Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year

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Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year
Jonas Valanciunas 2022 by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Jonas Valančiūnas has won the men's award a record seven times.
Sport Basketball
Awarded for outstanding playing performance in a calendar year
Location Vilnius
Country Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Presented by Basketball Federation of Lithuania
History
First award2008
Editions17
First winner Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Most wins Jonas Valančiūnas (7x men), Gintarė Petronytė (7x women)
Most recent Jonas Valančiūnas (2025)

The Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year award is established in 2008 to recognize the best basketball player of the year from Lithuania. [1] [2] [3] The winners are basketball players who have Lithuanian citizenship, and whose performances with its basketball club and/or national team throughout the year has reached the highest level of excellence. All players with Lithuanian citizenship, regardless of where they play in the world, qualify for the award. The inaugural recipient was Ramūnas Šiškauskas (that year was only one nomination for men and women). The winners are selected by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation. Since 2009 the awards are given separately for men and women.

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All-time award winners

Gintare Petronyte has won the women's award a record seven times Gintare Petronyte by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Gintarė Petronytė has won the women's award a record seven times

2008-present

YearPlayers of the Year (men)Club(s)Players of the Year (women)Club(s)References
2008
 Ramūnas Šiškauskas Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos One nomination for men and women [4]
2009
 Linas Kleiza Flag of the United States.svg Denver Nuggets Gintarė Petronytė Flag of Greece.svg Sony Athinaikos Athens [5]
2010
 Linas Kleiza (2x) Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos Sandra Linkevičienė Flag of Lithuania.svg VIČI-Aistės Kaunas [6]
2011
 Jonas Valančiūnas Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos rytas Rima Valentienė Flag of Lithuania.svg VIČI-Aistės Kaunas [7]
2012
 Jonas Valančiūnas Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos rytas Sandra Linkevičienė (2x) Flag of Lithuania.svg VIČI-Aistės Kaunas [8]
2013
 Mantas Kalnietis Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Kuban Lina Pikčiutė Flag of Lithuania.svg Kibirkštis-VIČI Vilnius [9]
2014
 Jonas Valančiūnas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Raptors Gintarė Petronytė Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Kraków [10]
2015
 Jonas Mačiulis Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Gintarė Petronytė Flag of Italy.svg Cases Mapei Napoli [11]
2016
 Mindaugas Kuzminskas Flag of Spain.svg Baloncesto Málaga Kamilė Nacickaitė Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Moscow [12]
2017
 Jonas Valančiūnas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto Raptors Kamilė Nacickaitė Flag of Turkey.svg Adana ASKİ [13]
2018
 Domantas Sabonis Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Pacers Kamilė Nacickaitė (3x) Flag of Spain.svg Gernika KESB [14]
2019
 Domantas Sabonis Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Pacers Gintarė Petronytė Flag of Italy.svg Reyer Venezia [15]
2020
 Domantas Sabonis Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Pacers Gintarė Petronytė Flag of Italy.svg Reyer Venezia [16]
2021
 Jonas Valančiūnas Flag of the United States.svg Memphis Grizzlies Gintarė Petronytė Flag of Italy.svg Reyer Venezia [17]
2022
 Domantas Sabonis Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Pacers Justė Jocytė Flag of France.svg ASVEL Féminin Lyon [18]
2023
 Jonas Valančiūnas Flag of the United States.svg New Orleans Pelicans Gintarė Petronytė (7x) Flag of Lithuania.svg Kibirkštis Vilnius [19]
2024
 Domantas Sabonis (5x) Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento Kings Gerda Raulušaitytė Flag of Lithuania.svg LCC International University Klaipėda [20]
2025
 Jonas Valančiūnas (7x) Flag of the United States.svg Denver Nuggets Justė Jocytė (2x) Flag of Spain.svg Uni Girona CB [21]

Multiple winners

Men

Domantas Sabonis, a five times winner of the men's award Domantas Sabonis by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
Domantas Sabonis, a five times winner of the men's award
NumberPlayersYears
7 Jonas Valančiūnas 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2025
5 Domantas Sabonis 2018–2020, 2022, 2024
2 Linas Kleiza 2009, 2010

Women

NumberPlayersYears
7 Gintarė Petronytė 2009, 2014–2015, 2019–2021, 2023
3 Kamilė Nacickaitė 2016–2018
2 Justė Jocytė 2022, 2025

See also

Sources

    References

    1. ↑ "Domantas Sabonis named best Lithuania Basketball Player of the Year". basketnews.com. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
    2. ↑ "Jonas Valanciunas named the best Lithuanian player of the year". eurohoops.net. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
    3. ↑ "Domantas Sabonis named Lithuanian basketball player of the year 2022". basketnews.com. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
    4. ↑ "Paskelbti geriausi Lietuvos metų krepšininkai". Eurobasket.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    5. ↑ "Geriausi 2009 metų krepšininkai — L.Kleiza ir G.Petronytė". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    6. ↑ "2010 metų geriausi Lietuvos krepšininkai – S. Linkevičienė ir L. Kleiza". TV3.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    7. ↑ "Geriausi 2011 metų Lietuvos krepšininkai – Jonas Valančiūnas ir Rima Valentienė". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    8. ↑ "23 tūkstančiai aistruolių nusprendė: Jonas Valančiūnas ir Sandra Linkevičienė – geriausi Lietuvos krepšininkai". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    9. ↑ "Geriausi 2013 metų Lietuvos krepšininkai – M. Kalnietis ir L. Pikčiutė!". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    10. ↑ "Išrinkti geriausi 2014 metų krepšininkai – Jonas Valančiūnas ir Gintarė Petronytė". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
    11. ↑ "Geriausi 2015-ųjų Lietuvos krepšininkai – J. Mačiulis ir G. Petronytė". DELFI. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    12. ↑ "Geriausi 2016-ųjų Lietuvos krepšininkai – M. Kuzminskas ir K. Nacickaitė". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 3 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    13. ↑ "Geriausi 2017 metų krepšininkai – Jonas Valančiūnas ir Kamilė Nacickaitė". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    14. ↑ Rimkus, Kęstas. "Domantas Sabonis nurungė Joną Valančiūną geriausio šalies krepšininko rinkimuose". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    15. ↑ "Paskelbti geriausi Lietuvos metų krepšininkai – Sabas dėkojo sūnaus vardu". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    16. ↑ "Trečius metus iš eilės geriausiu Lietuvos krepšininku išrinktas Sabonis". DELFI (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    17. ↑ Gobikas, Mindaugas (7 February 2022). "2021 metų geriausieji – Jonas Valančiūnas ir Gintarė Petronytė". Lietuvos krepšinis (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    18. ↑ "Sabonis ir Jocytė – geriausi 2022 metų Lietuvos krepšininkai". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    19. ↑ "Gintarė Petronytė ir Jonas Valančiūnas – geriausi 2023 m. Lietuvos krepšininkai". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    20. ↑ "Išrinkti geriausi Lietuvos metų krepšininkai, JV – trečias, Jocytė – antra". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 24 January 2026.
    21. ↑ "Geriausi Lietuvos metų krepšininkai – Valančiūnas ir Jocytė". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
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