Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year
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 | Lithuania |
| Presented by | Basketball Federation of Lithuania |
| History | |
| First award | 2008 |
| Editions | 17 |
| 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. 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.