1] |
Individual awards
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy) |
1979 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL regular season. | Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats) |
| Grand Final Most Valuable Player (Larry Sengstock Medal) |
1979 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL Grand Final. | Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats) |
| Best Defensive Player | 1980 | Awarded to the best defensive player of the NBL regular season. | D. J. Newbill (Cairns Taipans) |
| Best Sixth Man | 1996 | Awarded to the best performing reserve player (or sixth man) of the NBL regular season. | Jason Cadee (Brisbane Bullets) |
| Most Improved Player | 1988 | Awarded to the most improved player in the NBL. | Will Magnay (Brisbane Bullets) |
| Rookie of the Year | 1983 | Awarded to the top rookie of the NBL regular season. | LaMelo Ball (Illawarra Hawks) |
| Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy) |
1980 | Awarded to the best coach of the NBL regular season. | Mike Kelly (Cairns Taipans) |
References
- "RANDLE, LISCH HEADLINE ALL-NBL TEAMS". NBL.com.au. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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