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New Zealand NBL Assist Champion

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The National Basketball League Assist Champion is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1984 New Zealand NBL season to the player with the highest assists per game average of the regular season.[1] The winner receives the Dave Taylor Trophy.[2]

Winners[edit]

Denotes players that also led the league in scoring that season.
Year Player Nationality Team APG
1984 Clyde Huntley  United States Canterbury Rams
1985 Kenny McFadden  United States Wellington Saints
1986 Tony Webster  United States North Shore
1987 Kenny McFadden (2)  United States Wellington Saints
1988 Carl Golston  United States Waikato Warriors
1989 Jamie Dixon  United States Hawke's Bay Hawks
1990 Chris Harper  United States New Plymouth Bulls
1991 Kenny McFadden (3)  United States Wellington Saints
1992 Tyrone Brown  United States New Plymouth Bears
1993 Terry Giles  United States Hawke's Bay Hawks
1994 Wayman Strickland  United States North Harbour Vikings
1995 Tony Brown  United States Hutt Valley Lakers
1996 Scott Stewart  United States Canterbury Rams
1997 Mike Foster  United States Northland Suns 7.8
1998 Mark Dickel  New Zealand Wellington Saints 8.7[3]
1999 Willie Burton  New Zealand Palmerston North Jets 5.6[4]
2000 Shaun McCreedy  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 5.5
2001 Paul Henare  New Zealand Auckland Stars 5.1
2002 Carlo Varricchio  New Zealand Canterbury Rams 5.3
2003 George Le'afa  New Zealand Wellington Saints 6.2
2004 Paul Henare (2)  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 5.2
2005 Paul Henare (3)  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.7
2006 Brad Davidson  Australia Manawatu Jets 4.8
2007 Paul Henare (4)  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.4
2008 Jason Crowe  United States Waikato Pistons 8.3
2009 Paul Henare (5)  New Zealand Christchurch Cougars 6.5
2010 Lindsay Tait  New Zealand Wellington Saints 7.1
2011 Jason Crowe (2)  United States Waikato Pistons 7.2
2012 Jason Crowe (3)  United States Wellington Saints 8.7
2013 Lindsay Tait (2)  New Zealand Wellington Saints 8.1
2014 Mark Dickel (2)  New Zealand Otago Nuggets 9.1
2015 Lindsay Tait (3)  New Zealand Wellington Saints 8.9
2016 McKenzie Moore  United States Canterbury Rams 8.2
2017 Jarrod Kenny  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 7.5
2018 Lindsay Tait (4)  New Zealand Super City Rangers 7.6
2019 Jarrod Kenny (2)  New Zealand Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.8[5][6]
2020 Derone Raukawa  New Zealand Taranaki Mountainairs 7.6[7]
2021 Courtney Belger  United States Southland Sharks 5.7[8]
2022 Jarrod West  United States Nelson Giants 7.3[9]
2023 Jeremy Kendle  United States Southland Sharks 8.9[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 33. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ^ 2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook, p. 5.
  3. ^ "Basketball New Zealand – Mark Dickel". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Basketball New Zealand – Willie Burton". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Stats Leaders 2019". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "New Zealand Basketball". Australiabasket.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Stats Leaders 2020". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Stats Leaders 2021". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Stats Leaders 2022". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Leaders". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.