Bryce Cotton has been rewarded for a sensational 2017/18 NBL season, taking home the league’s MVP.
After dominating last season’s NBL grand final series, winning the MVP of that tournament while leading the Perth Wildcats to victory, Cotton carried that form into this regular season.
The 25-year-old averaged 19.4 points per game across the campaign, while shooting a tremendous 44.9 percent from three-point range.
His play helped lead the Wildcats to another finals appearance, which kicks off on Saturday night against the Adelaide 36ers.
Cotton polled 117 votes, ahead of Demetrius Conger from the Illawarra Hawks (94) and Jerome Randle from the Sydney Kings (79).
Melbourne United also enjoyed a strong night, with Dean Vickerman taking out the Coach of the Year.
Vickerman helped lead United to top place on the NBL ladder, with their best-of-three semi-finals series tipping off against the New Zealand Breakers on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Melbourne had two players (Casper Ware and Josh Boone) in the All-NBL First Team, and one representative in the All-NBL Second Team (Tai Wesley).
For the full list of award winners, along with MVP voting, see below.
2017/18 NBL Award Winners:
Most Valuable Player – Bryce Cotton (Perth)
Coach of the Year – Dean Vickerman (Melbourne)
Rookie of the Year – Isaac Humphries (Sydney)
Best Sixth Man – Ramone Moore (Adelaide)
Best Defensive Player – Damian Martin (Perth)
Most Improved Player – Shea Ili (New Zealand)
Fans MVP – Mitch Creek (Adelaide)
Referee of the Year – Michael Aylen
Most Outstanding Media Coverage - Matt Logue (Daily Telegraph)
All-NBL First Team:
Casper Ware (Melbourne)
Bryce Cotton (Perth)
Demetrius Conger (Illawarra)
Daniel Johnson (Adelaide)
Josh Boone (Melbourne)
All-NBL Second Team:
Edgar Sosa (New Zealand)
Jerome Randle (Sydney)
JP Tokoto (Perth)
Mitch Creek (Adelaide)
Tai Wesley (Melbourne)
Top 15 – MVP Voting:
1: Bryce Cotton – 117
2: Demetrius Conger – 94
3: Jerome Randle – 79
4: Casper Ware – 77
5: JP Tokoto – 74
6: Edgar Sosa – 70
7: Mitch McCarron – 66
8: Rotnei Clarke – 65
9: Josh Boone – 65
10: Perrin Buford – 59
11: Travis Trice – 58
12: Perry Ellis – 58
13: Cam Gliddon – 56
14: Mitch Creek – 55
15: Tai Wesley – 55