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).

Legend

Key

Player (X)	Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)

Import Players

Damon Williams won the award twice

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

Finnish Players

Teemu Rannikko is a three-times award winner

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

Notes

1. Boakai Lalugba also owns the United States' nationality

References

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2. "Rannikko Korisliigan finaalien MVP, Nikkarinen arvokkain pelaaja" (in Finnish). Basket.fi. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
3. "Foreign Player of the Year". Basket.fi. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
4. "Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat - Suomen Koripalloliitto ry". Basket.fi. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
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