New Zealand NBL Coach of the Year Award


The National Basketball League Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball League award given since the 1989 New Zealand NBL season to the best head coach of the regular season.

Winners

YearCoachNationalityTeamRef
1982N/AN/AN/A
1983N/AN/AN/A
1984N/AN/AN/A
1985N/AN/AN/A
1986N/AN/AN/A
1987N/AN/AN/A
1988N/AN/AN/A
1989Curtis WootenNew ZealandHawke's Bay Hawks
1990Matt RuscoeNew ZealandNelson Giants
1991Jeff GreenNew ZealandHutt Valley Lakers
1992Steve McKeanUnited StatesNew Plymouth Bears
1993James LoganNew ZealandHawke's Bay Hawks
1994Trevor WrightNew ZealandNelson Giants
1995Tab BaldwinUnited StatesAuckland Stars
1996Nenad VučinićNew ZealandNelson Giants
1997Tab Baldwin United StatesAuckland Rebels
1998Nenad Vučinić New ZealandNelson Giants
1999Tab Baldwin United StatesAuckland Rebels
2000Tracy CarpenterUnited StatesNorth Harbour Kings
2001Nenad Vučinić New ZealandNelson Giants
2002John WatsonUnited StatesCanterbury Rams
2003Mike McHughAustraliaWellington Saints
2004Shawn DennisAustraliaHawke's Bay Hawks
2005Nenad Vučinić New ZealandNelson Giants
2006Nenad Vučinić New ZealandNelson Giants
2007John DorgeAustraliaHarbour Heat
2008Doug MartyUnited StatesWellington Saints
2009Dean VickermanAustraliaWaikato Pistons
2010Pero CameronNew ZealandWellington Saints
2011Dean Vickerman AustraliaWaikato Pistons
2012Paul HenareNew ZealandHawke's Bay Hawks
2013Paul Henare New ZealandSouthland Sharks
2014Tab Baldwin New ZealandHawke's Bay Hawks
2015Paul Henare New ZealandSouthland Sharks
2016Ross McMainsNew ZealandTaranaki Mountainairs
2017Kevin BraswellUnited StatesWellington Saints
2018Jamie PearlmanAustraliaNelson Giants
2019Mick DownerAustraliaCanterbury Rams
2020Brent MatehaereNew ZealandOtago Nuggets