# New Zealand NBL Rebounding Champion

National Basketball League awards and honors :
Championship :
NBL Trophy :
Individual awards :
Most Valuable Player
Finals MVP
Most Outstanding NZ Guard
Most Outstanding NZ F/C
Rebounding Champion
Coach of the Year
Youth Player of the Year
Kiwi MVP (defunct)
Most Outstanding Guard
Most Outstanding Forward
Scoring Champion
Assist Champion
Defensive Player of the Year
Most Improved Player :
Honours :
All-Star Five
Best Team Free Throws :
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The National Basketball League Rebounding Champion is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the player with the highest rebounds per game average of the regular season. The winner receives the Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy, which is named in honour of Pettis, a former New Zealand player and coach who is most notable for guiding the Canterbury Rams to the 1986 championship as head coach.

## Winners

* Denotes players that also led the league in scoring that season.
| Year | Player | Nationality | Team | RPG |
| 1982 | James Lofton | New Zealand | Porirua | |
| 1983 | Robbie Robinson | New Zealand | Napier Sunhawks | |
| 1984 | Mark Davis | United States | Hamilton | |
| 1985 | Willie Burton | United States | Palmerston North Jets | 16.1 |
| 1986 | Frank Smith | United States | Nelson Giants | |
| 1987 | Willie Burton (2) | United States | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 14.9 |
| 1988 | John Martens | United States | Waitemata Dolphins | |
| 1989 | Willie Burton (3) | United States | Palmerston North Jets | 13.6 |
| 1990 | Willie Burton (4) | United States | Palmerston North Jets | 14.5 |
| 1991 | Willie Burton (5) | United States | New Plymouth Bulls | 13.6 |
| 1992 | Joe Turner | United States | Waitakere Rangers | |
| 1993 | Pero Cameron | New Zealand | Waikato Warriors | 12.3 |
| 1994 | Willie Burton (6) | United States | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 13.5 |
| 1995 | Jeff Smith | Canada | Northland Suns | |
| 1996 | Jeff Daniels | United States | North Harbour Vikings | |
| 1997 | Daryn Shaw | New Zealand | Taranaki Bears | |
| 1998 | Robert Wilson | Canada | Hawke's Bay Hawks | |
| 1999 | Chris Ensminger | United States | North Harbour Kings | |
| 2000 | Tony Rampton | New Zealand | Nelson Giants | 14.6 |
| 2001 | Brian Gomes | United States | North Harbour Kings | 14.4 |
| 2002 | John Whorton | United States | Canterbury Rams | 13.4 |
| 2003 | John Whorton (2) | United States | Canterbury Rams | 16.5 |
| 2004 | David Cooper | Australia | Manawatu Jets | 11.7 |
| 2005 | David Cooper (2) | Australia | Manawatu Jets | 11.5 |
| 2006 | Miles Pearce | New Zealand | Otago Nuggets | 11.9 |
| 2007 | Link Abrams | New Zealand | Taranaki Mountainairs | 11.5 |
| 2008 | Antoine Tisby | United States | Otago Nuggets | 10.8 |
| 2009 | Jamil Terrell | United States | Manawatu Jets | 10.3 |
| 2010 | Alex Pledger | New Zealand | Waikato Pistons | 12.6 |
| 2011 | Nick Horvath | New Zealand | Manawatu Jets | 11.7 |
| 2012 | Nick Horvath (2) | New Zealand | Manawatu Jets | 15.8 |
| 2013 | Zack Atkinson | United States | Waikato Pistons | 14.6 |
| 2014 | Nick Horvath (3) | New Zealand | Manawatu Jets | 15.9 |
| 2015 | Jeremiah Trueman | New Zealand | Manawatu Jets | 12.4 |
| 2016 | Alex Pledger (2) | New Zealand | Southland Sharks | 11.4 |
| 2017 | Amir Williams | United States | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 10.2 |
| 2018 | Kuran Iverson | United States | Manawatu Jets | 11.1 |
| 2019 | Marcel Jones | New Zealand | Southern Huskies | 11.2 |
| 2020 | Marcel Jones (2) | New Zealand | Taranaki Mountainairs | 13.4 |
| 2021 | Sam Timmins | New Zealand | Otago Nuggets | 13.9 |
| 2022 | John Bohannon | Jordan | Manawatu Jets | 14.0 |
| 2023 | Robert Loe | New Zealand | Auckland Tuatara | 11.5 |
| 2024 | Josh Roberts | United States | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 13.2 |