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LKL Most Valuable Player Award

The LKL Most Valuable Player Award is the annual award that is given by the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top-tier professional basketball league in Lithuania, to its Most Valuable Player of each regular season. The award was presented by LKL for the first time after 1993–94 LKL season. Since 1993–94 LKL season, four players have won the award more than once: Tanoka Beard (4-time winner), Gintaras Einikis, Andrius Giedraitis and Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2-time winners). Lithuanian players won the most MVPs. The MVP is being awarded after regular season, the player is elected by the league.

LKL Season MVPs edit

 
Tanoka Beard was a four-time LKL MVP (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
† Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Season Player Position Nationality Team
1993–94† Gintaras Einikis Center   Lithuania Žalgiris
1994–95† Gintaras Einikis (2) Center   Lithuania Žalgiris
1995–96† Rimas Kurtinaitis Guard   Lithuania Žalgiris
1996–97 Andrius Giedraitis Guard   Lithuania Sakalai
1997–98 Andrius Giedraitis (2) Guard   Lithuania Sakalai
1998–99 N/A — — —
1999–00 Mindaugas Timinskas Forward   Lithuania Žalgiris
2000–01 Ramūnas Šiškauskas Guard/forward   Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
2001–02† Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2) Guard/forward   Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
2002–03† Tanoka Beard Forward/center   United States Žalgiris
2003–04† Tanoka Beard (2) Forward/center   United States Žalgiris
2004–05† Tanoka Beard (3) Forward/center   United States Žalgiris
2005–06 Darjuš Lavrinovič Forward/center   Lithuania Žalgiris
2006–07† Tanoka Beard (4) Forward/center   United States Žalgiris
2007–08 Donatas Zavackas Forward   Lithuania Šiauliai
2008–09† Chuck Eidson Forward/guard   United States Lietuvos rytas
2009–10 Egidijus Dimša Center   Lithuania Nevėžis
2010–11 Aurimas Kieža Forward   Lithuania Juventus
2011–12 Jonas Valančiūnas Center   Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
2012–13 Gediminas Orelik Forward   Lithuania Prienai
2013–14 Juan Palacios Forward/center   Colombia Lietuvos rytas
2014–15 Antanas Kavaliauskas Forward/center   Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
2015–16 Vytautas Šulskis Forward   Lithuania Vytautas
2016–17 Jamar Diggs Guard   United States Juventus
2017–18 Laurynas Birutis Center   Lithuania Šiauliai
2018–19 Martinas Geben[1] Center   Lithuania Juventus
2019–20 N/A — — —
2020–21 Elvar Már Friðriksson[2] Guard   Iceland Šiauliai
2021–22 Ivan Buva[3] Center   Croatia Rytas
2022–23 Ahmad Caver[4] Guard   United States Wolves
2023–24 Ąžuolas Tubelis[5] Forward   Lithuania Neptūnas
Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.[6]

Awards won by club edit

Country Total
Žalgiris 9
Lietuvos rytas / Rytas 7
Šiauliai 3
Juventus 3
Sakalai 2
Prienai / Vytautas 2
Nevėžis 1
Wolves 1
Neptūnas 1

Awards won by nationality edit

Country Total
  Lithuania 19
  United States 7
  Colombia 1
  Iceland 1
  Croatia 1

See also edit

References list edit

  1. ^ ""Žalgiriui" priklausantis Gebenas – LKL sezono MVP". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 May 2021). "Elvar Már valinn mikilvægastur í Litháen". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Regular season MVP statuette travels to Vilnius". en.lkl.lt. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Playoff matchups confirmed as Betsafe-LKL regular season wraps up". en.lkl.lt. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. ^ "LKL sezono MVP – Ąžuolas Tubelis". basketnews.lt. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  6. ^ Vanagas, Tomas. "Kaip klostosi LKL MVP tapusių krepšininkų karjeros?". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.

External links edit

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