title: New Zealand NBL Coach of the Year Award
text: # New Zealand NBL Coach of the Year Award
  
  National Basketball League awards and honors :
  
  Championship :
  
  NBL Trophy :
  
  Individual awards :
  
  Most Valuable Player
  
  Finals MVP
  
  Most Outstanding NZ Guard
  
  Most Outstanding NZ F/C
  
  Rebounding Champion
  
  Coach of the Year
  
  Youth Player of the Year
  
  Kiwi MVP (defunct)
  
  Most Outstanding Guard
  
  Most Outstanding Forward
  
  Scoring Champion
  
  Assist Champion
  
  Defensive Player of the Year
  
  Most Improved Player :
  
  Honours :
  
  All-Star Five
  
  Best Team Free Throws :
  
  vte :
  
  The National Basketball League Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 1989 New Zealand NBL season to the best head coach of the regular season.
  
  In September 2021, the Coach of the Year award was named in honour of Steve McKean following his death. McKean was coach of the Tall Blacks from 1972–1981 and received the Basketball New Zealand Coach of the Year Award in 1978 and 2002. He was the NBL's Coach of the Year in 1992.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Year | Coach | Nationality | Team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1989 | Curtis Wooten | New Zealand | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
  | 1990 | Matt Ruscoe | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 1991 | Jeff Green | New Zealand | Hutt Valley Lakers |
  | 1992 | Steve McKean | United States | New Plymouth Bears |
  | 1993 | James Logan | New Zealand | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
  | 1994 | Trevor Wright | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 1995 | Tab Baldwin | United States | Auckland Stars |
  | 1996 | Nenad Vučinić | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 1997 | Tab Baldwin (2) | United States | Auckland Rebels |
  | 1998 | Nenad Vučinić (2) | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 1999 | Tab Baldwin (3) | United States | Auckland Rebels |
  | 2000 | Tracy Carpenter | United States | North Harbour Kings |
  | 2001 | Nenad Vučinić (3) | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 2002 | John Watson | United States | Canterbury Rams |
  | 2003 | Mike McHugh | Australia | Wellington Saints |
  | 2004 | Shawn Dennis | Australia | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
  | 2005 | Nenad Vučinić (4) | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 2006 | Nenad Vučinić (5) | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 2007 | John Dorge | Australia | Harbour Heat |
  | 2008 | Doug Marty | United States | Wellington Saints |
  | 2009 | Dean Vickerman | Australia | Waikato Pistons |
  | 2010 | Pero Cameron | New Zealand | Wellington Saints |
  | 2011 | Dean Vickerman (2) | Australia | Waikato Pistons |
  | 2012 | Paul Henare | New Zealand | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
  | 2013 | Paul Henare (2) | New Zealand | Southland Sharks |
  | 2014 | Tab Baldwin (4) | New Zealand | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
  | 2015 | Paul Henare (3) | New Zealand | Southland Sharks |
  | 2016 | Ross McMains | New Zealand | Taranaki Mountainairs |
  | 2017 | Kevin Braswell | United States | Wellington Saints |
  | 2018 | Jamie Pearlman | Australia | Nelson Giants |
  | 2019 | Mick Downer | Australia | Canterbury Rams |
  | 2020 | Brent Matehaere | New Zealand | Otago Nuggets |
  | 2021 | Zico Coronel | New Zealand | Wellington Saints |
  | 2022 | Michael Fitchett | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 2023 | Aaron Young | New Zealand | Auckland Tuatara |
  