The Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year award is established in 2008 to recognize the best basketball player of the year from Lithuania. 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.
All-time award winners
2008-present Year Players of the Year (men) Club(s) Players of the Year (women) Club(s) References Ramūnas Šiškauskas Panathinaikos One nomination for men and women Linas Kleiza Denver Nuggets Gintarė Petronytė Sony Athinaikos Athens Linas Kleiza (2x) Olympiacos Sandra Linkevičienė VIČI-Aistės Kaunas Jonas Valančiūnas Lietuvos rytas Rima Valentienė VIČI-Aistės Kaunas Jonas Valančiūnas Lietuvos rytas Sandra Linkevičienė (2x) VIČI-Aistės Kaunas Mantas Kalnietis Lokomotiv Kuban Lina Pikčiutė Kibirkštis-VIČI Vilnius Jonas Valančiūnas Toronto Raptors Gintarė Petronytė Wisła Kraków Jonas Mačiulis Real Madrid Gintarė Petronytė Cases Mapei Napoli Mindaugas Kuzminskas Baloncesto Málaga Kamilė Nacickaitė Dynamo Moscow Jonas Valančiūnas Toronto Raptors Kamilė Nacickaitė Adana ASKİ Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers Kamilė Nacickaitė (3x) Gernika KESB Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers Gintarė Petronytė Reyer Venezia Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers Gintarė Petronytė Reyer Venezia Jonas Valančiūnas Memphis Grizzlies Gintarė Petronytė Reyer Venezia Domantas Sabonis Indiana Pacers Justė Jocytė ASVEL Féminin Lyon Jonas Valančiūnas New Orleans Pelicans Gintarė Petronytė (7x) Kibirkštis Vilnius Domantas Sabonis (5x) Sacramento Kings Gerda Raulušaitytė LCC International University Klaipėda Jonas Valančiūnas (7x) Denver Nuggets Justė Jocytė (2x) Uni Girona CB
Multiple winners Men
Number Players Years 7 Jonas Valančiūnas 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2025 5 Domantas Sabonis 2018–2020, 2022, 2024 2 Linas Kleiza 2009, 2010
Women Number Players Years 7 Gintarė Petronytė 2009, 2014–2015, 2019–2021, 2023 3 Kamilė Nacickaitė 2016–2018 2 Justė Jocytė 2022, 2025
See also Lithuanian Footballer of the Year
Sources Winners 2008-2024
References
External links Basketball Federation of Lithuania Official Website