NBL (Australia) Rookie of the Year
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- 1983 Jamie Kennedy (Canberra CannonsCanberra CannonsThe Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates...
) - 1984 Andrew GazeAndrew GazeAndrew Barry Casson Gaze is Australia's best known basketball player, and one of its most successful. He is considered as the greatest player in the history of the NBL....
(Melbourne TigersMelbourne TigersThe Melbourne Tigers are Australia's oldest and most respected basketball team, established circa 1931 in a local church hall League. Entering the National Basketball League in 1984, they are now the only Melbourne team, after the South Dragons withdrew from the league.The Melbourne Tigers are the...
) - 1985 Mike McKay (Adelaide 36ersAdelaide 36ersThe Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
) - 1986 Steve Lunardon (Nunawading Spectres)
- 1987 Greg Hubbard (Illawarra Hawks)
- 1988 Shane HealShane HealShane Douglas Heal is a retired Australia professional basketball player who last played with the Gold Coast Blaze of the National Basketball League, retiring at the end of the 2008/09 season. During his early years as a player, Heal played for the Brisbane Bullets and the Geelong Supercats...
(Brisbane BulletsBrisbane BulletsThe Brisbane Bullets were, until 2008, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets were one of only two teams that survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the only surviving team is now the Wollongong Hawks. The team played in Midnight Navy...
) - 1989 Justin Withers (Illawarra Hawks)
- 1990 Justin Cass (Hobart Tassie DevilsHobart DevilsThe Hobart Devils were an Australian basketball team that played in Hobart, Tasmania, in the National Basketball League. The team was the only representative from the state of Tasmania for the majority of its tenure, but was one of three teams that had their NBL licenses revoked by the league...
) - 1991 Andrew VlahovAndrew VlahovAndrew Mitchell Vlahov is a retired Australian professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball League of Australia from 1991 through till the 2001/2002 season...
(Perth WildcatsPerth WildcatsThe Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
) - 1992 Lachlan Armfield (Canberra CannonsCanberra CannonsThe Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates...
) - 1993 Chris Blakemore (Adelaide 36ersAdelaide 36ersThe Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
) - 1994 Sam MackinnonSam MackinnonSamuel Mackinnon is a retired Australian professional basketball player whose last team was the NBL team Melbourne Tigers.-Playing career:...
(South East Melbourne MagicSouth East Melbourne MagicThe South East Melbourne Magic were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs for the 1992 season...
) - 1995 John RillieJohn RillieJohn Rillie is an Australian basketball player. Rillie previously captained the Townsville Crocodiles in the NBL but his contracted was not renewed. In his first season in the NBL, Rillie won Rookie of the Year honours playing for the Brisbane Bullets. He is known for his long range shooting...
(Brisbane BulletsBrisbane BulletsThe Brisbane Bullets were, until 2008, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets were one of only two teams that survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the only surviving team is now the Wollongong Hawks. The team played in Midnight Navy...
) - 1996 Scott McGregorScott McGregor (basketball)Scott McGregor is an Australian basketball player.McGregor began his NBL career with the Newcastle Falcons, where he won the NBL Rookie of the Year award. In 1997, McGregor played in the Australian Under 22's team that won a gold medal in the FIBA World Championships in Melbourne...
(Newcastle FalconsNewcastle FalconsThe Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
) - 1997 Matthew NielsenMatthew NielsenMatthew "Matt" Peter Nielsen is an Australian professional basketball player.-Pro career:...
(Sydney KingsSydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
) - 1998 David Smith (North Melbourne GiantsNorth Melbourne GiantsThe North Melbourne Giants were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League.-History :The team was formed in 1980 as the Coburg Giants and were renamed in 1987 as the North Melbourne Giants...
) - 1999 Damien RyanDamien RyanDamien Ryan is an Australian basketballer.Ryan attended Salesian College in Sunbury.After starring as a junior basketballer in Sunbury, Victoria, Ryan began his NBL career with the Canberra Cannons for the 1998/1999 season and he won the Rookie of the Year award for that season...
(Canberra CannonsCanberra CannonsThe Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates...
) - 2000 Derek Moore (Sydney KingsSydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
) - 2001 Axel Dench (Wollongong HawksWollongong HawksThe Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...
) - 2002 Travis Lane (Sydney KingsSydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
) - 2003 Gary Boodnikoff (Sydney KingsSydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
) - 2004 Steven MarkovićSteven MarkovicSteven Marković is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He currently plays for Serbian club KK Radnički Kragujevac.-External links:* at legabasket.it* at adriaticbasket.com...
(West Sydney RazorbacksWest Sydney RazorbacksThe Sydney Spirit were a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League...
) - 2005 Brad NewleyBrad NewleyBrad Newley is an Australian professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 7 in tall small forward that can also play at the shooting guard position...
(Townsville CrocodilesTownsville CrocodilesThe Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...
) - 2006 Mark WorthingtonMark WorthingtonMark Worthington is an Australian professional basketball player. He was named the NBL rookie of the year in 2006 and won gold with the Australian basketball team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....
(Sydney KingsSydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
) - 2007 Joe InglesJoe InglesJoe Ingles is an Australian professional basketball player, currently with Regal FC Barcelona. Joe is in a relationship with Australian Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens netball player, Renae Hallinan. On 17 March 2006, he became the first player to sign with the South Dragons National Basketball...
(South DragonsSouth DragonsThe South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
) - 2008 Nathan JawaiNathan JawaiNathan Jawai is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Russian team UNICS Kazan.-Pro career:...
(Cairns TaipansCairns TaipansThe Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. The club is based in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The Taipans, named after a species of venomous snake native to Australia, entered the NBL in the 1999/2000 season...
) - 2009 Aaron Bruce (Adelaide 36ersAdelaide 36ersThe Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...
) - 2010 Jesse Wagstaff (Perth WildcatsPerth WildcatsThe Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the National Basketball League. The Wildcats are the only team in the league representing the state of Western Australia and are based in the state capital, Perth...
) - 2011 Ben Madgen (Sydney KingsSydney KingsThe Sydney Kings are a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers two away from the record five wins...
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