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NBL Coach of the Year Award

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The National Basketball League Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1980 NBL season to the best head coach of the regular season. As of the 2023–24 season, the head coach, assistant coach and captain of each team vote for the Coach of the Year.[1] Voters are not allowed to vote for the coach of their own team.[2] The winner receives the Lindsay Gaze Trophy,[3] which is named in honour of legendary NBL coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Lindsay Gaze.[2]

In 2015–16, Townsville Crocodiles head coach Shawn Dennis became the first coach in NBL history to be named Coach of the Year with the combination of a losing record and without qualifying for the Finals. Adrian Hurley (2005) is the only other recipient with a losing record – honoured after leading the Hunter Pirates to the Finals with a 15–17 record – while Robbie Cadee (1983) is the only other recipient to have missed the Finals – honoured after leading the Bankstown Bruins to a seventh-placed finish with a 12–10 record.[2]

Winners

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Year Player Nationality Team
1980 Barry Barnes  Australia Nunawading Spectres
1981 Bob Turner  Australia Newcastle Falcons
1982 Cal Bruton  United States Geelong Cats
1983 Robbie Cadee  Australia Bankstown Bruins
1984 Brian Kerle  Australia Brisbane Bullets
1985 Bob Turner (2)  Australia Canberra Cannons
1986 Ken Cole  Australia Adelaide 36ers
1987 David Lindstrom  Australia Illawarra Hawks
1988 Bruce Palmer  United States North Melbourne Giants
1989 Lindsay Gaze  Australia Melbourne Tigers
1990 Brian Kerle (2)  Australia Brisbane Bullets
1991 Murray Arnold  Australia Perth Wildcats
1992 Brian Goorjian  United States South East Melbourne Magic
1993 Alan Black  Australia Illawarra Hawks
1994 Brett Brown  United States North Melbourne Giants
1995 Alan Black (2)
Thomas Wisman
 Australia
 Australia
Illawarra Hawks
Newcastle Falcons
1996 Brett Flanigan  Australia Canberra Cannons
1997 Lindsay Gaze (2)
Brian Goorjian (2)
 Australia
 United States
Melbourne Tigers
South East Melbourne Magic
1998 Brian Goorjian (3)  United States South East Melbourne Magic
1998–99 Lindsay Gaze (3)
Brendan Joyce
 Australia
 Australia
Melbourne Tigers
Wollongong Hawks
1999–2000 Ian Stacker  Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2000–01 Brendan Joyce (2)  Australia Wollongong Hawks
2001–02 Brian Goorjian (4)  United States Victoria Titans
2002–03 Ian Stacker (2)  Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2003–04 Joey Wright  United States Brisbane Bullets
2004–05 Adrian Hurley  Australia Hunter Pirates
2005–06 Al Westover  United States Melbourne Tigers
2006–07 Joey Wright (2)  United States Brisbane Bullets
2007–08 Brian Goorjian (5)  United States Sydney Kings
2008–09 Brian Goorjian (6)  United States South Dragons
2009–10 Gordie McLeod  Australia Wollongong Hawks
2010–11 Trevor Gleeson  Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2011–12 Andrej Lemanis  Australia New Zealand Breakers
2012–13 Andrej Lemanis (2)  Australia New Zealand Breakers
2013–14 Gordie McLeod (2)  Australia Wollongong Hawks
2014–15 Aaron Fearne  Australia Cairns Taipans
2015–16 Shawn Dennis  Australia Townsville Crocodiles
2016–17 Joey Wright (3)  United States Adelaide 36ers
2017–18 Dean Vickerman  Australia Melbourne United
2018–19 Dean Vickerman (2)  Australia Melbourne United
2019–20 Mike Kelly  United States Cairns Taipans
2020–21 Trevor Gleeson (2)  Australia Perth Wildcats
2021–22 Scott Roth  United States Tasmania JackJumpers
2022–23 Adam Forde  Australia Cairns Taipans
2023–24 Dean Vickerman (3)  Australia Melbourne United

References

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  1. ^ "NBL24 MVP finalists revealed". NBL.com.au. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "SHAWN DENNIS REWARDED WITH COACH OF THE YEAR". NBL.com.au. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Gazes honoured". NBL.com.au. 15 March 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.