KBL Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award

The Korean Basketball League Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award (Playoffs MVP) (Korean: 플레이오프 MVP) is an annual Korean Basketball League (KBL) award given since 1997 to the best performing player of the playoffs.[1]

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top two ranked teams automatically qualify for the semifinals while the third to sixth-ranked teams qualify for the quarterfinals stage. The award specifically recognizes players for their performances during the playoffs, without taking into account of their record during the regular season. The awardee is selected by press vote.[2]

Hur Jae is the only player to have won the award as a member of the runner-up team.[3] Future regular season MVPs Joo Hee-jung and Oh Se-keun both won the award during their rookie season.[4]

Winners
^ Denotes player who is still active in the KBL
dagger Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named Playoffs MVP at that time
Player
(in italic text)		 Denotes player who also won the KBL Most Valuable Player Award
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Season Player Position Team
1997dagger[nb 1] Kang Dong-hee G Busan Kia Enterprise
1997–98 Hur Jae G Busan Kia Enterprise (2)
1998–99dagger Cho Sung-won G Daejeon Hyundai Dynat
1999–00dagger Seo Jang-hoon C Cheongju SK Knights
2000–01dagger Joo Hee-jung G Suwon Samsung Thunders
2001–02dagger United States Marcus Hicks F Daegu Tongyang Orions
2002–03dagger United States David Jackson G Wonju TG Xers
2003–04dagger Lee Sang-min G Jeonju KCC Egis (2)
2004–05dagger Kim Joo-sung F/C Wonju TG Sambo Xers (2)
2005–06dagger Kang Hyuk G Seoul Samsung Thunders (2)
2006–07dagger Yang Dong-geun G Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (3)
2007–08dagger Kim Joo-sung F/C Wonju Dongbu Promy (3)
2008–09dagger Choo Seung-gyun F Jeonju KCC Egis (3)
2009–10dagger Ham Ji-hoon^ F Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (4)
2010–11dagger Ha Seung-jin C Jeonju KCC Egis (5)
2011–12dagger Oh Se-keun^ C Anyang KGC
2012–13dagger Yang Dong-geun (2) G Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (5)
2013–14dagger Moon Tae-young F Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (6)
2014–15dagger Yang Dong-geun (3) G Ulsan Mobis Phoebus (7)
2015–16dagger Lee Seoung-hyun^ F/C Goyang Orion Orions (2)
2016–17dagger Oh Se-keun^ (2) C Anyang KGC (2)
2017–18dagger United States Terrico White G Seoul SK Knights (2)
2018–19dagger Lee Dae-sung^ G Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus (8)
2019–20 Not awarded[nb 2]
2020–21dagger United States Jared Sullinger F Anyang KGC (3)

Notes
  1. Prior to the founding of the professional Korean Basketball League, the predecessor National Basketball Festival (농구대잔치) ended its final season in January 1997. The first season of the KBL began play in February 1997 to facilitate the transition. Since the 1997–98 season, the KBL season runs from October until April.
  2. The league was canceled in the middle of the fifth round of the regular season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The playoffs were also canceled as a result.[5]

References
  1. "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 플레이오프 MVP 투표 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. May 9, 2021.
  2. "프로농구 현대모비스, 역대 최다 7번째 우승…MVP는 이대성" (in Korean). KBS. April 22, 2019.
  3. "[KBL 역대 MVP] '부상 투혼' 허재, KBL 유일 '준우승 팀 FINAL MVP'". BasketKorea (in Korean). March 5, 2020.
  4. "오세근 시대 개막…인삼공사 첫 우승". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 6 April 2012.
  5. "프로농구, 출범 23년 만에 첫 시즌 조기 종료…SK·DB 공동 1위(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). March 24, 2020.
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