NBL Most Valuable Player Award

The National Basketball League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the best performing player of the regular season. Since the 2005–06 season, winners receive the Andrew Gaze Trophy, named after the seven-time MVP.[1][2][3]

As of the 2025–26 season, the MVP voting system sees the head coach and captain of each club, as well as a panel of experts, vote on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis. The votes are weighted equally between the combined head coaches, combined captains and the panel of experts. Coaches and captains cannot vote for players from their own clubs.[4]

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)
2025–26 Bryce Cotton (6)  Australia[a] Adelaide 36ers (3)

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, Adelaide 36ers 6 2018, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026
3 Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 3 1984, 1986, 1987
4 Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants 2 1989, 1992
Robert Rose South East Melbourne Magic, Townsville Crocodiles 1993, 2001
Chris Anstey Melbourne Tigers 2006, 2008
Kevin Lisch Perth Wildcats, Illawarra Hawks 2012, 2016

Notes

  1. ^ Cotton became an Australian citizen prior to the 2025–26 season.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gazes honoured". NBL.com.au. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
  2. ^ "KEVIN LISCH AWARDED ULTIMATE PRIZE OF MVP". NBL.com.au. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ Ward, Roy (17 February 2016). "Illawarra Hawks star Kevin Lisch wins Andrew Gaze Trophy as NBL MVP". SMH.com.au. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Gaze speaks out on NBL voting controversy". nbl.com.au. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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