NBL Coach of the Year Award

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.