Armoni Brooks Crowned MVP of the Italian Championship

The final rankings for the individual trophies at the LBA Awards 2026 have been determined through a weighted average of votes cast by players from all Serie A clubs, coaches, a director from each club, a media panel, and fans. This comprehensive voting process ensures a broad and representative evaluation of the entire season.

MVP

1. Armoni Brooks (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan)
2. Miro Bilan (Germani Brescia)
3. Amedeo Della Valle (Germani Brescia)

American guard Armoni Brooks (1.88m, 27 years old) has a career including 84 NBA and G-League games before joining Milan in 2024. This season, he averaged 13.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in the Euroleague.

BEST ITALIAN PLAYER

1. Amedeo Della Valle (Germani Brescia)
2. Saliou Niang (Virtus Olidata Bologna)
3. Davide Casarin (Vanoli Basket Cremona)

BEST UNDER-22 PLAYER

1. Saliou Niang (Virtus Olidata Bologna)
2. Ousmane Ndiaye (Vanoli Basket Cremona)
3. David Torresani (Basket Nutribullet Treviso)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

1. Leandro Bolmaro (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan)
2. Alessandro Pajola (Virtus Olidata Bologna)
3. Brianté Weber (Basket Nutribullet Treviso)

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR

1. Jason Burnell (Germani Brescia)
2. Matt Morgan (Virtus Olidata Bologna)
3. Erick Green (Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù)

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR

1. Davide Casarin (Vanoli Basket Cremona)
2. Jason Burnell (Germani Brescia)
3. Giovanni Veronesi (Vanoli Basket Cremona)

COACH OF THE YEAR

1. Dimitris Priftis (UNA Hotels Reggio Emilia)
2. Matteo Cotelli (Germani Brescia)
3. Mario Fioretti (Bertram Derthona Tortona)

ALL-STAR TEAM OF THE YEAR

* Awarded by the Lega Basket

Christian Vital (Bertram Derthona Tortona), Amedeo Della Valle (GERMANI Brescia), Armoni Brooks (EA7 Emporio Armani Milan), Jahmi’us Ramsey (Pallacanestro Trieste), Miro Bilan (GERMANI Brescia)

LBA EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

* Voted by club executives

1. Marco Sambugaro (General Manager of UNA Hotels Reggio Emilia)
2. Federico Casarin (President of Umana Reyer Venezia) – Aldo Vanoli (President of Vanoli Basket Cremona)

LBA SPORTS MANAGER OF THE YEAR:

* Voted by club executives

1. Andrea Conti (General Manager of Vanoli Basket Cremona)
2. Andrea Gracis (Sports Director of APU Old Wild West Udine)
3. Paolo Ronci (General Manager of Virtus Olidata Bologna)

LBA REFEREE OF THE YEAR:

* Elected by club representatives (players, coaches, and executives)

1. Manuel Attard
2. Guido Giovannetti
3. Michael Rossi