DBL Most Improved Player
The Dutch Basketball League Most Improved Player is an award that is yearly given to the most improved player in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The award is handed out after the regular season. The award is handed out by the FEB (Federatie Eredivisie Basketbal).
  Dutch Basketball League awards, honours, and leaders |
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| Individual awards |
| Honors |
| Statistical leaders |
Winners
Worthy de Jong won the inaugural award in 2011.
Leon Williams was named Most Improved Player in 2012.
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Nationality as registered by FIBA, player may hold more nationalities |
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Indicates multiple award winners in the same season |
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Denotes the club were DBL champions in the same season |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Worthy de Jong | Guard | Netherlands | ZZ Leiden | [1] |
| 2011–12 | Leon Williams | Guard | Netherlands | Rotterdam Basketbal College | [2] |
| 2012–13 | Jeroen van der List | Forward/Center | Netherlands | Den Helder Kings | [3] |
| 2013–14 | Jeroen van der List (2) | Forward/Center | Netherlands | Den Helder Kings | [4] |
| 2014–15 | Yannick Franke | Guard | Netherlands | Challenge Sports Rotterdam | |
| 2015–16 | Grant Gibbs | Guard |  United States | Landstede | |
| 2016–17 | Maarten Bouwknecht | Guard | Netherlands | New Heroes Den Bosch | |
| 2017–18 | Sam van Dijk | Guard | Netherlands | BAL | |
| 2018–19 | Rienk Mast | Forward/Center | Netherlands | Donar | [5] |
Awards won by nationality
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
| Netherlands |
8 |
| United States |
1 |
Awards won by club
| Country | Total |
|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 2 |
| Den Helder Kings | 2 |
| ZZ Leiden | 1 |
| Den Bosch | 1 |
| Landstede Zwolle | 1 |
| BAL | 1 |
| Donar | 1 |
References
General
- "Most Improved Player". J-dus.com (in Dutch). Retrieved April 18, 2014.
Specific
- "Most Improved Player | Basketballhistorie". J-dus.com. 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- Naam (verplicht) (2012-04-27). "Leon Williams = Most Improved Player 2012 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam". Rotterdambasketbalcollege.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- "Den Helder Kings - Jeroen van der List uitgeroepen tot". Denhelderkings.nl. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames". iBasketball (in Dutch). 2014-04-22. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- "Mast is de Most Improved Player". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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