# KBL Most Valuable Player Award

The Korean Basketball League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) (Korean: 국내선수 MVP) is an annual Korean Basketball League (KBL) award given since 1997 to the best performing player of the regular season. It is only awarded to domestic players (registered as South Korean nationals) as there is a separate award for foreign import players.
Joo Hee-jung, Shin Ki-sung, Kim Seung-hyun, Kim Joo-sung, Yang Dong-geun and Oh Se-keun are the only players to have won both the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards. Kim Seung-hyun is the only one to have won both within the same season.

## Winners

| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the KBL |
| † | Denotes player whose team won the KBL Championship that year |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time |
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 1997 † | Kang Dong-hee | Guard | Busan Kia Enterprise |
| 1997–98 † | Lee Sang-min | Guard | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat |
| 1998–99 † | Lee Sang-min (2) | Guard | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat (2) |
| 1999–00 † | Seo Jang-hoon | Center | Cheongju SK Knights |
| 2000–01 | Cho Sung-won | Forward | Changwon LG Sakers |
| 2001–02 † | Kim Seung-hyun | Guard | Daegu Tongyang Orions |
| 2002–03 | Kim Byung-chul | Guard | Daegu Tongyang Orions (2) |
| 2003–04 | Kim Joo-sung | Forward | Wonju TG Sambo Xers |
| 2004–05 † | Shin Ki-sung | Guard | Wonju TG Sambo Xers (2) |
| 2005–06 † | Seo Jang-hoon (2) | Center | Seoul Samsung Thunders |
| 2005–06 | Yang Dong-geun | Guard | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (2) |
| 2006–07 † | Yang Dong-geun (2) | Guard | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (3) |
| 2007–08 † | Kim Joo-sung (2) | Forward | Wonju Dongbu Promy (3) |
| 2008–09 | Joo Hee-jung | Guard | Anyang KT&G |
| 2009–10 † | Ham Ji-hoon^ | Forward | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (4) |
| 2010–11 | Park Sang-oh | Forward | Busan KT Sonicboom |
| 2011–12 | Yoon Ho-young^ | Forward | Wonju Dongbu Promy (4) |
| 2012–13 | Kim Sun-hyung^ | Guard | Seoul SK Knights (2) |
| 2013–14 | Moon Tae-jong | Forward | Changwon LG Sakers (2) |
| 2014–15 † | Yang Dong-geun (3) | Guard | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (5) |
| 2015–16 | Yang Dong-geun (4) | Guard | Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (6) |
| 2016–17 † | Oh Se-keun^ | Center | Anyang KGC (2) |
| 2017–18 | Doo Kyung-min^ | Guard | Wonju DB Promy (5) |
| 2018–19 | Lee Jung-hyun^ | Guard | Jeonju KCC Egis (3) |
| 2019–20 | Heo Hoon^ | Guard | Busan KT Sonicboom (2) |
| 2020–21 | Song Kyo-chang^ | Forward | Jeonju KCC Egis (4) |
| 2021–22 † | Choi Jun-yong^ | Guard | Seoul SK Knights (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Ethan Alvano | Guard | Wonju DB Promy |

## Multi-time winners

| Awards | Player | Team(s) | Years |
| 4 | Yang Dong-geun | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016 |
| 2 | Lee Sang-min | Daejeon Hyundai Dynat | 1998, 1999 |
| 2 | Seo Jang-hoon | Cheongju SK Knights / Seoul Samsung Thunders | 2000, 2006 |
| 2 | Kim Joo-sung | Wonju TG Sambo Xers / Dongbu Promy | 2004, 2008 |

## Teams

| Awards | Teams | Years |
| 6 | Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus | 1997, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 |
| 5 | Wonju DB Promy | 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2018 |
| 4 | Jeonju KCC Egis | 1998, 1999, 2019, 2021 |
| 3 | Cheongju / Seoul SK Knights | 2000, 2013, 2022 |
| 2 | Goyang Orion Orions | 2002, 2003 |
| 2 | Anyang KT&G / KGC | 2009, 2017 |
| 2 | Busan / Suwon KT Sonicboom | 2011, 2020 |