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In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals. [1] The National Basketball League's (NBL) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1996 season, after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead. [2] Players who earned scoring titles before the 1984 season did not record any three-point field goals because the three-point line had just been implemented in the NBL at the start of that season. [3]
Andrew Gaze has won the most scoring titles, with 14. [2] He also holds the all-time records for total points scored (1,007; 1991) [4] and points per game (44.1; 1987) [5] in a season. Between 1986 and 2001, Gaze was the leader in either total points or points per game every season. While he led the NBL in points per game in 1987 (44.1) and 1990 (37.6), he was not the leader in total points scored. His 882 total points in 1987 were third best behind Paul Stanley (920) and James Crawford (903), [6] while his 828 points in 1990 were also third best behind Derek Rucker (865) and Wayne McDaniel (848). [7]
† | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | |||||
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | |||||
G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
Ranking | Player | Team | Times leader | Years |
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1 | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 14 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
2 | Bryce Cotton | Perth Wildcats | 7 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
3 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
4 | Mike Jones | Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 1981, 1983 |
Jerome Randle | Adelaide 36ers (1) / Sydney Kings (1) | 2016, 2018 |
Back home in Australia in 1991 he became the first NBL player to shoot over 1,000 points in a season.
Gaze is the NBL's all-time leading scorer with 18,908 total points, and he led the league in scoring a record 14 times, including a League record 44.1 points per game in 1987.
He also led the League in scoring in his final year at 32.7 ppg in 1983.
...with Willie Farley in 2002 scoring 24.9 points per game to finish second by a free throw to Brisbane Bullets' import Randy Rutherford's 25.0 points per night.
Wethers won the NBL's scoring title, averaging 24.3 points per game...
The 23-year-old was in scintillating form in his debut season in the ANBL, averaging a league-high 28.2 points per game...
His resume also boasts being the NBL's leading scorer in 2008 (27.1 points per game)...
...he will finish ahead of Kirk Penney (23.2 ppg, 2009-10)...
Both averaged 20.1 points per game...
[Ervin] finished equal first in scoring with 20.1 points per game...
Lisch led the NBL in scoring at 17.6 points per game...
The 34-year-old South Australian represented the Sydney Kings from 2010-2015, leading the NBL in scoring in 2013 and making the All-NBL first team.
Now 34, Madgen averaged 17.9 point per game in the 2012-13 NBL when he played for the Sydney Kings.
The 32-year old led the NBL in points with 21.1 per game...
Randle this season made history as the first 36er to lead the NBL in scoring, delivering 23.0 points per game.
Playing for the Cairns Taipans last season, the 24-year-old played in all 28 games, finishing second in scoring after averaging 22.5 points...
Cotton averaged 22.5 points per game to lead the league in scoring...
The Warnambool-product averaged 21.06 points for the season and finished as the NBL's leading scorer, with 758 points for the season.
Bryce Cotton is every chance to win a fourth MVP award after being the league's leading scorer with 23.5 points a game...
The 31-year-old recovered from a slow start to the season to average a competition-high 23.1 points...
National Basketball League awards and honors |
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Championship |
Individual awards |
Honours |
In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals. [1] The National Basketball League's (NBL) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1996 season, after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead. [2] Players who earned scoring titles before the 1984 season did not record any three-point field goals because the three-point line had just been implemented in the NBL at the start of that season. [3]
Andrew Gaze has won the most scoring titles, with 14. [2] He also holds the all-time records for total points scored (1,007; 1991) [4] and points per game (44.1; 1987) [5] in a season. Between 1986 and 2001, Gaze was the leader in either total points or points per game every season. While he led the NBL in points per game in 1987 (44.1) and 1990 (37.6), he was not the leader in total points scored. His 882 total points in 1987 were third best behind Paul Stanley (920) and James Crawford (903), [6] while his 828 points in 1990 were also third best behind Derek Rucker (865) and Wayne McDaniel (848). [7]
† | Denotes player who won the Most Valuable Player award that year | |||||
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | |||||
G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center |
Ranking | Player | Team | Times leader | Years |
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1 | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 14 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
2 | Bryce Cotton | Perth Wildcats | 7 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
3 | Kirk Penney | New Zealand Breakers | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
4 | Mike Jones | Illawarra Hawks | 2 | 1981, 1983 |
Jerome Randle | Adelaide 36ers (1) / Sydney Kings (1) | 2016, 2018 |
Back home in Australia in 1991 he became the first NBL player to shoot over 1,000 points in a season.
Gaze is the NBL's all-time leading scorer with 18,908 total points, and he led the league in scoring a record 14 times, including a League record 44.1 points per game in 1987.
He also led the League in scoring in his final year at 32.7 ppg in 1983.
...with Willie Farley in 2002 scoring 24.9 points per game to finish second by a free throw to Brisbane Bullets' import Randy Rutherford's 25.0 points per night.
Wethers won the NBL's scoring title, averaging 24.3 points per game...
The 23-year-old was in scintillating form in his debut season in the ANBL, averaging a league-high 28.2 points per game...
His resume also boasts being the NBL's leading scorer in 2008 (27.1 points per game)...
...he will finish ahead of Kirk Penney (23.2 ppg, 2009-10)...
Both averaged 20.1 points per game...
[Ervin] finished equal first in scoring with 20.1 points per game...
Lisch led the NBL in scoring at 17.6 points per game...
The 34-year-old South Australian represented the Sydney Kings from 2010-2015, leading the NBL in scoring in 2013 and making the All-NBL first team.
Now 34, Madgen averaged 17.9 point per game in the 2012-13 NBL when he played for the Sydney Kings.
The 32-year old led the NBL in points with 21.1 per game...
Randle this season made history as the first 36er to lead the NBL in scoring, delivering 23.0 points per game.
Playing for the Cairns Taipans last season, the 24-year-old played in all 28 games, finishing second in scoring after averaging 22.5 points...
Cotton averaged 22.5 points per game to lead the league in scoring...
The Warnambool-product averaged 21.06 points for the season and finished as the NBL's leading scorer, with 758 points for the season.
Bryce Cotton is every chance to win a fourth MVP award after being the league's leading scorer with 23.5 points a game...
The 31-year-old recovered from a slow start to the season to average a competition-high 23.1 points...