BSN Most Valuable Player Award

{{short description|Annual MVP award of Puerto Rico basketball league}} The '''BSN Most Valuable Player''' (''Jugador Más Valioso'') is an annual [[most valuable player]] award of [[Puerto Rico]]'s top-tier level professional [[basketball]] league, the [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional]] (BSN), that is given to the best performing player of the [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional#Regular season|regular season]]. The award is decided by a panel of local sportswriters and broadcasters, each of whom casts votes. As of August 2018, the current holder of the award is [[Reyshawn Terry]], of the [[Piratas de Quebradillas]].<ref name=terry2018>{{cite web| url=http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/terrysequitaunaespinitaconelmvp-1299630/?li_source=LI&li_medium=article-bottom-rail| title=Terry se quita una espinita con el MVP | author=Joel Ortiz Rivera| publisher=Primera Hora| language=Spanish| date=August 28, 2018| accessdate=August 29, 2018}}</ref>

[[Juan "Pachín" Vicéns]], [[Teófilo Cruz]], and [[Mario Morales|Mario "Quijote" Morales]] won the award a record four times. [[Juan Báez]], [[Raymond Dalmau]], [[Georgie Torres]], and [[Christian Dalmau]] won the BSN Most Valuable Player award three times.<ref name=terry2018/>

== Winners == [[File:José Rafael Ortiz.JPG|thumb|upright|[[José Ortiz (basketball)|José Ortiz]] won the award in 2002 as a member of the [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]].]] [[File:Donta Smith (2).JPG|thumb|upright|[[Donta Smith]] followed consecutive two-time winner [[Christian Dalmau]] in 2012.]] [[File:Hodge Walter - Mecz Gwiazd PLK 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Walter Hodge]] won the award in 2014, after leading the league in assists. He won it for a second time in 2022.]]  {| class="wikitable" |- | style="background-color:#CFECEC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| ^ |Denotes player who is still active in the BSN |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:6em"| {{dagger}} |Denotes player whose team won championship that year |- |Player (X) |Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time |- |Team (X) |Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)" |- !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| Position !scope="col"| Nationality !scope="col"| Team |-  | {{center|1950}} | | | | |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1951}} | {{sortname|Raúl "Tinajón"|Feliciano|Raúl Feliciano}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[University of Puerto Rico|Gallitos de la UPR]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1952}} | {{sortname|Juan "Pachín"|Vicéns|Juan "Pachín" Vicéns}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|1953}} | {{sortname|Fufi|Santori}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[University of Puerto Rico|Gallitos de la UPR]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1954}} | {{sortname|Juan "Pachín"|Vicéns|Juan "Pachín" Vicéns}} (2) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1955}} | {{sortname|Raúl "Tinajón"|Feliciano|Raúl Feliciano}} (2) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cardenales de Río Piedras]] |- | {{center|1956}} | | | | |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1957}} | {{sortname|Juan|Báez}} | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cardenales de Río Piedras]] |- | {{center|1958}} | {{sortname|Juan "Pachín"|Vicéns|Juan "Pachín" Vicéns}} (3) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|1959}} | [[Bill McCadney]] | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Capitanes de Arecibo]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1960}} | {{sortname|Juan "Pachín"|Vicéns|Juan "Pachín" Vicéns}} (4) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1961}} | {{sortname|Tomás "Guabina"|Gutiérrez|Tomás Gutiérrez (basketball)}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1962}} | {{sortname|Teófilo|Cruz}} | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1963}} | {{sortname|Juan|Báez}} (2) | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cardenales de Río Piedras]] |- | {{center|1964}} | {{sortname|Juan|Báez}} (3) | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cardenales de Río Piedras]] |- | {{center|1965}} | [[Richie Pietri]] | | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Atléticos de San Germán]] |- | {{center|1966}} | [[Jaime Frontera]] | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]/[[Forward (basketball)|forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Capitanes de Arecibo]] |- | {{center|1967}} | {{sortname|Teófilo|Cruz}} (2) | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] |- | {{center|1968}} | {{sortname|Raymond|Dalmau}} | [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |- | {{center|1969}} | {{sortname|Raymond|Dalmau}} (2) | [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |- | {{center|1970}} | {{sortname|Teófilo|Cruz}} (3) | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] |- | {{center|1971}} | {{sortname|Teófilo|Cruz}} (4) | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] |- | {{center|1972}} | {{sortname|Raymond|Dalmau}} (3) | [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |- | {{center|1973}} | {{sortname|Neftalí|Rivera}} | [[Shooting guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |- | {{center|1974}} | [[Jimmy Thordsen]] | | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Gallitos de Isabela]] |- | {{center|1975}} | {{sortname|Josean|Baez}} | [[Shooting guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|1976}} | [[Earl Brown (basketball, born 1952)|Earl Brown]] | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cardenales de Río Piedras]] |- | {{center|1977}} | Hector Olivencia | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Criollos de Caguas (basketball)|Criollos de Caguas]] |- | {{center|1978}} | [[Carlos Bermúdez|Carlos "Charlie" Bermúdez]] | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Indios de Canovanas]] |- | {{center|1979}} | {{sortname|Rubén|Rodríguez|Rubén Rodríguez (basketball)}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1980}} | {{sortname|Mario "Quijote"|Morales|Mario Morales}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Mets de Guaynabo]] |- | {{center|1981}} | [[Rolando Frazer]] | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] | {{flagu|Panama}} | [[Polluelos de Aibonito]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1982}} | {{sortname|Mario "Quijote"|Morales|Mario Morales}} (2) | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Mets de Guaynabo]] |- | {{center|1983}} | {{sortname|Mario "Quijote"|Morales|Mario Morales}} (3) | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Mets de Guaynabo]] |- | {{center|1984}} | {{sortname|Georgie|Torres}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]/[[Forward (basketball)|forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cariduros de Fajardo]] |- | {{center|1985}} | {{sortname|Georgie|Torres}} (2) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]/[[Forward (basketball)|forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cariduros de Fajardo]] |- | {{center|1986}} | {{sortname|Georgie|Torres}} (3) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]/[[Forward (basketball)|forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cariduros de Fajardo]] |- | {{center|1987}} | [[Rolando Frazer]] (2) | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] | {{flagu|Panama}} | [[Polluelos de Aibonito]] |- | {{center|1988}} | {{sortname|Mario|Butler}} | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Panama}} | [[Titanes de Morovis]] |- | {{center|1989}} | {{sortname|Ramón|Rivas}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball)|Gigantes de Carolina]] |- | {{center|1990}} | [[Edgar de León]] | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cariduros de Fajardo]] |- | {{center|1991}} | {{sortname|James|Carter|James Carter (basketball)}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Brujos de Guayama]] |- | {{center|1992}} | [[Frantz Volcy]] | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Haiti}} | [[Atléticos de San Germán]] |- | {{center|1993}} | {{sortname|Mario "Quijote"|Morales|Mario Morales}} (4) | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Mets de Guaynabo]] |- | {{center|1994}} | {{sortname|James|Carter|James Carter (basketball)}} (2) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Brujos de Guayama]] |- | {{center|1995}} | {{sortname|Bobby|Ríos}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|1996}} | {{sortname|Luis|Allende}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Criollos de Caguas (basketball)|Criollos de Caguas]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|1997}} | {{sortname|Eddie|Casiano}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Atléticos de San Germán]] |- | {{center|1998}} | [[Javier "Tonito" Colon]] | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|1999}} | {{sortname|Tony|Farmer|dab=basketball, born 1970}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|2000}} | {{sortname|Ian|Lockhart}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Bahamas}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |- | {{center|2001}} | [[Monty Wilson]] | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Polluelos de Aibonito]] |- | {{center|2002}} | {{sortname|José|Ortiz|José Ortiz (basketball)}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] |- | {{center|2003}} | {{sortname|Carlos|Escalera}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Maratonistas de Coamo]] |- | {{center|2004}} | {{sortname|Christian|Dalmau}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Atléticos de San Germán]] |- | {{center|2005}} | {{sortname|Bobby Joe|Hatton}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|2006}} | {{sortname|Wilfredo|Pagán}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Brujos de Guayama]] |- | {{center|2007}} | {{sortname|Angelo|Reyes|Angelo Reyes (basketball)}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Gigantes de Carolina (men's basketball)|Gigantes de Carolina]] |- | {{center|2008}} | {{sortname|Ánsel|Guzmán}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Grises de Humacao]] |- | {{center|2009}} | {{sortname|Jesse|Pellot}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Atléticos de San Germán]] |- | {{center|2010}} | {{sortname|Christian|Dalmau}} (2) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]] |- | {{center|2011}} | {{sortname|Christian|Dalmau}} (3) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]] |- !scope="row" style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{center|2012}} | {{sortname|Donta|Smith}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|United States}}<br />{{flagu|Venezuela}} | [[Indios de Mayagüez (basketball)|Indios de Mayagüez]] |- | {{center|2013}} | {{sortname|Mike|Harris|Mike Harris (basketball)}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|2014}} | {{sortname|Walter|Hodge}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}}<br />{{flagu|U.S. Virgin Islands}} | [[Capitanes de Arecibo]] |- | {{center|2015}} | {{sortname|Peter John|Ramos}} | [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Brujos de Guayama]] |- | {{center|2016}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Ángel Daniel|Vassallo}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]] |- | {{center|2017}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Gary|Browne|Gary Browne (basketball)}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Atléticos de San Germán]] |- | {{center|2018}} | {{sortname|Reyshawn|Terry}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |- | {{center|2019}} | {{sortname|Brian|Conklin}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]]<br>[[Indios de Mayagüez (basketball)|Indios de Mayagüez]] |- | {{center|2020}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Paris|Bass}} | [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Atléticos de San Germán]] |- | {{center|2021}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Ángel|Rodríguez|Ángel Rodríguez (basketball)}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} | [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]] |- | {{center|2022}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Walter|Hodge}} (2) | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|Puerto Rico}}<br />{{flagu|U.S. Virgin Islands}} | [[Capitanes de Arecibo]] |- | {{center|2023}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Brandon|Knight|Brandon Knight (basketball)}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |- | {{center|2024}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Travis|Trice|Travis Trice}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|United States}} | [[Criollos de Caguas (basketball)|Criollos de Caguas]] |- | {{center|2025}} !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Emmanuel|Mudiay|Emmanuel Mudiay}} | [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | {{flagu|DRC}} | [[Piratas de Quebradillas]] |}

==Multi-time winners== {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !!Player!!Team(s)!! Awards!!Years |- |rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |1|| {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Juan "Pachín" Vicéns]]||[[Leones de Ponce (basketball)|Leones de Ponce]]||rowspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |4|| 1952, 1954, 1958, 1960 |- | {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Teófilo Cruz]]||[[Cangrejeros de Santurce (basketball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]]|| 1962, 1967, 1970, 1971 |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Mario "Quijote" Morales]]||[[Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)|Mets de Guaynabo]]|| 1980, 1982, 1983, 1993 |- |rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |4|| {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Juan Báez]]||[[Cardenales de Río Piedras]] ||rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |3|| 1957, 1963, 1964 |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Raymond Dalmau]]||[[Piratas de Quebradillas]] || 1968, 1969, 1972 |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Georgie Torres]]||[[Cariduros de Fajardo]]|| 1984, 1985, 1986 |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Christian Dalmau]]||[[Atléticos de San Germán]] (1) / [[Vaqueros de Bayamón]] (2) || 2004, 2010, 2011 |- |rowspan=4style="text-align:center;" |8|| {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Raúl "Tinajón" Feliciano]]||[[University of Puerto Rico|Gallitos de la UPR]] (1) / [[Cardenales de Río Piedras]] (1) ||rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;" |2|| 1951, 1955 |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[Rolando Frazer]] || [[Polluelos de Aibonito]] || 1981, 1987 |- |{{flagicon|PUR}} [[James Carter (basketball)|James Carter]] || [[Brujos de Guayama]] || 1991, 1994 |- |{{flagicon|United States Virgin Islands}} [[Walter Hodge]] || [[Capitanes de Arecibo]] || 2014, 2022 |}

== See also == * [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional|Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN)]] * [[List of BSN champions]]

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.bsnpr.com/# Puerto Rican League official website] {{in lang|es}}

[[Category:Baloncesto Superior Nacional]] [[Category:Basketball in Puerto Rico]] [[Category:Basketball most valuable player awards]]