The National Basketball League Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1985 New Zealand NBL season to the best performing New Zealand player of the regular season who is classified as a forward or centre. The winner of the award receives the Stan Hill Trophy, which is named in honour of Stan Hill, a former NBL player and coach who represented the New Zealand men's national basketball team during the 1970s and 1980s. Hill also won the league's inaugural Most Outstanding Forward Award in 1982.
Winners Denotes players that also won the overall Most Outstanding Forward that season.Denotes the year a separate non-restricted player won the overall Most Outstanding Forward.
Year Player Team 1985 Stan Hill Auckland 1986 John Saker Wellington Saints 1987 Glen Denham Waikato Warriors 1988 Glen Denham (2) Waikato Warriors 1989 Neil Stephens Wellington Saints 1990 Glen Denham (3) Canterbury Rams 1991 Peter Pokai Hutt Valley Lakers 1992 Neil Stephens (2) Wellington Saints 1993 Neil Stephens (3) Auckland Stars 1994 Pero Cameron Auckland Stars 1995 Pero Cameron (2) Auckland Stars 1996 Pero Cameron (3) Auckland Stars 1997 Willie Burton Hawke's Bay Hawks 1998Pero Cameron (4) Auckland Rebels 1999 Pero Cameron (5) Auckland Rebels 2000Tony Rampton Nelson Giants 2001 Terrence Lewis Wellington Saints 2002 Ed Book Nelson Giants 2003 Dillon Boucher Waikato Titans 2004Adrian Majstrovich Hawke's Bay Hawks 2005 Mika Vukona Nelson Giants 2006Casey Frank Auckland Stars 2007Link Abrams Taranaki Mountainairs 2008Casey Frank (2) Auckland Stars 2009Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons 2010Thomas Abercrombie (2) Waikato Pistons 2011Alex Pledger Waikato Pistons 2012Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets 2013 B. J. Anthony Otago Nuggets 2014 Duane Bailey Super City Rangers2015 Josh Duinker Nelson Giants 2016Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams2017 Marcel Jones (2) Canterbury Rams 2018Finn Delany Nelson Giants 2019 Robert Loe Wellington Saints 2020 N/A N/A 2021Sam Timmins Otago Nuggets 2022 Robert Loe (2) Auckland Tuatara 2023Robert Loe (3) Auckland Tuatara 2024 Robert Loe (4) Auckland Tuatara 2025 Carlin Davison Taranaki Airs 2026Sam Timmins (2) Southland Sharks
See also List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards
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