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The National Basketball League (NBL) presents a number of annual awards to recognise its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments.^[1] This does not include the NBL championship trophy, which is given to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final. The award winners are typically voted on by league officials and various sportswriters throughout New Zealand, with award announcements made during the post-season.^[2]

Team trophies

Award	Created	Description	Most recent winner
NBL Trophy	1982	The NBL's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBL Grand Final.	Canterbury Rams
Best Team Free Throws (Nial Forsyth Trophy)	1982	Awarded to the team with the best free throw percentage during the NBL regular season.	Taranaki Airs

Honours

Honour	Created	Description
All-Star Five	1982	One five-player team composed of the best players in the league during the NBL regular season.

Individual awards

Award	Created	Description	Most recent winner(s)
Most Valuable Player	2003	Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL regular season.	Lachlan Olbrich (Canterbury Rams)
Finals MVP	2004	Awarded to the best performing player of the NBL Finals.	Lachlan Olbrich (Canterbury Rams)
Most Outstanding Guard (Keith Carr Trophy)	1982	Awarded to the best performing guard of the NBL regular season.	Luther Muhammad (Franklin Bulls)
Most Outstanding NZ Guard (John Macdonald Trophy)	1985	Awarded to the best performing New Zealand guard of the NBL regular season.	Taylor Britt (Canterbury Rams)
Most Outstanding Forward (Commissioners Cup)	1982	Awarded to the best performing forward of the NBL regular season.	Lachlan Olbrich (Canterbury Rams)
Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre (Stan Hill Trophy)	1985	Awarded to the best performing New Zealand forward-centre of the NBL regular season.	Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
Scoring Champion (Alan Bland Memorial Trophy)	1982	Awarded to the player with the highest points per game average of the NBL regular season.	Luther Muhammad (Franklin Bulls)
Rebounding Champion (Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy)	1982	Awarded to the player with the highest rebounds per game average of the NBL regular season.	Josh Roberts (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Assist Champion (Dave Taylor Trophy)	1984	Awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average of the NBL regular season.	Corey Webster (Auckland Tuatara)
Most Improved Player	2019	Awarded to the most improved player of the NBL regular season.	Taylor Britt (Canterbury Rams)
Defensive Player of the Year	2019	Awarded to the best defensive player of the NBL regular season.	Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
Youth Player of the Year	1986	Awarded to the top young player of the NBL regular season.	Lachlan Olbrich (Canterbury Rams)
Coach of the Year	1989	Awarded to the best coach of the NBL regular season.	Judd Flavell (Canterbury Rams)

References

^ "SAINTS CREATE HISTORY CLAIMING THEIR TENTH TITLE". Basketball.org.nz. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
^ Anderson, Niall (15 July 2013). "NBL Awards: Reactions and Reflections". NZhoops.co.nz. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.