WNBL Most Valuable Player Award


The Women's National Basketball League Most Valuable Player is an annual Women's National Basketball League award given since the league's second season. MVP voting takes place throughout the regular season and is determined by a players' accumulated score from game-by-game voting. In every game, each head coach and the referees from each respective game complete a voting card, with three points being awarded for a first place vote, two for second, one for third, a player can take a maximum of nine votes from any one game. It is the most prestigious award for individual players in the WNBL.
Suzy Batkovic is the most decorated player in WNBL history, winning the prestigious award a record six times. Due to this, from 2019 onwards the award will be known as the Suzy Batkovic Most Valuable Player Award. Highly regarded as one of the greatest of all time, Lauren Jackson also won the award four times, and solely held the record until 2016.

Winners

SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
1982Karen OgdenSt Kilda Saints
1983Karen Ogden St Kilda Saints
1983Robyn MaherNunawading Spectres
1984Julie NykielNoarlunga Tigers
1985Kathy FosterNorth Adelaide Rockets
1986Kathy Foster Hobart Islanders
1987Robyn Maher Nunawading Spectres
1988Julie Nykiel Noarlunga Tigers
1989Kathy Foster Hobart Islanders
1990Debbie SlimmonBulleen Melbourne Boomers
1991Joanne MetcalfeMelbourne Tigers
1992Debbie Slimmon Bulleen Melbourne Boomers
1993Allison CookGuardMelbourne Tigers
1994Shelley GormanGuardSydney Flames
1995Sandy BrondelloGuardBrisbane Blazers
1996Rachael SpornForwardAdelaide Lightning
1997Rachael Sporn ForwardAdelaide Lightning
1998Michelle GriffithsForwardSydney Flames
1998–99Lauren JacksonForward/CenterAustralian Institute of Sport
1999–00Lauren Jackson Forward/CenterCanberra Capitals
1999–00Trisha FallonGuard/ForwardSydney Flames
2000–01Penny TaylorForwardDandenong Rangers
2001–02Penny Taylor ForwardDandenong Rangers
2002–03Lauren Jackson Forward/CenterCanberra Capitals
2003–04Lauren Jackson Forward/CenterCanberra Capitals
2004–05Katrina HibbertGuard/ForwardBulleen Melbourne Boomers
2005–06Katrina Hibbert Guard/ForwardBulleen Melbourne Boomers
2006–07Hollie GrimaCenter/ForwardBulleen Melbourne Boomers
2007–08Natalie PorterForwardSydney Uni Flames
2008–09Rohanee CoxGuard/ForwardTownsville Fire
2009–10Kristi HarrowerGuardBendigo Spirit
2010–11Liz CambageCenterBulleen Boomers
2011–12Suzy BatkovicCenterAdelaide Lightning
2012–13Suzy Batkovic CenterAdelaide Lightning
2013–14Suzy Batkovic CenterTownsville Fire
2014–15Abby BishopForward/CenterCanberra Capitals
2015–16Suzy Batkovic CenterTownsville Fire
2016–17Suzy Batkovic CenterTownsville Fire
2017–18Suzy Batkovic CenterTownsville Fire
2018–19Kelsey GriffinForwardCanberra Capitals
2019–20Kia NurseGuardCanberra Capitals

Multi-time winners