New Zealand NBL Most Improved Player Award
# New Zealand NBL Most Improved Player Award

National Basketball League awards and honors :

Championship :

NBL Trophy :

Individual awards :

Most Valuable Player

Finals MVP

Most Outstanding NZ Guard

Most Outstanding NZ F/C

Rebounding Champion

Coach of the Year

Youth Player of the Year

Kiwi MVP (defunct)

Most Outstanding Guard

Most Outstanding Forward

Scoring Champion

Assist Champion

Defensive Player of the Year

Most Improved Player :

Honours :

All-Star Five

Best Team Free Throws :

vte :

The National Basketball League Most Improved Player is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award first presented in the 2019 New Zealand NBL season to an up-and-coming player who made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons. It was not awarded in 2020.

## Winners

| Year | Player | Nationality | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | Ethan Rusbatch | New Zealand | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | Sam Timmins | New Zealand | Otago Nuggets |
| 2022 | Sam Dempster | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
| 2023 | Charlie Dalton | New Zealand | Auckland Tuatara |
