# WNBL Most Valuable Player Award

Women's National Basketball League awards and honours :
Championship :
WNBL Championship :
Individual awards :
Most Valuable Player
Defensive Player
Breakout Player
Sixth Woman
Coach of the Year
Grand Final MVP
Leading Scorer
Leading Rebounder
Golden Hands :
Honours :
All-WNBL Team
Statistical Leaders :
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The Women's National Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the league's second season. MVP voting takes place throughout the regular season and is determined by a players' accumulated score from game-by-game voting. In every game, each head coach and the referees from each respective game complete a voting card, with three points being awarded for a first place vote, two for second, one for third, a player can take a maximum of nine votes from any one game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the WNBL.
Suzy Batkovic is the most decorated player in WNBL history, winning the prestigious award a record six times. Due to this, from 2019 onwards the award will be known as the Suzy Batkovic Most Valuable Player Award (known as the Suzy Batkovic Medal). Highly regarded as one of the greatest of all time, Lauren Jackson also won the award four times, and solely held the record until 2016.

## Winners

| | Denotes player whose team won championship that year |
| | Denotes player inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame |
| | Denotes player who is still active |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
| 1982 | Karen Ogden | | Australia | St Kilda Saints |
| 1983 | Karen Ogden (2) | | Australia | St Kilda Saints (2) |
| 1983 | Robyn Maher | | Australia | Nunawading Spectres |
| 1984 | Julie Nykiel | | Australia | Noarlunga Tigers |
| 1985 | Kathy Foster | | Australia | North Adelaide Rockets |
| 1986 | Kathy Foster (2) | | Australia | Hobart Islanders |
| 1987 | Robyn Maher (2) | | Australia | Nunawading Spectres (2) |
| 1988 | Julie Nykiel (2) | | Australia | Noarlunga Tigers (2) |
| 1989 | Kathy Foster (3) | | Australia | Hobart Islanders (2) |
| 1990 | Debbie Slimmon | | Australia | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers |
| 1991 | Joanne Metcalfe | | Australia | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1992 | Debbie Slimmon (2) | | Australia | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (2) |
| 1993 | Allison Cook | Guard | Australia | Melbourne Tigers (2) |
| 1994 | Shelley Gorman | Guard | Australia | Sydney Flames |
| 1995 | Sandy Brondello | Guard | Australia | Brisbane Blazers |
| 1996 | Rachael Sporn | Forward | Australia | Adelaide Lightning |
| 1997 | Rachael Sporn (2) | Forward | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (2) |
| 1998 | Michelle Griffiths | Forward | Australia | Sydney Flames (2) |
| 1998–99 | Lauren Jackson | Forward/center | Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 1999–00 | Lauren Jackson (2) | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals |
| 1999–00 | Trisha Fallon | Guard/forward | Australia | Sydney Flames (3) |
| 2000–01 | Penny Taylor | Forward | Australia | Dandenong Rangers |
| 2001–02 | Penny Taylor (2) | Forward | Australia | Dandenong Rangers (2) |
| 2002–03 | Lauren Jackson (3) | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (2) |
| 2003–04 | Lauren Jackson (4) | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (3) |
| 2004–05 | Katrina Hibbert | Guard/forward | Australia | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (3) |
| 2005–06 | Katrina Hibbert (2) | Guard/forward | Australia | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (4) |
| 2006–07 | Hollie Grima | Center/forward | Australia | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers (5) |
| 2007–08 | Natalie Porter | Forward | Australia | Sydney Uni Flames (4) |
| 2008–09 | Rohanee Cox | Guard/forward | Australia | Townsville Fire |
| 2009–10 | Kristi Harrower | Guard | Australia | Bendigo Spirit |
| 2010–11 | Liz Cambage | Center | Australia | Bulleen Boomers (6) |
| 2011–12 | Suzy Batkovic | Center | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (3) |
| 2012–13 | Suzy Batkovic (2) | Center | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (4) |
| 2013–14 | Suzy Batkovic (3) | Center | Australia | Townsville Fire (2) |
| 2014–15 | Abby Bishop | Forward/center | Australia | Canberra Capitals (4) |
| 2015–16 | Suzy Batkovic (4) | Center | Australia | Townsville Fire (3) |
| 2016–17 | Suzy Batkovic (5) | Center | Australia | Townsville Fire (4) |
| 2017–18 | Suzy Batkovic (6) | Center | Australia | Townsville Fire (5) |
| 2018–19 | Kelsey Griffin | Forward | Australia | Canberra Capitals (5) |
| 2019–20 | Kia Nurse | Guard | Canada | Canberra Capitals (6) |
| 2020 | Stephanie Talbot | Guard/forward | Australia | Adelaide Lightning (5) |
| 2021–22 | Anneli Maley | Forward | Australia | Bendigo Spirit (2) |
| 2022–23 | Cayla George | Forward/center | Australia | Melbourne Boomers (7) |
| 2023–24 | Jordin Canada | Guard | United States | Melbourne Boomers (8) |
| 2024–25 | Sami Whitcomb | Guard | Australia | Bendigo Spirit (3) |

## Multi-time winners

| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Awards | Years |
| 1 | Suzy Batkovic | Adelaide Lightning (2) / Townsville Fire (4) | 6 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Lauren Jackson | Australian Institute of Sport (1) / Canberra Capitals (3) | 4 | 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 |
| 3 | Kathy Foster | North Adelaide Rockets (1) / Hobart Islanders (2) | 3 | 1985, 1986, 1989 |
| 4 | Karen Ogden | St Kilda Saints | 2 | 1982, 1983 |
| 4 | Julie Nykiel | Noarlunga Tigers | 2 | 1984, 1988 |
| 4 | Debbie Slimmon | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 2 | 1990, 1992 |
| 4 | Rachael Sporn | Adelaide Lightning | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| 4 | Penny Taylor | Dandenong Rangers | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| 4 | Katrina Hibbert | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 2 | 2005, 2006 |