Continental Basketball Association award winners and alumni
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The Continental Basketball Association was a men's professional basketball league that existed from 1946 to 2009. The league was formerly known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association. There were several annual awards in the CBA including the Player of the Year Award, the Rookie of the Year Award, the Coach of the Year Award, the Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Newcomer of the Year Award.
Regular season MVPs and Players of the Year
CBA Newcomer of the Year
CBA Rookie of the Year
CBA 50th Anniversary Team
EPBL/EBA era team (1946–1978)
- Stacey Arceneaux — forward[1]
- Bill Chanecka — forward[1]
- Charlie Criss — guard[1]
- Tom Hemans — forward[1]
- Hal Lear — guard[1]
- Julius McCoy — forward[1]
- Stan Novak — coach[1]
- Roman Turmon — center[1]
- Ken Wilburn — center[1]
CBA era team (1978–1996)
- Vincent Askew — forward[1]
- Tico Brown — guard[1]
- Don Collins — forward[1]
- Ron Davis — forward[1]
- Claude Gregory — center[1]
- Glenn Hagan — guard[1]
- Charles Jones — center[1]
- Mauro Panaggio — coach[1]
- Derrick Rowland — forward[1]
- Robert Smith — guard[1]
- Clinton Wheeler — guard[1]
CBA players who played at least 82 NBA games
- Alaa Abdelnaby
- Vincent Askew
- Chucky Atkins
- Isaac Austin
- Anthony Avent
- Greg Ballard
- Ken Bannister
- Stephen Bardo
- Maceo Baston
- Kenny Battle
- Corey Beck
- Raja Bell
- Mel Bennett
- Lance Blanks
- Manute Bol
- Walter Bond
- Bruce Bowen
- Anthony Bowie
- Earl Boykins
- Charles Bradley
- Dudley Bradley
- Tim Breaux
- Jim Brogan
- Kevin Brooks
- Michael Brooks
- Scott Brooks
- Rick Brunson
- Tony Brown
- Willie Burton
- Steve Burtt Sr.
- Mitchell Butler
- Marty Byrnes
- Adrian Caldwell
- Rick Carlisle
- Derrick Chievous
- Chris Childs
- Don Collins
- Steve Colter
- Darwin Cook
- Hollis Copeland
- Joe Courtney
- Charlie Criss
- Michael Curry
- Lloyd Daniels
- Emanual Davis
- Todd Day
- Greg Dreiling
- John Drew
- Richard Dumas
- Ledell Eackles
- Mario Elie
- Harold Ellis
- LeRon Ellis
- Chris Engler
- Jim Farmer
- Jamie Feick
- Eric Fernsten
- Duane Ferrell
- Rod Foster
- World B. Free
- Kevin Gamble
- Kenny Gattison
- Tate George
- George Gervin
- Gerald Glass
- Anthony Goldwire
- Grant Gondrezick
- Pétur Guðmundsson
- Joe Graboski
- Paul Graham
- Ronnie Grandison
- Greg Grant
- Jeff Grayer
- Litterial Green
- Rickey Green
- Adrian Griffin
- Darrin Hancock
- Junior Harrington
- Conner Henry
- Steve Henson
- Kenny Higgs
- Craig Hodges
- Tom Hoover
- Byron Houston
- Stephen Howard
- Eddie Hughes
- Byron Irvin
- Jaren Jackson
- Stephen Jackson
- Henry James
- Andy Johnson
- Anthony Jones
- Eddie Jordan
- Reggie Jordan
- Larry Kenon
- Randolph Keys
- Bo Kimble
- Albert King
- Chris King
- Gerard King
- Greg Kite
- Bart Kofoed
- Joe Kopicki
- Jerome Lane
- Rusty LaRue
- Tim Legler
- Voshon Lenard
- Jim Les
- Lewis Lloyd
- John Long
- Sidney Lowe
- Oliver Mack
- Sam Mack
- Mark Macon
- Donny Marshall
- Darrick Martin
- Jeff Martin
- Anthony Mason
- Wes Matthews
- Bob McCann
- Andre McCarter
- Amal McCaskill
- George McCloud
- Ben McDonald
- Jeff McInnis
- Kevin McKenna
- Chris McNealy
- Bob McNeill
- Larry McNeill
- Anthony Miller
- Oliver Miller
- Dirk Minniefield
- Paul Mokeski
- Jamario Moon
- Lowes Moore
- Mikki Moore
- Tracy Moore
- Tod Murphy
- Pete Myers
- Kenny Natt
- Ed Nealy
- Bob Netolicky
- Chuck Nevitt
- Ivano Newbill
- Carl Nicks
- Kurt Nimphius
- Moochie Norris
- Jawann Oldham
- Brian Oliver
- Kevin Ollie
- Doug Overton
- Gerald Paddio
- Anthony Parker
- Sam Pellom
- Elliot Perry
- Bobby Phills
- Stan Pietkiewicz
- Charles Pittman
- Gary Plummer
- Olden Polynice
- Mark Pope
- Kevin Pritchard
- Mark Radford
- Ed Rains
- Mark Randall
- Kelvin Ransey
- Eldridge Recasner
- Robert Reid
- Jerry Reynolds
- Micheal Ray Richardson
- David Rivers
- Anthony Roberts
- Alvin Robertson
- Cliff Robinson
- Larry Robinson
- Rumeal Robinson
- Lorenzo Romar
- Scott Roth
- Donald Royal
- Clifford Rozier
- Campy Russell
- Cazzie Russell
- Walker Russell
- Mike Sanders
- Steve Scheffler
- Shawnelle Scott
- Carey Scurry
- Charles Shackleford
- Reggie Slater
- Charles Smith
- Doug Smith
- LaBradford Smith
- Michael Smith
- Robert Smith
- Rory Sparrow
- Larry Spriggs
- Kevin Stacom
- Bud Stallworth
- Terence Stansbury
- John Starks
- Brook Steppe
- Larry Stewart
- Joe Strawder
- Erick Strickland
- Mark Strickland
- Derek Strong
- Greg Sutton
- Roy Tarpley
- Terry Teagle
- Carlos Terry
- David Thirdkill
- Jim Thomas
- John Thomas
- Bernard Thompson
- Darren Tillis
- Ray Tolbert
- Sedric Toney
- Raymond Townsend
- Andre Turner
- Elston Turner
- Kelvin Upshaw
- Ben Warley
- Bryan Warrick
- Pearl Washington
- Slick Watts
- Marvin Webster
- Mark West
- Ennis Whatley
- Clinton Wheeler
- Jo Jo White
- Rory White
- Mitchell Wiggins
- Morlon Wiley
- Eddie Lee Wilkins
- Jeff Wilkins
- Aaron Williams
- Freeman Williams
- Kevin Williams
- Micheal Williams
- Rob Williams
- Sam Williams
- John Williamson
- Bill Willoughby
- Othell Wilson
- Al Wood
- Leon Wood
- Haywoode Workman
- Danny Young
CBA coaches who coached at least 82 NBA games
| NBA Yrs | Number of years as head coach |
| CBA Yrs | Number of years as head or assistant coach |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
| Coach | NBA yrs | CBA yrs | NBA | CBA | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | ||||
| Jim Boylan | 2007–08, 2012–13 | 1992–93 | 106 | 46 | 60 | .434 | — | — | — | — | |
| Maurice Cheeks | 2001–09, 2013–14 | 1993–94 | 620 | 305 | 315 | .420 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dave Cowens | 1978–79, 1996–2002 | 1984–85 | 352 | 161 | 191 | .457 | 44 | 22 | 22 | .500 | |
| Bob Hill | 1986–87, 1990–97, 2005–07 | 1988 | 603 | 310 | 293 | .514 | 54 | 21 | 33 | .389 | |
| Phil Jackson* | 1989–2011 | 1982–87 | 1,640 | 1,155 | 485 | .704 | 232 | 125 | 107 | .539 | |
| Dave Joerger | 2013–present | 2000–06 | 246 | 147 | 99 | .598 | 184 | 118 | 66 | .641 | |
| George Karl | 1984–88, 1992–2003, 2005–2013, 2015–16 | 1980–83, 1988–1991 | 1,999 | 1,175 | 824 | .588 | 298 | 217 | 81 | .728 | |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 2006–08 | 2003–04 | 100 | 31 | 69 | .310 | 53 | 37 | 16 | .698 | |
| Andrew Levane | 1952–54, 1958–62 | 1961 | 276 | 106 | 170 | .384 | — | — | — | — | [2][3] |
| Bill Musselman | 1980–82, 1989–1991 | 1983–88, 1993–94 | 250 | 80 | 170 | .320 | 327 | 224 | 103 | .685 | |
| Eric Musselman | 2002–04, 2006–07 | 1989–1997 | 246 | 108 | 138 | .439 | 392 | 270 | 122 | .688 | |
| Tom Nissalke | 1971–1984 | 1986–87 | 879 | 371 | 508 | .422 | 48 | 26 | 22 | .542 | |
| Flip Saunders | 1995–2012 | 1988–1995 | 1,248 | 654 | 594 | .524 | 390 | 253 | 137 | .648 | |
| Paul Seymour | 1956–1966, 1968–69 | 1966–67 | 512 | 271 | 241 | .529 | 28 | 21 | 7 | .750 | [4] |
| Jerry Sloan* | 1979–1982, 1988–2011 | 1984–85 | 2,024 | 1,221 | 803 | .603 | — | — | — | — | |
| Keith Smart | 2002–03, 2010–13 | 1997–2000 | 263 | 93 | 107 | .354 | 168 | 85 | 83 | .506 | |
| Terry Stotts | 2002–07, 2012–2021 | 1990–92 | 611 | 297 | 314 | .486 | — | — | — | — | |
| Darrell Walker | 1996–2000 | 1998–99 | 169 | 56 | 113 | .331 | 56 | 23 | 33 | .411 | |
Coach of the year Award
Source:usbasket.com
| Season | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 |  Mo McHone | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1997-98 | Dan Panaggio | Quad City Thunder |
| 1998-99 | Tyler Jones | Connecticut Pride |
| 1999-00 | Dan Panaggio | Quad City Thunder |
| 2000-01 | ||
| 2001-02 | Dave Joerger | Dakota Wizards |
| 2002-03 | Chris Daleo | Rockford Lightning |
| 2003-04 | Dave Joerger | Dakota Wizards |
| 2004-05 | Russ Bergman | Great Lakes Storm |
| 2005-06 | Jaren Jackson | Gary Steelheads |
| 2006-07 | Paul Woolpert | Yakama Sun Kings |
| 2007-08 | Paul Woolpert | Yakama Sun Kings |
CBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
- 1961 – Alex "Boo" Ellis, Wilkes-Barre Barons
- 1963 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
- 1964 – Jimmie Hadnot, Trenton Colonials
- 1965 – Bobby McNeill, Camden Bullets
- 1966 – Walt Simon, Allentown Jets
- 1967 – Willie Murrell, Scranton Miners
- 1968 – Willis "Spider" Bennett, Hartford Capitols
- 1969 – Jim Jackson, Scranton Miners
- 1970 – John Savage, Wilmington Blue Bombers
- 1971 – Willie Somerset, Scranton Apollos
- 1972 – Reggie Lacefield, Hartford Capitols
- 1977 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
- 1978 – Jim Bostic, Jersey Shore Bullets
- 1979 – Andre McCarter, Rochester Zeniths
- 1982 – Brad Branson, Anchorage Northern Knights
- 1983 – Larry Spriggs, Albany Patroons
- 1984 – Anthony Roberts, Wyoming Wildcatters
- 1985 – Rick Lamb, Wyoming Wildcatters
- 1986 – Don Collins, Tampa Bay Thrillers
- 1987 – Eddie Johnson, Tampa Bay Thrillers
- 1988 – Michael Brooks, Albany Patroons
- 1989 – Dwayne McClain, Rockford Lightning
- 1990 – Conner Henry, Rapid City Thrillers
- 1991 – Vincent Askew, Albany Patroons
- 1992 – Conner Henry, Yakima Sun Kings
- 1993 – Pat Durham, Fargo-Moorhead Fever
- 1994 – Jeff Martin, Grand Rapids Hoops
- 1995 – Tony Dawson, Rockford Lightning
- 1996 – Shelton Jones, Florida Beachdogs
- 1997 – Dexter Boney, Florida Beachdogs
- 2000 – Dontae' Jones, LaCrosse Bobcats
- 2003 – Versile Shaw, Sioux Falls Skyforce
- 2004 – Roberto Bergersen, Idaho Stampede
- 2005 – Sam Clancy, Jr., Idaho Stampede
- 2006 – Randy Holcomb, Gary Steelheads
- 2007 – Ralph Holmes, Yakama Sun Kings
- 2008 – Odell Bradley, Butte Daredevils[5]
