New Zealand NBL Assist Champion

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The National Basketball League Assist Champion is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1984 New Zealand NBL season to the player with the highest assists per game average of the regular season. [1] The winner receives the Dave Taylor Trophy. [2]

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Winners

Denotes players that also led the league in scoring that season.
YearPlayerNationalityTeam APG
1984 Clyde Huntley Flag of the United States.svg United States Canterbury Rams
1985 Kenny McFadden Flag of the United States.svg United States Wellington Saints
1986 Tony Webster Flag of the United States.svg United States North Shore
1987 Kenny McFadden (2)Flag of the United States.svg United States Wellington Saints
1988 Carl Golston Flag of the United States.svg United States Waikato Warriors
1989 Jamie Dixon Flag of the United States.svg United States Hawke's Bay Hawks
1990 Chris Harper Flag of the United States.svg United States New Plymouth Bulls
1991 Kenny McFadden (3)Flag of the United States.svg United States Wellington Saints
1992 Tyrone Brown Flag of the United States.svg United States New Plymouth Bears
1993 Terry Giles Flag of the United States.svg United States Hawke's Bay Hawks
1994 Wayman Strickland Flag of the United States.svg United States North Harbour Vikings
1995 Tony Brown Flag of the United States.svg United States Hutt Valley Lakers
1996 Scott Stewart Flag of the United States.svg United States Canterbury Rams
1997 Mike Foster Flag of the United States.svg United States Northland Suns 7.8
1998 Mark Dickel Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wellington Saints 8.7 [3]
1999 Willie Burton Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Palmerston North Jets 5.6 [4]
2000 Shaun McCreedy Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 5.5
2001 Paul Henare Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Auckland Stars 5.1
2002 Carlo Varricchio Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Canterbury Rams 5.3
2003 George Le'afa Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wellington Saints 6.2
2004 Paul Henare (2)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 5.2
2005 Paul Henare (3)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.7
2006 Brad Davidson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Manawatu Jets 4.8
2007 Paul Henare (4)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.4
2008 Jason Crowe Flag of the United States.svg United States Waikato Pistons 8.3
2009 Paul Henare (5)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Christchurch Cougars 6.5
2010 Lindsay Tait Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wellington Saints 7.1
2011 Jason Crowe (2)Flag of the United States.svg United States Waikato Pistons 7.2
2012 Jason Crowe (3)Flag of the United States.svg United States Wellington Saints 8.7
2013 Lindsay Tait (2)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wellington Saints 8.1
2014 Mark Dickel (2)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Otago Nuggets 9.1
2015 Lindsay Tait (3)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wellington Saints 8.9
2016 McKenzie Moore Flag of the United States.svg United States Canterbury Rams 8.2
2017 Jarrod Kenny Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 7.5
2018 Lindsay Tait (4)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Super City Rangers 7.6
2019 Jarrod Kenny (2)Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.8 [5] [6]
2020 Derone Raukawa Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Taranaki Mountainairs 7.6 [7]
2021 Courtney Belger Flag of the United States.svg United States Southland Sharks 5.7 [8]
2022 Jarrod West Flag of the United States.svg United States Nelson Giants 7.3 [9]
2023 Jeremy Kendle Flag of the United States.svg United States Southland Sharks 8.9 [10]
2024 Corey Webster Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Auckland Tuatara 7.7 [11]

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  2. ↑ 2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook, p. 5.
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