The Spurs' Martavias Laster highlighted the 2023 Fall K1 All-League awards by taking home player of the year honors, edging out Brandon Berry of the 76ers. Laster averaged 23.8 points per game, 4.2 assists per game, and 1.5 steals per game. His points per game were good for second in the league and his assists per game were good for third in the league. Coach Walter Hudson III of the Grizzlies was voted by his peers as coach of the year, as he led the Grizzlies to a regular season record of 9-2 and the number two seed in the playoff tournament. In the race for defensive player of the year, the Lakers' Terrell Hendrix won for the second straight year. Hendrix led the league in steals (3.2 per game) and finished second in the league in blocks (1.8 per game). The 76ers took home the Rookie of the Year award for the second consecutive season as Brandon Berry was a unnanimous selection. Berry played in all eleven regular season games and led the K1 League in scoring at 27.2 points per game. Rounding out the awards, the Thunder's Jwaquese Springer took home the Most Improved Player. Last year with the Warriors he averaged 3.3 points per game, whereas this season with the Thunder he averaged 13.4 ppg. Check out the full list below!
First Team:
Martavias Laster (Spurs)
Brandon Berry (76ers)
Tyree Mosley (Warriors)
Ryan Kvasnicka (Celtics)
Terrell Hendrix (Lakers)
Second Team:
LJ Harris (Nets)
Nathan Yockey (Heat)
Brooks Schoon (Bulls)
Barik Olden (Bucks)
Dennis Koger (Spurs)
Third Team:
Nick Crowe (Bulls)
Mico Sullivan (Warriors)
Antonio Marshall (Warriors)
Brody Gonzalez (Celtics)
Benito Munoz (Bulls)
Honorable Mention:
Dee Bradley (Lakers)
Mark Conner (Grizzlies)
Latrell Tidwell (Warriors)
Tryston Swartz (Bucks)
Andre Robertson Jr (Lakers)
All Defensive Team:
Terrell Hendrix (Lakers)
Latrell Tidwell (Warriors)
Andre Robertson Jr (Lakers)
Cam Davis (Heat)
Trey Johnson (Spurs)
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Berry (76ers)
Most Improved: Jwaquese Springer (Thunder)
Defender of the Year: Terrell Hendrix (Lakers)
Coach of the Year: Walter Hudson III (Grizzlies)
Most Valuable Player: Martavias Laster (Spurs)