NBL Coach of the Year Award

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The National Basketball League Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1980 NBL season to the best head coach of the regular season. As of the 2023–24 season, the head coach, assistant coach and captain of each team vote for the Coach of the Year. [1] Voters are not allowed to vote for the coach of their own team. [2] The winner receives the Lindsay Gaze Trophy, [3] which is named in honour of legendary NBL coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Lindsay Gaze. [2]

In 2015–16, Townsville Crocodiles head coach Shawn Dennis became the first coach in NBL history to be named Coach of the Year with the combination of a losing record and without qualifying for the Finals. Adrian Hurley (2005) is the only other recipient with a losing record – honoured after leading the Hunter Pirates to the Finals with a 15–17 record – while Robbie Cadee (1983) is the only other recipient to have missed the Finals – honoured after leading the Bankstown Bruins to a seventh-placed finish with a 12–10 record. [2]

Winners

YearPlayerNationalityTeam
1980 Barry Barnes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Nunawading Spectres
1981 Bob Turner Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Newcastle Falcons
1982 Cal Bruton Flag of the United States.svg United States Geelong Cats
1983 Robbie Cadee Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Bankstown Bruins
1984 Brian Kerle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Brisbane Bullets
1985 Bob Turner (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Cannons
1986 Ken Cole Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide 36ers
1987 David Lindstrom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Illawarra Hawks
1988 Bruce Palmer Flag of the United States.svg United States North Melbourne Giants
1989 Lindsay Gaze Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne Tigers
1990 Brian Kerle (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Brisbane Bullets
1991 Murray Arnold Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Perth Wildcats
1992 Brian Goorjian Flag of the United States.svg United States South East Melbourne Magic
1993 Alan Black Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Illawarra Hawks
1994 Brett Brown Flag of the United States.svg United States North Melbourne Giants
1995 Alan Black (2)
Thomas Wisman 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia		 Illawarra Hawks
Newcastle Falcons
1996 Brett Flanigan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Cannons
1997 Lindsay Gaze (2)
Brian Goorjian (2)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of the United States.svg United States		 Melbourne Tigers
South East Melbourne Magic
1998 Brian Goorjian (3)Flag of the United States.svg United States South East Melbourne Magic
1998–99 Lindsay Gaze (3)
Brendan Joyce 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia		 Melbourne Tigers
Wollongong Hawks
1999–2000 Ian Stacker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2000–01 Brendan Joyce (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Wollongong Hawks
2001–02 Brian Goorjian (4)Flag of the United States.svg United States Victoria Titans
2002–03 Ian Stacker (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2003–04 Joey Wright Flag of the United States.svg United States Brisbane Bullets
2004–05 Adrian Hurley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Hunter Pirates
2005–06 Al Westover Flag of the United States.svg United States Melbourne Tigers
2006–07 Joey Wright (2)Flag of the United States.svg United States Brisbane Bullets
2007–08 Brian Goorjian (5)Flag of the United States.svg United States Sydney Kings
2008–09 Brian Goorjian (6)Flag of the United States.svg United States South Dragons
2009–10 Gordie McLeod Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Wollongong Hawks
2010–11 Trevor Gleeson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2011–12 Andrej Lemanis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia New Zealand Breakers
2012–13 Andrej Lemanis (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia New Zealand Breakers
2013–14 Gordie McLeod (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Wollongong Hawks
2014–15 Aaron Fearne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Cairns Taipans
2015–16 Shawn Dennis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2016–17 Joey Wright (3)Flag of the United States.svg United States Adelaide 36ers
2017–18 Dean Vickerman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne United
2018–19 Dean Vickerman (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne United
2019–20 Mike Kelly Flag of the United States.svg United States Cairns Taipans
2020–21 Trevor Gleeson (2)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Perth Wildcats
2021–22 Scott Roth Flag of the United States.svg United States Tasmania JackJumpers
2022–23 Adam Forde Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Cairns Taipans
2023–24 Dean Vickerman (3)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne United
2024–25 Justin Tatum Flag of the United States.svg United States Illawarra Hawks
2025–26 Brian Goorjian (7)Flag of the United States.svg United States Sydney Kings

References

  1. ↑ "NBL24 MVP finalists revealed". NBL.com.au. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "SHAWN DENNIS REWARDED WITH COACH OF THE YEAR". NBL.com.au. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Gazes honoured". NBL.com.au. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
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