# Korisliiga Most Valuable Player

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Finnish basketball award

Korisliiga awards and honours Individual awards MVP Finals MVP Defensive Player of Year Finnish Hall of Fame v t e

In the **[Korisliiga](/source/Korisliiga)**, the top Finnish professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) league, two awards are considered the **[Most Valuable Player](/source/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

* Inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season G Guard F Forward C Center

## Import Players

[Damon Williams](/source/Damon_Williams) won the award twice

Season Player Pos. Nationality Team Ref(s) 1996–97 Kurk Lee PG United States Torpan Pojat [1] 1997–98 James Gatewood F United States Torpan Pojat [1] 1998–99 Faisal Abraham F U.S. Virgin Islands Salon Vilpas [1] 1999–00 Marcus Grant F United States Namika Lahti [1] 2000–01 Damon Williams F United States Pyrbasket [1] 2001–02 Lonnie Cooper G United States Espoon Honka [1] 2002–03 Marcus Grant (2×) F United States Espoon Honka [1] 2003–04 Marcus Grant (3×) F United States Kouvot [1] 2004–05 Tim Kisner G United States Salon Vilpas [1] 2005–06 Boakai Lalugba F Liberia[a] UU Korihait [1] 2006–07 Jerald Fields F United States KTP-Basket [1] 2007–08 Corey Smith G United States Kouvot [1] 2008–09 Ray Nixon F United States Namika Lahti [1] 2009–10 A. J. Moye G United States Kouvot [1] 2010–11 Damon Williams (2×) F United States Tampereen Pyrintö [1] 2011–12 Jeb Ivey PG United States Nilan Bisons Loimaa [1] 2012–13 Martin Zeno G United States Nilan Bisons [1] 2013–14 Kyle Fogg PG United States Korikobrat [2] 2014–15 Robert Arnold SF United States Joensuun Kataja [1] 2015–16 Lamont Jones G United States Kobrat [1] 2016–17 Juwan Staten PG United States Vilpas Vikings [3] 2017–18 Aaron Jones C United States Vilpas Vikings [4] 2018–19 René Rougeau SF United States Kauhajoen Karhu [4] 2020–21 Jeremiah Wood F United States Salon Vilpas [1] 2021–22 Cameron Jones G United States Kauhajoen Karhu [1] 2022–23 Jeffrey Carroll F United States Helsinki Seagulls [1] 2023–24 Both Gach G United States BC Nokia [1] 2024–25 René Rougeau (2x) SF United States Helsinki Seagulls

## Finnish Players

[Teemu Rannikko](/source/Teemu_Rannikko) is a three-times award winner

Season Player Pos. Team Ref(s) 1986–87 Mikael Salmi Helsingin NMKY [1] 1987–88 Sakari Pehkonen Helsingin NMKY [1] 1988–89 Pekka Markkanen Urheilijat [1] 1989–90 Petteri Nieminen Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat [1] 1990–91 Larry Pounds* KTP-Basket [1] 1991–92 Petri Niiranen Helsingin NMKY [1] 1992–93 Kari-Pekka Klinga* Torpan Pojat [1] 1993–94 Petri Niiranen (2) Helsingin NMKY [1] 1994–95 Kari-Pekka Klinga (2)* Torpan Pojat [1] 1995–96 Markku Larkio New Wave [1] 1996–97 Mika-Matti Tahvanainen Lahden NMKY [1] 1997–98 Pasi Riihelä Kouvot [1] 1998–99 Teemu Rannikko Piiloset [1] 1999–00 Teemu Rannikko (2) Piiloset [1] 2000–01 Roope Mäkelä Espoon Honka [1] 2001–02 Jukka Toijala Joensuun Kataja [1] 2002–03 Petri Virtanen BC Jyväskylä [1] 2003–04 Pasi Riihelä Lappeenrannan NMKY [1] 2004–05 Pasi Riihelä (2) Lappeenrannan NMKY [1] 2005–06 Petri Virtanen (2) Joensuun Kataja [1] 2006–07 Sami Lehtoranta (2) Joensuun Kataja [1] 2007–08 Petteri Koponen Espoon Honka [1] 2008–09 Antti Nikkilä Tampereen Pyrintö [1] 2009–10 Tuukka Kotti Espoon Honka [1] 2010–11 Ville Kaunisto Kouvot [1] 2011–12 Sami Lehtoranta (2) PF Joensuun Kataja [1] 2012–13 Samuel Haanpää SG Korikobrat [1] 2013–14 Antero Lehto PG Tampereen Pyrintö [5] 2014–15 Teemu Rannikko (3) PG Joensuun Kataja [1] 2015–16 Teemu Rannikko (4) PG Joensuun Kataja [1] 2016–17 Antto Nikkarinen PF Helsinki Seagulls [3] 2017–18 Tuukka Kotti C Helsinki Seagulls [3] 2018–19 Topias Palmi G Joensuun Kataja [6] 2020–21 Okko Järvi G Karhu Basket [1] 2021–22 Remu Raitanen F/C KTP-Basket [1] 2022–23 Severi Kaukiainen G Karhu Basket [1] 2023–24 Topias Palmi (2) G Karhu Basket [1] 2024-25 Lassi Nikkarinen PG Helsinki Seagulls

## Players with most awards

Player Editions Notes Teemu Rannikko 4 1999, 2000, 2O15, 2016 Damon Williams 2 2001, 2011 Marcus Grant 2 2003, 2004 René Rougeau 2 2019, 2025 Petri Niiranen 2 1992, 1994 Sami Lehtoranta 2 2007, 2012 Topias Palmi 2 2019, 2024 Petri Virtanen 2 2003, 2006 Kari-Pekka Klinga 2 1993, 1995 Pasi Riihelä 2 2004, 2005

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Boakai Lalugba also owns the United States' nationality

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kyle Fogg MVP"](http://arizona.247sports.com/Board/59422/Contents/Kyle-Fogg-MVP-28774757). *Arizona.247sports.com*. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-staten-nikkarinen_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-staten-nikkarinen_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-staten-nikkarinen_4-2) ["Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja"](http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/?x125758=48119181) (in Finnish). Basket.fi. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-foreignmvp_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-foreignmvp_5-1) ["Foreign Player of the Year"](https://www.basket.fi/basketball-finland/competitions/history/?league_id=4&season_id=119175#mbt:2-550$t&0=3&5=2). Basket.fi. Retrieved 2020-11-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat - Suomen Koripalloliitto ry"](http://www.basket.fi/uutiset/kaikki_uutiset/?x122462=23660572). *Basket.fi*. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Palmi Korisliigan arvokkain pelaaja, Jones finaalien MVP"](https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/palmi-korisliigan-arvokkain-pelaaja-jones-finaalien-mvp/). *basket.fi* (in Finnish). June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

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