title: New Zealand NBL Most Improved Player Award
text: # New Zealand NBL Most Improved Player 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 Most Improved Player is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award first presented in the 2019 New Zealand NBL season to an up-and-coming player who made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons. It was not awarded in 2020.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Year | Player | Nationality | Team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Ethan Rusbatch | New Zealand | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
  | 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
  | 2021 | Sam Timmins | New Zealand | Otago Nuggets |
  | 2022 | Sam Dempster | New Zealand | Nelson Giants |
  | 2023 | Charlie Dalton | New Zealand | Auckland Tuatara |
  