New Zealand NBL Kiwi MVP Award


The National Basketball League Kiwi MVP is an annual National Basketball League award given since the 1984 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing New Zealand player of the regular season. With no MVP award given for the league's first two seasons, in 1984, the league named its first MVP in New Zealander John "Dutchie" Rademakers. The award then went on a six-year hiatus before being brought back in 1991. However, the league did not recognise imports, with only New Zealanders being able to win MVP honours. That was until 2003 when a league-wide MVP award was introduced alongside the Kiwi MVP to allow imports the opportunity to win. In 2019, the Kiwi MVP was not awarded for the first time since 1990.

Winners

YearPlayerTeam
1982N/AN/A
1983N/AN/A
1984John RademakersCanterbury Rams
1985N/AN/A
1986N/AN/A
1987N/AN/A
1988N/AN/A
1989N/AN/A
1990N/AN/A
1991Byron VaetoeNew Plymouth Bulls
1992Neil StephensWellington Saints
1993Pero CameronWaikato Warriors
1994Pero Cameron Auckland Stars
1995Pero Cameron Auckland Stars
1996Phill JonesNelson Giants
1997Pero Cameron Auckland Rebels
1998Phill Jones Nelson Giants
1999Pero Cameron Auckland Rebels
2000Tony RamptonNelson Giants
2001Phill Jones Nelson Giants
2002Terrence LewisCanterbury Rams
2003Dillon BoucherWaikato Titans
2004Adrian MajstrovichHawke's Bay Hawks
2005Lindsay TaitAuckland Stars
2006Casey FrankAuckland Stars
2007Link AbramsTaranaki Mountainairs
2007Paora WinitanaHawke's Bay Hawks
2008Casey Frank Auckland Stars
2009Phill Jones Nelson Giants
2010Thomas AbercrombieWaikato Pistons
2011Alex PledgerWaikato Pistons
2012Nick HorvathManawatu Jets
2013Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints
2014Corey WebsterWellington Saints
2015Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints
2016Marcel JonesCanterbury Rams
2017Corey Webster Wellington Saints
2018Shea IliWellington Saints