Davies, Jasikevicius headline Betsafe LKL awards

Autorius: LKL.LT

2018-06-20

The curtain of yet another magical season was closed, as Zalgiris were presented with yet another set of championship rings at the Betsafe LKL closing ceremony in Vilnius.

Representatives of the Kaunas club brought home most of the awards, with Brandon Davies named Finals MVP and Sarunas Jasikevicius receiving the Coach of the Year award.

Betsafe LKL Awards 2017-18
Award	Winner	Decided By
Best Young Player (U21)	Laurynas Birutis	LKL
Sportsmanship Award	Renaldas Seibutis	Referees
Best Foreign Player	Kevin Pangos	Club directors
Most Improved Organization	Siauliai and Lietkabelis	LKL and club directors
Regular Season MVP	Laurynas Birutis	LKL, club directors, statistics
Referee of the Year	Tomas Jasevicius	Referee rating
Coach of the Year	Sarunas Jasikevicius	Journalists
Gentlemanship in Sports and Life	Antanas Sireika	DELFI readers
Defensive Player of the Year	Chris Kramer	Players
Finals MVP	Brandon Davies	LKL
All-Star Five	Kevin Pangos Donatas Sabeckis Robertas Giedraitis Edgaras Želionis Brandon Davies	LKL and coaches

Kevin Pangos joined the Zalgiris award party by picking up the Best Foreign Player honors and earning a spot on the Team of the Year, where he was joined by Brandon Davies.

Donatas Sabeckis of Siauliai, Rokas Giedraitis of Lietuvos Rytas and Neptunas big man Edgaras Zelionis rounded out the All-Star Five.

On loan at Siauliai from Zalgiris, Laurynas Birutis had to step on the stage twice, collecting the Regular Season MVP and Best Young Player of the Year awards.

Lietuvos Rytas playmaker Chris Kramer was voted by his peers as the Defensive Player of the Year, while Neptunas veteran Renaldas Seibutis and Siauliai head coach Antanas Sireika claimed the awards for sportsmanship.

The new Betsafe LKL season is set to begin in September.

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