New Zealand NBL Youth Player of the Year Award
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The National Basketball League Youth Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given in various iterations since the 1986 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing young New Zealander of the regular season.[1] The award was originally known as Young Player of the Year from 1986 until 1991. Between 1992 and 2004, the award was called Rookie of the Year. A slight adjustment to the rules saw the Young Player of the Year return in 2005.[2] The award changed back to Rookie of the Year in 2006 and remained every year until it was not awarded in 2017.[3] Rookie of the Year returned in 2018[4] but was then replaced by Youth Player of the Year in 2019[5] and has remained since.[6]
The 2011 Rookie of the Year, Steven Adams, went on to make the NBA. He is the half-brother of two-time Young Player of the Year, Warren Adams.[7]
Winners
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References
- ^ "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Tait Da Man". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ NZhoops (7 June 2017). "NBL Award voting ballots have been sent..." Twitter. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "ILI CLAIMS MVP, DELANY FORWARD OF THE YEAR". nznbl.basketball. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "SEASON'S BEST CELEBRATED AT ANNUAL AWARDS". nznbl.basketball. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "TOM VODANOVICH WINS SKYCITY MVP AT SAL'S NBL AWARDS DINNER". nznbl.basketball. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (28 November 2010). "Teenager Adams tipped for basketball big time". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2015.