NBA Development League Most Improved Player Award

The National Basketball Association Development League Most Improved Player Award is an annual NBA Development League (NBADL) award given since the 2009–10 NBA Development League season. The league's head coaches determine the award by voting and it is usually presented to the honoree during the NBADL's playoffs.^[1] The award "honors the player who demonstrated the most significant improvement on the court throughout the course of the season."^[1]

The inaugural winner was Mildon Ambres, a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) guard^[2] for the Idaho Stampede who increased nearly every positive statistical category from the year before.^[3] His single season increased per-game averages included: 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists as well as 26 more games started.^[3]

The most recent winner is Dar Tucker, also a guard, who played for the New Mexico Thunderbirds in 2010–11.^[1]

Winners

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
2009–10	Ambres, MildonMildon Ambres	Guard	United States	Idaho Stampede
2010–11	Tucker, DarDar Tucker	Guard	United States	Texas Legends / New Mexico Thunderbirds[a]

Notes

• ^a Dar Tucker played the first game of the season with the Texas Legends but was then traded to the New Mexico Thunderbirds.^[1]

See also

• NBA Most Improved Player Award

References

General

• "D-League Most Improved Players Award Winners". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/awards/mip.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 

Specific

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "New Mexico's Dar Tucker Named Most Improved Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. April 15, 2011. http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/tucker_110415.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 
2. ^ "Mildon Ambres stats". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, LLC. http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/index.jsp?player=mildon_ambres. Retrieved April 21, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Mildon Ambres D-League stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/a/ambremi01d.html. Retrieved April 21, 2011.