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
Denotes player whose team won championship that yearPlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Season Player Position Nationality Team1993–94 Gintaras Einikis Center Lithuania Žalgiris1994–95 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 1999–00 Mindaugas Timinskas Forward Lithuania Žalgiris 2000–01 Ramūnas Šiškauskas Guard/forward Lithuania Lietuvos rytas2001–02 Ramūnas Šiškauskas (2) Guard/forward Lithuania Lietuvos rytas2002–03 Tanoka Beard Forward/center United States Žalgiris 2003–04 Tanoka Beard (2) Forward/center United States Žalgiris2004–05 Tanoka Beard (3) Forward/center United States Žalgiris 2005–06 Darjuš Lavrinovič Forward/center Lithuania Žalgiris2006–07 Tanoka Beard (4) Forward/center United States Žalgiris 2007–08 Donatas Zavackas Forward Lithuania Šiauliai2008–09 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 Center Lithuania Juventus 2019–20 2020–21 Elvar Már Friðriksson Guard Iceland Šiauliai 2021–22 Ivan Buva Center Croatia Rytas 2022–23 Ahmad Caver Guard United States Wolves 2023–24 Ąžuolas Tubelis Forward Lithuania Neptūnas 2024–25 Anthony Cowan Jr. Guard United States Wolves Twinsbet 2025–26 Arnas Velička Point guard Lithuania Neptūnas
Source for the MVPs since the 2009–10 LKL season.
Awards won by club CountryTotalŽalgirisLietuvos rytas / RytasŠiauliaiJuventusWolvesSakalaiPrienai / VytautasNeptūnasNevėžis
Awards won by nationality CountryTotal
See also LKL Finals MVP King Mindaugas Cup King Mindaugas Cup MVP LKF Cup
References list
External links Official LKL website Official LKL YouTube.com channel Lithuanian league at Eurobasket.com