ACB Best Young Player, previously known as the ACB Rising Star award from 2005 to 2013, is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. The award has been given since the 2004–05 ACB season.
Currently, to be eligible for the award, players must be 22 years old or younger, and must have played in at least half of the league's games during the season, with an average playing time per game of at least 10 minutes.Ya puedes votar el MVP Orange y el Mejor Joven ; ACB.com, 30 April 2014 An All-ACB Best Young Players Team is also chosen.
Rising Star award winners (2004–13)
The following is a list of the all-time ACB Rising Star award winners. Player nationalities by national team.
Season Player Team 2004–05 Sergio Rodríguez Adecco Estudiantes 2005–06 Carlos Suárez Adecco Estudiantes 2006–07 Ricky Rubio DKV Joventut 2007–08 Mirza Teletović TAU Cerámica 2008–09 Brad Oleson Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada 2009–10 Richard Hendrix CB Granada 2010–11 Gustavo Ayón Baloncesto Fuenlabrada 2011–12 Micah Downs Assignia Manresa 2012–13 Salah Mejri Blu:sens Monbús
Best Young Player award winners (2013–present)
The following is a list of the all-time ACB Best Young Player award winners. Player nationalities by national team.
Season Player Team Ref. 2013–14 Guillem Vives FIATC Joventut 2014–15 Dani Díez Gipuzkoa Basket 2015–16 Juancho Hernangómez Movistar Estudiantes 2016–17 Luka Dončić Real Madrid 2017–18 Luka Dončić (2) Real Madrid 2018–19 Carlos Alocén Tecnyconta Zaragoza 2019–20 Carlos Alocén (2) Casademont Zaragoza 2020–21 Usman Garuba Real Madrid 2021–22 Joel Parra Joventut Badalona 2022–23 Jean Montero Real Betis 2023–24 Jean Montero (2) MoraBanc Andorra 2024–25 Jean Montero (3) Valencia Basket 2025–26 Sergio de Larrea Valencia Basket
All-ACB Best Young Players Team Player nationalities by national team. Season Players Teams 2013–14Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2013-14 ; ACB.com, 20 May 2014 Guillem Vives FIATC Joventut Álex Abrines FC Barcelona Markus Eriksson La Bruixa d'Or Kristaps Porziņģis Cajasol Walter Tavares Herbalife Gran Canaria 2014–15Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2014-15 ; ACB.com, 19 May 2015 Guillem Vives (2) Valencia Basket Álex Abrines (2) FC Barcelona Dani Díez Gipuzkoa Basket Kristaps Porziņģis (2) Baloncesto Sevilla Willy Hernangómez Baloncesto Sevilla 2015–16Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2015-16 ; ACB.com, 16 May 2016 Ludde Håkanson Baloncesto Sevilla Luka Dončić Real Madrid Santiago Yusta Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro Juancho Hernangómez Movistar Estudiantes Willy Hernangómez (2) Real Madrid 2016–17 Luka Dončić (2) Real Madrid Alberto Abalde Divina Seguros Joventut Rolands Šmits Montakit Fuenlabrada Sasha Vezenkov FC Barcelona Lassa Anžejs Pasečņiks Herbalife Gran Canaria 2017–18 Sergi García Valencia Basket Luka Dončić (3) Real Madrid Xabier López-Arostegui Divina Seguros Joventut Jonathan Barreiro Tecnyconta Zaragoza Simon Birgander Divina Seguros Joventut 2018–19 Carlos Alocén Tecnyconta Zaragoza Santiago Yusta (2) Real Madrid Xabier López-Arostegui (2) Divina Seguros Joventut Vlatko Čančar San Pablo Burgos Jordan Sakho Baxi Manresa 2019–20 Carlos Alocén (2) Casademont Zaragoza Nenad Dimitrijević Club Joventut Badalona Vít Krejčí Casademont Zaragoza Arnoldas Kulboka RETAbet Bilbao Basket Usman Garuba Real Madrid 2020–21 Carlos Alocén (3) Real Madrid Leandro Bolmaro FC Barcelona Lassa Dino Radončić Acunsa GBC Yannick Nzosa Unicaja Usman Garuba (2) Real Madrid 2021–22 Rokas Jokubaitis FC Barcelona Žiga Samar Urbas Fuenlabrada Jaime Pradilla Valencia Basket Joel Parra Joventut Badalona Khalifa Diop Herbalife Gran Canaria 2022–23 Justus Hollatz Río Breogán Jean Montero Real Betis Michael Caicedo Covirán Granada Khalifa Diop (2) Gran Canaria Aday Mara Casademont Zaragoza 2023–24 Jean Montero (2) MoraBanc Andorra Lucas Langarita Casademont Zaragoza Yannick Kraag Joventut Badalona Musa Sagnia Baxi Manresa Juan Fernández Río Breogán 2024–25 Jean Montero (3) Valencia Basket Mario Saint-Supery Baxi Manresa Sergio de Larrea Valencia Basket Hugo González Real Madrid Thijs de Ridder Surne Bilbao Basket 2025–26 Sergio de Larrea (2) Valencia Basket Rafa Villar Kosner Baskonia Bassala Bagayoko Surne Bilbao Basket Michael Ružić Joventut Badalona Izan Almansa Real Madrid
See also ACB Most Valuable Player Award ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award All-ACB Team ACB Defensive Player of the Year
References
External links Spanish League Official Website