Nowitzki was named the Euroscar European Basketball Player of the Year by the Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport for five years running from 2002 to 2006 and again in 2011.Dirk Nowitzki named Europlayer of the year – Dallas Mavericks Blog – ESPN Dallas. ESPN. Retrieved August 10, 2012. He was also named the Mister Europa European Player of the Year by the Italian sports magazine Superbasket in 2005, and the FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year twice in 2005 and 2011.
