BBL Most Effective Player

The Basketball Bundesliga Most Effective Player Awards are annual awards that are given to the best player in a given Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) season, based on statistics. The awards were handed out for the first time in the 2015–16 season. Two awards are given, one for the most effective German player in the league, and one for the most effective international (non-German) player in the league.

The winner of the award is determined by the Efficiency formula:

(PTS + REB + AST + STL + BLK − Missed FG − Missed FT − TO) / GP

Key

^ Denotes player who is still active in the Basketliga
* Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
† Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has received the award

International winners

Raymar Morgan of ratiopharm Ulm won the award in 2017.
International Most Effective Player
Season Player Position Nationality Club EFF Ref(s)
2015–16 Brian Qvale Center  United States EWE Baskets Oldenburg
18.9
2016–17 Raymar Morgan Forward  United States ratiopharm Ulm
20.1
2017–18 John Bryant^ Center  United States Gießen 46ers
24.1
2018–19 John Bryant (2)^ Center  United States Gießen 46ers
24.1
2019–20 No award was given, due to the shortened season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 David Kravish^ Power forward  United States Brose Bamberg
21.1
2021–22 Parker Jackson-Cartwright^ Point guard  United States Telekom Baskets Bonn
19.6
2022–23 T. J. Shorts^ Point guard  United States Telekom Baskets Bonn
21.1
2023–24 Otis Livingston II^ Point guard  United States Würzburg Baskets
21.2
2024–25 Jhivvan Jackson^ Guard  United States Würzburg Baskets
16.9
2025–26 Jaedon LeDee^ Center  United States Skyliners Frankfurt
20.2

German winners

Daniel Theis won the first German award.
National Most Effective Player
Season Player Position Nationality Club EFF Ref(s)
2015–16† Daniel Theis Center  Germany Brose Baskets
15.5
2016–17 Maxi Kleber Forward  Germany Bayern Munich
14.1
2017–18 Robin Benzing^ Forward  Germany s.Oliver Würzburg
14.6
2018–19 Danilo Barthel^ Forward  Germany Bayern Munich
16.4
2019–20 No award was given, due to the shortened season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 John Bryant^ Center  Germany Giessen 46ers
19.3
2021–22 Christian Sengfelder^ Power forward  Germany Brose Bamberg
16.4
2022–23 Kevin Yebo^ Power forward  Germany Niners Chemnitz
15.1
2023–24 Kevin Yebo^ Power forward  Germany Niners Chemnitz
16.8
2024–25 Sananda Fru^ Power forward  Germany Basketball Löwen Braunschweig
17.4
2025–26 Kevin Yebo^ Power forward  Germany Niners Chemnitz
15.2

References

  1. 1 2 3 „Effektivster Spieler national und international“: Zwei neue Beko BBL-Awards gehen an Daniel Theis und Brian Qvale
  2. 1 2 Saison-Auszeichnung: Maxi Kleber und Raymar Morgan sind die Effektivsten ihrer Zunft
  3. 1 2 Nationalmannschafts-Kapitän Robin Benzing und "Big" John Bryant sind die Effektivsten ihrer Zunft
  4. 1 2 "Kapitäne wählen den Most Valuable Player des easyCredit BBL Final-Turniers 2020 / Keine anderen Awards" (in German). easycredit-bbl.de. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Awards 2021: Ludwigsburger Smith, Patrick und Polas-Bartolo räumen ab / Justus Hollatz und Trae Bell-Haynes geehrt". easycredit-bbl.de. 19 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Statistik-Awards 2021/22: Freude in Bamberg, Bonn, Hamburg und Gießen". easycredit-bbl.de. 13 May 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Awards 2022/23: Shorts und Yebo liegen bei Effektivität vorne / Cooke bester Rebounder / Russell verteilt die meisten Assists". easycredit-bbl.de. 12 May 2023.