LBA Most Valuable Player

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The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual award of the 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

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Manu Ginóbili won the MVP award two times, in 2001 and 2002. Danilo Gallinari was named the MVP in 2008. Luigi Datome won the award in 2013. Key  Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)

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†  | Indicates multiple award winners in the same season

* Player nationalities by national team.

Season  | Player  | Pos. | Nationality  | Team  | Ref(s)

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1993–94  | Carlton Myers | SG |  Italy[a] | Scavolini Pesaro |
1994–95  | Stefano Rusconi | C |  Italy | Benetton Treviso |
1995–96  | Henry Williams | SG |  United States | Benetton Treviso |
1996–97  | Carlton Myers (2×) | SG |  Italy[a] | Teamsystem Bologna |
1997–98  | Sasha Danilović | SG/SF |  FR Yugoslavia | Kinder Bologna |
1998–99  | Vincenzo Esposito | SG |  Italy | Termal Imola |
1999–00  | Vincenzo Esposito (2×) | SG |  Italy | Lineltex Imola |
2000–01  | Manu Ginóbili | SG |  Argentina | Kinder Bologna |
2001–02 | Manu Ginóbili (2×) | SG |  Argentina | Kinder Bologna |
2002–03 | Massimo Bulleri | PG/SG |  Italy | Benetton Treviso |
2003–04 | Gianluca Basile | SG |  Italy | Skipper Bologna |
2004–05 | Massimo Bulleri (2×) | PG/SG |  Italy | Benetton Treviso |
2005–06 | Lynn Greer | PG/SG |  United States | Carpisa Napoli |
2006–07 | Terrell McIntyre | PG |  United States | Montepaschi Siena |
2007–08 | Danilo Gallinari | SF/PF |  Italy | Armani Jeans Milano |
2008–09 | Terrell McIntyre (2×) | PG |  United States | Montepaschi Siena |
2009–10 | Romain Sato | SG/SF |  Central African Republic | Montepaschi Siena |
2010–11 | Omar Thomas | SG/SF |  United States | Air Avellino |
2011–12 | Bo McCalebb | PG |  North Macedonia[b] | Montepaschi Siena | [1]
2012–13 | Luigi Datome | SF/PF |  Italy | Acea Roma | [2]
2013–14 | Drake Diener | SG |  United States | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | [3]
2014–15 | Tony Mitchell | SF |  United States | Dolomiti Energia Trento | [4]
2015–16 | James Nunnally | SF |  United States | Sidigas Avellino | [5]
2016–17 | Marcus Landry | SF |  United States | Brescia Leonessa | [6]
2017–18 | Jason Rich | G |  United States | Sidigas Avellino | [7]
2018–19 | Drew Crawford | SF |  United States | Vanoli Cremona | [8]
2019–20 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 | Stefano Tonut | G |  Italy | Reyer Venezia | [9]
2021–22 | Amedeo Della Valle | G |  Italy | Basket Brescia Leonessa |
2022–23 | Colbey Ross | PG |  United States | Openjobmetis Varese | [10]
2023–24 | Marco Belinelli | SG |  Italy | Virtus Bologna |

## See also

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* Lega Basket Serie A Finals MVP
* Lega Basket Serie A awards

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Carlton Myers played for the Italian national team, and was raised in the United Kingdom.
2. ^ Bo McCalebb played for the Macedonian national team, and was born in the USA.

## References

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1. ^ "McCalebb Named MVP in Leading Italian Squad to League Title". Unoprivateers.com. 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
2. ^ "Azzurri's Datome named MVP". Fiba.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
3. ^ "Serie A, Drake Diener l'Mvp della stagione". Corrieredellosport.it. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
4. ^ "Tony Mitchell MVP della Serie A, una grande vittoria per il Basketacazzo". Basket Acazzo. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
5. ^ "The Legabasket awards with Nunnally being the MVP". Eurohoops. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
6. ^ "Marcus Landry named Serie A MVP. Vincenzo Esposito is Coach of the Year". Sportando.com. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
7. ^ "Jason Rich of Scandone Avellino named Serie A MVP of the season". Sportando.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
8. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (13 May 2019). "Andrew Crawford eletto MVP della stagione" [Andrew Crawford named MVP of the season]. Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
9. ^ "LBA Awards: Stefano Tonut named MVP and Best Italian Player, Kyle Hines is the Best Defender". Sportando. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
10. ^ "Colbey Ross named 2022-2023 Italian LBA Serie A MVP". Sportando. 11 May 2023.

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European Basketball MVP Awards

Continental leagues|

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* EuroLeague (1st-tier)
* EuroCup (2nd-tier)
* Basketball Champions League (2nd-tier)

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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

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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

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Playoffs and Finals|

* Austria
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Romania
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey

Defunct awards|

* EuroLeague Regular Season and Top 16 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

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LBA Most Valuable Player

* 1994: Myers
* 1995: Rusconi
* 1996: Williams
* 1997: Myers
* 1998: Danilović
* 1999: Esposito
* 2000: Esposito
* 2001: Ginóbili
* 2002: Ginóbili
* 2003: Bulleri
* 2004: Basile
* 2005: Bulleri
* 2006: Greer
* 2007: McIntyre
* 2008: Gallinari
* 2009: McIntyre
* 2010: Sato
* 2011: Thomas
* 2012: McCalebb
* 2013: Datome
* 2014: Diener
* 2015: Mitchell
* 2016: Nunnally
* 2017: Landry
* 2018: Rich
* 2019: Crawford
* 2020: N/A
* 2021: Tonut
* 2022: Della Valle
* 2023: Ross
* 2024: Belinelli

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Lega Basket Serie A

2024–25 teams|

* Banco di Sardegna Sassari
* Bertram Derthona Tortona
* Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro
* Dolomiti Energia Trento
* EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
* Estra Pistoia
* Germani Brescia
* GeVi Napoli Basket
* Givova Scafati
* Openjobmetis Varese
* Pallacanestro Trieste
* Trapani Shark
* Umana Reyer Venezia
* UnaHotels Reggio Emilia
* Vanoli Cremona
* Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Seasons|

* ... 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* ... 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

Finals|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Finals MVP
* LBA Best Defender
* Best Player Under 22
* Best Coach
* Best Executive
* Premio Reverberi

Statistical leaders|

* Stats leaders
* Scoring
* Rebounds
* Assists
* Steals
* Blocks

Other articles|

* Italian Cup
* Italian Supercup
* Italian clubs in international competitions
* All Star Game
* Italian Basketball Hall of Fame
* Lega Basket
* Italian League System

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