In addition to the couple who made Pistoia Basket dream, among the candidates for the LBA Awards there is also Nicola Brienza as best coach
The LBA Awards come alive:: from 7 to 12 May fans will be able to express their preferences to assign the various prizes and individual titles offered by LBA. There are also three Pistoia Basket champions on the eligible lists. Charlie Moore and Payton Willis I’m vying for the title of Regular season MVP, together with illustrious names such as Belinelli and Mannion. Space also for Nicola Brienzawho is among the quintet of candidates who could win the award coach of the year.
L May 14th the placings from 10th to 4th for the MVP award will be revealed and the names of the players who will make up the podium, indicated in random order, before the announcement scheduled for the May 15th, the date on which the winners of all the other prizes will also be revealed. Among the novelties of this edition is the prize Play of the Year – Doctor Glassdedicated to the most spectacular play of the 2023-24 regular season and the only award that will be voted only by fans and enthusiasts on the day of Friday 10 May on the LBA social channels.
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These are the categories and the various candidates for each of them.
DINO MENEGHIN TROPHY – UnipolSai
2023-24 regular season MVP
- Marco Belinelli (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- Miro Bilan (Germani Brescia)
- Langston Galloway (UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia)
- Niccolò Mannion (Openjobmetis Varese)
- Nicolò Melli (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan)
- Charlie Edward Moore (Estra Pistoia)
- Tornik’e Shengelia (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- Shavon Shields (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan)
- Rayjon Tucker (Umana Reyer Venezia)
- Payton Terrell Willis (Estra Pistoia)
BEST ITA OF THE YEAR – Fastweb
Best Italian player of the regular season 2023 – 24
- Marco Belinelli (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- Amedeo Della Valle (Germani Brescia)
- Davide Denegri (Vanoli Basket Cremona)
- Niccolò Mannion (Openjobmetis Varese)
- Nicolò Melli (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan)
BEST UNDER 22 OF THE YEAR – IBSA
Best player of the regular season 2023 – 24 (born January 1, 2002 onwards)
- Davide Casarin (Umana Reyer Venice)
- Quinn Ellis (Dolomiti Energia Trentino)
- Leonardo Faggian (NutriBullet Treviso Basket)
- Mouhamed Faye (UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia)
- Saliou Niang (Dolomiti Energia Trentino)
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Pall-Ex
Best defender of the 2023 – 24 regular season
- Isaia Cordinier (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- Nicolò Melli (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan)
- Alessandro Pajola (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- John Petrucelli (Germani Brescia)
- Briante Weber (UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia)
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR – realme
Best sixth man of the 2023 – 24 regular season (with at least 50% of games starting from the bench)
- Ousmane Diop (Banco di Sardegna Sassari)
- Gabriel Lundberg (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- CJ Massinburg (Germani Brescia)
- Jamar Smith (UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia)
- Kyle Wiltjer (Umana Reyer Venezia)
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Pokerstarsnews
Most improved player from the 2022-23 season
- Abass Awudu Abass (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- Andrejs Grazulis (Dolomiti Energia Trentino)
- Gabriel Lundberg (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- CJ Massinburg (Germani Brescia)
- Leonardo Totè (Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro)
NB the candidate must be at least in his second consecutive season in Serie A
SANDRO GAMBA TROPHY
Best coach of the 2023 – 24 regular season
- Luca Banchi (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
- Nicola Brienza (Estra Pistoia)
- Paolo Galbiati (Dolomiti Energia Trentino)
- Alessandro Magro (Germani Brescia)
- Dimitris Priftis (UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia)
