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NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player
The National Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the best performing player of the regular season. As of the 2023–24 season, coaches and captains from each team, and a panel of experts, vote for the MVP. The votes are collated and the individual with the most votes at the end of the regular season is awarded the Most Valuable Player. The winner receives the Andrew Gaze Trophy, which is named in honour of Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze, a seven-time winner of the NBL MVP award. Winners Multi-time winners See also * List of National Basketball League (Australia) awards References External linksNBL MVPs 1979–2001 at nbl.com.au {{DEFAULTSORT:NBL Most Valuable Player A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's Professional sports#Basketball, professional basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australasia, currently composed of ten teams: nine in Australia and one in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand. The NBL was established as the National Invitation Basketball League (NIBL) in 1978 and commenced its first season in 1979. It was renamed to the NBL in 1980. The league was played in the Australian winter until 1998 when it switched to summer seasons beginning with the 1998–99 season. The NBL's regular season runs from October to February, with each team playing 28 games. The league's finals extends into March, culminating with the Championship grand final series. History Before the establishment of the NBL, there were two national basketball competitions: the National Titles and the Australian Club Championships. The NBL was established as the National Invita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Borner
Ray Borner OAM (born 27 May 1962) is an Australian former basketball player who competed in the National Basketball League. He was named as the NBL's Most Valuable Player for the 1985 season, becoming the first Australian born player to win the award. College After making his NBL debut for the Coburg Giants in 1980 at the age of 18, Borner spent the 1981–1982 off-season attending Louisiana State University where he played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. Career Borner played 518 NBL games over 22 seasons for four separate teams: Coburg / North Melbourne Giants, Illawarra Hawks, Geelong Supercats and Canberra Cannons. Borner won his only NBL Championship in 1989 as a member of the North Melbourne Giants who defeated the Canberra Cannons 2–0 in the best of 3 Grand Final series. International Borner also competed for the Boomers in four Summer Olympic Games: 1984 in Los Angeles, 1988 in Seoul, 1992 in Barcelona, and 1996 in Atlanta. He also played for the Boome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rose (basketball)
Robert Paul Rose (born 27 December 1964) is an American-Australian retired professional basketball player. He played the majority of his career in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL), where he won a championship with the South East Melbourne Magic in 1992 and was a two-time NBL Most Valuable Player in 1993 and 2001. Rose was nicknamed "Australia's Michael Jordan" due to his clutch shooting and defensive abilities. Early life Rose was born in Rochester, New York, as the youngest of nine children. He grew up as a fan of the Cincinnati Reds and dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player as a child. Rose attended Cardinal Mooney High School where he led the Cardinals basketball team to the Section V Class AAA title as a senior. Rose had planned to attend a NCAA Division III school to play basketball when he was noticed by Bob Ward, a volunteer assistant with the George Mason Patriots who was at home for Christmas break in December 1981. Ward convinced Patriot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 NBL Season
The 1993 NBL season was the 15th season of National Basketball League competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league, It was broadcast on Network Ten at midnight due to low ratings of live coverage until 1997, Townsville Suns made their debut this season. Clubs Regular season The 1993 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 16 April 1993 and 26 September 1993. Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 2 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 3 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 4 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 NBL Season
The 1992 NBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league, Southern Melbourne having merged with Eastside Melbourne to form the South-East Melbourne Magic during the off season. Clubs Regular season The 1992 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 3 April 1992 and 26 September 1992. Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 2 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 3 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 4 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 NBL Season
The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league. Clubs Regular season The 1991 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 1991. 1991 saw Melbourne Tigers superstar Andrew Gaze became the first player to score 1,000 points in an NBL regular season. He scored 1,007 points in 26 games at 38.7 points per game. For his efforts he was awarded the first of what would eventually become a league record seven NBL Most Valuable Player awards as well as his 6th straight selection to the All NBL team. Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 2 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Boxscore Round 3 , - bgc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Rucker
Derek Alan Rucker (born October 2, 1966) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who starred in the Australian National Basketball League for 15 seasons. Playing career Prior to the commencement of his professional career, Rucker attended and graduated from the exclusive University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio. He accepted a basketball scholarship to attend Davidson College and quickly established himself as a player and leader by starting from his freshman year onwards. Rucker led the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament his sophomore season and finished at Davidson as the 3rd (now 4th) all-time leading scorer and all-time assists (now 5th) and steals leader (currently 1st). In addition to being first team All-Southern Conference three years in a row and the Southern Conference Tournament MVP, Rucker was also a two-time Academic All-American. Davidson College retired Rucker's #11 uniform and inducted Rucker into the Davidson Hall of Fame. Rucker was one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 NBL Season
The 1990 NBL season was the 12th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. With the addition of the Gold Coast Cougars a total of 14 teams contested the league. Clubs Regular season The 1990 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990. Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box Score Round 2 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box Score Round 3 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box Score Round 4 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Fisher (basketball)
Scott Fisher (born July 20, 1963) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player and coach, most known for his time spent with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) in both roles. As a player, he won the NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player, NBL MVP in 1989 and 1992 while playing for the North Melbourne Giants. He won a List of NBL champions, championship with the Giants in 1989 before winning two more with the Wildcats in 1995 and 2000. He also played for the Australian boomers, Australian national team at the Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Olympic Games and the 1998 FIBA World Championship. Playing career Born in San Jose, California, Fisher played at the University of California, Santa Barbara under head coach Jerry Pimm. He combined with Conner Henry to form an effective inside-outside scoring combination, with Fisher in the low post and Henry driving to the basket or hitting spot up ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 NBL Season
The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league. Clubs NOTES * Steve Breheny was suspended by the league following the semi-finals series between Canberra and Sydney for allegedly headbutting Kings player Damian Keogh. Assistant Coach Andy Campbell was in charge of the team for the Grand Final Series. Regular season The 1989 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 20 April 1989 and 16 September 1989. Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box Score Round 2 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box Score Round 3 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hurst
Joe Hurst (born February 4, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a native of East St. Louis, Illinois. College career Between 1982 and 1986, Hurst played college basketball at Northwest Missouri State University for the Bearcats. He was first-team All- MIAA in 1984 and 1985. He suffered an ankle injury in his final year. He left Northwest in the top five in both career scoring (1,580 points) and rebounding (777). He also set the all-time mark for blocked shots with 153. Professional career Hurst had a brief stint in 1987 with the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association. Hurst debuted in the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia in 1988 with the Hobart Devils. He was named NBL Most Valuable Player but earned selection to the All-NBL Second Team. Hurst returned to the Devils in 1989 and then played for the Hobart Hornets in the SEABL in 1990 and 1991. In 1992, he split the year with Devonport in the SEABL and the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 NBL Season
The 1988 NBL season was the tenth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league. Clubs Following the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings, the NBL had 13 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory. Regular season The 1988 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 12 February 1988 and 9 July 1988. Round 1 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box Score Round 2 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box Score Round 3 , - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90, Date !width=180, Home !width=60, Score !width=180, Away !width=260, Venue !width=70, Crowd !width=70, Box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
