DBL Most Improved Player

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The Dutch Basketball League Most Improved Player is an award that is yearly given to the most improved player in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The award is handed out after the regular season. The award is handed out by the FEB (Federatie Eredivisie Basketbal).

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Winners

Worthy de Jong won the inaugural award in 2011. Worthy de Jong 2016.png
Worthy de Jong won the inaugural award in 2011.
Leon Williams was named Most Improved Player in 2012. DLSI Cup, Gottingen vs Ostende, 10 septembre 2016 - 011.jpg
Leon Williams was named Most Improved Player in 2012.
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Player (X)Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
NationalityNationality as registered by FIBA, player may hold more nationalities
Dagger-14-plain.pngIndicates multiple award winners in the same season
Double-dagger-14-plain.pngDenotes the club were DBL champions in the same season
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeamRef
2010–11 Worthy de Jong Guard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands ZZ Leiden Double-dagger-14-plain.png [1]
2011–12 Leon Williams Guard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Rotterdam Basketbal College [2]
2012–13 Jeroen van der List Forward/Center Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Den Helder Kings [3]
2013–14 Jeroen van der List (2) Forward/Center Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Den Helder Kings [4]
2014–15 Yannick Franke Guard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Challenge Sports Rotterdam
2015–16 Grant Gibbs Guard Flag of the United States.svg United States Landstede
2016–17 Maarten Bouwknecht Guard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands New Heroes Den Bosch
2017–18 Sam van Dijk Guard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands BAL
2018–19 Rienk Mast Forward/Center Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Donar [5]
2020–21 Stan van den Elzen Guard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Den Helder Suns [6]

Awards won by nationality

CountryTotal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1

Awards won by club

CountryTotal
Den Helder Kings / Den Helder Suns 3
Rotterdam 2
ZZ Leiden 1
Den Bosch 1
Landstede Zwolle 1
BAL 1
Donar 1

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