New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award

The National Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 2003 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing player of the regular season. At the end of each season, the player with the most votes is awarded the Most Valuable Player for that season. Prior to the 2003 season, imports were deemed ineligible for receiving MVP honours, with the league instead awarding a Kiwi MVP each season as a way of recognising the best performing New Zealander. However, since 2003, only five imports have managed to claim the award.^[1]

Winners

Year Player Nationality Team 2003 David Cooper  Australia Manawatu Jets 2004 Adrian Majstrovich  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 2005 Lindsay Tait  New Zealand Auckland Stars 2006 Paora Winitana  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 2007 Josh Pace  United States Nelson Giants 2008 Jason Crowe  United States Waikato Pistons 2009 Phill Jones  New Zealand Nelson Giants 2010 Lindsay Tait (2)  New Zealand Wellington Saints 2011 Alex Pledger  New Zealand Waikato Pistons 2012 Nick Horvath  New Zealand Manawatu Jets 2013 Lindsay Tait (3)  New Zealand Wellington Saints 2014 Corey Webster  New Zealand Wellington Saints 2015 Torrey Craig  United States Wellington Saints 2016 McKenzie Moore  United States Canterbury Rams 2017 Corey Webster (2)  New Zealand Wellington Saints

See also

• List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards

References

1. ↑ "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015.