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of the regular season in each of the twelve years the league existed. The Rookie of the Year was selected by sports writers, broadcasters, coaches, and managers. Despite the dozens of teams that played in the NBL through its history, three of them collectively dominated the award's recipients. The
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670:Chicago Daily Tribune
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162:Indianapolis Kautskys
54:Most Valuable Player
672:. Chicago, Illinois
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30:Championship
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395:Ken Buehler
183:(1986) and
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906:Categories
882:Todorovich
616:References
516:Fred Lewis
427:Mel Riebe
227:Position
209:Team (X)
157:rookie(s)
826:Sadowski
818:Stephens
746:June 17,
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702:June 17,
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646:June 17,
604:See also
187:(1973).
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866:Holzman
858:Patrick
842:Buehler
834:Glamack
802:Kessler
574:1948–49
557:Forward
541:1947–48
528:forward
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467:Forward
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439:forward
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403:Forward
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