Korisliiga Most Valuable Player

{{Short description|Finnish basketball award}} {{Korisliiga awards}}

In the '''[[Korisliiga]]''', the top Finnish professional [[basketball]] league, two awards are considered the '''[[Most Valuable Player]]''' award. The first, the Player of the Year, goes to the best Finnish player in the league. The second, is the Best Foreigner (in Finnish, ''vuoden ulkomaalaisvahvistus'').

==Key==

{| class="wikitable" | colspan="2" style="background-color:#FFFF99; |* | colspan="5" |Inducted into the [[Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame]] |- | colspan="2" |Player (X) | colspan="5" |Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season |- | style="width:2em" |G | colspan="2" |[[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] |F |[[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] |C |[[Center (basketball)|Center]] |}

==Import Players== [[File:Damon Williams 20111030.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right|[[Damon Williams]] won the award twice]] {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Team (sortable), and References" |- !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col"| Nationality !scope="col"| Team !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref(s) |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1996–97 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kurk|Lee}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Torpan Pojat]] | align=center |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Historia |url=https://www.basket.fi/korisliiga/historia/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=www.basket.fi |language=fi}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1997–98 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|James|Gatewood}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[Torpan Pojat]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1998–99 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Faisal|Abraham}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}} | [[Salon Vilpas]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1999–00 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Marcus|Grant|dab=basketball}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[Namika Lahti]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2000–01 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Damon|Williams}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Pyrbasket]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2001–02 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Lonnie|Cooper}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{USA}} | [[Espoon Honka]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2002–03 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Marcus|Grant|dab=basketball}} {{small|(2×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[Espoon Honka]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2003–04 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Marcus|Grant|dab=basketball}} {{small|(3×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[Kouvot]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2004–05 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tim|Kisner}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{USA}} | [[Salon Vilpas]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2005–06 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Boakai|Lalugba}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{flag|Liberia}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Boakai Lalugba also owns the United States' nationality}} | [[Korihait|UU Korihait]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2006–07 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jerald|Fields}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[KTP-Basket]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2007–08 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Corey|Smith|Corey Smith (basketball)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{USA}} | [[Kouvot]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2008–09 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ray|Nixon}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[Namika Lahti]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2009–10 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|A. J.|Moye}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{USA}} | [[Kouvot]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2010–11 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Damon|Williams}} {{small|(2×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} | {{USA}} | [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2011–12 Korisliiga season|2011–12]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jeb|Ivey}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Nilan Bisons Loimaa]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2012–13 Korisliiga season|2012–13]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Martin|Zeno}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{USA}} | [[Nilan Bisons]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 Korisliiga|2013–14]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kyle|Fogg}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Korikobrat]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://arizona.247sports.com/Board/59422/Contents/Kyle-Fogg-MVP-28774757 |title=Kyle Fogg MVP |work=Arizona.247sports.com |access-date=2014-06-21}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2014–15 Korisliiga|2014–15]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Robert|Arnold|dab=basketball}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center | <ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2015–16 Korisliiga|2015–16]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Lamont|Jones}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{USA}} | [[Kobrat]] | align=center | <ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2016–17 Korisliiga|2016–17]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Juwan|Staten}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Vilpas Vikings]] | align=center | <ref name= staten-nikkarinen >{{Cite news|url=http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/?x125758=48119181|title=Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja|date=2017-05-17|access-date=2017-10-24|publisher=Basket.fi|language=fi}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2017–18 Korisliiga|2017–18]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Aaron|Jones|dab=basketball}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/C}} | {{USA}} | [[Vilpas Vikings]] | align=center | <ref name= foreignmvp >{{Cite web|url=https://www.basket.fi/basketball-finland/competitions/history/?league_id=4&season_id=119175#mbt:2-550$t&0=3&5=2|title=Foreign Player of the Year|access-date=2020-11-13|publisher=Basket.fi}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2018–19 Korisliiga|2018–19]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|René|Rougeau}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Kauhajoki Karhu Basket|Kauhajoen Karhu]] | align=center | <ref name= foreignmvp /> |- |[[2020–21 Korisliiga season|2020–21]] ! scope="row" |[[Jeremiah Wood (basketball)|Jeremiah Wood]] |F |{{USA}} |[[Salon Vilpas]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[2021–22 Korisliiga season|2021–22]] ! scope="row" |[[Cameron Jones (basketball)|Cameron Jones]] |G |{{USA}} |[[Kauhajoki Karhu Basket|Kauhajoen Karhu]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[2022–23 Korisliiga season|2022–23]] ! scope="row" |[[Jeffrey Carroll]] |F |{{USA}} |[[Helsinki Seagulls]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[2023–24 Korisliiga season|2023–24]] ! scope="row" |[[Both Gach]] |G |{{USA}} |[[BC Nokia]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |2024–25 ! scope="row" |[[René Rougeau]] {{small|(2x)}} |[[Small forward|SF]] |{{USA}} |[[Helsinki Seagulls]] | |}

== Finnish Players == [[File:Teemu Rannikko Finnish National Team.jpeg|200px|thumbnail|right|[[Teemu Rannikko]] is a three-times award winner]] {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Team (sortable), and References" |- !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position(s) played}} !scope="col"| Team !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref(s) |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1986–87 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mikael|Salmi}} | | [[Helsingin NMKY]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1987–88 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sakari|Pehkonen}} | | [[Helsingin NMKY]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1988–89 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pekka|Markkanen}} | | [[Korihait|Urheilijat]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1989–90 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Petteri|Nieminen}} | | [[Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1990–91 ! scope="row" style="background:#FFFF99;" | {{sortname|Larry|Pounds}}* | | [[KTP-Basket]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1991–92 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Petri|Niiranen}} | | [[Helsingin NMKY]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1992–93 ! scope="row" style="background:#FFFF99;" | {{sortname|Kari-Pekka|Klinga}}* | | [[Torpan Pojat]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1993–94 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Petri|Niiranen}} (2) | | [[Helsingin NMKY]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1994–95 ! scope="row" style="background:#FFFF99;" | {{sortname|Kari-Pekka|Klinga}} (2)* | | [[Torpan Pojat]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1995–96 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Markku|Larkio}} | | [[Pantterit|New Wave]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1996–97 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mika-Matti|Tahvanainen}} | | [[Namika Lahti|Lahden NMKY]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1997–98 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pasi|Riihelä}} | | [[Kouvot]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1998–99 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Teemu|Rannikko}} | | [[Turun NMKY|Piiloset]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1999–00 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Teemu|Rannikko}} (2) | | [[Turun NMKY|Piiloset]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2000–01 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Roope|Mäkelä}} | | [[Espoon Honka]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2001–02 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jukka|Toijala}} | | [[Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2002–03 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Petri|Virtanen}} | | [[BC Jyväskylä]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2003–04 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pasi|Riihelä}} | | [[Lappeenrannan NMKY]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2004–05 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pasi|Riihelä}} (2) | | [[Lappeenrannan NMKY]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2005–06 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Petri|Virtanen}} (2) | | [[Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2006–07 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sami|Lehtoranta}} (2) | | [[Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2007–08 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Petteri|Koponen}} | | [[Espoon Honka]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2008–09 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Antti|Nikkilä}} | | [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2009–10 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tuukka|Kotti}} | | [[Espoon Honka]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2010–11 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ville|Kaunisto}} | | [[Kouvot]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2011–12 Korisliiga season|2011–12]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sami|Lehtoranta}} (2) |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}} | [[Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2012–13 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Samuel|Haanpää}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | [[Korikobrat]] | align=center |<ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 Korisliiga|2013–14]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Antero|Lehto}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | [[Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball)|Tampereen Pyrintö]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/kaikki_uutiset/?x122462=23660572 |title=Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat - Suomen Koripalloliitto ry |work=Basket.fi |date=2014-05-22 |access-date=2014-06-21}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2014–15 Korisliiga|2014–15]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Teemu|Rannikko}} (3) |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | [[Kataja Basket|Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center | <ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2015–16 Korisliiga|2015–16]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Teemu|Rannikko}} (4) |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | [[Kataja Basket|Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center | <ref name=":0" /> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2016–17 Korisliiga|2016–17]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Antto|Nikkarinen}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}} | [[Helsinki Seagulls]] | align=center | <ref name=staten-nikkarinen/> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2017–18 Korisliiga|2017–18]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tuukka|Kotti}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/C}} | [[Helsinki Seagulls]] | align=center | <ref name=staten-nikkarinen/> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2018–19 Korisliiga|2018–19]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Topias|Palmi}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | [[Kataja Basket|Joensuun Kataja]] | align=center | <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/palmi-korisliigan-arvokkain-pelaaja-jones-finaalien-mvp/|title=Palmi Korisliigan arvokkain pelaaja, Jones finaalien MVP|date=June 6, 2019|website=basket.fi|language=fi|access-date=March 20, 2020}}</ref> |- |[[2020–21 Korisliiga season|2020–21]] ! scope="row" |[[Okko Järvi]] |G |[[Kauhajoki Karhu Basket|Karhu Basket]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[2021–22 Korisliiga season|2021–22]] ! scope="row" |[[Remu Raitanen]] |F/C |[[KTP-Basket]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[2022–23 Korisliiga season|2022–23]] ! scope="row" |[[Severi Kaukiainen]] |G |[[Kauhajoki Karhu Basket|Karhu Basket]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |[[2023–24 Korisliiga season|2023–24]] ! scope="row" |[[Topias Palmi]] (2) |G |[[Kauhajoki Karhu Basket|Karhu Basket]] |<ref name=":0" /> |- |2024-25 ! scope="row" |[[Lassi Nikkarinen]] |[[Point guard|PG]] |[[Helsinki Seagulls]] | |}

==Players with most awards==

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Player !Editions !Notes |-

|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Teemu Rannikko]] || style="text-align:center"|4 || style="text-align:center"|1999, 2000, 2O15, 2016 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Damon Williams]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2001, 2011 |-

|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marcus Grant ]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2003, 2004 |-

|{{flagicon|USA}} [[René Rougeau]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2019, 2025 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Petri Niiranen ]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|1992, 1994 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Sami Lehtoranta ]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2007, 2012 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Topias Palmi ]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2019, 2024 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[ Petri Virtanen]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2003, 2006 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[ Kari-Pekka Klinga]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|1993, 1995 |- |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[ Pasi Riihelä]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2004, 2005 |- |}

== Notes == {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{European Basketball MVP Awards}} {{Korisliiga}}

[[Category:Basketball most valuable player awards]] [[Category:Korisliiga|MVP]] [[Category:European basketball awards]]