DBL Rookie of the Year

The Dutch Basketball League Rookie of the Year is an award that is yearly given to the best first-year player in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The award is handed out after the regular season. The award is handed out by the FEB (Federatie Eredivisie Basketbal).^[1] Only Dutch players can win the award.

Winners

Key
Player (X)	Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
Club (X)	Name of the club and the number of times a player of it has won the award (if more than one)
Nationality	Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
^	Denotes player who is still active in the DBL

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	Ref.
1974–75	René Vervoorn		Netherlands	Rotterdam-Zuid
1975–76	Cock van de Lagemaat		Netherlands	Buitoni Haarlem
1976–77	Jos Wolfs		Netherlands	Buitoni Haarlem (2)
1977–78	Eric van Solm		Netherlands	Rotterdam-Zuid (2)
1978–79	René Ridderhof		Netherlands	Frisol Rowic Dordrecht
1979–80	Jelle Esveldt		Netherlands	Rotterdam-Zuid (3)
1980–81	Michael de Jager		Netherlands	Eve & Adam Stars Haarlem
1981–82	Jos Kuipers		Netherlands	Nashua Den Bosch
1982–83	Kees Zoutman		Netherlands	ONRO Rotterdam-Zuid (4)
1983–84	Guus Schuyt		Netherlands	Canadians Amsterdam
1984–85	Okke te Velde		Netherlands	Canadians Amsterdam (2)
1985–86	Jos Bams		Netherlands	Kaypro Weert
1986–87	Paul Santen		Netherlands	ICL Zaandam
1988–89	Marcel Huijbens		Netherlands	Orca's Urk
1989–90	Gerard Ackermans		Netherlands	Expand Eindhoven
1990–91	Jeroen van Veen		Netherlands	DAS Delft
1991–92	Virgil Ormskerk		Netherlands	De Schietstreek Rotterdam
1992–93	Eric van der Sluis		Netherlands	Commodore Den Helder
1993–94	Brian Benjamin		Netherlands	BV Haarlem
1994–95	Peter van Rij		Netherlands	De Schietstreek Rotterdam (2)
1995–96	Patrick Faijdherbe	Guard	Netherlands	Celeritas/Donar Groningen
1996–97	Harvey van Stein	Forward	Netherlands	Akrides
1997–98	Raoul Heinen	Forward	Netherlands	Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam
1998–99	Roberto van den Broek	Forward	Netherlands	RZG Donar
1999–00	Ron Borstel	Guard	Netherlands	Canoe Jeans Den Bosch
2000–01	Sydmill Harris	Forward	Netherlands	Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam (2)
2001–02	Tjoe de Paula^	Forward	Dominican Republic^[a]	BC Noordkop Den Helder (2)
2002–03	Kees Akerboom Jr.^	Forward	Netherlands	EBBC Den Bosch
2003–04	Rogier Jansen	Guard	Netherlands	MPC Capitals
2004–05	Terry Sas	Guard	Netherlands	BC Omniworld Almere
2006–07	Calvin Smith	Forward	Netherlands	Polynorm Giants
2007–08	Jeroen Slor	Forward	Netherlands	Rotterdam Challengers
2008–09	Joey Schelvis	Guard	Netherlands	ZZ Leiden
2009–10	Mohamed Kherrazi^	Forward	Netherlands^[b]	ABC Amsterdam (3)
2010–11	Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan^	Center	Netherlands	ABC Amsterdam (4)
2011–12	Valentijn Lietmeijer	Guard	Netherlands	Lasaulec Aris
2012–13	Berend Weijs^	Center	Netherlands	Apollo Amsterdam	^[2]
2013–14	Joshua Duinker	Forward/center	Netherlands^[c]	ZZ Leiden	^[3]
2014–15	Daan Rosenmuller	Guard	Netherlands	BSW
2015–16	Freek Vos	Center	Netherlands	Landstede Zwolle
2016–17	Olaf Schaftenaar	Forward	Netherlands	Landstede Zwolle	^[4]
2017–18	Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries^	Guard	Netherlands	Den Helder Suns	^[5]
2018–19	Boy van Vliet^	Guard	Netherlands	Den Helder Suns	^[6]
2020–21	Emmanuel Nzekwesi^	Center	Netherlands	ZZ Leiden	^[7]

^ De Paula also owns the Dutch nationality.
^ Mohamed Kherrazi, born in Errachidia, also owns the Moroccan nationality.
^ Joshua Duinker, born in Sydney, also owns the Australian nationality.

References

^ Rookie of the Year at j-dus.com
^ "Weijs Rookie of the Year" (in Dutch). j-dus.com. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
^ "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). iBasketball.nl. 2014-04-22. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen" (in Dutch). Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.
^ "ROTY: Van der Vuurst de Vries" (in Dutch). DBL. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
^ "Van Vliet Rookie of the Year". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Onderscheidingen voor Hammink en Nzekwesi". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[2] De Paula also owns the Dutch nationality.

[3] Mohamed Kherrazi, born in Errachidia, also owns the Moroccan nationality.

[5] Joshua Duinker, born in Sydney, also owns the Australian nationality.

[1] Rookie of the Year at j-dus.com

[4] "Weijs Rookie of the Year" (in Dutch). j-dus.com. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2014-02-20.

[6] "Meeste seizoensprijzen naar GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). iBasketball.nl. 2014-04-22. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

[7] "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen" (in Dutch). Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.

[8] "ROTY: Van der Vuurst de Vries" (in Dutch). DBL. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

[9] "Van Vliet Rookie of the Year". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[10] "Onderscheidingen voor Hammink en Nzekwesi". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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