{{short description|Basketball award in Italy}} {{Lega Basket Serie A awards}} The '''Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP)''' is an annual [[Lega Basket Serie A awards|award]] given by the [[Italian basketball league system|1st-tier]] of Italian professional [[basketball]], the [[Lega Basket Serie A]] (LBA). It has been awarded since the [[2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A|2003–04]] season to the league's [[most valuable player]] in the league's deciding Finals series of the playoffs.
==Winners== [[Image:Bo McCalebb with Partizan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Bo McCalebb]] (2010; 2011)]] [[Image:Alessandro Gentile.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Alessandro Gentile]] (2014)]] {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Key !scope="row"|'''Player (X)''' |Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |- !scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#B0C4DE"|{{dagger}} |Indicates multiple award winners in the same season |} *Player nationalities by [[national team]]. {| 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;"| [[2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A|2003–04]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|David|Andersen}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/C}} | {{AUS}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Anderson also owns Danish nationality.}} | [[Mens Sana Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A|2004–05]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gianluca|Basile}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}} | [[Climamio Bologna]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A|2005–06]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ramūnas|Šiškauskas}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{LIT}} | [[Treviso Basket|Benetton Treviso]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A|2006–07]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rimantas|Kaukėnas}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{LIT}} | [[Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A|2007–08]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Terrell|McIntyre}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2008–09 Lega Basket Serie A|2008–09]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Terrell|McIntyre}} (2) |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2009–10 Lega Basket Serie A|2009–10]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Terrell |McIntyre}} (3) |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2010–11 Lega Basket Serie A|2010–11]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bo|McCalebb}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|McCalebb also owns American nationality.}} | [[Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2011–12 Lega Basket Serie A|2011–12]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bo|McCalebb}} (2) |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|McCalebb also owns American nationality.}} | [[Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A|2012–13]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Daniel|Hackett}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}/{{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Hackett also owns American nationality.}} | [[Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062113aab.html|title=Hackett Wins Italian League Championship Series MVP.|work=usctrojans.com|access-date=2014-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053442/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062113aab.html|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A|2013–14]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Alessandro|Gentile}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{ITA}} | [[Olimpia Milano|EA7 Emporio Armani Milano]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/124621/gentile-named-serie-a-finals-mvp-morey-congratulates-him-on-twitter.html|title=Gentile named Serie A Finals MVP, Morey congratulates him on Twitter.|date=28 June 2014|work=Sportando}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A|2014–15]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rakim|Sanders}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Dinamo Sassari|Banco di Sardegna Sassari]] | align=center | <ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/165762/dinamo-sassari-are-serie-a-champions-rakim-sanders-named-mvp.html Dinamo Sassari are Serie A Champions, Rakim Sanders named MVP.]</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A|2015–16]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rakim|Sanders}} (2) |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Olimpia Milano|EA7 Emporio Armani Milano]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://195.56.77.208/news/120389/scudetto_e_titolo_di_mvp__il_bis_di_rakim_sanders_che_migliora_tutte_le_sue_cifre |title=Scudetto e titolo di MVP: il bis di Rakim Sanders che migliora tutte le sue cifre |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=14 June 2016 |website=[[Lega Basket Serie A]] |access-date=14 June 2016 |language=it |trans-title=Second MVP award won by Rakim Sanders who improved all his statistics |archive-date=16 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616010055/http://195.56.77.208/news/120389/scudetto_e_titolo_di_mvp__il_bis_di_rakim_sanders_che_migliora_tutte_le_sue_cifre |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2016–17 LBA season|2016–17]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Melvin|Ejim}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{CAN}} | [[Reyer Venezia Mestre|Umana Reyer Venezia]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/m/it/italia/serie-a/237787/melvin-ejim-della-reyer-venezia-e-l-mvp-delle-finali-scudetto.html |title=Melvin Ejim della Reyer Venezia è l'MVP delle finali scudetto|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=20 June 2017 |website=Sportando.com |access-date=22 June 2017 |language=it |trans-title=Melvin Ejim of Reyer Venezia is the MVP of the finals }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2017–18 LBA season|2017–18]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Andrew|Goudelock}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{USA}} | [[EA7 Emporio Armani Milano]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a/277367/andrew-goudelock-e-l-mvp-delle-lba-finals-2018.html |title=Andrew Goudelock è l'MVP delle LBA Finals 2018 |date=15 June 2018 |website=Sportando.basketball |access-date=15 June 2018 |language=it |trans-title=Andrew Goudelock is 2018 LBA Finals MVP }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2018–19 LBA season|2018–19]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Austin|Daye}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}} | {{USA}} | [[Umana Reyer Venezia]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportando.basketball/austin-daye-eletto-mvp-delle-lba-finals/ |title=Austin Daye eletto MVP delle LBA Finals |date=22 June 2019 |website=Sportando.basketball |access-date=23 June 2019 |language=it|trans-title=Austin Daye named LBA Finals MVP}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2019–20 LBA season|2019–20]] | colspan=5 style="text-align:center;" |''Season cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]'' |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2020–21 LBA season|2020–21]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Miloš|Teodosić}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{SRB}} | [[Virtus Bologna|Virtus Segafredo Bologna]] | align=center | <ref>[https://sportando.basketball/milos-teodosic-e-lmvp-delle-lba-finals-unipolsai/ Milos Teodosic è l’MVP delle LBA Finals UnipolSai], ''Sportando''</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2021–22 LBA season|2021–22]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shavon|Shields}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{DEN}} | [[Olimpia Milano]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2022–23 LBA season|2022–23]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Luigi|Datome}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{ITA}} | [[Olimpia Milano]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2023–24 LBA season|2023–24]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Nikola|Mirotic}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}} | {{ESP}} | [[Olimpia Milano]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2024–25 LBA season|2024–25]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tornike|Shengelia}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}} | {{GEO}} | [[Virtus Bologna]] | align=center | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-17 |title=Tornik'e Shengelia è l'MVP Unipol delle LBA Finals Unipol 2025 |url=https://www.legabasket.it/news/135604/shengelia-mvp-lba-finals-unipol-2025 |website=legabasket.it |language=it}}</ref> |}
==See also== *[[Lega Basket Serie A MVP]] *[[Lega Basket Serie A awards]]
==Notes== {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{European Basketball MVP Awards}} {{Lega Basket Serie A Finals MVP}} {{Lega Basket Serie A}}
[[Category:Lega Basket Serie A awards|Finals MVP]]