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Continental Basketball Association MVP Award

The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Player of the Year, formerly known as the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) Most Valuable Player and the CBA Most Valuable Player, was an annual award given to the best player in the CBA. The winner was selected by a vote of the league's head coaches.[1] Twenty-three of the winners have been guards, 30 have been forwards, and only four have been centers. There have been two players—Jack McCloskey and Vincent Askew—who were two time recipients of the award. The Scranton Miners/Apollos have had six players named the EBA Most Valuable Player. The league's name was changed from the Eastern Basketball Association to the Continental Basketball Association following the 1977–78 season. Since then the Quad City Thunder have had the most players to win the award with five. The Montana Golden Nuggets and the Yakima/Yakama Sun Kings are the only teams to have one of their players win the award for three seasons in a row.

Andy Panko, 2002–03 CBA MVP
Michael Young, 1985–86 CBA MVP
Charlie Criss, 1975–76 and 1976–77 EBA MVP
Andy Johnson, 1963–64 EBA MVP
Paul Arizin, 1962–63 EBA MVP
Jack McCloskey; 1952–53 and 1953–54 EBA MVP.

Key edit

^ Denotes player who is still active in professional basketball
† Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Ref Reference
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

Table edit

Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref
Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) Most Valuable Player
1949–50 Bill Zubic Forward   United States Lancaster Rockets [2]
1950–51† Jerry Rullo Guard   United States Sunbury Mercuries [2]
1951–52† Chink Crossin Guard   United States Pottsville Packers [2]
1952–53 Jack McCloskey Guard   United States Sunbury Mercuries (2) [2]
1953–54 Jack McCloskey (2) Guard   United States Sunbury Mercuries (3) [2]
1954–55 Sherman White Forward   United States Hazleton Hawks [2]
1955–56 Jack Molinas Forward   United States Wilmington Jets [2]
1956–57 Hal Lear Guard   United States Easton Madisons [2]
1957–58† Larry Hennessy Guard   United States Wilkes-Barre Barons [2]
1958–59 Bill Spivey Center   United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (2) [2]
1959–60 Stacey Arceneaux Forward   United States Scranton Miners [2]
1960–61 Boo Ellis Forward   United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (3) [2]
1961–62† Roman Turmon Forward   United States Allentown Jets [2]
1962–63† Paul Arizin Forward   United States Camden Bullets [2]
1963–64† Andy Johnson Forward   United States Allentown Jets (2) [2]
1964–65 Walt Simon Forward   United States Allentown Jets (3) [2]
1965–66 Julius McCoy Forward   United States Scranton Miners (2) [2]
1966–67 Willie Murrell Forward   United States Scranton Miners (3) [2]
1967–68 Ken Wilburn Forward   United States Trenton Colonials [2]
1968–69† Stan Pawlak Guard   United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (4) [2]
1969–70 Waite Bellamy Guard   United States Wilmington Blue Bombers [2][3]
1970–71† Willie Somerset Guard   United States Scranton Apollos (4) [2]
1971–72† Harthorne Wingo Forward   United States Allentown Jets (4) [2][4]
1972–73 Ed Johnson Center   United States Hartford Capitols [2]
1973–74 Ken Wilburn Forward   United States Allentown Jets (5) [2]
1974–75 Jerry Baskerville Forward   United States Hazleton Bullets [2]
1975–76 Charlie Criss Guard   United States Scranton Apollos (5) [2]
1976–77† Charlie Criss (2) Guard   United States Scranton Apollos (6) [2]
1977–78† Paul McCracken Guard   United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (5) [2]
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Most Valuable Player
1978–79† Andre McCarter Guard   United States Rochester Zeniths
1979–80† Ron Davis Forward   United States Anchorage Northern Knights
1980–81 Willie Smith Guard   United States Montana Golden Nuggets
1981–82 Ronnie Valentine Forward   United States Montana Golden Nuggets (2) [5]
1982–83 Robert Smith Guard   United States Montana Golden Nuggets (3)
1983–84 Geoff Crompton Center   United States Puerto Rico Coquis
1984–85† Steve Hayes Center   United States Tampa Bay Thrillers [6]
1985–86 Michael Young Forward   United States Detroit Spirits
1986–87 Joe Binion Forward   United States Topeka Sizzlers [7]
1987–88† Michael Brooks Forward   United States Albany Patroons
1988–89 Anthony Bowie Guard   United States Quad City Thunder
1989–90 Vincent Askew Guard   United States Albany Patroons (2)
1990–91 Vincent Askew (2) Guard   United States Albany Patroons (3)
1991–92 Barry Mitchell Forward   United States Quad City Thunder (2) [1]
1992–93 Derek Strong Forward   United States Quad City Thunder (3)
1993–94 Ronnie Grandison Forward   United States Rochester Renegade [8]
1994–95† Eldridge Recasner Guard   United States Yakima Sun Kings [9]
1995–96 Shelton Jones Forward   United States Florida Beach Dogs
1996–97 Dexter Boney Guard   United States Florida Beach Dogs (2) [10]
1997–98 Jimmy King Guard   United States Quad City Thunder (4) [11]
1998–99† Adrian Griffin Forward   United States Connecticut Pride [12]
1999–2000 Jeff McInnis Guard   United States Quad City Thunder (5) [13]
2000–01 Not awarded after league went defunct
2001–02 Miles Simon Guard   United States Dakota Wizards [14]
2002–03 Andy Panko Forward   United States Dakota Wizards (2) [15]
2003–04 Josh Davis Forward   United States Idaho Stampede
2004–05 Sam Clancy Jr. Forward   United States Idaho Stampede (2)
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Player of the Year
2005–06 Anthony Goldwire Guard   United States Yakama Sun Kings (2) [16]
2006–07 Galen Young Forward   United States Yakama Sun Kings (3) [17]
2007–08 Daryan Selvy Forward   United States Yakama Sun Kings (4)

References edit

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  3. ^ "Bellamy voted top honor". The New York Times. New York, New York. Associated Press. March 10, 1970. p. 38.
  4. ^ Rogers, Thomas (February 2, 1973). "Knicks Bring Up Wingo, Star of Eastern League". The New York Times. New York City, New York. p. 24.
  5. ^ "Untitled". United Press International. Detroit, Michigan. November 16, 1983.
  6. ^ Goldaper, Sam (February 7, 1986). "Ewing Ailing, Knicks Lose". The New York Times. New York, New York. p. A25.
  7. ^ "C.B.A. Awards". New York Times. New York, New York. March 21, 1987. p. 50.
  8. ^ "Ronnie Grandison". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. April 4, 1994. p. 6.
  9. ^ "Mason Stays With Knicks; CBA Star Signs". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. September 22, 1995. p. F7.
  10. ^ "Ranking the Rebels: #61: Dexter Boney". McClatchy Tribune. Washington, D.C. June 17, 2010.
  11. ^ Greene, Ryan (January 1, 2007). "Fab Fiver Jimmy King". McClatchy Tribune. Washington, D.C.
  12. ^ "Griffin Is M.V.P. C.B.A". The New York Times. New York, New York. April 25, 1999. p. 368.
  13. ^ White, Lonnie (February 18, 2001). "Clippers Report: A Chance to Build a Different Streak". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D10.
  14. ^ Reusse, Patrick (May 13, 2013). "Untitled". McClatchy Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  15. ^ Bibiarz, Lou (March 17, 2003). "Panko picked as MVP". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Yakama's Anthony Goldwire Named CBA Player of the Year". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 17, 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Miners sign former CBA Player of the Year Galen Young". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 26, 2008.
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