NBA Development League Rookie of the Year Award

The National Basketball Association Development League Rookie of the Year is an annual NBA Development League (NBADL) award given since the 2001–02 NBDL season. From 2001–02 through 2004–05 the league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL), and since 2005–06 it has been called the NBA Development League in an effort to more closely associate with the National Basketball Association (NBA), the league to which it is a feeder system for player development.^[1] The league's head coaches determine the award by voting and it is usually presented to the honoree during the NBADL's playoffs.^[2]

Through the 2010–11 season, only one team has had multiple winners; the Roanoke Dazzle had the Rookie of the Year in both 2004–05 and 2005–06. Fred House was the inaugural winner while playing for the North Charleston Lowgators.^[3] He averaged 13.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals that season.^[3] By position, guards have won the award six times while forwards have won four times. No centers have been awarded the Rookie of the Year.

Winners

Othyus Jeffers was honored in 2009 while playing for the Iowa Energy.

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2001–02	House, FredFred House	Guard	United States	North Charleston Lowgators
2002–03	Brown, DevinDevin Brown	Guard	United States	Fayetteville Patriots
2003–04	Penigar, DesmondDesmond Penigar	Forward	United States	Asheville Altitude
2004–05	Thomas, JamesJames Thomas	Forward	United States	Roanoke Dazzle
2005–06	Bynum, WillWill Bynum	Guard	United States	Roanoke Dazzle
2006–07	Amundson, LouisLouis Amundson	Forward	United States	Colorado 14ers
2007–08	Ahearn, BlakeBlake Ahearn	Guard	United States	Dakota Wizards
2008–09	Jeffers, OthyusOthyus Jeffers	Guard	United States	Iowa Energy
2009–10	Gee, AlonzoAlonzo Gee	Guard	United States	Austin Toros
2010–11	Sims, DeShawnDeShawn Sims	Forward	United States	Maine Red Claws

See also

• NBA Rookie of the Year Award

References

General

• "D-League Rookie of the Year Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/awards/roy.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 

Specific

1. ^ "NBDL Adopts New Name, Logo, and Ball". NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. July 19, 2005. http://www.nba.com/dleague/dleague/rebrandrelease_050719.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 
2. ^ "Maine's DeShawn Sims Named NBA D-League Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. April 15, 2011. http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/sims_110415.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Lowgators' House Named Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. March 24, 2002. http://www.nba.com/dleague/nbdl/rookie_020324.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011.