List of National Basketball League (Australia) awards
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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 |
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| NBL Trophy | 1979 | The NBL's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final. | New Zealand Breakers |
Honors
| Honor | Created | Description |
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| All-NBL team | 1980 | Three 5-player teams (a first, second, and third team) composed of the best players in the league following every NBL season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout Australia and New Zealand. |
Individual awards
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) |
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| Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy) |
1979 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. | Brian Conklin (Townsville Crocodiles) |
| Grand Final Most Valuable Player (Larry Sengstock Trophy) |
1979 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL Grand Final as voted by a panel of nine media members. | Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) |
| Top Shooter | 1979 | Awarded to the best top shooter of the NBL regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. | Jordan McRae (Melbourne United) |
| Best Defensive Player | 1980 | Awarded to the top defensive player of the NBL regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters throughout Australia and New Zealand. | Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) |
| Coach of the Year | 1980 | Awarded to the best coach of the NBL regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. | Aaron Fearne (Cairns Taipans) |
| Rookie of the Year | 1983 | Awarded to the top rookie of the NBL regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters throughout Australia and New Zealand. | Angus Brandt (Sydney Kings) |
| Most Improved Player | 1988 | Awarded to the most improved player in the NBL as voted by a panel of sportswriters throughout Australia and New Zealand. | Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Crocodiles) |
| Best Sixth Man | 1996 | Awarded to the best performing player as a substitute (or sixth man) during the NBL regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters. | Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Taipans) |
See also
- List of WNBL Awards
References
External links
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