Continental Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Award

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The Continental Basketball Association Rookie of the Year was an annual award given to the best rookie(s) of the regular season of the CBA. The award was given to players on their first CBA season and with no prior professional experience.

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History

The award was established in 1957, when the league was operating under the name Eastern Professional Basketball League. The first winner was Dick Gaines, from Seton Hall. In 1970 the league changed its name, becoming the Eastern Basketball Association. In 1975–76, for the first time in CBA history, the award was shared by two players: Mo Rivers (from NC State) and Walter Luckett (from Ohio). In 1977 a new award, the Newcomer of the Year, was created: while the Rookie of the Year was given to players on their first season with no experience in professional leagues, the Newcomer of the Year was given to players who already had professional experience. In 1996–97 the award was shared by Bernard Hopkins (from VCU) and Jason Sasser (from Texas Tech): Sasser was also called up in the NBA by the San Antonio Spurs. In 2001–02 Rookie of the Year Kenny Inge had started the 2001-02 season with BC Žalgiris in Lithuania, and joined the Rockford Lightning of the CBA on December 20, 2001. Only two players won the Rookie of the Year award and the Player of the Year award during their career: Julius McCoy (Rookie of the Year in 1959, Player of the Year in 1966) and Ken Wilburn (Rookie of the Year in 1967, Player of the Year in 1968 and 1974).

Key

^Denotes player who simultaneously won CBA Most Valuable Player/Player of the Year Award
†Denotes player whose team won championship that year
RefReference
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

SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef
Eastern Professional Basketball League
1957–58 Dick Gaines Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States Easton Madisons
1958–59 Julius McCoy Forward Flag of the United States.svg United States Williamsport Billies
1959–60 Alonzo Lewis GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Sunbury Mercuries
1960–61 Dave Gunther ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Williamsport Billies (2)
1961–62 Jim Huggard GuardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesSunbury Mercuries (2)
1962–63 Emerson Baynard ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesSunbury Mercuries (3)
1963–64 Ken Rohloff GuardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesSunbury Mercuries (4)
1964–65 Swish McKinney GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Wilmington Blue Bombers
1965–66 Bob Love ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Trenton Colonials
1966–67 Ken Wilburn ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesTrenton Colonials (2)
1967–68 Don Carlos Guard/ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Hartford Capitols
1968–69 Richie Cornwall GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Binghamton Flyers
1969–70† Eddie Mast ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Allentown Jets
Eastern Basketball Association
1970–71 Charlie Wallace Guard/ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Trenton Pat Pavers
1971–72 Craig Mayberry ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesHartford Capitols (2)
1972–73 Vincent White ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Garden State Colonials
1973–74 Dennis Bell ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesAllentown Jets (2)
1974–75† Aulcie Perry Center Flag of the United States.svg United StatesAllentown Jets (3)
1975–76 Mo Rivers GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Lancaster Red Roses
Walter Luckett GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Long Island Sounds
1976–77 Major Jones CenterFlag of the United States.svg United StatesAllentown Jets (4)
1977–78 Bill Terry GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Shore Bullets
Continental Basketball Association
1978–79 Billy Ray Bates GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Maine Lumberjacks
1979–80 Edgar Jones CenterFlag of the United States.svg United States Lehigh Valley Jets
1980–81† Lee Johnson CenterFlag of the United States.svg United States Rochester Zeniths
1981–82 Larry Spriggs ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesRochester Zeniths (2)
1982–83 Mike Sanders GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Montana Golden Nuggets
1983–84 Greg Jones GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Wisconsin Flyers
1984–85 Eric Turner GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Spirits
1985–86 Michael Adams GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Bay State Bombardiers
1986–87 Ron Rowan GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Topeka Sizzlers
1987–88 Jamie Waller GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Quad City Thunder,
Charleston Gunners
1988–89 Daren Queenan GuardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesCharleston Gunners (2)
1989–90 Clifford Lett GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Pensacola Tornados
1990–91 Stephen Thompson GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Rapid City Thrillers
1991–92 Marcus Kennedy Forward/centerFlag of the United States.svg United States Grand Rapids Hoops
1992–93 Gerald Madkins GuardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesGrand Rapids Hoops (2)
1993–94 Alphonso Ford GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Tri-City Chinook
1994–95 Kendrick Warren ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Rockford Lightning
1995–96 Ray Jackson ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesGrand Rapids Mackers (3)
1996–97 Bernard Hopkins ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Yakima Sun Kings
Jason Sasser ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Sioux Falls Skyforce
1997–98† Alvin Sims GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Quad City Thunder
1998–99 Bakari Hendrix ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesQuad City Thunder (2)
1999–2000 Jamel Thomas Guard/ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesQuad City Thunder (3) [1]
2000–01Not awarded after league went defunct
2001–02 Kenny Inge ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesRockford Lightning (2) [2]
2002–03 Immanuel McElroy GuardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesGrand Rapids Hoops (4) [3]
2003–04 David Bailey GuardFlag of the United States.svg United States Idaho Stampede [4]
2004–05 Jackie Butler Forward/centerFlag of the United States.svg United States Great Lakes Storm [5]
2005–06 Roger Powell ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United StatesRockford Lightning (3) [6]
2006–07 Travis Garrison ForwardFlag of the United States.svg United States Great Falls Explorers [7]
2007–08 Anthony Washington Forward/centerFlag of the United States.svg United States Yakama Sun Kings (2) [8]

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