Continental Basketball Association Rookie of the Year Award

The Continental Basketball Association Rookie of the Year was an annual award given to the best rookie(s) of the regular season of the CBA. The award was given to players on their first CBA season and with no prior professional experience.

History

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The award was established in 1957, when the league was operating under the name Eastern Professional Basketball League. The first winner was Dick Gaines, from Seton Hall. In 1970 the league changed its name, becoming the Eastern Basketball Association. In 1975–76, for the first time in CBA history, the award was shared by two players: Mo Rivers (from NC State) and Walter Luckett (from Ohio). In 1977 a new award, the Newcomer of the Year, was created: while the Rookie of the Year was given to players on their first season with no experience in professional leagues, the Newcomer of the Year was given to players who already had professional experience. In 1996–97 the award was shared by Bernard Hopkins (from VCU) and Jason Sasser (from Texas Tech): Sasser was also called up in the NBA by the San Antonio Spurs. In 2001–02 Rookie of the Year Kenny Inge had started the 2001-02 season with BC Žalgiris in Lithuania, and joined the Rockford Lightning of the CBA on December 20, 2001. Only two players won the Rookie of the Year award and the Player of the Year award during their career: Julius McCoy (Rookie of the Year in 1959, Player of the Year in 1966) and Ken Wilburn (Rookie of the Year in 1967, Player of the Year in 1968 and 1974).

Key

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^ Denotes player who simultaneously won CBA Most Valuable Player/Player of the Year Award
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Ref Reference
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

Table

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Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref
Eastern Professional Basketball League
1957–58 Dick Gaines Guard  United States Easton Madisons
1958–59 Julius McCoy Forward  United States Williamsport Billies
1959–60 Alonzo Lewis Guard  United States Sunbury Mercuries
1960–61 Dave Gunther Forward  United States Williamsport Billies (2)
1961–62 Jim Huggard Guard  United States Sunbury Mercuries (2)
1962–63 Emerson Baynard Forward  United States Sunbury Mercuries (3)
1963–64 Ken Rohloff Guard  United States Sunbury Mercuries (4)
1964–65 Swish McKinney Guard  United States Wilmington Blue Bombers
1965–66 Bob Love Forward  United States Trenton Colonials
1966–67 Ken Wilburn Forward  United States Trenton Colonials (2)
1967–68 Don Carlos Guard/Forward  United States Hartford Capitols
1968–69 Richie Cornwall Guard  United States Binghamton Flyers
1969–70† Eddie Mast Forward  United States Allentown Jets
Eastern Basketball Association
1970–71 Charlie Wallace Guard/Forward  United States Trenton Pat Pavers
1971–72 Craig Mayberry Forward  United States Hartford Capitols (2)
1972–73 Vincent White Forward  United States Garden State Colonials
1973–74 Dennis Bell Forward  United States Allentown Jets (2)
1974–75† Aulcie Perry Center  United States Allentown Jets (3)
1975–76 Mo Rivers Guard  United States Lancaster Red Roses
Walter Luckett Guard  United States Long Island Sounds
1976–77 Major Jones Center  United States Allentown Jets (4)
1977–78 Bill Terry Guard  United States Shore Bullets
Continental Basketball Association
1978–79 Billy Ray Bates Guard  United States Maine Lumberjacks
1979–80 Edgar Jones Center  United States Lehigh Valley Jets
1980–81† Lee Johnson Center  United States Rochester Zeniths
1981–82 Larry Spriggs Forward  United States Rochester Zeniths (2)
1982–83 Mike Sanders Guard  United States Montana Golden Nuggets
1983–84 Greg Jones Guard  United States Wisconsin Flyers
1984–85 Eric Turner Guard  United States Detroit Spirits
1985–86 Michael Adams Guard  United States Bay State Bombardiers
1986–87 Ron Rowan Guard  United States Topeka Sizzlers
1987–88 Jamie Waller Guard  United States Quad City Thunder,
Charleston Gunners
1988–89 Daren Queenan Guard  United States Charleston Gunners (2)
1989–90 Clifford Lett Guard  United States Pensacola Tornados
1990–91 Stephen Thompson Guard  United States Rapid City Thrillers
1991–92 Marcus Kennedy Forward/center  United States Grand Rapids Hoops
1992–93 Gerald Madkins Guard  United States Grand Rapids Hoops (2)
1993–94 Alphonso Ford Guard  United States Tri-City Chinook
1994–95 Kendrick Warren Forward  United States Rockford Lightning
1995–96 Ray Jackson Forward  United States Grand Rapids Mackers (3)
1996–97 Bernard Hopkins Forward  United States Yakima Sun Kings
Jason Sasser Forward  United States Sioux Falls Skyforce
1997–98† Alvin Sims Guard  United States Quad City Thunder
1998–99 Bakari Hendrix Forward  United States Quad City Thunder (2)
1999–2000 Jamel Thomas Guard/Forward  United States Quad City Thunder (3) [1]
2000–01 Not awarded after league went defunct
2001–02 Kenny Inge Forward  United States Rockford Lightning (2) [2]
2002–03 Immanuel McElroy Guard  United States Grand Rapids Hoops (4) [3]
2003–04 David Bailey Guard  United States Idaho Stampede [4]
2004–05 Jackie Butler Forward/center  United States Great Lakes Storm [5]
2005–06 Roger Powell Forward  United States Rockford Lightning (3) [6]
2006–07 Travis Garrison Forward  United States Great Falls Explorers [7]
2007–08 Anthony Washington Forward/center  United States Yakama Sun Kings (2) [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Yet more Thunderous honors: McInnis, Baston on All-CBA team". The Dispatch. April 1, 2000. p. 23.
  2. ^ "Inge Named CBA Rookie of the Year". March 30, 2002. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cam Stephens Named to CBA All-Rookie Team". charlotte49ers.com. March 14, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Idaho's Bailey named CBA's top rookie". oursportscentral.com. March 10, 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Great Lakes' Butler named CBA Rookie of the Year". oursportscentral.com. March 16, 2005. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rockford's Roger Powell named CBA Rookie of the Year". oursportscentral.com. March 13, 2006. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Travis Garrison named CBA Rookie of the Year". oursportscentral.com. March 28, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Anthony Washington named CBA Rookie of the Year". oursportscentral.com. March 17, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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