WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award

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Honours

The Women's National Basketball League Grand Final Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given to the best player of the Grand Final. Since 2014, the award has been known as the Rachael Sporn Medal, named after Adelaide's most recognised and successful WNBL player, Rachael Sporn, also a twice winner of the award.[1] Lauren Jackson has won the award four times, while five players have won it twice.

Winners

Year Player Nationality Team
1985 Karin Maar  Australia Coburg Cougars
1986 Shelley Gorman[2]  Australia Nunawading Spectres
1987 Tracey Browning[3]  Australia Nunawading Spectres
1988 Shelley Gorman (2)  Australia Nunawading Spectres
1989 Robyn Maher  Australia Nunawading Spectres
1990 Donna Brown  Australia North Adelaide Rockets
1991 Debbie Black  United States Hobart Islanders
1992 Tanya Fisher  Australia Perth Breakers
1993 Annie Burgess[4]  Australia Sydney Flames
1994 Rachael Sporn[2][5]  Australia Adelaide Lightning
1995 Rachael Sporn (2)  Australia Adelaide Lightning
1996 Michelle Brogan  Australia Adelaide Lightning
1997 Trisha Fallon[6]  Australia Sydney Flames
1998 Jo Hill  Australia Adelaide Lightning
1999 Kristen Veal[6][7]  Australia AIS
2000 Kristen Veal (2)  Australia Canberra Capitals
2001 Annie Burgess (2) [8]  Australia Sydney Panthers
2002 Lauren Jackson[9]  Australia Canberra Capitals
2003 Lauren Jackson (2)  Australia Canberra Capitals
2004 Emily McInerny[10]  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2005 Jacinta Hamilton[11]  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2006 Lauren Jackson (3)  Australia Canberra Capitals
2007 Tracey Beatty[12]  Australia Canberra Capitals
2008 Renae Camino[13]  Australia Adelaide Lightning
2009 Natalie Hurst[14]  Australia Canberra Capitals
2010 Lauren Jackson (4)  Australia Canberra Capitals
2011 Sharin Milner[15]  Australia Bulleen Boomers
2012 Kathleen MacLeod[16]  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2013 Kelsey Griffin[17]  United States Bendigo Spirit
2014 Kelsey Griffin (2)  United States Bendigo Spirit
2015 Mia Newley[18]  Australia Townsville Fire

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nagy, Boti (March 5, 2014). Rachael Sporn Medal the new award for WNBL grand final Most Valuable Player. The Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nagy, Boti (November 8, 2011). Back in the Day: Top 10 teams in WNBL history. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. ↑ Fox Sports Pulse. Tracey Browning. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  4. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. 1993 Annual Report. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  5. ↑ Basketball Australia (September 11, 2012). Back in the Day: Business end of 1994. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nagy, Boti (December 9, 2011). Back in the Day: Top Ten Teams in WNBL History Part 2. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  7. ↑ Shepherd, Joel (2001). D Day Edges Closer for WNBA Bound Aussies. Angelfire. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  8. ↑ Howell, Stephen (March 18, 2002). Jackson shows her true worth. The Age. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  9. ↑ Lauren Jackson Official Website. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  10. ↑ Howell, Stephen (February 9, 2005). Rangers defender achieves her goal. The Age. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  11. ↑ Howell, Stephen (December 5, 2005). Little awesome Jacinta. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  12. ↑ Basketball Australia. Player Profile: Tracey Beatty. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  13. ↑ Fox Sports Pulse. Player Profile: Renae Camino. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  14. ↑ FIBA Archive (March 13, 2009). AUS - Canberra Capitals win the 2008/09 ADF WNBL Grand Final. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  15. ↑ Basketball Australia (March 14, 2011). http://www.basketball.net.au/bulleen-defeat-canberra-to-claim-first-ever-championship/ Bulleen defeat Canberra to claim first ever Championship. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  16. ↑ ABC News (March 12, 2012). MacLeod claims MVP award. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  17. ↑ Fox Sports Pulse. Player Profile: Kelsey Griffin. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  18. ↑ Ward, Roy (March 8, 2015). Townsville Fire win first WNBL championship beating Bendigo Spirit in grand final. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-03-08

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