The ABA League Top Prospect award, also known as the Adriatic League Top Prospect award, is an annual award given by the Adriatic League (ABA League), which is a European regional league, that is the top-tier level professional basketball league for clubs from the Former Yugoslavia. The award is given to the league's best young player, aged 22 and under. The inaugural award was given out in the 2013–14 ABA League season.[1]
Award winners
edit| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| History | |
| First award | 2014 |
| Editions | 10 |
| First winner |  Dario Šarić |
| Most recent |  Nikola Topić (2024) |
| Year | Winner | Club(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Šarić |
Cibona |
[2] | |
| Nikola Jokić |
Mega Leks |
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| Ante Žižić |
Cibona (2) |
||
 Jonah Bolden |
FMP |
||
 Džanan Musa |
Cedevita |
[3] | |
 Goga Bitadze |
 Budućnost VOLI |
[4] | |
| 2020 | Not awarded | ||
| 2021 | Filip Petrušev |
Mega Soccerbet (2) |
[5] |
| 2022 | Nikola Jović |
Mega Mozzart (3) |
[6] |
| 2023 | Nikola Đurišić |
Mega MIS (4) |
[7] |
| 2024 | Nikola Topić |
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet |
[8] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Žižić najveća nada". Jutarnji List (in Croatian). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Special awards winners presented". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "2017/18 Top Prospect: Džanan Musa (Cedevita)". www.aba-liga.com.
- ^ "2018/19 Top Prospect: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
- ^ "2020/21 Top Prospect: Filip Petrušev (Mega Soccerbet)". www.aba-liga.com.
- ^ "2021/22 Top Prospect: Nikola Jović (Mega Mozzart)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "2022/23 Top Prospect: Nikola Đurišić (Mega MIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "2023/24 TOP PROSPECT: NIKOLA TOPIĆ". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.