The National Basketball League Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1985 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing New Zealand player of the regular season who is classified as a small forward, power forward or centre.[1] The majority of recipients are power forwards who can also play centre when required. Notable small forwards to have won the award include Terrence Lewis (2001), Thomas Abercrombie (2009 & 2010) and Duane Bailey (2014). The winner of the award receives the Stan Hill Trophy, which is named in honour of Hill, a former NBL player and coach who represented the New Zealand men's national basketball team during the 1970s and 1980s. Hill also won the league's inaugural Most Outstanding Forward Award in 1982.[2]
Winners[edit]
| Denotes players that also won the overall Most Outstanding Forward that season. |
| Denotes the year a separate non-restricted player won the overall Most Outstanding Forward. |
| Year | Player | Team |
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| 1982 | N/A | N/A | | 1983 | N/A | N/A | | 1984 | N/A | N/A | | 1985 | Stan Hill | Auckland | | 1986 | John Saker | Wellington Saints | | 1987 | Glen Denham | Waikato Warriors | | 1988 | Glen Denham (2) | Waikato Warriors | | 1989 | Neil Stephens | Wellington Saints | | 1990 | Glen Denham (3) | Canterbury Rams | | 1991 | Peter Pokai | Hutt Valley Lakers | | 1992 | Neil Stephens (2) | Wellington Saints | | 1993 | Neil Stephens (3) | Auckland Stars | | 1994 | Pero Cameron | Auckland Stars | | 1995 | Pero Cameron (2) | Auckland Stars | | 1996 | Pero Cameron (3) | Auckland Stars | | 1997 | Willie Burton | Hawke's Bay Hawks | | 1998 | Pero Cameron (4) | Auckland Rebels | | 1999 | Pero Cameron (5) | Auckland Rebels | | 2000 | Tony Rampton | Nelson Giants | | 2001 | Terrence Lewis | Wellington Saints | | 2002 | Ed Book | Nelson Giants | | 2003 | Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans | | 2004 | Adrian Majstrovich | Hawke's Bay Hawks | | 2005 | Mika Vukona | Nelson Giants | | 2006 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | | 2007 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Mountainairs | | 2008 | Casey Frank (2) | Auckland Stars | | 2009 | Thomas Abercrombie | Waikato Pistons | | 2010 | Thomas Abercrombie (2) | Waikato Pistons | | 2011 | Alex Pledger | Waikato Pistons | | 2012 | Nick Horvath | Manawatu Jets | | 2013 | B. J. Anthony | Otago Nuggets | | 2014 | Duane Bailey | Super City Rangers | | 2015 | Josh Duinker | Nelson Giants | | 2016 | Marcel Jones | Canterbury Rams | | 2017 | Marcel Jones (2) | Canterbury Rams | | 2018 | Finn Delany | Nelson Giants | | 2019 | Robert Loe | Wellington Saints |
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See also[edit]
- List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards
References[edit]
- ^ "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Ex-star tells of good life after Tall Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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- 1982: N/A
- 1983: N/A
- 1984: N/A
- 1985: Hill
- 1986: Saker
- 1987: Denham
- 1988: Denham
- 1989: Stephens
- 1990: Denham
- 1991: Pokai
- 1992: Stephens
- 1993: Stephens
- 1994: Cameron
- 1995: Cameron
- 1996: Cameron
- 1997: Burton
- 1998: Cameron
- 1999: Cameron
- 2000: Rampton
- 2001: Lewis
- 2002: Book
- 2003: Boucher
- 2004: Majstrovich
- 2005: Vukona
- 2006: Frank
- 2007: Abrams
- 2008: Frank
- 2009: Abercrombie
- 2010: Abercrombie
- 2011: Pledger
- 2012: Horvath
- 2013: Anthony
- 2014: Bailey
- 2015: Duinker
- 2016: Jones
- 2017: Jones
- 2018: Delany
- 2019: Loe
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