New Zealand NBL Rebounding Champion

The National Basketball League Rebounding Champion is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the league's inaugural season to the player with the highest rebounds per game average of the regular season.[1] The winner receives the Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy, which is named in honour of Pettis, a former New Zealand player and coach who is most notable for guiding the Canterbury Rams to the 1986 championship as head coach.[2]

For the first time in its history, the Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy was not awarded in 2020.[3]

Winners

Denotes players that also led the league in scoring that season.

Year Player Nationality Team RPG 1982 James Lofton  New Zealand Porirua 1983 Robbie Robinson  New Zealand Napier Sunhawks 1984 Mark Davis  United States Hamilton 1985 Willie Burton  United States Palmerston North Jets 16.1[4] 1986 Frank Smith  United States Nelson Giants 1987 Willie Burton (2)  United States Hawke's Bay Hawks 14.9[4] 1988 John Martens  United States Waitemata Dolphins 1989 Willie Burton (3)  United States Palmerston North Jets 13.6[4] 1990 Willie Burton (4)  United States Palmerston North Jets 14.5[4] 1991 Willie Burton (5)  United States New Plymouth Bulls 13.6[4] 1992 Joe Turner  United States Waitakere Rangers 1993 Pero Cameron  New Zealand Waikato Warriors 12.3[5] 1994 Willie Burton (6)  United States Hawke's Bay Hawks 13.5[4] 1995 Jeff Smith  Canada Northland Suns 1996 Jeff Daniels  United States North Harbour Vikings 1997 Daryn Shaw  New Zealand Taranaki Bears 1998 Robert Wilson  Canada Hawke's Bay Hawks 1999 Chris Ensminger  United States North Harbour Kings 2000 Tony Rampton  New Zealand Nelson Giants 14.6 2001 Brian Gomes  United States North Harbour Kings 14.4 2002 John Whorton  United States Canterbury Rams 13.4 2003 John Whorton (2)  United States Canterbury Rams 16.5 2004 David Cooper  Australia Manawatu Jets 11.7 2005 David Cooper (2)  Australia Manawatu Jets 11.5 2006 Miles Pearce  New Zealand Otago Nuggets 11.9 2007 Link Abrams  New Zealand Taranaki Mountainairs 11.5 2008 Antoine Tisby  United States Otago Nuggets 10.8 2009 Jamil Terrell  United States Manawatu Jets 10.3 2010 Alex Pledger  New Zealand Waikato Pistons 12.6 2011 Nick Horvath  New Zealand Manawatu Jets 11.7 2012 Nick Horvath (2)  New Zealand Manawatu Jets 15.8 2013 Zack Atkinson  United States Waikato Pistons 14.6 2014 Nick Horvath (3)  New Zealand Manawatu Jets 15.9 2015 Jeremiah Trueman  New Zealand Manawatu Jets 12.4 2016 Alex Pledger (2)  New Zealand Southland Sharks 11.4 2017 Amir Williams  United States Hawke's Bay Hawks 10.2 2018 Kuran Iverson  United States Manawatu Jets 11.1 2019 Marcel Jones  New Zealand Southern Huskies 11.2[lower-alpha 1] 2020 Marcel Jones (2)  New Zealand Taranaki Mountainairs 13.4[8]

See also

• List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards

Notes

1. The NBL officially announced Marcel Jones as the rebounding champion and recipient of the Garry Pettis Award for 2019,[6] despite Venky Jois of the Super City Rangers averaging 11.5 rebounds per game compared to Jones' 11.2 per game.[7]

References

1. "2015 Bartercard NBL Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 28–34. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
2. Longley, Geoff (14 May 2010). "Rams memories live on for Angelo Hill". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
3. "TOM VODANOVICH WINS SKYCITY MVP AT SAL'S NBL AWARDS DINNER". nznbl.basketball. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
4. "Basketball New Zealand – Willie Burton". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
5. "Basketball New Zealand – Pero Cameron". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
6. "SEASON'S BEST CELEBRATED AT ANNUAL AWARDS". nznbl.basketball. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
7. "Stats Leaders 2019". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
8. "Stats Leaders 2020". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.