Sono's Lee Jung-hyun wins Game 6 MVP...first-ever unanimous decision in professional basketball
Goyang Sono's Lee Jung-hyun has won the first unanimous Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the history of professional basketball.
The Korean Basketball League (KBL), the governing body of men's professional basketball, announced on Wednesday that Lee Jung-hyun was named the MVP of Game 5 and Game 6 of the 2023-2024 regular season.
It was a unanimous selection based on 80 valid votes from the journalists. This is the first time a unanimous MVP has been named since the 2015-2016 season when the Round MVP voting was implemented.
Lee averaged 30.8 points (1st overall), 7.1 assists (2nd overall), and 3.0 steals (1st overall) per game while playing an average of 40:17 minutes in Round 6.
It was a dominant performance, even for a foreign player.
Lee took home five awards at the KBL Awards Ceremony held on the 1st. He swept the Best 5 and Player of the Year awards, as well as the assists, steals, and 3-point shooting awards in the metrics category.
Although SONO finished eighth out of 10 clubs and lost out to DB Lee Sun Albano in the regular season MVP race, Lee made a strong impression with his best performance since his debut.
As the Round 6 MVP, Lee will receive a commemorative trophy and a cash prize of 2 million won.