Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year

Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year
Jonas Valanciunas has won the award a record six times.
SportBasketball
Awarded foroutstanding playing performance in a calendar year
LocationVilnius
Country Lithuania
Presented byBasketball Federation of Lithuania
History
First award2008
Editions17
First winnerRamunas Siskauskas
Most wins4 Ramunas Siskauskas
Most recentJonas Valanciunas (2024)

The Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year award is established in 2008 to recognize the best basketball player of the year from Lithuania.[1][2][3] The winners are basketball players who have Lithuanian citizenship, and whose performances with its basketball club and/or national team throughout the year has reached the highest level of excellence. All players with Lithuanian citizenship, regardless of where they play in the world, qualify for the award. The inaugural recipient was Ramunas Siskauskas. The winners are selected by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.

All-time award winners

2008-present

Year Players of the Year Club(s)
2008
Ramunas Siskauskas Panathinaikos
2009
Linas Kleiza Denver Nuggets
2010
Linas Kleiza (2x) Olympiacos
2011
Jonas Valanciunas Lietuvos rytas
2012
Jonas Valanciunas Lietuvos rytas
2013
Mantas Kalnietis Lokomotiv Kuban
2014
Jonas Valanciunas Toronto Raptors
2015
Jonas Maciulis Real Madrid
2016
Mindaugas Kuzminskas Baloncesto Málaga
2017
Jonas Valanciunas Toronto Raptors
2018
Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers
2019
Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers
2020
Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers
2021
Jonas Valanciunas Memphis Grizzlies
2022
Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers
2023
Jonas Valanciunas (6x) New Orleans Pelicans
2024
Domantas Sabonis (5x) Sacramento Kings

Multiple winners

Number Players Years
6 Jonas Valanciunas 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023
5 Domantas Sabonis 2018-2020, 2022, 2024
2 Linas Kleiza 2009, 2010

See also

Sources

References

  1. ^ "Domantas Sabonis named best Lithuania Basketball Player of the Year". basketnews.com. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025 – via basketnews.com.
  2. ^ "Jonas Valanciunas named the best Lithuanian player of the year". eurohoops.net. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via eurohoops.net.
  3. ^ "Domantas Sabonis named Lithuanian basketball player of the year 2022". basketnews.com. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via basketnews.com.