LKL Most Valuable Player Award

{{LKL Awards}} The '''LKL Most Valuable Player Award''' is the annual [[Lithuanian Basketball League awards|award]] that is given by the [[Lithuanian Basketball League]] (LKL), the top-tier professional [[basketball]] league in [[Lithuania]], to its [[Most Valuable Player]] of each regular season. The award was presented by [[Lithuanian Basketball League|LKL]] for the first time after 1993–94 LKL season. Since 1993–94 LKL season, four players have won the award more than once: [[Tanoka Beard]] (4-time winner), [[Gintaras Einikis]], [[Andrius Giedraitis]] and [[Ramūnas Šiškauskas]] (2-time winners). Lithuanian players won the most MVPs. The MVP is being awarded after regular season, the player is elected by the league.

==LKL Season MVPs== [[File:Tanoka Dwight Beard.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Tanoka Beard]] was a four-time [[Lithuanian Basketball League|LKL]] MVP (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)]] {| class="wikitable" |- |- | 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 |- |}

{| 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 |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|1993–94{{dagger}} || [[Gintaras Einikis]] || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|1994–95{{dagger}} || [[Gintaras Einikis]] (2) || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | 1995–96 || [[Tim Brooks (basketball)|Tim Brooks]] || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Olimpas|Olimpas Plungė]] |- | 1996–97 || [[Andrius Giedraitis]] || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Sakalai|Sakalai]] |- | 1997–98 || [[Andrius Giedraitis]] (2) || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Sakalai|Sakalai]] |- | 1998–99 || colspan=4|{{center|N/A|}} |- | 1999–00 || [[Mindaugas Timinskas]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | 2000–01 || [[Ramūnas Šiškauskas]] || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]/[[Forward (basketball)|forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2001–02{{dagger}} || [[Ramūnas Šiškauskas]] (2) || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]]/[[Forward (basketball)|forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2002–03{{dagger}} || [[Tanoka Beard]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2003–04{{dagger}} || [[Tanoka Beard]] (2) || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2004–05{{dagger}} || [[Tanoka Beard]] (3) || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | 2005–06 || [[Darjuš Lavrinovič]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2006–07{{dagger}} || [[Tanoka Beard]] (4) || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |- | 2007–08 || [[Donatas Zavackas]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]] |- | style="background-color:#FFE6BD|2008–09{{dagger}} || [[Chuck Eidson]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Guard (basketball)|guard]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] |- | 2009–10 || [[Egidijus Dimša]] || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]] |- | 2010–11 || [[Aurimas Kieža]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Juventus|Juventus]] |- | [[2011–12 LKL season|2011–12]] || [[Jonas Valančiūnas]] || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] |- | [[2012–13 LKL season|2012–13]] || [[Gediminas Orelik]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Prienai|Prienai]] |- | [[2013–14 LKL season|2013–14]] || [[Juan Palacios (basketball)|Juan Palacios]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] || {{flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia || [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] |- | [[2014–15 LKL season|2014–15]] || [[Antanas Kavaliauskas]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]/[[Center (basketball)|center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] |- | [[2015–16 LKL season|2015–16]] || [[Vytautas Šulskis]] || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Prienai|Vytautas]] |- | [[2016–17 LKL season|2016–17]] || [[Jamar Diggs]] || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Juventus|Juventus]] |- | [[2017–18 LKL season|2017–18]] || [[Laurynas Birutis]] || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]] |- | [[2018–19 LKL season|2018–19]] || [[Martinas Geben]]<ref>{{cite web |title="Žalgiriui" priklausantis Gebenas – LKL sezono MVP |url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-129871-zalgiriui-priklausantis-gebenas-lkl-sezono-mvp.html |website=BasketNews.lt |accessdate=13 May 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Juventus|Juventus]] |- | [[2019–20 LKL season|2019–20]] || colspan=4|{{center|N/A|}} |- | [[2020–21 LKL season|2020–21]] || [[Elvar Már Friðriksson]]<ref name="visir-mvp-2021">{{cite news |author1=Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson |title=Elvar Már valinn mikilvægastur í Litháen |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212108828d/elvar-mar-valinn-mikil-vaegastur-i-lithaen |access-date=13 May 2021 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=13 May 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] || {{flagicon|ISL}} Iceland || [[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]] |- | [[2021–22 LKL season|2021–22]] || [[Ivan Buva]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Regular season MVP statuette travels to Vilnius |url=https://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/5922/regular-season-mvp-statuette-travels-to-vilnius |accessdate=3 May 2022 |work=en.lkl.lt |date=3 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Center (basketball)|Center]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia || [[BC Rytas|Rytas]] |- | [[2022–23 LKL season|2022–23]] || [[Ahmad Caver]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Playoff matchups confirmed as Betsafe-LKL regular season wraps up |url=https://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/6729/playoff-matchups-confirmed-as-betsafe-lkl-regular-season-wraps-up |accessdate=11 May 2023 |work=en.lkl.lt |date=10 May 2023}}</ref> || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Wolves|Wolves]] |- | [[2023–24 LKL season|2023–24]] || [[Ąžuolas Tubelis]]<ref>{{cite news |title= LKL sezono MVP – Ąžuolas Tubelis |url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-206191-lkl-sezono-mvp-azuolas-tubelis.html |accessdate=14 May 2024 |work=basketnews.lt |date=14 May 2024}}</ref> || [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]] |- | [[2024–25 LKL season|2024–25]] || [[Anthony Cowan Jr.]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Reguliariojo sezono MVP laurus susižėręs A. Cowanas: "Labai džiaugiuosi, bet tenkintų tik čempionų titulas" |url=https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/8256/reguliariojo-sezono-mvp-laurus-susizeres-a-cowanas-labai-dziaugiuosi-bet-tenkintu-tik-cempionu-titulas |accessdate=24 May 2025 |work=lkl.lt |date=24 May 2025}}</ref> || [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] || {{flagicon|USA}} United States || [[BC Wolves|Wolves Twinsbet]] |- | [[2025–26 LKL season|2025–26]] || [[Arnas Velička]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Reguliariojo sezono MVP – A. Velička|url=https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/8825/reguliariojo-sezono-mvp-a-velicka|work=lkl.lt|language=lt|date=20 May 2026|access-date=20 May 2026}}</ref> || [[Point guard]] || {{flagicon|LTU}} Lithuania || [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]] |}

:<small>Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.</small><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vanagas |first1=Tomas |title=Kaip klostosi LKL MVP tapusių krepšininkų karjeros? |url=https://www.basketnews.lt/news-129890-kaip-klostosi-lkl-mvp-tapusiu-krepsininku-karjeros.html |website=BasketNews.lt |accessdate=15 May 2019 |language=lt}}</ref>

==Awards won by club== {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Country !scope="col"|Total |- !scope="row"|[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] |align="center"|{{nts|9}} |- !scope="row"|[[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas / Rytas]] |align="center"|{{nts|7}} |- !scope="row"|[[BC Šiauliai|Šiauliai]] |rowspan=2 align="center"|{{nts|3}} |- !scope="row"|[[BC Juventus|Juventus]] |- !scope="row"|[[BC Wolves|Wolves]] |rowspan=4 align="center"|{{nts|2}} |- !scope="row"|[[BC Sakalai|Sakalai]] |- !scope="row"|[[BC Prienai|Prienai / Vytautas]] |- !scope="row"|[[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas]] |- !scope="row"|[[BC Nevėžis|Nevėžis]] |align="center"|{{nts|1}} |- |}

==Awards won by nationality== {| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Country !scope="col"|Total |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|LTU}} |align="center"|{{nts|20}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|USA}} |align="center"|{{nts|8}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|COL}} |rowspan=3 align="center"|{{nts|1}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|ISL}} |- !scope="row"|{{flagcountry|CRO}} |}

==See also== *[[LKL Finals MVP]] *[[Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė|King Mindaugas Cup]] *[[Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė MVP|King Mindaugas Cup MVP]] *[[LKF Cup]]

== References list == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [https://en.lkl.lt/ Official LKL website] * [https://www.youtube.com/@LKLTV/videos Official LKL YouTube.com channel] * [https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/basketball.aspx Lithuanian league at Eurobasket.com]

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