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

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 EinikisCenterLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
1994–95†Gintaras Einikis (2)CenterLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
1995–96Tim BrooksGuardUnited States United StatesOlimpas Plungė
1996–97Andrius GiedraitisGuardLithuania LithuaniaSakalai
1997–98Andrius Giedraitis (2)GuardLithuania LithuaniaSakalai
1998–99
N/A
1999–00Mindaugas TiminskasForwardLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
2000–01Ramūnas ŠiškauskasGuard/forwardLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2001–02†Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2)Guard/forwardLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2002–03†Tanoka BeardForward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2003–04†Tanoka Beard (2)Forward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2004–05†Tanoka Beard (3)Forward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2005–06Darjuš LavrinovičForward/centerLithuania LithuaniaŽalgiris
2006–07†Tanoka Beard (4)Forward/centerUnited States United StatesŽalgiris
2007–08Donatas ZavackasForwardLithuania LithuaniaŠiauliai
2008–09†Chuck EidsonForward/guardUnited States United StatesLietuvos rytas
2009–10Egidijus DimšaCenterLithuania LithuaniaNevėžis
2010–11Aurimas KiežaForwardLithuania LithuaniaJuventus
2011–12Jonas ValančiūnasCenterLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2012–13Gediminas OrelikForwardLithuania LithuaniaPrienai
2013–14Juan PalaciosForward/centerColombia ColombiaLietuvos rytas
2014–15Antanas KavaliauskasForward/centerLithuania LithuaniaLietuvos rytas
2015–16Vytautas ŠulskisForwardLithuania LithuaniaVytautas
2016–17Jamar DiggsGuardUnited States United StatesJuventus
2017–18Laurynas BirutisCenterLithuania LithuaniaŠiauliai
2018–19Martinas Geben[1]CenterLithuania LithuaniaJuventus
2019–20
N/A
2020–21Elvar Már Friðriksson[2]GuardIceland IcelandŠiauliai
2021–22Ivan Buva[3]CenterCroatia CroatiaRytas
2022–23Ahmad Caver[4]GuardUnited States United StatesWolves
2023–24Ąžuolas Tubelis[5]ForwardLithuania LithuaniaNeptūnas
2024–25Anthony Cowan Jr.[6]GuardUnited States United StatesWolves Twinsbet
2025–26Arnas Velička[7]Point guardLithuania LithuaniaNeptūnas
Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.[8]

Awards won by club

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

Awards won by nationality

Country Total
 Lithuania 20
 United States 8
 Colombia 1
 Iceland
 Croatia

See also

References list

  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. ↑ "Reguliariojo sezono MVP laurus susižėręs A. Cowanas: "Labai džiaugiuosi, bet tenkintų tik čempionų titulas"". lkl.lt. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Reguliariojo sezono MVP – A. Velička". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Vanagas, Tomas. "Kaip klostosi LKL MVP tapusių krepšininkų karjeros?". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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