Wildcats trio in the mix for NBL awards

Wildcats superstar Bryce Cotton is one of three players nominated to win the top honour - the NBL MVP Award - alongside Melbourne United's Chris Goulding and New Zealand Breaker Parker Jackson-Cartwright.

If Cotton wins the award, which he's favourite to do so after averaging 23.1 points and 4.3 assists per game in NBL24, he will become only the second player in NBL history to win it four-plus times alongside Andrew Gaze (seven).

He's also in the running to win the Fans' MVP Award and All-NBL First Team selection after taking out the competition's Scoring Champion honour for a seventh time in eight seasons.

Head coach John Rillie is a chance to be named the League's Coach of the Year after turning the Wildcats' season around from a 2-5 start to second spot on the ladder with a 17-11 record.

Rillie is up against Illawarra interim coach Justin Tatum and United mentor Dean Vickerman.

Wildcats Next Star Alex Sarr is in contention to win the Next Generation Award after a stunning debut season in the NBL which has seen him bolt up the NBA draft charts.

The Andrew Gaze MVP Awards Night will take place tonight at CIEL The Venue in Melbourne. It will be streamed live and free on the NBL app and website at 4.30pm WA time. 

The All-NBL First Team, All-NBL Second Team, Executive of the Year, Referee of the Year, Gametime by Kmart Award and Fans’ MVP will also be announced.