Cotton claims top honours

PERTH Wildcats point guard Bryce Cotton has been crowned the NBL’s most valuable player, outpolling Illawarra Hawks playmaker Demitrius Conger by 23 votes at last night’s league awards.

Sydney Kings star Jerome Randle, who won the Andrew Gaze Trophy last season while at Adelaide, was third, despite playing only 19 of 28 games.

Melbourne United import Casper Ware and Wildcat Jean-Pierre Tokoto rounded out the top five.