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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.
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. | Sydney Kings |
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. | Xavier Cooks (Sydney Kings) |
| Grand Final Most Valuable Player (Larry Sengstock Medal) |
1979 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL Grand Final. | Derrick Walton (Sydney Kings) |
| Fans MVP | 2016 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL regular season, as voted on by fans. | Kai Sotto (Adelaide 36ers) |
| Best Defensive Player | 1980 | Awarded to the best defensive player of the NBL regular season. | Antonius Cleveland (Adelaide 36ers) |
| Best Sixth Man | 1996 | Awarded to the best performing reserve player (or sixth man) of the NBL regular season. | Barry Brown Jr. (New Zealand Breakers) |
| Most Improved Player | 1988 | Awarded to the most improved player of the NBL regular season. | Keanu Pinder (Cairns Taipans) |
| Next Generation | 2023 | Awarded to the best under-25 prospect of the NBL regular season. | Sam Waardenburg (Cairns Taipans) |
| Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy) |
1980 | Awarded to the best coach of the NBL regular season. | Adam Forde (Cairns Taipans) |
See also
References
- ↑ "RANDLE, LISCH HEADLINE ALL-NBL TEAMS". NBL.com.au. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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