# DBL Most Valuable Player Award

Dutch Basketball League awards, honours, and leaders :
Individual awards :
Most Valuable Player
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
MVP Under 23
Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs MVP
Statistical Player of the Year
Most Improved Player
Rookie of the Year
Kees Akerboom Trophy :
Honors :
All-DBL Team
All-Rookie Team
All-Defense Team :
Statistical leaders :
Scoring
Assists
Blocks
Rebounding
Steals :
vte :
The Dutch Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to the most valuable player in the Dutch highest professional basketball league. The award is given after the regular season and was first handed out in 1974.
Six Dutch players have won the award so far, with Emmanuel Nzekwesi being the last winner in 2021. Kees Akerboom, Sr. (1980, 1981, 1985) and Leon Rodgers (2005–2007) are the all-time leaders in Dutch MVP awards.

## Winners

Key :
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
| Club (X) | Name of the club and the number of times a player of it has won the award (if more than one) |
| † | Denotes player whose team won championship that year |
| | Denotes player who is still active in the DBL |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club |
| 1974–75† | Harry Rogers | Forward | United States | Punch |
| 1975–76 | Hank Smith | Forward | Netherlands | Canadians Amsterdam |
| 1976–77 | Jimmy Moore | Forward | United States | Arke Stars Enschede |
| 1977–78† | Art Collins | Guard | United States | Leiden |
| 1978–79† | James Lister | Center | United States | EBBC Den Bosch |
| 1979–80 | Kees Akerboom Sr. | Guard | Netherlands | EBBC Den Bosch (2) |
| 1980–81† | Kees Akerboom Sr. (2) | Guard | Netherlands | EBBC Den Bosch (3) |
| 1981–82 | Wilson Washington | Center | United States | BV Amstelveen |
| 1982–83 | David Lawrence | Forward | United States | Donar |
| 1983–84 | Jerry Beck | Forward | United States | Leiden (2) |
| 1984–85† | Kees Akerboom Sr. (3) | Guard | Netherlands | EBBC Den Bosch (4) |
| 1985–86 | Toon van Helfteren | Forward | Netherlands | Leiden (3) |
| 1986–87 | José Waitman | Forward | United States | Den Helder |
| 1987–88† | Mike Reddick | Center | United States | EBBC Den Bosch (5) |
| 1988–89 | Rob Jones | Center | United States | Red Giants Meppel |
| 1989–90 | Kevin McDuffie | Center | United States | BS Weert |
| 1990–91 | Lenzie Howell | Forward | United States | Red Giants Meppel (2) |
| 1991–92 | Lenzie Howell (2) | Forward | United States | Red Giants Meppel (3) |
| 1992–93 | Jack Jennings | Forward | United States | Donar (2) |
| 1993–94† | Richard van Poelgeest | Center | Netherlands | BS Weert (2) |
| 1994–95 | Sonique Nixon | Center | United States | BS Weert (3) |
| 1995–96 | Michael Huger | Guard | United States | Rotterdam |
| 1996–97† | Marcel Huijbens | Center | Netherlands | EBBC Den Bosch (6) |
| 1997–98 | Donnell Thomas | Forward | United States | Donar (3) |
| 1998–99 | Ralph Biggs | Forward | United States | BS Weert (4) |
| 1999–00† | Joe Spinks | Guard | United States | Astronauts Amsterdam (2) |
| 2000–01† | Chris McGuthrie | Guard | United States | Astronauts Amsterdam (3) |
| 2001–02 | Mack Tuck | Forward | United States | Donar (4) |
| 2002–03 | Joe Spinks (2) | Guard | United States | Astronauts Amsterdam (4) |
| 2003–04† | Travis Reed | Forward/center | United States | Donar (5) |
| 2004–05 | Leon Rodgers | Forward | United States | EiffelTowers Nijmegen |
| 2005–06† | Leon Rodgers (2) | Forward | United States | Den Bosch (7) |
| 2006–07† | Leon Rodgers (3) | Forward | United States | Den Bosch (8) |
| 2007–08† | Peter van Paassen | Center | Netherlands | Amsterdam (5) |
| 2008–09† | Peter van Paassen (2) | Center | Netherlands | Amsterdam (6) |
| 2009–10 | Danny Gibson | Guard | United States | Leiden (4) |
| 2010–11 | Jason Dourisseau | Forward | United States | Donar (6) |
| 2011–12 | Seamus Boxley | Forward | United States | Leiden (5) |
| 2012–13 | Andre Young | Guard | United States | Den Bosch (9) |
| 2013–14† | Arvin Slagter | Guard | Netherlands | Donar (7) |
| 2014–15 | Lance Jeter | Guard | United States | Donar (8) |
| 2015–16 | Worthy de Jong | Guard | Netherlands | ZZ Leiden (6) |
| 2016–17† | Lance Jeter (2) | Guard | United States | Donar (9) |
| 2017–18† | Brandyn Curry | Guard | United States | Donar (10) |
| 2018–19 | Darius Thompson | Guard | United States | ZZ Leiden (7) |
| 2020–21† | Emmanuel Nzekwesi | Center | Netherlands | ZZ Leiden (8) |
* ↑ Jennings also held the Israeli nationality.
* 1 2 Spinks later became a Dutch citizen.
* 1 2 3 Rodgers became a naturalised Venezuelan in 2016.
* ↑ Dourisseau became Dutch citizen in 2015.

## Awards by player

| Player | Total |
| Kees Akerboom | 3 |
| Leon Rodgers | 3 |
| Lenzie Howell | 2 |
| Lance Jeter | 2 |
| Peter van Paassen | 2 |
| Joe Spinks | 2 |

## Awards won by nationality

| Country | Total |
| United States | 34 |
| Netherlands | 11 |