The National Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) was an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given to the best performing player of the regular season in each of the twelve years the league existed. The MVP was selected by sports writers, broadcasters, coaches, and managers.[1] [2]
| Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | ||
| Denotes player whose team won championship that year | ||
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time | |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38 | Center | Oshkosh All-Stars | |
| 1938–39 | (2) | Center | Oshkosh All-Stars (2) |
| 1939–40 | (3) | Center | Oshkosh All-Stars (3) |
| 1940–41 | Guard / forward | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | |
| 1941–42 | Guard / forward | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | |
| 1942–43 | Guard | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | |
| 1943–44 |
| Guard | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (2) |
| 1944–45 |
| Guard | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (3) |
| 1945–46 |
| Guard | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (4) |
| 1946–47 | Guard | Rochester Royals | |
| 1947–48 | Center | Minneapolis Lakers | |
| 1948–49 | Center | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | |