PLK Most Valuable Player

PLK awards and honours

Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Finals MVP
* Top Scorer
* All-PLK Team
* Best Defender

* Most Improved Player
* Best Polish Player
* Rookie of the Year
* Best Young Player
* Best Coach

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The PLK Most Valuable Player award is given annually at the end of the regular season of the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the highest professional basketball league in Poland, to the most valuable player of the league. Originally, the award was given by the now defunct Polish I Liga (Polish League 1), and was called the Polish League 1 Player of the Year. The current award, given by the Polish PLK League, began when that league started, with the 1995–96 season.

## I Liga Player of the Year winners (1961–1995)

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* Player nationalities by national team:

Season  | Player  | Nationality  | Team  |

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1960–61  | Ryszard Olszewski |  Poland | AZS Toruń |
1961–62  |

Not awarded

1962–63  |

Not awarded

1963–64  |

Not awarded

1964–65  | Mieczysław Łopatka |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
1965–66  |

Not awarded

1966–67  |

Not awarded

1967–68  | Wiesław Langiewicz |  Poland | Wisła Kraków |
1968–69  | Mieczysław Łopatka (2) |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
1969–70  | Bolesław Kwiatkowski |  Poland | AZS Warszawa |
1970–71  | Edward Jurkiewicz |  Poland | Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
1971–72  |

Not awarded

1972–73  | Andrzej Seweryn |  Poland | Wisła Kraków |
1973–74  | Andrzej Seweryn (2) |  Poland | Wisła Kraków |
1974–75  | Zdzisław Myrda |  Poland | Resovia Rzeszów |
1975–76  | Edward Jurkiewicz (2) |  Poland | Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
1976–77  | Edward Jurkiewicz (3) |  Poland | Wybrzeże Gdańsk |
1977–78  | Wojciech Fiedorczuk |  Poland | ŁKS Łódź |
1978–79  | Eugeniusz Kijewski |  Poland | Lech Poznań |
1979–80  | Kent Washington |  United States | Start Lublin |
1980–81  | Mieczysław Młynarski |  Poland | Górnik Wałbrzych |
1981–82  | Eugeniusz Kijewski (2) |  Poland | Lech Poznań |
1982–83  | Dariusz Szczubiał |  Poland | Zagłębie Sosnowiec |
1983–84  | Krzysztof Fikiel |  Poland | Wisła Kraków |
1984–85  | Dariusz Zelig |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
1985–86  | Eugeniusz Kijewski (3) |  Poland | Lech Poznań |
1986–87  | Dariusz Zelig (2) |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
1987–88  |

Not awarded

1988–89  |

Not awarded

1989–90  | Jarosław Jechorek |  Poland | Lech Poznań |
1990–91  |

Not awarded

1991–92  | Maciej Zieliński |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
1992–93  | Igor Griszczuk |  Poland | Anwil Włocławek | [1]
1993–94  | Keith Williams |  United States | Śląsk Wrocław | [2]
1994–95  | Tyrice Walker |  United States | MKS Znicz Pruszków | [3][4]

## PLK MVP winners (1996–present)

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Adam Wójcik is tied for the record of the most Player of the Year/MVP awards won, with three. ^  | Denotes player who is still active in the PLK

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*  | Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
†  | Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X)  | Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP
Team (X)  | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

* Player nationalities by national team:

Season  | Player  | Pos. | Nationality  | Team  | Ref.

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1995–96†  | Dominik Tomczyk | PF/C |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław |
1996–97  | Maciej Zieliński (2)  | SG |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław (2)  |
1997–98†  | Adam Wójcik | PF/C |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław (3)  |
1998–99†  | Maciej Zieliński (3)  | SG |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław (4)  |
1999–00  |

Not awarded

2000–01†  | Adam Wójcik (2)  | PF/C |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław (5)  |
2001–02†  | Dominik Tomczyk (2)  | PF/C |  Poland | Śląsk Wrocław (6)  |
2002–03  | Joe McNaull | C |  United States
Poland[5] | Prokom Trefl Sopot |
2003–04†  | Tomas Pačėsas | PG |  Lithuania | Prokom Trefl Sopot (2)  |
2004–05†  | Adam Wójcik (3)  | PF/C |  Poland | Prokom Trefl Sopot (3)  |
2005–06†  | Goran Jagodnik | PF |  Slovenia | Prokom Trefl Sopot (4)  |
2006–07  | Thomas Kelati | SG/SF |  Poland | BOT Turów Zgorzelec |
2007–08  | David Logan | PG/SG |  Poland | PGE Turów Zgorzelec (2)  |
2008–09  |

Not awarded

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2009–10†  | Qyntel Woods | SF |  United States | Asseco Prokom Gdynia (5)  | [7]
2010–11  | Torey Thomas | PG |  United States | PGE Turów Zgorzelec (3)  | [8]
2011–12 | Walter Hodge | PG |  U.S. Virgin Islands | Stelmet Zielona Góra | [9]
2012–13†  | Walter Hodge (2)  | PG |  U.S. Virgin Islands | Stelmet Zielona Góra (2)  | [9]
2013–14†  | J.P. Prince | SG/SF |  United States | PGE Turów Zgorzelec (4)  | [10]
2014–15 | Damian Kulig^  | PF/C |  Poland | PGE Turów Zgorzelec (5)  | [11]
2015–16†  | Mateusz Ponitka | SG/SF |  Poland | Stelmet Zielona Góra (3)  | [12]
2016–17 | Shawn King | C |  Saint Vincent | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | [13]
2017–18†  | Ivan Almeida | F |  Cape Verde | Anwil Włocławek |

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2018–19 | James Florence | PG |  United States | Arka Gdynia (6)  |

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2019–20 |

Not awarded1

2020–21 | Geoffrey Groselle^  | C |  United States | Zastal Zielona Góra (4)  |

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2021–22†  | Travis Trice | PG |  United States | WKS Śląsk Wrocław (7)  |

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2022–23 | Andrzej Mazurczak^  | PG |  Poland | Wilki Morskie Szczecin |

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2023–24 | Victor Sanders^  | SG |  United States | Anwil Włocławek |

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2024–25 | Kameron McGusty^  | SG |  United States | Legia Warszawa |

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^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20 season, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Poland.

## Multiple honors (1996–present)

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### Players

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Rank  | Player  | Trophies

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|  Adam Wójcik |

|  Dominik Tomczyk |

Maciej Zieliński
Walter Hodge

### Player nationality

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Rank  | Country  | Total

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|  Poland |

|  United States |

|  U.S. Virgin Islands |

|  Slovenia |

Lithuania
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Cape Verde

### Teams

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Rank  | Team  | Total

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| WKS Śląsk Wrocław |

| Prokom Trefl Sopot / Arka Gdynia |

| PGE Turów Zgorzelec |

| Zastal Zielona Góra |

| Anwil Włocławek |

| Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski |

Wilki Morskie Szczecin
Legia Warszawa

## References

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1. ^ "Igor Griszczuk trenerem reprezentacji koszykarzy" (in Polish). polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. ^ "Z historii Meczu Gwiazd: Lublin 1994" (in Polish). plk.pl. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
3. ^ "Mecze Gwiazd Polskiej Ekstraklasy" (in Polish). mks.pl. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
4. ^ "Z historii Meczu Gwiazd: Stalowa Wola 1995" (in Polish). plk.pl. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
5. ^ McNaull acquired Polish citizenship in 2001.
6. ^ "Złote Kosze dla Gortata i TVP - SPORT.TVP.PL". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
7. ^ "Amerykanin Qyntel Woods MVP sezonu - Sport". polskieradio.pl. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
8. ^ "MVP and Coach of the year – both from Zgorzelec". GoTorey.com. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
9. ^ a b "Najbardziej wartościowy zawodnik: Walter Hodge". plk.pl. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
10. ^ "Polish Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
11. ^ "Najbardziej wartościowy zawodnik: Damian Kulig". Plk.pl. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
12. ^ "Najbardziej Wartościowy Zawodnik: Mateusz Ponitka" (in Polish). Tauron Basket Liga. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
13. ^ "NAJLEPSI ODEBRALI NAGRODY" (in Polish). plk.pl. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
14. ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. 2018-04-28.
15. ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2018/2019". plk.pl. 2019-05-09.
16. ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2020/21". plk.pl. 2021-03-23.
17. ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2021/22". plk.pl. 2022-04-14.
18. ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2022/23". plk.pl. 2023-05-04.
19. ^ "MVP sezonu zasadniczego OBL 23/24". plk.pl (in Polish). April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
20. ^ "MVP sezonu zasadniczego OBL 24/25". plk.pl (in Polish). May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

## External links

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* Polska Liga Koszykówki - Official Site (in Polish)
* Polish League at Eurobasket.com

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PLK Most Valuable Player Award

Player of the Year|

* 1961 Olszewski
* 1962 N/A
* 1963 N/A
* 1964 N/A
* 1965 Łopatka
* 1966 N/A
* 1967 N/A
* 1968 Langiewicz
* 1969 Łopatka
* 1970 Kwiatkowski
* 1971 Jurkiewicz
* 1972 N/A
* 1973 Seweryn
* 1974 Seweryn
* 1975 Myrda
* 1976 Jurkiewicz
* 1977 Jurkiewicz
* 1978 Fiedorczuk
* 1979 Kijewski
* 1980 Washington
* 1981 Młynarski
* 1982 Kijewski
* 1983 Szczubiał
* 1984 Fikiel
* 1985 Zelig
* 1986 Kijewski
* 1987 Zelig
* 1988 N/A
* 1989 N/A
* 1990 Jechorek
* 1991 N/A
* 1992 Zieliński
* 1993 Griszczuk
* 1994 Williams
* 1995 Walker

Most Valuable Player|

* 1996 Tomczyk
* 1997 McNaull
* 1998 Wójcik
* 1999 Zieliński
* 2000 N/A
* 2001 Wójcik
* 2002 Tomczyk
* 2003 McNaull
* 2004 Pačėsas
* 2005 Wójcik
* 2006 Jagodnik
* 2007 Kelati
* 2008 Logan
* 2009 N/A
* 2010 Woods
* 2011 Thomas
* 2012 Hodge
* 2013 Hodge
* 2014 Prince
* 2015 Kulig
* 2016 Ponitka
* 2017 King
* 2018 Almeida
* 2019 Florence
* 2020 N/A
* 2021 Groselle
* 2022 Trice
* 2023 Mazurczak
* 2024 Sanders
* 2025 McGusty

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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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Polska Liga Koszykówki

2025–26 Clubs|

* Arka Gdynia
* Anwil Włocławek
* Dziki Warsaw
* Czarni Słupsk
* Górnik Wałbrzych
* GTK Gliwice
* King Szczecin
* Legia Warsaw
* Miasto Szkła Krosno
* MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
* Start Lublin
* Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
* Śląsk Wrocław
* Trefl Sopot
* Twarde Pierniki Toruń
* Zastal Zielona Góra

Seasons|

* 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

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Finals MVP
* Top Scorer
* All-PLK Team
* Best Defender
* Most Improved Player
* Best Polish Player
* Rookie of the Year
* Best Young Player
* Best Coach

Associated competitions|

* Polish Cup
* Polish Supercup

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