2025 Sengstock Trophy panel selected

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Each panel member will award votes after each game.

A five-person panel has been selected to name the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the Hungry Jack’s NBL Championship Series between the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne United.

The winner will be awarded the Larry Sengstock Trophy.

The five panelists are:

Larry Sengstock - Inaugural Championship Series MVP and 5x Champion
Andrew Gaze – 2x Champion and 7x MVP
Bec Allen – Australian Opal and WNBA player
Derek Rucker – 1990 NBL MVP and 3x All-NBL First Team member
Olgun Uluc – Award winning journalist & ESPN basketball expert

Each will award votes (3,2,1) after each game.

ILLAWARRA HAWKS V MELBOURNE UNITED

Game 1: Saturday 8 March
Illawarra v Melbourne, WIN Entertainment Centre, 8:00pm AEDT
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Game 2: Wednesday 12 March
Melbourne v Illawarra, John Cain Arena, 7:30pm AEDT
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Game 3: Sunday 16 March
Illawarra v Melbourne, WIN Entertainment Centre, 5:30pm AEDT
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Game 4 (if required): Wednesday 19 March
Melbourne v Illawarra, John Cain Arena, 7:30pm AEDT
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Game 5 (if required): Sunday 23 March
Illawarra v Melbourne, WIN Entertainment Centre, 2:30pm AEDT
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