The National Basketball League of Canada's Newcomer of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) award given since the 2012–13 season. It is earned by the best player who completed his first season in the league. It was first awarded to the London Lightning's Marvin Phillips, who went on to be named Finals Most Valuable Player in 2013.[1] The most recent recipient is Jarius "JR" Holder of the Sudbury Five.
Winners
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Marvin Phillips | Forward |  United States
|
London Lightning |
| 2013–14 | Justin Tubbs | Guard | United States
|
Ottawa SkyHawks |
| 2014–15 | TyShwan Edmondson | Guard | United States
|
Brampton A's |
| 2015–16 | James Justice | Guard | United States
|
Moncton Miracles |
| 2016–17 | Jahii Carson | Guard | United States
|
Island Storm |
| 2017–18 | Franklin Session | Guard | United States
|
Island Storm |
| 2018–19 | Jaylen Bland | Guard | United States
|
Sudbury Five |
| 2019–20 | J. R. Holder | Forward | United States
|
Sudbury Five |
| 2020-21 | Not awarded — Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | |||
| 2022 | Jeremy Harris[2] | Guard | United States
|
Sudbury Five |
References
- ^ "2014-15 NBL Canada Post Season Guide" (PDF). NBLCanada.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Jeremy Harris named NBLC Newcomer of the Year". The Sudbury Star. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 17 December 2022.