# NBL Most Valuable Player Award

National Basketball League awards and honors :
Championship :
Dr John Raschke Trophy :
Individual awards :
Most Valuable Player
Fans MVP
Best Sixth Man
Next Generation
Good Hands (defunct)
Rookie of the Year (defunct)
Grand Final MVP
Best Defensive Player
Most Improved Player
Coach of the Year
Most Efficient Player (defunct) :
Honours :
All-NBL Team
Scoring champion :
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The National Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the best performing player of the regular season. As of the 2023–24 season, coaches and captains from each team, and a panel of experts, vote for the MVP. The votes are collated and the individual with the most votes at the end of the regular season is awarded the Most Valuable Player. The winner receives the Andrew Gaze Trophy, which is named in honour of Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze, a seven-time winner of the NBL MVP award.

## Winners

| Season | Player | Nationality | Team |
| 1979 | Ken Richardson | United States | West Adelaide Bearcats (1) |
| 1980 | Rocky Smith | United States | St. Kilda Saints (1) |
| 1981 | Mike Jones | United States | Illawarra Hawks (1) |
| 1982 | Al Green | United States | West Adelaide Bearcats (2) |
| 1983 | Owen Wells | United States | Sydney Supersonics (1) |
| 1984 | Leroy Loggins | United States | Brisbane Bullets (1) |
| 1985 | Ray Borner | Australia | Coburg Giants (1) |
| 1986 | Leroy Loggins (2) | United States | Brisbane Bullets (2) |
| 1987 | Mark Davis Leroy Loggins (3) | United States United States | Adelaide 36ers (1) Brisbane Bullets (3) |
| 1988 | Joe Hurst | United States | Hobart Devils (1) |
| 1989 | Scott Fisher | United States | North Melbourne Giants (1) |
| 1990 | Derek Rucker | United States | Brisbane Bullets (4) |
| 1991 | Andrew Gaze | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (1) |
| 1992 | Scott Fisher (2) Andrew Gaze (2) | United States Australia | North Melbourne Giants (2) Melbourne Tigers (2) |
| 1993 | Robert Rose | United States | South East Melbourne Magic (1) |
| 1994 | Andrew Gaze (3) | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (3) |
| 1995 | Andrew Gaze (4) | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (4) |
| 1996 | Andrew Gaze (5) | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (5) |
| 1997 | Andrew Gaze (6) | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (6) |
| 1998 | Andrew Gaze (7) | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (7) |
| 1998–99 | Steve Woodberry | United States | Brisbane Bullets (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Paul Rodgers | Australia | Perth Wildcats (1) |
| 2000–01 | Robert Rose (2) | United States | Townsville Crocodiles (1) |
| 2001–02 | Mark Bradtke | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (8) |
| 2002–03 | Chris Williams | United States | Sydney Kings (1) |
| 2003–04 | Matthew Nielsen | Australia | Sydney Kings (2) |
| 2004–05 | Brian Wethers | United States | Hunter Pirates (1) |
| 2005–06 | Chris Anstey | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (9) |
| 2006–07 | Sam Mackinnon | Australia | Brisbane Bullets (6) |
| 2007–08 | Chris Anstey (2) | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (10) |
| 2008–09 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand | New Zealand Breakers (1) |
| 2009–10 | Corey Williams | United States | Townsville Crocodiles (2) |
| 2010–11 | Gary Ervin | United States | Wollongong Hawks (2) |
| 2011–12 | Kevin Lisch | United States | Perth Wildcats (2) |
| 2012–13 | Cedric Jackson | United States | New Zealand Breakers (2) |
| 2013–14 | Rotnei Clarke | United States | Wollongong Hawks (3) |
| 2014–15 | Brian Conklin | United States | Townsville Crocodiles (3) |
| 2015–16 | Kevin Lisch (2) | United States | Illawarra Hawks (4) |
| 2016–17 | Jerome Randle | United States | Adelaide 36ers (2) |
| 2017–18 | Bryce Cotton | United States | Perth Wildcats (3) |
| 2018–19 | Andrew Bogut | Australia | Sydney Kings (3) |
| 2019–20 | Bryce Cotton (2) | United States | Perth Wildcats (4) |
| 2020–21 | Bryce Cotton (3) | United States | Perth Wildcats (5) |
| 2021–22 | Jaylen Adams | United States | Sydney Kings (4) |
| 2022–23 | Xavier Cooks | Australia | Sydney Kings (5) |
| 2023–24 | Bryce Cotton (4) | United States | Perth Wildcats (6) |
| 2024–25 | Bryce Cotton (5) | United States | Perth Wildcats (7) |

## Multi-time winners

| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Awards | Years |
| 1 | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 7 | 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| 2 | Bryce Cotton | Perth Wildcats | 5 | 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025 |
| 3 | Leroy Loggins | Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 1984, 1986, 1987 |
| 4 | Scott Fisher | North Melbourne Giants | 2 | 1989, 1992 |
| 4 | Robert Rose | South East Melbourne Magic, Townsville Crocodiles | 2 | 1993, 2001 |
| 4 | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
| 4 | Kevin Lisch | Perth Wildcats, Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 2012, 2016 |