Continental Basketball Association Player of the Year Award

Jack McCloskey (pictured right) was a two-time Eastern Basketball Association Most Valuable Player.

The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Player of the Year, formerly known as the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) Most Valuable Player and the CBA Most Valuable Player, was an annual award given to the best player in the CBA. The winner was selected by a vote of the league's head coaches.[1] Twenty-three of the winners have been guards, 30 have been forwards, and only four have been centers. There have been two players—Jack McCloskey and Vincent Askew—who were two time recipients of the award. The Scranton Miners/Apollos have had six players named the EBA Most Valuable Player. The league's name was changed from the Eastern Basketball Association to the Continental Basketball Association following the 1977–78 season. Since then the Quad City Thunder have had the most players to win the award with five. The Montana Golden Nuggets and the Yakima/Yakama Sun Kings are the only teams to have one of their players win the award for three seasons in a row.

Key

^ Denotes player who is still active in professional basketball
dagger Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Ref Reference
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

Table

Andy Johnson, 1964–65 EBA MVP
Michael Young, 1985–86 CBA MVP
Michael Brooks, 1987–88 CBA MVP
Andy Panko, 2002–03 CBA MVP
Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref
1949–1950 Bill Zubic Forward  United States Lancaster Rockets [2]
1950–51dagger Jerry Rullo Guard  United States Sunbury Mercuries [2]
1951–52dagger Chink Crossin Guard  United States Pottsville Packers [2]
1952–53 Jack McCloskey Guard  United States Sunbury Mercuries (2) [2]
1953–54 Jack McCloskey (2) Guard  United States Sunbury Mercuries (3) [2]
1954–55 Sherman White Forward  United States Hazleton Hawks [2]
1956–57 Jack Molinas Forward  United States Wilmington Jets [2]
1957–58 Hal Lear Guard  United States Easton Madisons [2]
1958–59dagger Larry Hennessy Guard  United States Wilkes-Barre Barons [2]
1959–1960 Bill Spivey Center  United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (2) [2]
1960–61 Stacey Arceneaux Forward  United States Scranton Miners [2]
1961–62 Boo Ellis Forward  United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (3) [2]
1962–63dagger Roman Turmon Forward  United States Allentown Jets [2]
1963–64dagger Paul Arizin Forward  United States Camden Bullets [2]
1964–65dagger Andy Johnson Forward  United States Allentown Jets (2) [2]
1965–66 Walt Simon Forward  United States Allentown Jets (3) [2]
1966–67 Julius McCoy Forward  United States Scranton Miners (2) [2]
1967–68 Willie Murrell Forward  United States Scranton Miners (3) [2]
1968–69 Ken Wilburn Forward  United States Trenton Colonials [2]
1969–1970 Waite Bellamy Guard  United States Wilmington Blue Bombers [2][3]
1970–71dagger Willie Somerset Guard  United States Scranton Apollos (4) [2]
1971–72dagger Harthorne Wingo Forward  United States Allentown Jets (4) [2][4]
1972–73 Ed Johnson Center  United States Hartford Capitols [2]
1973–74 Ken Wilburn Forward  United States Allentown Jets (5) [2]
1974–75 Jerry Baskerville Forward  United States Hazleton Bullets [2]
1975–76 Charlie Criss Guard  United States Scranton Apollos (5) [2]
1976–77dagger Charlie Criss (2) Guard  United States Scranton Apollos (6) [2]
1977–78dagger Paul McCracken Guard  United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (4) [2]
Name changed to Continental Basketball Most Valuable Player after the 1977–78 season
1978–79dagger Andre McCarter Guard  United States Rochester Zeniths
1979–80dagger Ron Davis Forward  United States Anchorage Northern Knights
1980–81 Willie Smith Guard  United States Montana Golden Nuggets
1981–82 Ronnie Valentine Forward  United States Montana Golden Nuggets (2) [5]
1982–83 Robert Smith Guard  United States Montana Golden Nuggets (3)
1983–84 Geoff Crompton Center  United States Puerto Rico Coquis
1984–85dagger Steve Hayes Center  United States Tampa Bay Thrillers [6]
1985–86 Michael Young Forward  United States Detroit Spirits
1986–87 Joe Binion Forward  United States Topeka Sizzlers [7]
1987–88dagger Michael Brooks Forward  United States Albany Patroons
1988–89 Anthony Bowie Guard  United States Quad City Thunder
1989–1990 Vincent Askew Guard  United States Albany Patroons (2)
1990–91 Vincent Askew (2) Guard  United States Albany Patroons (3)
1991–92 Barry Mitchell Forward  United States Quad City Thunder (2) [1]
1992–93 Derek Strong Forward  United States Quad City Thunder (3)
1993–94 Ronnie Grandison Forward  United States Rochester Renegade [8]
1994–95dagger Eldridge Recasner Guard  United States Yakima Sun Kings [9]
1995–96 Shelton Jones Forward  United States Florida Beach Dogs
1996–97 Dexter Boney Guard  United States Florida Beach Dogs (2) [10]
1997–98 Jimmy King Guard  United States Quad City Thunder (4) [11]
1998–99dagger Adrian Griffin Forward  United States Connecticut Pride [12]
1999–2000 Jeff McInnis Guard  United States Quad City Thunder (5) [13]
2000–01 Not awarded after league went defunct
2001–02 Miles Simon Guard  United States Dakota Wizards [14]
2002–03 Andy Panko^ Forward  United States Dakota Wizards (2) [15]
2003–04 Josh Davis Forward  United States Idaho Stampede
2004–05 Sam Clancy Jr.^ Forward  United States Idaho Stampede (2)
Name changed to Continental Basketball Association Player of the Year after the 2004–05 season
2005–06 Anthony Goldwire Guard  United States Yakama Sun Kings (2) [16]
2006–07 Galen Young Forward  United States Yakama Sun Kings (3) [17]
2007–08 Daryan Selvy Forward  United States Yakama Sun Kings (4)

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Bradley, Robert; Pfander, Dick. "Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League / Eastern Professional Basketball League / Eastern Basketball Association History". apbr.org. Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bellamy voted top honor". The New York Times. New York, New York. Associated Press. March 10, 1970. p. 38.
  4. ↑ Rogers, Thomas (February 2, 1973). "Knicks Bring Up Wingo, Star of Eastern League". The New York Times. New York City, New York. p. 24.
  5. ↑ "Untitled". United Press International. Detroit, Michigan. November 16, 1983.
  6. ↑ Goldaper, Sam (February 7, 1986). "Ewing Ailing, Knicks Lose". The New York Times. New York, New York. p. A25.
  7. ↑ "C.B.A. Awards". New York Times. New York, New York. March 21, 1987. p. 50.
  8. ↑ "Ronnie Grandison". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. April 4, 1994. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Mason Stays With Knicks; CBA Star Signs". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. September 22, 1995. p. F7.
  10. ↑ "Ranking the Rebels: #61: Dexter Boney". McClatchy Tribune. Washington, D.C. June 17, 2010.
  11. ↑ Greene, Ryan (January 1, 2007). "Fab Fiver Jimmy King". McClatchy Tribune. Washington, D.C.
  12. ↑ "Griffin Is M.V.P. C.B.A". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 25, 1999. p. 368.
  13. ↑ White, Lonnie (February 18, 2001). "Clippers Report: A Chance to Build a Different Streak". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D10.
  14. ↑ Reusse, Patrick (May 13, 2013). "Untitled". McClatchy Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  15. ↑ Bibiarz, Lou (March 17, 2003). "Panko picked as MVP". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Yakama's Anthony Goldwire Named CBA Player of the Year". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 17, 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Miners sign former CBA Player of the Year Galen Young". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 26, 2008.
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