'90.5% of votes' Lee Jung-hyun, the overwhelming MVP, did it in Sono, the 5th place team... the first win in one's life [At the KBL Awards]

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Lee Jung-hyun (27, Goyang Sono) was the most brilliant Korean player in the men's professional basketball regular league this season.

Lee Jung-hyun won his first domestic player MVP at the 2025-2026 LG Electronics Professional Basketball Awards held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas Grand Ballroom in Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul at 4:30 p.m. on the 9th.

The record of votes was also overwhelming. Lee Jung-hyun swept 106 out of a total of 117 votes, easily beating Yoo Ki-sang (7 votes, Changwon LG). This is a whopping 90.5% of the vote.

Lee Jung-hyun, who received 10 million won in prize money along with the MVP award, said, "It's an honor to receive a big award. "I'd like to thank everyone who voted," he said. "I'd like to thank coach Son Chang-hwan and the coaching staff for always trusting the players and leading the team to the playoffs." "I would like to honor my beloved fans and families with this award," he added.

This season, Lee Jung-hyun played in 49 games and averaged 18.6 points, 5.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 2.4 3-pointers. Among Korean players, he ranked first in average playing time, scoring points, and successful free throws (4.5), playing as Sono's clear ace. Thanks to Lee Jung-hyun's performance, Sono won a dramatic ticket to the semi-finals (PO).

In particular, Lee Jung-hyun is the first MVP to be produced by the fifth-ranked team in the regular league. This is the ninth time in the history that MVP has come from a team that is not ranked first in the regular league, following Joo Hee-jung (2008-2009, 7th place, KT&G at the time) and Huh Hoon (2019-2020, 6th place, Suwon KT at the time).

In addition, Lee Jung-hyun was also listed in the Best 5 along with Asem Maray (Changwon LG), Jamil Warney (Seoul SK), Lee Sun- Albano (Wonju DB), and Ahn Young-joon (Seoul SK).

Meanwhile, the Sixman Award went to Eddie Daniel (SK), and the skill development award and the Lee Sung-gu Fair Play Award were won by Seo Myung-jin (Ulsan Hyundai Mobis). Asem Marei won two gold medals, even winning the best defense award.

Heo Woong (Busan KCCC), who received 32,555 votes, received the Pocari Sweat Popularity Award selected by fans themselves. The "Play of the Season" selected by the selection committee was the reverse buzzer beater of Lee Sun- Albano (Wonju DB), who hit the game with 1.1 seconds left against Seoul SK on December 11, 2025.

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