{{short description|Basketball award in Italy}} {{Lega Basket Serie A awards}} The '''Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP)''' is an annual [[Lega Basket Serie A awards|award]] of the [[Italian basketball league system|1st-tier]] professional [[basketball]] league in Italy, the [[Lega Basket Serie A]] (LBA), given since the 1993–94 season, to the league's [[most valuable player]] in a given regular season.
==Winners== [[Image:Manu Ginobili Spurs-Magic011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Manu Ginóbili]] won the MVP award two times, in 2001 and 2002.]] [[Image:Danilo Gallinari Knicks 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Danilo Gallinari]] was named the MVP in 2008.]] [[Image:Luigi Datome 70 Fenerbahçe men's basketball TSL 20180304 (3).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Luigi Datome]] won the award in 2013.]] {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Key !scope="row"|'''Player {{small|(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;"| 1993–94 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Carlton|Myers}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}}{{refn|name=myers|group=lower-alpha|Carlton Myers played for the Italian national team, and was raised in the United Kingdom.}} | [[Victoria Libertas Pesaro|Scavolini Pesaro]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1994–95 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Stefano|Rusconi}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/C}} | {{ITA}} | [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1995–96 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Henry|Williams|dab=basketball}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{USA}} | [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1996–97 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Carlton|Myers}} {{small|(2×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name=myers}} | [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1997–98 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sasha|Danilović}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}}/{{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{flag|FR Yugoslavia}} | [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1998–99 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vincenzo|Esposito}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}} | [[Andrea Costa Imola|Termal Imola]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| 1999–00 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vincenzo|Esposito}} {{small|(2×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}} | [[Andrea Costa Imola|Lineltex Imola]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| 2000–01 ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manu|Ginóbili}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ARG}} | [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2001–02 Lega Basket Serie A|2001–02]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manu|Ginóbili}} {{small|(2×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ARG}} | [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A|2002–03]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Massimo|Bulleri}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}/{{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}} | [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A|2003–04]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gianluca|Basile}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}} | [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Skipper Bologna]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A|2004–05]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Massimo|Bulleri}} {{small|(2×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}/{{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}} | [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A|2005–06]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Lynn|Greer}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}/{{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{USA}} | [[S.S. Basket Napoli|Carpisa Napoli]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A|2006–07]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Terrell|McIntyre}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A|2007–08]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Danilo|Gallinari}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}}/{{Basketball team player/role/PF}} | {{ITA}} | [[Olimpia Milano|Armani Jeans Milano]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2008–09 Lega Basket Serie A|2008–09]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Terrell|McIntyre}} {{small|(2×)}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2009–10 Lega Basket Serie A|2009–10]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Romain|Sato}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}}/{{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{flag|Central African Republic}} | [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2010–11 Lega Basket Serie A|2010–11]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Omar|Thomas}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}}/{{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[S.S. Felice Scandone|Air Avellino]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2011–12 Lega Basket Serie A|2011–12]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bo|McCalebb}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{MKD}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Bo McCalebb played for the Macedonian national team, and was born in the USA.}} | [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unoprivateers.com/news/2011/6/19/MBB_0619114927.aspx |title=McCalebb Named MVP in Leading Italian Squad to League Title |work=Unoprivateers.com |date=2011-06-19 |access-date=2014-06-19}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A|2012–13]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Luigi|Datome}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}}/{{Basketball team player/role/PF}} | {{ITA}} | [[Pallacanestro Virtus Roma|Acea Roma]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/55421/arti.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033822/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/55421/arti.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |title=Azzurri's Datome named MVP |work=Fiba.com |access-date=2014-06-19}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A|2013–14]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Drake|Diener}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{USA}} | [[Dinamo Sassari|Banco di Sardegna Sassari]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/2014/05/15-361331/Serie+A,+Drake+Diener+l%26apos%3BMvp+della+stagione |title=Serie A, Drake Diener l'Mvp della stagione |work=Corrieredellosport.it |access-date=2014-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808190941/http://www.corrieredellosport.it/serie_a/2014/05/15-361331/Serie+A,+Drake+Diener+l%26apos%3BMvp+della+stagione |archive-date=2014-08-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A|2014–15]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tony|Mitchell|dab=basketball, born 1989}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Aquila Basket Trento|Dolomiti Energia Trento]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://basketacazzo.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/tony-mitchell-mvp-della-serie-a-una-grande-vittoria-per-il-basketacazzo/ |title=Tony Mitchell MVP della Serie A, una grande vittoria per il Basketacazzo |work=Basket Acazzo |date= 2015-05-08|access-date=2015-06-15}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A|2015–16]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|James|Nunnally}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Sidigas Avellino]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/legabasket/237226/the-legabasket-awards-with-nunnally-being-the-mvp |title=The Legabasket awards with Nunnally being the MVP |work=Eurohoops |date= 5 May 2016 |access-date= 5 May 2016}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2016–17 Lega Basket Serie A|2016–17]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Marcus|Landry}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Basket Brescia Leonessa|Brescia Leonessa]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/234036/marcus-landry-named-serie-a-mvp-vincenzo-esposito-is-coach-of-the-year.html |title=Marcus Landry named Serie A MVP. Vincenzo Esposito is Coach of the Year |work=Sportando.com |date= 8 May 2016 |access-date= 9 May 2016}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2017–18 LBA season|2017–18]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jason|Rich}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{USA}} | [[Sidigas Avellino]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/273609/jason-rich-of-scandone-avellino-named-serie-a-mvp-of-the-season.html#refresh_ce |title=Jason Rich of Scandone Avellino named Serie A MVP of the season |work=Sportando.com |date=9 May 2018 |access-date=9 May 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2018–19 LBA season|2018–19]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Drew|Crawford}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}} | {{USA}} | [[Vanoli Cremona]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/andrew-crawford-eletto-mvp-della-stagione/ |title=Andrew Crawford eletto MVP della stagione |newspaper=Sportando |date= 13 May 2019 |access-date= 13 May 2019 |language=it|trans-title= Andrew Crawford named MVP of the season|last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2019–20 LBA season|2019–20]] ! colspan=5 | Not awarded due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2020–21 LBA season|2020–21]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Stefano|Tonut}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{ITA}} | [[Reyer Venezia]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite news |title=LBA Awards: Stefano Tonut named MVP and Best Italian Player, Kyle Hines is the Best Defender |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/lba-awards-stefano-tonut-named-mvp-and-best-italian-player-kyle-hines-is-the-best-defender/ |access-date=21 July 2021 |work=Sportando}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2021–22 LBA season|2021–22]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Amedeo|Della Valle}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/G}} | {{ITA}} | [[Basket Brescia Leonessa]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2022–23 LBA season|2022–23]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Colbey|Ross}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}} | {{USA}} | [[Pallacanestro Varese|Openjobmetis Varese]] | align=center | <ref>{{cite news |title=Colbey Ross named 2022-2023 Italian LBA Serie A MVP|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/colbey-ross-named-2022-2023-italian-lba-serie-a-mvp |date=11 May 2023 |work=Sportando}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2023–24 LBA season|2023–24]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Marco|Belinelli}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{ITA}} | [[Virtus Bologna]] | align=center | |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2024–25 LBA season|2024–25]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Miro|Bilan}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/C}} | {{CRO}} | [[Pallacanestro Brescia]] | align=center | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-21 |title=LBA Awards - I vincitori dell'edizione 2025: A Miro Bilan il titolo MVP "Dino Meneghin Trophy" |url=https://www.legabasket.it/news/135334/lba-awards-2025 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=legabasket.it |language=it}}</ref> |- |style="text-align:center;"| [[2025–26 LBA season|2025–26]] ! scope="row" | {{sortname|Armoni|Brooks}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}} | {{USA}} | [[Olimpia Milano]] | align=center | <ref>{{Cite web |title=LBA Awards 2026 - Armoni Brooks (EA7 Emporio Armani Milano) vince l'MVP Dino Meneghin Trophy - Unipol {{!}} LBA |url=https://www.legabasket.it/news/138600/lba-awards-2026-mvp-dino-meneghin |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=www.legabasket.it |language=it|date=2026-05-14}}</ref> |- |}
==Players with most awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Player !Editions !Notes |- |{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Manu Ginóbili]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2001, 2002 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terrell McIntyre]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2007, 2009 |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimo Bulleri]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|2003, 2005 |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlton Myers]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|1994, 1997 |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Esposito]] || style="text-align:center"|2 || style="text-align:center"|1999, 2000 |- |}
==See also== *[[Lega Basket Serie A Finals MVP]] *[[Lega Basket Serie A awards]]
==Notes== {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{European Basketball MVP Awards}} {{Lega Basket Serie A MVP}} {{Lega Basket Serie A}}
[[Category:Lega Basket Serie A awards|MVP]] [[Category:European basketball awards]] [[Category:Basketball most valuable player awards]]