By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
After a brilliant display across the 2024-25 Regular Season of Italy’s LBA UnipolSai, Miro Bilan was named Most Valuable Player, headlining the LBA Awards 2025.
The 35-year-old Croatian center of Germani Brescia prevailed in a race against fellow finalists, Tornike Shengelia of Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Justin Robinson of Trapani Shark, to get the season MVP nod.
Over 30 appearances in the Regular Season, Bilan tallied 15.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 0.7 blocks, and 0.6 steals per contest, en route to the Dino Meneghin Trophy.
List of LBA Awards winners
MVP Dino Meneghin Trophy – Unipol: Miro Bilan (Germani Brescia)
Dream Team of the Year – UMANA: Justin Robinson (Trapani Shark), Amedeo Della Valle (Germani Brescia), Anthony Lamb (Dolomiti Energia Trento), Tornike Shengelia (Virtus Segafredo Bologna), Miro Bilan (Germani Brescia)
Sandro Gamba Trophy – Coach of the Year: Paolo Galbiati (Dolomiti Energia Trento)
Domestic Player of the Year – FASTWEB: Amedeo Della Valle (Germani Brescia)
Sixth Man of the Year – DOLE: JD Notae (Trapani Shark)
Best Defensive Player of the Year – Pall-Ex: Alessandro Pajola (Virtus Segafredo Bologna)
Most Improved Player of the Year – Pokerstarnews: Saliou Niang (Dolomiti Energia Trento)
Best Under 22 – IBSA: Quinn Ellis (Dolomiti Energia Trento)
Beyond the Regular Season and the annual awards announced on Wednesday, the LBA Playoff Unipol is underway with the Quarterfinals. A best-of-five series will decide the teams advancing to the Semifinals, the finalists, and eventually the LBA champion.
LBA Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best of five)
1. Virtus Segafredo Bologna – Umana Reyer Venice 2-0 (90-85, 77-75)
2. Dolomiti Energia Trento – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 1-1 (70-73, 70-67)
3. Germani Brescia – Trieste 1-1 (89-77, 92-103)
4. Trapani Shark – UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 2-0 (80-75, 102-88)
Semifinals (best of five)
Winners 1-2
Winners 3-4
Finals (best of five)
Winners of Semifinals