NBL superstar enters Australian hoops GOAT conversation with another MVP crown
Bryce Cotton has entered the NBL GOAT dialog, profitable a fourth league MVP award – trailing solely the legendary Andrew Gaze, who the award is called for.
The 31-year-old Perth star led the Wildcats to a second-place end behind Melbourne United, and received the award from their star Chris Goulding plus New Zealand import Parker Jackson-Cartwright.
After a troublesome begin to the 12 months Cotton lifted enormously, producing 26.6 factors per recreation as a part of a 15-game streak the place the Wildcats received 13 occasions.
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While Goulding missed the highest honour Melbourne was nonetheless dominant on the awards evening, with coach Dean Vickerman named the NBL’s finest for a 3rd time, Shea Ili the Defensive Player of the Year and Ian Clark the Best Sixth Man.
Potential No.1 choose Alex Sarr missed the Next Gen award for the most effective participant underneath 25, with Illawarra’s Sam Froling beating him and Luke Travers.
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Andrew Gaze MVP: Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
Lindsay Gaze Coach of the Year: Dean Vickerman (Melbourne United)
Most Improved Player: Sean Macdonald (Tasmania JackJumpers)
Best Sixth Man: Ian Clark (Melbourne United)
Damian Martin of the Defensive Player of the Year: Shea Ili (Melbourne United)
Next Generation: Sam Froling (Illawarra)
NBL First Team: Anthony Lamb (New Zealand Breakers), Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats),
Chris Goulding (Melbourne United), Gary Clark (Illawarra Hawks), Parker Jackson-Cartwright (New Zealand Breakers)
NBL Second Team: Jack McVeigh (Tasmania JackJumpers), Jo Lual Acuil Jr (Melbourne United), Milton Doyle (Tasmania JackJumpers), Mitch Creek (South East Melbourne Phoenix), Nathan Sobey (Brisbane Bullets)
Referee of the Year: Vaughan Mayberry
Gametime by Kmart: Sunday Dech (Adelaide 36ers)
Executive of the Year: Nick Truelson (Melbourne United)
Fans MVP: Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
