NBA Development League Rookie of the Year Award

NBA Development League awards and honors
Championship
Individual awards

Honors
  • All-Rookie Team

The National Basketball Association Development League Rookie of the Year is an annual NBA Development League (NBADL) award given since the 2001–02 NBDL season. From 2001–02 through 2004–05 the league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), and since 2005–06 it has been called the NBA Development League in an effort to more closely associate with the National Basketball Association (NBA), the league to which it is a feeder system for player development.[1] The league's head coaches determine the award by voting and it is usually presented to the honoree during the NBADL's playoffs.[2]

Fred House was the inaugural winner while playing for the North Charleston Lowgators.[3] He averaged 13.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals that season.[3] By position, guards have won the award seven times while forwards have won five times. No centers have been awarded the Rookie of the Year.

Winners

Othyus Jeffers was honored in 2009 while playing for the Iowa Energy.
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
2001–02 House, FredFred House Guard  United States North Charleston Lowgators
2002–03 Brown, DevinDevin Brown Guard  United States Fayetteville Patriots
2003–04 Penigar, DesmondDesmond Penigar Forward  United States Asheville Altitude
2004–05 Thomas, JamesJames Thomas Forward  United States Roanoke Dazzle
2005–06 Bynum, WillWill Bynum Guard  United States Roanoke Dazzle
2006–07 Amundson, LouisLouis Amundson Forward  United States Colorado 14ers
2007–08 Ahearn, BlakeBlake Ahearn Guard  United States Dakota Wizards
2008–09 Jeffers, OthyusOthyus Jeffers Guard  United States Iowa Energy
2009–10 Gee, AlonzoAlonzo Gee Guard  United States Austin Toros
2010–11 Sims, DeShawnDeShawn Sims Forward  United States Maine Red Claws
2011–12 Ubiles, EdwinEdwin Ubiles Forward  Puerto Rico Dakota Wizards
2012–13 Mitchell, TonyTony Mitchell Forward  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2013–14 Covington, RobertRobert Covington Forward  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2014–15 Frazier, TimTim Frazier Guard  United States Maine Red Claws

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "NBDL Adopts New Name, Logo, and Ball". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 19, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Maine's DeShawn Sims Named NBA D-League Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. April 15, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Lowgators' House Named Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. March 24, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
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