Korisliiga awards and honours |
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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).
* | 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 |
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