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. The winner receives the Dave Taylor Trophy.2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook, p. 5.
Winners Denotes players that also led the league in scoring that season.
Year Player Nationality Team APG 1984 Clyde Huntley Canterbury Rams 1985 Kenny McFadden Wellington Saints 1986 Tony Webster North Shore 1987 Kenny McFadden (2) Wellington Saints 1988 Carl Golston Waikato Warriors 1989Jamie Dixon Hawke's Bay Hawks 1990 Chris Harper New Plymouth Bulls 1991 Kenny McFadden (3) Wellington Saints 1992 Tyrone Brown New Plymouth Bears 1993 Terry Giles Hawke's Bay Hawks 1994 Wayman Strickland North Harbour Vikings 1995 Tony Brown Hutt Valley Lakers 1996 Scott Stewart Canterbury Rams 1997 Mike Foster Northland Suns 7.8 1998 Mark Dickel Wellington Saints 8.7 1999 Willie Burton Palmerston North Jets 5.6 2000 Shaun McCreedy Hawke's Bay Hawks 5.5 2001 Paul Henare Auckland Stars 5.1 2002 Carlo Varricchio Canterbury Rams 5.3 2003 George Le'afa Wellington Saints 6.2 2004 Paul Henare (2) Hawke's Bay Hawks 5.2 2005 Paul Henare (3) Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.7 2006 Brad Davidson Manawatu Jets 4.8 2007 Paul Henare (4) Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.4 2008 Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 8.3 2009 Paul Henare (5) Christchurch Cougars 6.5 2010 Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 7.1 2011 Jason Crowe (2) Waikato Pistons 7.2 2012 Jason Crowe (3) Wellington Saints 8.7 2013 Lindsay Tait (2) Wellington Saints 8.1 2014 Mark Dickel (2) Otago Nuggets 9.1 2015 Lindsay Tait (3) Wellington Saints 8.9 2016 McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams 8.2 2017 Jarrod Kenny Hawke's Bay Hawks 7.5 2018 Lindsay Tait (4) Super City Rangers 7.6 2019 Jarrod Kenny (2) Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.8 2020Derone Raukawa Taranaki Mountainairs 7.6 2021 Courtney Belger Southland Sharks 5.7 2022 Jarrod West Nelson Giants 7.3 2023Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 8.9 2024 Corey Webster Auckland Tuatara 7.7 2025 Owen Foxwell Taranaki Airs 8.0 2026 Carter Whitt Franklin Bulls 9.5
See also List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards
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