New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Guard Award

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The National Basketball League Most Outstanding Kiwi Guard is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1985 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing New Zealand guard(s) of the regular season.[1] The winner receives the John Macdonald Trophy, which is named in honour of Macdonald, a New Plymouth native and a former captain of the New Zealand men's national basketball team.[2]

Winners

Denotes players that also won the overall Most Outstanding Guard that season.
Year Player Team
1985 Tony Smith Hamilton
1986 John Rademakers Canterbury Rams
1987 Tony Smith (2) North Shore
1988 Byron Vaetoe Auckland
1989 Byron Vaetoe (2) Auckland
1990 Byron Vaetoe (3) New Plymouth Bulls
1991 Byron Vaetoe (4) New Plymouth Bulls
1992 Warwick Meehl Waitakere Rangers
1993 Byron Vaetoe (5) Hawke's Bay Hawks
1994 Chris Tupu Canterbury Rams
1995 Ralph Lattimore Auckland Stars
1996 Phill Jones Nelson Giants
1997 Phill Jones (2) Nelson Giants
1998 Phill Jones (3) Nelson Giants
1999 Kirk Penney North Harbour Kings
2000 Tony Brown Waikato Warriors
2001 Phill Jones (4) Nelson Giants
2002 Terrence Lewis Canterbury Rams
2003 Lindsay Tait Auckland Stars
2004 Lindsay Tait (2) Auckland Stars
2005 Lindsay Tait (3) Auckland Stars
2006 Paora Winitana Hawke's Bay Hawks
2007 Hayden Allen Harbour Heat
Lindsay Tait (4) Auckland Stars
2008 Phill Jones (5) Nelson Giants
2009 Phill Jones (6) Nelson Giants
2010 Lindsay Tait (5) Wellington Saints
2011 Lindsay Tait (6) Wellington Saints
2012 Lindsay Tait (7) Auckland Pirates
2013 Lindsay Tait (8) Wellington Saints
2014 Corey Webster Wellington Saints
2015 Lindsay Tait (9) Wellington Saints
2016 Shea Ili Wellington Saints
2017 Corey Webster (2) Wellington Saints
2018 Shea Ili (2) Wellington Saints
2019 Shea Ili (3) Wellington Saints
2020 N/A N/A
2021 Dion Prewster Wellington Saints
2022 Corey Webster (3) Franklin Bulls
2023 Derone Raukawa Hawke's Bay Hawks

See also

  • List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards

References

  1. ^ "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ^ Ross, Felicity (5 July 2010). "Judge John Vanuatu bound". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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New Zealand NBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Guard Award