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DBL Most Valuable Player Award

The Dutch Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to the most valuable player in the Dutch highest professional basketball league. The award is given after the regular season and was first handed out in 1974.

The Dutch Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award given to the most valuable player in the Dutch highest professional basketball league. The award is given after the regular season and was first handed out in 1974.

Six Dutch players have won the award so far, with Emmanuel Nzekwesi being the last winner in 2021. Kees Akerboom, Sr. (1980, 1981, 1985) and Leon Rodgers (2005–2007) are the all-time leaders in Dutch MVP awards.

Wilson Washington was MVP in 1982

Mike Reddick (to the right of Aleksandar Đorđević) won MVP in 1988

Travis Reed won the award in 2004

Leiden's Danny Gibson was MVP in 2010.

Jason Dourisseau won the award in 2011.

Arvin Slagter won the award in the 2013–14 season.

Worthy de Jong was the Most Valuable Player in 2016.

Emmanuel Nzekwesi, winner in 2021.

Player (X)
Name of the club and the number of times a player of it has won the award (if more than one)
†Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Denotes player who is still active in the DBL
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityClub.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref
1974–75†ForwardUnited StatesPunch
1975–76ForwardNetherlandsCanadians Amsterdam
1976–77ForwardUnited StatesArke Stars Enschede
1977–78†GuardUnited StatesLeiden
1978–79†CenterUnited StatesEBBC Den Bosch
1979–80GuardNetherlandsEBBC Den Bosch (2)
1980–81†GuardNetherlandsEBBC Den Bosch (3)
1981–82CenterUnited StatesBV Amstelveen
1982–83ForwardUnited StatesDonar
1983–84ForwardUnited StatesLeiden (2)
1984–85†GuardNetherlandsEBBC Den Bosch (4)
1985–86ForwardNetherlandsLeiden (3)
1986–87ForwardUnited StatesDen Helder
1987–88†CenterUnited StatesEBBC Den Bosch (5)
1988–89CenterUnited StatesRed Giants Meppel
1989–90CenterUnited StatesBS Weert
1990–91ForwardUnited StatesRed Giants Meppel (2)
1991–92ForwardUnited StatesRed Giants Meppel (3)
1992–93ForwardUnited StatesDonar (2)
1993–94†CenterNetherlandsBS Weert (2)
1994–95CenterUnited StatesBS Weert (3)
1995–96GuardUnited StatesRotterdam
1996–97†CenterNetherlandsEBBC Den Bosch (6)
1997–98ForwardUnited StatesDonar (3)
1998–99ForwardUnited StatesBS Weert (4)
1999–00†GuardUnited StatesAstronauts Amsterdam (2)
2000–01†GuardUnited StatesAstronauts Amsterdam (3)
2001–02ForwardUnited StatesDonar (4)
2002–03GuardUnited StatesAstronauts Amsterdam (4)
2003–04†Forward/centerUnited StatesDonar (5)
2004–05ForwardUnited StatesEiffelTowers Nijmegen
2005–06†ForwardUnited StatesDen Bosch (7)
2006–07†ForwardUnited StatesDen Bosch (8)
2007–08†CenterNetherlandsAmsterdam (5)
2008–09†CenterNetherlandsAmsterdam (6)
2009–10GuardUnited StatesLeiden (4)
2010–11ForwardUnited StatesDonar (6)
2011–12ForwardUnited StatesLeiden (5)
2012–13GuardUnited StatesDen Bosch (9)
2013–14†GuardNetherlandsDonar (7)
2014–15GuardUnited StatesDonar (8)
2015–16GuardNetherlandsZZ Leiden (6)
2016–17†GuardUnited StatesDonar (9)
2017–18†GuardUnited StatesDonar (10)
2018–19GuardUnited StatesZZ Leiden (7)
2020–21†CenterNetherlandsZZ Leiden (8)
PlayerTotalYears
31980, 1981, 1985
32005, 2006, 2007
21991, 1992
22015, 2017
22008, 2009
22000, 2003
CountryTotal
34
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