The National Basketball League Rookie of the Year Award was an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given to the top rookie(s) of the regular season in each of the twelve years the league existed. The Rookie of the Year was selected by sports writers, broadcasters, coaches, and managers. Despite the dozens of teams that played in the NBL through its history, three of them collectively dominated the award's recipients. The

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and

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had three winners each, while the

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had two, for a combined eight of the twelve awards bestowed (66.7%). Among the winners were two future Basketball Hall of Famers,

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(1986) and

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(1973).

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Awards established in 1938 1938 establishments in the United States

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