LKL Most Valuable Player Award

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Lithuanian Basketball League awards

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 All-Star Game MVP
* King Mindaugas Cup MVP

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The LKL Most Valuable Player Award is the annual 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 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

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Tanoka Beard was a four-time LKL MVP (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) †  | Denotes player whose team won championship that year

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Player (X)  | Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Season  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team

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1993–94† | Gintaras Einikis | Center |  Lithuania | Žalgiris
1994–95† | Gintaras Einikis (2) | Center |  Lithuania | Žalgiris
1995–96† | Rimas Kurtinaitis | Guard |  Lithuania | Žalgiris
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

Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.[7]

## Awards won by club

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Country  | Total

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Žalgiris | 9
Lietuvos rytas / Rytas | 7
Šiauliai | 3
Juventus
Wolves | 2
Sakalai
Prienai / Vytautas
Nevėžis | 1
Neptūnas

## Awards won by nationality

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Country  | Total

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Lithuania | 19
United States | 8
Colombia | 1
Iceland
Croatia

## See also

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* LKL Finals MVP
* King Mindaugas Cup
* King Mindaugas Cup MVP
* LKF Cup

## References list

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1. ^ ""Žalgiriui" priklausantis Gebenas – LKL sezono MVP". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 May 2021). "Elvar Már valinn mikilvægastur í Litháen". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
3. ^ "Regular season MVP statuette travels to Vilnius". en.lkl.lt. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
4. ^ "Playoff matchups confirmed as Betsafe-LKL regular season wraps up". en.lkl.lt. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
5. ^ "LKL sezono MVP – Ąžuolas Tubelis". basketnews.lt. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
6. ^ "Reguliariojo sezono MVP laurus susižėręs A. Cowanas: "Labai džiaugiuosi, bet tenkintų tik čempionų titulas"". lkl.lt. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
7. ^ Vanagas, Tomas. "Kaip klostosi LKL MVP tapusių krepšininkų karjeros?". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.

## External links

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* Official LKL website
* Official LKL YouTube.com channel
* Lithuanian league at Eurobasket.com

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European Basketball MVP awards

Continental leagues|

| Season|

* 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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Lithuanian League MVP

* 1994: Einikis
* 1995: Einikis
* 1996: Brooks
* 1997: Giedraitis
* 2001: Šiškauskas
* 2002: Šiškauskas
* 2003: Macijauskas
* 2004: Beard
* 2006: Beard
* 2007: Beard
* 2008: Zavackas
* 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.

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Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga

* Lithuanian Basketball Federation
* Basketball in Lithuania
* List of Lithuanian men's champions
* List of venues

Teams|

* Gargždai
* Lietkabelis
* Jonava
* Neptūnas
* Nevėžis
* 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

Other|

* LKL Champions
* LKL Awards (MVP & Finals MVP)
* LKF Cup
* King Mindaugas Cup
* King Mindaugas Cup MVP

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