Korisliiga Most Valuable Player

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Korisliiga awards and honours
Individual awards


In the Korisliiga, the top Finnish professional basketball league, two awards are considered the Most Valuable Player award. The first, the Player of the Year, goes to the best Finnish player in the league. The second, is the Best Foreigner (in Finnish, vuoden ulkomaalaisvahvistus).

Key

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* Inducted into the Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season
G Guard F Forward C Center

Import Players

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File:Damon Williams 20111030.jpg
Damon Williams won the award twice
Season Player Pos. Nationality Team Ref(s)
1996–97 Kurk Lee PG File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Torpan Pojat [1]
1997–98 James Gatewood F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Torpan Pojat [1]
1998–99 Faisal Abraham F File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands Salon Vilpas [1]
1999–00 Marcus Grant F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Namika Lahti [1]
2000–01 Damon Williams F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Pyrbasket [1]
2001–02 Lonnie Cooper G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Espoon Honka [1]
2002–03 Marcus Grant (2×) F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Espoon Honka [1]
2003–04 Marcus Grant (3×) F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kouvot [1]
2004–05 Tim Kisner G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Salon Vilpas [1]
2005–06 Boakai Lalugba F File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia[a] UU Korihait [1]
2006–07 Jerald Fields F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States KTP-Basket [1]
2007–08 Corey Smith G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kouvot [1]
2008–09 Ray Nixon F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Namika Lahti [1]
2009–10 A. J. Moye G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kouvot [1]
2010–11 Damon Williams (2×) F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Tampereen Pyrintö [1]
2011–12 Jeb Ivey PG File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Nilan Bisons Loimaa [1]
2012–13 Martin Zeno G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Nilan Bisons [1]
2013–14 Kyle Fogg PG File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Korikobrat [2]
2014–15 Robert Arnold SF File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Joensuun Kataja [1]
2015–16 Lamont Jones G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kobrat [1]
2016–17 Juwan Staten PG File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Vilpas Vikings [3]
2017–18 Aaron Jones C File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Vilpas Vikings [4]
2018–19 René Rougeau SF File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kauhajoen Karhu [4]
2020–21 Jeremiah Wood F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Salon Vilpas [1]
2021–22 Cameron Jones G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Kauhajoen Karhu [1]
2022–23 Jeffrey Carroll F File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Helsinki Seagulls [1]
2023–24 Both Gach G File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States BC Nokia [1]
2024–25 René Rougeau (2x) SF File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Helsinki Seagulls

Finnish Players

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File:Teemu Rannikko Finnish National Team.jpeg
Teemu Rannikko is a three-times award winner
Season Player Pos. Team Ref(s)
1986–87 Mikael Salmi Helsingin NMKY [1]
1987–88 Sakari Pehkonen Helsingin NMKY [1]
1988–89 Pekka Markkanen Urheilijat [1]
1989–90 Petteri Nieminen Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat [1]
1990–91 Larry Pounds* KTP-Basket [1]
1991–92 Petri Niiranen Helsingin NMKY [1]
1992–93 Kari-Pekka Klinga* Torpan Pojat [1]
1993–94 Petri Niiranen (2) Helsingin NMKY [1]
1994–95 Kari-Pekka Klinga (2)* Torpan Pojat [1]
1995–96 Markku Larkio New Wave [1]
1996–97 Mika-Matti Tahvanainen Lahden NMKY [1]
1997–98 Pasi Riihelä Kouvot [1]
1998–99 Teemu Rannikko Piiloset [1]
1999–00 Teemu Rannikko (2) Piiloset [1]
2000–01 Roope Mäkelä Espoon Honka [1]
2001–02 Jukka Toijala Joensuun Kataja [1]
2002–03 Petri Virtanen BC Jyväskylä [1]
2003–04 Pasi Riihelä Lappeenrannan NMKY [1]
2004–05 Pasi Riihelä (2) Lappeenrannan NMKY [1]
2005–06 Petri Virtanen (2) Joensuun Kataja [1]
2006–07 Sami Lehtoranta (2) Joensuun Kataja [1]
2007–08 Petteri Koponen Espoon Honka [1]
2008–09 Antti Nikkilä Tampereen Pyrintö [1]
2009–10 Tuukka Kotti Espoon Honka [1]
2010–11 Ville Kaunisto Kouvot [1]
2011–12 Sami Lehtoranta (2) PF Joensuun Kataja [1]
2012–13 Samuel Haanpää SG Korikobrat [1]
2013–14 Antero Lehto PG Tampereen Pyrintö [5]
2014–15 Teemu Rannikko (3) PG Joensuun Kataja [1]
2015–16 Teemu Rannikko (4) PG Joensuun Kataja [1]
2016–17 Antto Nikkarinen PF Helsinki Seagulls [3]
2017–18 Tuukka Kotti C Helsinki Seagulls [3]
2018–19 Topias Palmi G Joensuun Kataja [6]
2020–21 Okko Järvi G Karhu Basket [1]
2021–22 Remu Raitanen F/C KTP-Basket [1]
2022–23 Severi Kaukiainen G Karhu Basket [1]
2023–24 Topias Palmi (2) G Karhu Basket [1]
2024-25 Lassi Nikkarinen PG Helsinki Seagulls

Players with most awards

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Player Editions Notes
Finland Teemu Rannikko 4 1999, 2000, 2O15, 2016
United States Damon Williams 2 2001, 2011
United States Marcus Grant 2 2003, 2004
United States René Rougeau 2 2019, 2025
Finland Petri Niiranen 2 1992, 1994
Finland Sami Lehtoranta 2 2007, 2012
Finland Topias Palmi 2 2019, 2024
Finland Petri Virtanen 2 2003, 2006
Finland Kari-Pekka Klinga 2 1993, 1995
Finland Pasi Riihelä 2 2004, 2005

Notes

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  1. ^ Boakai Lalugba also owns the United States' nationality

References

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