New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Guard Award

The National Basketball League Most Outstanding Kiwi Guard is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1985 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing New Zealand guard(s) of the regular season.[1] The winner receives the John Macdonald Trophy, which is named in honour of Macdonald, a New Plymouth native and a former captain of the New Zealand men's national basketball team.[2]

Winners

Denotes players that also won the overall Most Outstanding Guard that season.

Year Player Team 1982 N/A N/A 1983 N/A N/A 1984 N/A N/A 1985 Tony Smith Hamilton 1986 John Rademakers Canterbury Rams 1987 Tony Smith (2) North Shore 1988 Byron Vaetoe Auckland 1989 Byron Vaetoe (2) Auckland 1990 Byron Vaetoe (3) New Plymouth Bulls 1991 Byron Vaetoe (4) New Plymouth Bulls 1992 Warwick Meehl Waitakere Rangers 1993 Byron Vaetoe (5) Hawke's Bay Hawks 1994 Chris Tupu Canterbury Rams 1995 Ralph Lattimore Auckland Stars 1996 Phill Jones Nelson Giants 1997 Phill Jones (2) Nelson Giants 1998 Phill Jones (3) Nelson Giants 1999 Kirk Penney North Harbour Kings 2000 Tony Brown Waikato Warriors 2001 Phill Jones (4) Nelson Giants 2002 Terrence Lewis Canterbury Rams 2003 Lindsay Tait Auckland Stars 2004 Lindsay Tait (2) Auckland Stars 2005 Lindsay Tait (3) Auckland Stars 2006 Paora Winitana Hawke's Bay Hawks 2007 Hayden Allen Harbour Heat Lindsay Tait (4) Auckland Stars 2008 Phill Jones (5) Nelson Giants 2009 Phill Jones (6) Nelson Giants 2010 Lindsay Tait (5) Wellington Saints 2011 Lindsay Tait (6) Wellington Saints 2012 Lindsay Tait (7) Auckland Pirates 2013 Lindsay Tait (8) Wellington Saints 2014 Corey Webster Wellington Saints 2015 Lindsay Tait (9) Wellington Saints 2016 Shea Ili Wellington Saints 2017 Corey Webster (2) Wellington Saints 2018 Shea Ili (2) Wellington Saints 2019 Shea Ili (3) Wellington Saints

See also

• List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards

References

1. "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
2. Ross, Felicity (5 July 2010). "Judge John Vanuatu bound". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 November 2015.