


Award winners of NBL25
NBL's night of nights was another spectacular event headlined by Perth Wildcat Bryce Cotton pushes his case as the NBL G.O.A.T, winning his second consecutive Andrew Gaze Trophy as the league's MVP, adding to his collection which now totals 5 NBL Most Valuable Player Awards.
Below are the player awards handed out along with their tallied votes, plus a list of the players that made the All NBL First & Second team.
Andrew Gaze Trophy for Most Valuable Player
Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats) - 119 votes
Kendric Davis (Adelaide 36ers) - 82 votes
Matt Hurt (South East Melbourne Phoenix) 65 votes
Lindsay Gaze Trophy for Coach of the Year
Justin Tatum (Illawarra Hawks) - 78 votes
Josh King (South East Melbourne Phoenix) – 39 votes
Dean Vickerman (Melbourne United) - 29 votes
Most Improved Player
Tyrell Harrison (Brisbane Bullets) - 37 votes
Owen Foxwell (South East Melbourne Phoenix) - 32 votes
Ben Henshall (Perth Wildcats) - 30 votes
Best Sixth Man
Kouat Noi (Sydney Kings) - 69 votes
Ian Clark (Melbourne United) - 39 votes
Will Hickey (Illawarra Hawks) 37 votes
Damian Martin Trophy for the Best Defensive Player
Shea Ili (Melbourne United) - 63 votes
Wani Swaka Lo Buluk (Illawarra Hawks) - 34 votes
Will Magnay (Tasmania JackJumpers) 26 votes
Next Generation Award
Alex Toohey (Sydney Kings) - 46 votes
Ben Henshall (Perth Wildcats) - 40 votes
Taran Armstrong (Cairns Taipans) - 38 votes
All-NBL First Team
Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats) – 54 votes
Kendric Davis (Adelaide 36ers) - 52 votes
Matt Hurt (South East Melbourne Phoenix) - 53 votes
Trey Kell III (Illawarra Hawks) 47 votes
Tyler Harvey (Illawarra Hawks) - 38 votes
All-NBL Second Team
Casey Prather (Brisbane Bullets) - 37 votes
Chris Goulding (Melbourne United) - 36 votes
Montrezl Harrell (Adelaide 36ers) - 28 votes
Sam Froling (Illawarra Hawks) - 19 votes
Xavier Cooks (Sydney Kings) – 26 votes