NBL Rookie of the Year Award

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The National Basketball League Rookie of the Year was an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given between 1983 and 2022 to the top rookie of the regular season. Traditionally for a player to be considered for Rookie of the Year, they must have been an unrestricted non-import player without previous professional experience. [1] This rule was relaxed in 2020 when American Next Star LaMelo Ball was named Rookie of the Year. [2]

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The award was discontinued in 2023 following the introduction of the Next Generation Award. [3]

Winners

YearPlayerNationalityTeam
1983 Jamie Kennedy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Cannons
1984 Andrew Gaze Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne Tigers
1985 Mike McKay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide 36ers
1986 Steve Lunardon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Nunawading Spectres
1987 Greg Hubbard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Illawarra Hawks
1988 Shane Heal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Brisbane Bullets
1989 Justin Withers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Illawarra Hawks
1990 Justin Cass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Hobart Tassie Devils
1991 Andrew Vlahov Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Perth Wildcats
1992 Lachlan Armfield Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Cannons
1993 Chris Blakemore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide 36ers
1994 Sam Mackinnon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia South East Melbourne Magic
1995 John Rillie Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Brisbane Bullets
1996 Scott McGregor Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Newcastle Falcons
1997 Matthew Nielsen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
1998 David Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia North Melbourne Giants
1998–99 Damien Ryan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Cannons
1999–2000 Derek Moore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
2000–01 Axel Dench Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Wollongong Hawks
2001–02 Travis Lane Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
2002–03 Gary Boodnikoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
2003–04 Steven Marković Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia West Sydney Razorbacks
2004–05 Brad Newley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2005–06 Mark Worthington Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
2006–07 Joe Ingles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia South Dragons
2007–08 Nathan Jawai Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Cairns Taipans
2008–09 Aaron Bruce Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide 36ers
2009–10 Jesse Wagstaff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Perth Wildcats
2010–11 Ben Madgen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
2011–12 Anatoly Bose Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Sydney Kings
2012–13 Cameron Gliddon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Cairns Taipans
2013–14 Tom Jervis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Perth Wildcats
2014–15 Angus Brandt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
2015–16 Nick Kay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2016–17 Anthony Drmic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide 36ers
2017–18 Isaac Humphries Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Kings
2018–19 Harry Froling Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide 36ers
2019–20 LaMelo Ball Flag of the United States.svg United States Illawarra Hawks
2020–21 Josh Giddey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Adelaide 36ers
2021–22 Bul Kuol Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Cairns Taipans

References

  1. ↑ "CROCS YOUNG GUN NICK KAY WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". NBL.com.au. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "LaMelo Ball crowned NBL's Rookie of the Year". nine.com.au. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "NBL Launches Next Generation Award". NBL.com.au. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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