The National Basketball League of Canada's Newcomer of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) award given since the 2012–13 season. It is earned by the best player who completed his first season in the league. It was first awarded to the London Lightning's Marvin Phillips, who went on to be named Finals Most Valuable Player in 2013. The most recent recipient is Jarius "JR" Holder of the Sudbury Five.
Winners Season Player Position Nationality Team 2012–13 Forward London Lightning 2013–14 Guard Ottawa SkyHawks 2014–15 Guard Brampton A's 2015–16 Guard Moncton Miracles 2016–17 Guard Island Storm 2017–18 Guard Island Storm 2018–19 Guard Sudbury Five 2019–20 Forward Sudbury Five2020-21Not awarded — Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 Guard Sudbury Five
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