New Zealand NBL Most Improved Player Award

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The National Basketball League Most Improved Player is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award first presented in the 2019 New Zealand NBL season to an up-and-coming player who made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons.[1] It was not awarded in 2020.[2]

Winners

Year Player Nationality Team Ref
2019 Ethan Rusbatch  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks [1]
2020 N/A N/A N/A [2]
2021 Sam Timmins  New Zealand Otago Nuggets [3][4]
2022 Sam Dempster  New Zealand Nelson Giants [5]
2023 Charlie Dalton  New Zealand Auckland Tuatara [6]

See also

  • List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards

References

  1. ^ a b "SEASON'S BEST CELEBRATED AT ANNUAL AWARDS". nznbl.basketball. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "TOM VODANOVICH WINS SKYCITY MVP AT SAL'S NBL AWARDS DINNER". nznbl.basketball. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ "DION PREWSTER TOPS THE 2021 SAL'S NBL AWARDS". nznbl.basketball. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Most Improved Player: Sam Timmins". facebook.com/NZNBL. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021. ...who started off hot and went from strength to strength...
  5. ^ "2022 SAL'S NBL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". nznbl.basketball. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 SAL'S NBL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". nznbl.basketball. 19 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023.
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New Zealand NBL Most Improved Player Award