New Zealand NBL Kiwi MVP Award

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The National Basketball League Kiwi MVP was an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given to the best performing New Zealand player(s) of the regular season. The first Kiwi MVP was awarded in 1984. This was followed by the award being recognised every year between 1991 and 2018.{{cite web|title=2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook|work=Basketball.org.nz|url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/Portals/26/2015%20Bartercard%20National%20Basketball%20League%20Handbook.pdf|accessdate=3 November 2015|pages=28–34}} It was discontinued in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.nznbl.basketball/seasons-best-celebrated-at-annual-awards/|title=SEASON'S BEST CELEBRATED AT ANNUAL AWARDS|work=nznbl.basketball|date=19 July 2019|accessdate=19 July 2019}} From 2003 onwards, the New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award took preeminence.

Winners

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|Denotes players that also won the overall MVP that season.

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|Denotes the year a separate New Zealand player won the overall MVP.

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! Year !! Player !! Team

1984

| John Rademakers

| Canterbury Rams

1985

| N/A

| N/A

1986

| N/A

| N/A

1987

| N/A

| N/A

1988

| N/A

| N/A

1989

| N/A

| N/A

1990

| N/A

| N/A

1991

| Byron Vaetoe

| New Plymouth Bulls

1992

| Neil Stephens

| Wellington Saints

1993

| Pero Cameron

| Waikato Warriors

1994

| Pero Cameron (2)

| Auckland Stars

1995

| Pero Cameron (3)

| Auckland Stars

1996

| Phill Jones

| Nelson Giants

1997

| Pero Cameron (4)

| Auckland Rebels

1998

| Phill Jones (2)

| Nelson Giants

1999

| Pero Cameron (5)

| Auckland Rebels

2000

| Tony Rampton

| Nelson Giants

2001

| Phill Jones (3)

| Nelson Giants

2002

| Terrence Lewis

| Canterbury Rams

2003

| Dillon Boucher

| Waikato Titans

2004

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Adrian Majstrovich

| Hawke's Bay Hawks

2005

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Lindsay Tait

| Auckland Stars

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| Casey Frank

| Auckland Stars

rowspan="2"|2007

| Link Abrams

| Taranaki Mountainairs

Paora Winitana

| Hawke's Bay Hawks

2008

| Casey Frank (2)

| Auckland Stars

2009

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Phill Jones (4)

| Nelson Giants

bgcolor="CFECEC" |2010

| Thomas Abercrombie

| Waikato Pistons

2011

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Alex Pledger

| Waikato Pistons

2012

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Nick Horvath

| Manawatu Jets

2013

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Lindsay Tait (2)

| Wellington Saints

2014

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Corey Webster

| Wellington Saints

2015

| Lindsay Tait (3)

| Wellington Saints

2016

| Marcel Jones

| Canterbury Rams

2017

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Corey Webster (2)

| Wellington Saints

2018

| style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|Shea Ili

| Wellington Saints

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See also

References

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