Continental Basketball Association MVP Award

Andy Panko, 2002–03 CBA MVP
Michael Young, 1985–86 CBA MVP
Charlie Criss, 1975–76 and 1976–77 EBA MVP
Andy Johnson, 1963–64 EBA MVP
Paul Arizin, 1962–63 EBA MVP
Jack McCloskey; 1952–53 and 1953–54 EBA MVP.

The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Player of the Year, formerly known as the Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) Most Valuable Player and the CBA Most Valuable Player, was an annual award given to the best player in the CBA. The winner was selected by a vote of the league's head coaches. Twenty-three of the winners have been guards, 30 have been forwards, and only four have been centers. There have been two players—Jack McCloskey and Vincent Askew—who were two time recipients of the award. The Scranton Miners/Apollos have had six players named the EBA Most Valuable Player. The league's name was changed from the Eastern Basketball Association to the Continental Basketball Association following the 1977–78 season. Since then the Quad City Thunder have had the most players to win the award with five. The Montana Golden Nuggets and the Yakima/Yakama Sun Kings are the only teams to have one of their players win the award for three seasons in a row.

Key

^ Denotes player who is still active in professional basketball
† Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Ref Reference
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

Table

Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref
Eastern Basketball Association (EBA) Most Valuable Player
1949–50 Bill Zubic Forward United States Lancaster Rockets
1950–51† Jerry Rullo Guard United States Sunbury Mercuries
1951–52† Chink Crossin Guard United States Pottsville Packers
1952–53 Jack McCloskey Guard United States Sunbury Mercuries (2)
1953–54 Jack McCloskey (2) Guard United States Sunbury Mercuries (3)
1954–55 Sherman White Forward United States Hazleton Hawks
1955–56 Jack Molinas Forward United States Wilmington Jets
1956–57 Hal Lear Guard United States Easton Madisons
1957–58† Larry Hennessy Guard United States Wilkes-Barre Barons
1958–59 Bill Spivey Center United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (2)
1959–60 Stacey Arceneaux Forward United States Scranton Miners
1960–61 Boo Ellis Forward United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (3)
1961–62† Roman Turmon Forward United States Allentown Jets
1962–63† Paul Arizin Forward United States Camden Bullets
1963–64† Andy Johnson Forward United States Allentown Jets (2)
1964–65 Walt Simon Forward United States Allentown Jets (3)
1965–66 Julius McCoy Forward United States Scranton Miners (2)
1966–67 Willie Murrell Forward United States Scranton Miners (3)
1967–68 Ken Wilburn Forward United States Trenton Colonials
1968–69† Stan Pawlak Guard United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (4)
1969–70 Waite Bellamy Guard United States Wilmington Blue Bombers
1970–71† Willie Somerset Guard United States Scranton Apollos (4)
1971–72† Harthorne Wingo Forward United States Allentown Jets (4)
1972–73 Ed Johnson Center United States Hartford Capitols
1973–74 Ken Wilburn Forward United States Allentown Jets (5)
1974–75 Jerry Baskerville Forward United States Hazleton Bullets
1975–76 Charlie Criss Guard United States Scranton Apollos (5)
1976–77† Charlie Criss (2) Guard United States Scranton Apollos (6)
1977–78† Paul McCracken Guard United States Wilkes-Barre Barons (5)
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Most Valuable Player
1978–79† Andre McCarter Guard United States Rochester Zeniths
1979–80† Ron Davis Forward United States Anchorage Northern Knights
1980–81 Willie Smith Guard United States Montana Golden Nuggets
1981–82 Ronnie Valentine Forward United States Montana Golden Nuggets (2)
1982–83 Robert Smith Guard United States Montana Golden Nuggets (3)
1983–84 Geoff Crompton Center United States Puerto Rico Coquis
1984–85† Steve Hayes Center United States Tampa Bay Thrillers
1985–86 Michael Young Forward United States Detroit Spirits
1986–87 Joe Binion Forward United States Topeka Sizzlers
1987–88† Michael Brooks Forward United States Albany Patroons
1988–89 Anthony Bowie Guard United States Quad City Thunder
1989–90 Vincent Askew Guard United States Albany Patroons (2)
1990–91 Vincent Askew (2) Guard United States Albany Patroons (3)
1991–92 Barry Mitchell Forward United States Quad City Thunder (2)
1992–93 Derek Strong Forward United States Quad City Thunder (3)
1993–94 Ronnie Grandison Forward United States Rochester Renegade
1994–95† Eldridge Recasner Guard United States Yakima Sun Kings
1995–96 Shelton Jones Forward United States Florida Beach Dogs
1996–97 Dexter Boney Guard United States Florida Beach Dogs (2)
1997–98 Jimmy King Guard United States Quad City Thunder (4)
1998–99† Adrian Griffin Forward United States Connecticut Pride
1999–2000 Jeff McInnis Guard United States Quad City Thunder (5)
2000–01 Not awarded after league went defunct
2001–02 Miles Simon Guard United States Dakota Wizards
2002–03 Andy Panko Forward United States Dakota Wizards (2)
2003–04 Josh Davis Forward United States Idaho Stampede
2004–05 Sam Clancy Jr. Forward United States Idaho Stampede (2)
Continental Basketball Association (CBA) Player of the Year
2005–06 Anthony Goldwire Guard United States Yakama Sun Kings (2)
2006–07 Galen Young Forward United States Yakama Sun Kings (3)
2007–08 Daryan Selvy Forward United States Yakama Sun Kings (4)