Korisliiga Most Valuable Player

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[edit]

*		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[edit]

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

Finnish Players[edit]

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]

Notes[edit]

^ Boakai Lalugba also owns the United States' nationality

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba "Historia". www.basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ "Kyle Fogg MVP". Arizona.247sports.com. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja" (in Finnish). Basket.fi. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
^ ^a ^b "Foreign Player of the Year". Basket.fi. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
^ "Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat - Suomen Koripalloliitto ry". Basket.fi. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
^ "Palmi Korisliigan arvokkain pelaaja, Jones finaalien MVP". basket.fi (in Finnish). June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

[2] Boakai Lalugba also owns the United States' nationality

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba "Historia". www.basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.

[3] "Kyle Fogg MVP". Arizona.247sports.com. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[staten-nikkarinen-4] "Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja" (in Finnish). Basket.fi. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

[foreignmvp-5] "Foreign Player of the Year". Basket.fi. Retrieved 2020-11-13.

[6] "Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat - Suomen Koripalloliitto ry". Basket.fi. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[7] "Palmi Korisliigan arvokkain pelaaja, Jones finaalien MVP". basket.fi (in Finnish). June 6, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

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