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Find sources: "LKL Most Valuable Player Award" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Lithuanian Basketball League awards and stats Team award LKL champions (Finals) Lithuanian Basketball champions King Mindaugas Cup winners LKF Cup winners Individual awards LKL MVP LKL Finals MVP LKL Coach of the Year LKL MVP of the Month LKL All-Star Game MVP King Mindaugas Cup MVP v t e The **LKL Most Valuable Player Award** is the annual [award](/source/Lithuanian_Basketball_League_awards) that is given by the [Lithuanian Basketball League](/source/Lithuanian_Basketball_League) (LKL), the top-tier professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) league in [Lithuania](/source/Lithuania), to its [Most Valuable Player](/source/Most_Valuable_Player) of each regular season. The award was presented by [LKL](/source/Lithuanian_Basketball_League) 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](/source/Tanoka_Beard) (4-time winner), [Gintaras Einikis](/source/Gintaras_Einikis), [Andrius Giedraitis](/source/Andrius_Giedraitis) and [Ramūnas Šiškauskas](/source/Ram%C5%ABnas_%C5%A0i%C5%A1kauskas) (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 [Tanoka Beard](/source/Tanoka_Beard) was a four-time [LKL](/source/Lithuanian_Basketball_League) MVP (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) † Denotes player whose team won championship that year Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time Season Player Position Nationality Team 1993–94† Gintaras Einikis Center Lithuania Žalgiris 1994–95† Gintaras Einikis (2) Center Lithuania Žalgiris 1995–96 Tim Brooks Guard United States Olimpas Plungė 1996–97 Andrius Giedraitis Guard Lithuania Sakalai 1997–98 Andrius Giedraitis (2) Guard Lithuania Sakalai 1998–99 N/A 1999–00 Mindaugas Timinskas Forward Lithuania Žalgiris 2000–01 Ramūnas Šiškauskas Guard/forward Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 2001–02† Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2) Guard/forward Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 2002–03† Tanoka Beard Forward/center United States Žalgiris 2003–04† Tanoka Beard (2) Forward/center United States Žalgiris 2004–05† Tanoka Beard (3) Forward/center United States Žalgiris 2005–06 Darjuš Lavrinovič Forward/center Lithuania Žalgiris 2006–07† Tanoka Beard (4) Forward/center United States Žalgiris 2007–08 Donatas Zavackas Forward Lithuania Šiauliai 2008–09† Chuck Eidson Forward/guard United States Lietuvos rytas 2009–10 Egidijus Dimša Center Lithuania Nevėžis 2010–11 Aurimas Kieža Forward Lithuania Juventus 2011–12 Jonas Valančiūnas Center Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 2012–13 Gediminas Orelik Forward Lithuania Prienai 2013–14 Juan Palacios Forward/center Colombia Lietuvos rytas 2014–15 Antanas Kavaliauskas Forward/center Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 2015–16 Vytautas Šulskis Forward Lithuania Vytautas 2016–17 Jamar Diggs Guard United States Juventus 2017–18 Laurynas Birutis Center Lithuania Šiauliai 2018–19 Martinas Geben[1] Center Lithuania Juventus 2019–20 N/A 2020–21 Elvar Már Friðriksson[2] Guard Iceland Šiauliai 2021–22 Ivan Buva[3] Center Croatia Rytas 2022–23 Ahmad Caver[4] Guard United States Wolves 2023–24 Ąžuolas Tubelis[5] Forward Lithuania Neptūnas 2024–25 Anthony Cowan Jr.[6] Guard United States Wolves Twinsbet 2025–26 Arnas Velička[7] Point guard Lithuania Neptūnas - Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.[8] ## Awards won by club Country Total Žalgiris 9 Lietuvos rytas / Rytas 7 Šiauliai 3 Juventus Wolves 2 Sakalai Prienai / Vytautas Neptūnas Nevėžis 1 ## Awards won by nationality Country Total Lithuania 20 United States 8 Colombia 1 Iceland Croatia ## See also - [LKL Finals MVP](/source/LKL_Finals_MVP) - [King Mindaugas Cup](/source/Karaliaus_Mindaugo_taur%C4%97) - [King Mindaugas Cup MVP](/source/Karaliaus_Mindaugo_taur%C4%97_MVP) - [LKF Cup](/source/LKF_Cup) ## References list 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [""Žalgiriui" priklausantis Gebenas – LKL sezono MVP"](https://www.basketnews.lt/news-129871-zalgiriui-priklausantis-gebenas-lkl-sezono-mvp.html). *BasketNews.lt* (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 May 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-visir-mvp-2021_2-0)** Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 May 2021). ["Elvar Már valinn mikilvægastur í Litháen"](https://www.visir.is/g/20212108828d/elvar-mar-valinn-mikil-vaegastur-i-lithaen). *[Vísir.is](/source/V%C3%ADsir.is)* (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Regular season MVP statuette travels to Vilnius"](https://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/5922/regular-season-mvp-statuette-travels-to-vilnius). *en.lkl.lt*. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Playoff matchups confirmed as Betsafe-LKL regular season wraps up"](https://en.lkl.lt/straipsniai/6729/playoff-matchups-confirmed-as-betsafe-lkl-regular-season-wraps-up). *en.lkl.lt*. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["LKL sezono MVP – Ąžuolas Tubelis"](https://www.basketnews.lt/news-206191-lkl-sezono-mvp-azuolas-tubelis.html). *basketnews.lt*. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Reguliariojo sezono MVP laurus susižėręs A. Cowanas: "Labai džiaugiuosi, bet tenkintų tik čempionų titulas""](https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/8256/reguliariojo-sezono-mvp-laurus-susizeres-a-cowanas-labai-dziaugiuosi-bet-tenkintu-tik-cempionu-titulas). *lkl.lt*. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Reguliariojo sezono MVP – A. Velička"](https://lkl.lt/straipsniai/8825/reguliariojo-sezono-mvp-a-velicka). *lkl.lt* (in Lithuanian). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Vanagas, Tomas. ["Kaip klostosi LKL MVP tapusių krepšininkų karjeros?"](https://www.basketnews.lt/news-129890-kaip-klostosi-lkl-mvp-tapusiu-krepsininku-karjeros.html). *BasketNews.lt* (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 May 2019. ## External links - [Official LKL website](https://en.lkl.lt/) - [Official LKL YouTube.com channel](https://www.youtube.com/@LKLTV/videos) - [Lithuanian league at Eurobasket.com](https://www.eurobasket.com/Lithuania/basketball.aspx) v t e European Basketball MVP awards Continental leagues Season EuroLeague (1st-tier) EuroCup (2nd-tier) Basketball Champions League (2nd-tier) Playoffs EuroLeague (1st-tier) EuroCup (2nd-tier) Basketball Champions League (2nd-tier) FIBA Europe Cup (4th-tier) Regional leagues Season VTB United League Adriatic League U19 BNXT League Playoffs VTB United League Adriatic League Domestic leagues Season Austria Belgium Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Iceland (Domestic & Foreign) Israel Italy Lithuania Netherlands Poland Romania Serbia First part Second part Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom Playoffs and Finals Austria Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Israel Italy Lithuania Netherlands Poland Romania Serbia Spain Sweden Turkey Defunct awards FIBA EuroLeague Player of the Year (1st-tier) EuroLeague Group Stage MVP (1st-tier) EuroLeague Top 16 Stage MVP (1st-tier) FIBA SuproLeague Season MVP (1st-tier) FIBA SuproLeague Final Four MVP (1st-tier) FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP (2nd-tier) FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four MVP (3rd-tier) FIBA EuroCup Challenge Finals MVP (4th-tier) Russia Super League A Season MVP Russia PBL season MVP Russia PBL playoffs MVP v t e Lithuanian League MVP 1994: Einikis 1995: Einikis 1996: Brooks 1997: Giedraitis 1998: Giedraitis 2000: Timinskas 2001: Šiškauskas 2002: Šiškauskas 2003: Beard 2004: Beard 2005: Beard 2006: D. Lavrinovič 2007: Beard 2008: Zavackas 2009: Eidson 2010: Dimša 2011: Kieža 2012: Valančiūnas 2013: Orelik 2014: Palacios 2015: Kavaliauskas 2016: Šulskis 2017: Diggs 2018: Birutis 2019: Geben 2020: N/A 2021: Friðriksson 2022: Buva 2023: Caver 2024: Tubelis 2025: Cowan Jr. 2026: Velička v t e Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga Lithuanian Basketball Federation Basketball in Lithuania List of Lithuanian men's champions List of venues Teams Gargždai Lietkabelis Jonava Hipocredit Neptūnas Nevėžis–Paskolų klubas Rytas Šiauliai Juventus Žalgiris Seasons 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 Finals 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 All-Star Day All-Star Game (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) All-Star Game MVP Slam Dunk Contest (2012, 2014) Three-point Shootout Awards LKL MVP LKL Finals MVP LKL Coach of the Year LKL MVP of the Month Other LKL Champions LKF Cup King Mindaugas Cup King Mindaugas Cup MVP --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [LKL Most Valuable Player Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LKL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LKL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award?action=history)). 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