Greek Basketball League MVP

The Greek Basketball League Full Season MVP or Greek League MVP is the yearly MVP award that is awarded by the 1st-tier professional basketball league in Greece, the Greek Basketball League (GBL).

Since the 2014–15 season, the Greek Basketball League MVP award is voted on by the fans online, whereas previously it was not. The voting is currently decided by a ratio of 40% by the fans and the media, and 60% by the head coaches and the captains of each of the 14 teams of the Greek Basketball League.^[1]^[2]

Greek Basketball League MVP award winners

*	Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
**	Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
***	Member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame

Season	MVP^[3]	Pos.	Club	Ref.
1987–88	/ Nikos Galis**	SG	Aris
1988–89	/ Nikos Galis** (2×)	SG	Aris
1989–90	/ Nikos Galis** (3×)	SG	Aris
1990–91	/ Nikos Galis** (4×)	SG	Aris
1991–92	/ Nikos Galis** (5×)	SG	Aris
1992–93	Fanis Christodoulou	SF	Panionios
1993–94	Panagiotis Fasoulas**	C	Olympiacos
1994–95	Panagiotis Fasoulas** (2×)	C	Olympiacos
1995–96	Georgios Sigalas	SF	Olympiacos
1996–97	David Rivers	G	Olympiacos
1997–98	/ Peja Stojaković	SF	PAOK
1998–99	Dejan Bodiroga	SF	Panathinaikos
1999–00	Željko Rebrača	C	Panathinaikos
2000–01	Alphonso Ford	SG	Peristeri
2001–02	Dimos Dikoudis	PF	AEK
2002–03	Fragiskos Alvertis	SF	Panathinaikos
2003–04	Dimitris Diamantidis	PG	Iraklis
2004–05	Vassilis Spanoulis	G	Maroussi
2005–06	Dimitris Diamantidis (2×)	PG	Panathinaikos	^[4]
2006–07	Dimitris Diamantidis (3×)	PG	Panathinaikos
2007–08	Dimitris Diamantidis (4×)	PG	Panathinaikos
2008–09	Vassilis Spanoulis (2×)	G	Panathinaikos	^[5]
2009–10	Mike Batiste	C	Panathinaikos
2010–11	Dimitris Diamantidis (5×)	PG	Panathinaikos
2011–12	Vassilis Spanoulis (3×)	G	Olympiacos	^[6]
2012–13	Stéphane Lasme	C	Panathinaikos
2013–14	Dimitris Diamantidis (6×)	PG	Panathinaikos
2014–15	/ Sasha Vezenkov	PF	Aris	^[7]
2015–16	Vassilis Spanoulis (4×)	G	Olympiacos	^[8]^[9]^[10]
2016–17	/ Nick Calathes	PG	Panathinaikos	^[11]
2017–18	Nick Calathes (2×)	PG	Panathinaikos
2018–19	/ Nick Calathes (3×)	PG	Panathinaikos	^[12]^[13]
2019–20	Not awarded			^[a]
2020–21	Ioannis Papapetrou	SF	Panathinaikos
2021–22	/ Sasha Vezenkov (2×)	PF	Olympiacos	^[14]
2022–23	/ Sasha Vezenkov (3×)	PF	Olympiacos	^[15]
2023–24	Kostas Sloukas	G	Panathinaikos	^[16]
2024–25	/ Sasha Vezenkov (4×)	PF	Olympiacos	^[17]

Multiple Greek Basketball League MVP award winners

*	Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
**	Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
***	Member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame

MVP	Number of awards
Dimitris Diamantidis	6
/ Nikos Galis**	5
Vassilis Spanoulis	4
/ Sasha Vezenkov	4
/ Nick Calathes	3
Panos Fasoulas**	2

MVP winners by nationality

Listed by which country each player was registered to for senior level national team competitions.

Nationality	Number of MVPs
Greece	27
Bulgaria	4
United States	3
FR Yugoslavia	3
Gabon	1

MVP winners by team

Club	Number of MVPs	Seasons
Panathinaikos	16	1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006-07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24
Olympiacos	9	1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25
Aris	6	1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2014–15
Panionios	1	1992–93
PAOK	1	1997–98
Peristeri	1	2000–01
AEK	1	2001–02
Iraklis	1	2003–04
Maroussi	1	2004–05

Notes

^ There was no awarding in the 2019–20 season, due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

References

^ Ο Β. Σπανούλης TAGHeuer MVP της Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ.
^ Vassilis Spanoulis named Greek League MVP.
^ Sport24.gr - Οι παλιοί MVP (in Greek).
^ "Για πρώτη φορά στην ιστορία της Basket League 2 MVP της Χρονιάς !". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
^ "MVP ο Βασίλης Σπανούλης". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ "MVP της Basket League ΟΠΑΠ ο Σπανούλης". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ "Ο Αλέξανδρος Βεζένκοφ MVP της Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
^ Vassilis Spanoulis named Greek League MVP.
^ Ο Β. Σπανούλης TAGHeuer MVP της Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ (in Greek).
^ Βραβεύονται οι καλύτεροι στην κλήρωση της Basket League (in Greek).
^ Ο Νικ Καλάθης MVP της STOIXIMAN.GR Basket League της σεζόν 2016-17 (in Greek).
^ Nick Calathes named Greek League MVP for third straight season.
^ MVP της Basket League για την σεζόν 2018/19 ο Νικ Καλάθης (in Greek).
^ "Ο Αλέξανδρος Βεζένκοφ Stoiximan MVP of the Season 2021-22!". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ "MVP και Πιο Δημοφιλής για 2η σεζόν ο Σάσα Βεζένκοφ". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ "Για πρώτη φορά Stoiximan MVP της Stoiximan Basket League o Κ. Σλούκας!". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
^ "Ο Σάσα Βεζένκοφ επέστρεψε στον… θρόνο του Stoiximan MVP of the Season!". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2025-07-02.

External links

Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
Official Greek Basket League YouTube Channel (in Greek)
Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
Basketblog.gr (in Greek)
GreekBasketball.gr (in Greek)

[14] There was no awarding in the 2019–20 season, due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

[1] Ο Β. Σπανούλης TAGHeuer MVP της Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ.

[2] Vassilis Spanoulis named Greek League MVP.

[3] Sport24.gr - Οι παλιοί MVP (in Greek).

[4] "Για πρώτη φορά στην ιστορία της Basket League 2 MVP της Χρονιάς !". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2023-06-30.

[5] "MVP ο Βασίλης Σπανούλης". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[6] "MVP της Basket League ΟΠΑΠ ο Σπανούλης". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[7] "Ο Αλέξανδρος Βεζένκοφ MVP της Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2025-06-14.

[8] Vassilis Spanoulis named Greek League MVP.

[9] Ο Β. Σπανούλης TAGHeuer MVP της Basket League ΣΚΡΑΤΣ (in Greek).

[10] Βραβεύονται οι καλύτεροι στην κλήρωση της Basket League (in Greek).

[11] Ο Νικ Καλάθης MVP της STOIXIMAN.GR Basket League της σεζόν 2016-17 (in Greek).

[12] Nick Calathes named Greek League MVP for third straight season.

[13] MVP της Basket League για την σεζόν 2018/19 ο Νικ Καλάθης (in Greek).

[15] "Ο Αλέξανδρος Βεζένκοφ Stoiximan MVP of the Season 2021-22!". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[16] "MVP και Πιο Δημοφιλής για 2η σεζόν ο Σάσα Βεζένκοφ". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[17] "Για πρώτη φορά Stoiximan MVP της Stoiximan Basket League o Κ. Σλούκας!". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2024-07-02.

[18] "Ο Σάσα Βεζένκοφ επέστρεψε στον… θρόνο του Stoiximan MVP of the Season!". - Ε.Σ.Α.Κ.Ε. Retrieved 2025-07-02.

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