List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards
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The National Basketball League (NBL) presents a number of annual awards to recognise its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments.{{cite web|title=SAINTS CREATE HISTORY CLAIMING THEIR TENTH TITLE|work=Basketball.org.nz|url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/NBL-News/saints-create-history-claiming-their-tenth-title|date=17 June 2017|accessdate=17 June 2017}} This does not include the NBL championship trophy, which is given to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final. The award winners are typically voted on by league officials and various sportswriters throughout New Zealand, with award announcements made during the post-season.{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Niall |title=NBL Awards: Reactions and Reflections |work=NZhoops.co.nz |url=http://nzhoops.co.nz/nbl-awards-reactions-and-reflections/ |date=15 July 2013 |accessdate=3 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131130309/http://nzhoops.co.nz/nbl-awards-reactions-and-reflections/ |archivedate=31 January 2016 }}
Team trophies
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| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Award (sortable), Created (sortable), Description, Most recent winner"
!scope="col"| Award !scope="col"| Created !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Description !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Most recent winner |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| NBL Trophy
|align="center"| 1982 |The NBL's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final. |
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| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Best Team Free Throws (Nial Forsyth Trophy) |align=center| 1982 |Awarded to the team with the best free throw percentage during the NBL regular season. |
Honours
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!scope="col" width=15% class="unsortable"| Honour !scope="col"| Created !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Description |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| All-Star Five
|align=center| 1982 |One five-player team composed of the best players in the league during the NBL regular season. |
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Individual awards
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!scope="col" width="22%"| Award !scope="col" width="1%"| Created !scope="col" width="50%" class="unsortable"| Description !scope="col" width="25%" class="unsortable"| Most recent winner(s) |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Most Valuable Player
|align=center| 2003 |Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL regular season. |
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| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Finals MVP
|align=center| 2004 |Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL Finals. |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Most Outstanding Guard (Keith Carr Trophy) |align=center| 1982 |Awarded to the best performing guard of the NBL regular season. |Luther Muhammad (Franklin Bulls) |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Most Outstanding NZ Guard (John Macdonald Trophy) |align=center| 1985 |Awarded to the best performing New Zealand guard of the NBL regular season. |Taylor Britt (Canterbury Rams) |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Most Outstanding Forward (Commissioners Cup) |align=center| 1982 |Awarded to the best performing forward of the NBL regular season. |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre (Stan Hill Trophy) |align=center| 1985 |Awarded to the best performing New Zealand forward-centre of the NBL regular season. |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Scoring Champion (Alan Bland Memorial Trophy) |align=center| 1982 |Awarded to the player with the highest points per game average of the NBL regular season. |Luther Muhammad (Franklin Bulls) |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Rebounding Champion (Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy) |align=center| 1982 |Awarded to the player with the highest rebounds per game average of the NBL regular season. |Josh Roberts (Hawke's Bay Hawks) |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Assist Champion (Dave Taylor Trophy) |align=center| 1984 |Awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average of the NBL regular season. |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Most Improved Player
|align=center| 2019 |Awarded to the most improved player of the NBL regular season. |Taylor Britt (Canterbury Rams) |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Defensive Player of the Year
|align=center| 2019 |Awarded to the best defensive player of the NBL regular season. |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Youth Player of the Year
|align=center| 1986 |Awarded to the top young player of the NBL regular season. |
| scope="row" style="background-color:transparent;"| Coach of the Year
|align=center| 1989 |Awarded to the best coach of the NBL regular season. |Judd Flavell (Canterbury Rams) |
See also
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