Swedish Basketball League MVP

The Swedish Basketball League MVP award is an annual award that is handed out to the most valuable player in the Swedish Basketball League (SBL), which is the highest tier of professional basketball in the country of Sweden. The award was first introduced in the 1992–93 season. Formerly, it was named the Basketligan MVP.

Winners

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Alex Wesby was the winner in the 2010–11 season
 
Toni Bizaca won the award two seasons in a row, in 2013 and 2014
 
Viktor Gaddefors won the award in 2021
Season Player Pos. Nationality Team Ref.
2000–01 Fred Drains F   Sweden Norrköping Dolphins [1]
2001–02 Fred Drains (2) F   Sweden Norrköping Dolphins [1]
2002–03 Eric Talyor G   United States Solna Vikings [1]
2003–04 Gee Gervin G   United States Norrköping Dolphins [1]
2004–05 Fred Drains (3) F   Sweden Plannja Basket [1]
2005–06 Derrick Tarver G   United States Solna Vikings [1]
2006–07 Fred Drains (4) F   Sweden Plannja Basket [1]
2007–08 Joakim Kjellbom C   Sweden Sundsvall Dragons [1]
2008–09 Lesli Myrthil F   Sweden Solna Vikings [1]
2009–10 Joakim Kjellbom (2) C   Sweden Norrköping Dolphins [1]
2010–11 Alex Wesby SG   United States Sundsvall Dragons [2]
2011–12 Johnell Smith PG   United States Södertälje Kings [3]
2012–13 Toni Bizaca SF   Croatia Södertälje Kings [4]
2013–14 Toni Bizaca (2) SF   Croatia Södertälje Kings
2014–15 John Roberson PG   United States Södertälje Kings
2015–16 Joakim Kjellbom (3) C   Sweden Norrköping Dolphins
2016–17 Joakim Kjellbom (4) C   Sweden Norrköping Dolphins
2017–18 Joakim Kjellbom (5) C   Sweden Norrköping Dolphins
2018–19 Nimrod Hilliard IV PG   United States Borås Basket
2019–20 Brandon Rozzell PG   United States BC Luleå
2020–21 Viktor Gaddefors F   Sweden Södertälje BBK [8]
2021–22 C.J Wilson G   United States Jämtland Basket [9]
2022–23 Gustav Hansson PG   Sweden Umeå BSKT [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Utmärkelser" (in Swedish). iof1.idrottonline.se. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  2. ^ Jonas Solberger. "Wesby årets MVP i Basketligan" (in Swedish). www.st.nu. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  3. ^ Charania, Shams. "Swedish Basketligan Awards". RealGM. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  4. ^ "Södertäljes Toni Bizaca är Årets MVP i Basketligan herr - Svenska Basketbollförbundet". Iof1.idrottonline.se. 2013-04-30. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  5. ^ "Bizaca MVP - för andra året i rad - Basketsverige.se". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  6. ^ "SBL Herr".
  7. ^ "BASKETLIGAN HERR: Joakim Kjellbom är historisk MVP [Men Basketball League: Joakim Kjellbom is historical MVP]". MyNewsDesk.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  8. ^ "SBL Awards: Viktor Gaddefors – Årets MVP". www.sblherr.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ "SBL Awards: CJ Wilson – Årets MVP". www.sblherr.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ "SBL Awards: Gustav Hansson – Årets MVP". www.sblherr.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 February 2024.