BBL Most Valuable Player Award

{{Short description|Basketball award}} The '''British Basketball League Most Valuable Player award''' is an annual award of the United Kingdom's top professional [[basketball]] league, the [[British Basketball League]]. It is awarded to the league's top performing player throughout the duration of the season. The award is decided by a panel consisting of each of the League's team's head coaches, who submit one vote each at the end of the regular season, and the player with the most votes is presented with the award. Only on one occasion - the [[2006–07 British Basketball League season|2006–2007 season]] - has the award been shared between two players ([[Jeff Bonds]] and [[Brian Dux]]) due to a tie in the voting. Six players - [[Alton Byrd]], [[Tony Dorsey]], [[Trey Moore (basketball)|Trey Moore]] and [[Andrew Sullivan (basketball)|Andrew Sullivan]], [[Rahmon Fletcher]], [[Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987)|Justin Robinson]] - have won the award twice, whilst only three [[United Kingdom|British]]-born players have won the award, namely [[Roger Huggins]], [[Andrew Sullivan (basketball)|Andrew Sullivan]], and [[Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987)|Justin Robinson]].

==Winners== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" !Season!!Player!!Team |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1987–88 British Basketball League season|1987–88]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Daryl Thomas]] || [[Hemel Royals]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1988–89 British Basketball League season|1988–89]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alan Cunningham (basketball)|Alan Cunningham]] || [[Glasgow Rangers (basketball)|Glasgow Rangers]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1989–90 British Basketball League season|1989–90]]||{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|UK}} [[Clyde Vaughan]] || [[Sunderland Saints]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1990–91 British Basketball League season|1990–91]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alton Byrd]] || [[Kingston Kings]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1991–92 British Basketball League season|1991–92]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alton Byrd]] (x2)|| [[Kingston Kings]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1992–93 British Basketball League season|1992–93]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colin Irish]] || [[Worthing Bears]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1993–94 British Basketball League season|1993–94]]||{{flagicon|Barbados}} {{flagicon|UK}} [[Nigel Lloyd]] || [[Thames Valley Tigers]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1994–95 British Basketball League season|1994–95]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Roger Huggins]] || [[Sheffield Sharks]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1995–96 British Basketball League season|1995–96]]||{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Dorsey]] || [[Birmingham Bullets]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1996–97 British Basketball League season|1996–97]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John White (basketball)|John White]] || [[Greater London Leopards|Leopards]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1997–98 British Basketball League season|1997–98]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Burks]] || [[Greater London Leopards]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1998–99 British Basketball League season|1998–99]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terrell Myers]] || [[Sheffield Sharks]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[1999–2000 British Basketball League season|1999–00]]||{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Dorsey]] (x2)|| [[Manchester Giants (1989–2001)|Manchester Giants]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2000–01 British Basketball League season|2000–01]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Loren Meyer]] || [[Chester Jets]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2001–02 British Basketball League season|2001–02]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Thomas (basketball, born 1976)|John Thomas]] || [[Chester Jets]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2002–03 British Basketball League season|2002–03]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Gregory]] || [[Chester Jets]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2003–04 British Basketball League season|2003–04]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Williams (basketball)|Jerry Williams]] || [[Scottish Rocks]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2004–05 British Basketball League season|2004–05]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Moore (basketball)|Trey Moore]] || [[Chester Jets]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2005–06 British Basketball League season|2005–06]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Andrew Sullivan (basketball)|Andrew Sullivan]] || [[Newcastle Eagles]] |- |rowspan=2| [[2006–07 British Basketball League season|2006–07]]||{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jeff Bonds]] || [[Sheffield Sharks]] |- | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Dux]] || [[Guildford Heat]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2007–08 British Basketball League season|2007–08]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lynard Stewart]] || [[Newcastle Eagles]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2008–09 British Basketball League season|2008–09]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Moore (basketball)|Trey Moore]] (x2)|| [[Newcastle Eagles]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2009–10 British Basketball League season|2009–10]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cook (basketball)|Mike Cook]]|| [[Sheffield Sharks]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2010–11 British Basketball League season|2010–11]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeremy Bell (basketball)|Jeremy Bell]]|| [[Cheshire Jets]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2011–12 British Basketball League season|2011–12]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Chapman (basketball)|Joe Chapman]]|| [[Newcastle Eagles]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2012–13 British Basketball League season|2012–13]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Andrew Sullivan (basketball)|Andrew Sullivan]] (x2)|| [[Leicester Riders]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2013–14 British Basketball League season|2013–14]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Zaire Taylor]]|| [[Worcester Wolves]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2014–15 British Basketball League season|2014–15]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Charles Smith (basketball, born October 1975)|Charles Smith]]|| [[Newcastle Eagles]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2015-16 British Basketball League season|2015–16]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rahmon Fletcher]]|| [[Newcastle Eagles]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2016-17 British Basketball League season|2016–17]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rahmon Fletcher]] (x2)||[[Newcastle Eagles]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2017-18 British Basketball League season|2017–18]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987)|Justin Robinson]]||[[London Lions (basketball)|London Lions]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2018-19 British Basketball League season|2018–19]]||{{flagicon|UK}} [[Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987)|Justin Robinson]] (x2)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbl.org.uk/classy-robinson-crowned-molten-bbl-mvp-again/|title=Classy Robinson crowned Molten BBL MVP again|date=May 17, 2019|website=bbl.org.uk|access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref>||[[London Lions (basketball)|London Lions]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2020-21 British Basketball League season|2020–21]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Geno Crandall]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Crandall Wins Player of the Year|url=http://www.bbl.org.uk/crandall-wins-player-of-the-year/|work=bbl.or.uk|date=15 May 2021|access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>||[[Leicester Riders]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2021-22 British Basketball League season|2021–22]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Geno Crandall]] (x2)||[[Leicester Riders]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2022-23 British Basketball League season|2022–23]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Dekker]] ||[[London Lions]] |- |style="text-align:center"|[[2023-24 British Basketball League season|2023–24]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Morgan (basketball)|Matt Morgan]] ||[[London Lions]] |}

==Players with most awards==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Player !Editions !Notes |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Moore (basketball)|Trey Moore]] || style="text-align:center" |2 || style="text-align:center"|2005, 2009 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rahmon Fletcher]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2016, 2817 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Alton Byrd]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|1991, 1992 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|GRB}} [[Tony Dorsey ]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|1996, 2000 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Geno Crandall ]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2021, 2022

|- |{{flagicon|GRB}} [[Justin Robinson (basketball, born 1987)|Justin Robinson]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2018, 2019 |- |{{flagicon|GRB}} [[Drew Sullivan]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2006, 2013 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.bbl.org.uk/?history,52 BBl.org.uk] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714092430/http://www.mikeshaft.com/08ATWLeagueMVP.html MikeShaft.com]

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