ACB Best Young Player Award


The ACB Best Young Player Award, 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. 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.
SeasonPlayerTeam
2004–05 Sergio RodríguezAdecco Estudiantes
2005–06 Carlos SuárezAdecco Estudiantes
2006–07 Ricky RubioDKV Joventut
2007–08 Mirza TeletovićTAU Cerámica
2008–09 Brad OlesonAlta Gestión Fuenlabrada
2009–10 Richard HendrixCB Granada
2010–11 Gustavo AyónBaloncesto Fuenlabrada
2011–12 Micah DownsAssignia Manresa
2012–13 Salah MejriBlu:sens Monbús

Best Young Player award winners (2013–present)

The following is a list of the all-time ACB Best Young Player Award winners.
SeasonPlayerTeamRef.
2013–14 Guillem VivesFIATC Joventut
2014–15 Dani DíezGipuzkoa Basket
2015–16 Juancho HernangómezMovistar Estudiantes
2016–17 Luka DončićReal Madrid
2017–18 Luka Dončić Real Madrid
2018–19 Carlos AlocénTecnyconta Zaragoza
2019–20 Carlos Alocén Casademont Zaragoza

All-ACB Best Young Players Team

SeasonPlayersTeams
2013–14 Guillem VivesFIATC Joventut
2013–14 Álex AbrinesFC Barcelona
2013–14 Markus ErikssonLa Bruixa d'Or
2013–14 Kristaps PorziņģisCajasol
2013–14 Walter TavaresHerbalife Gran Canaria
2014–15 Guillem Vives Valencia Basket
2014–15 Álex Abrines FC Barcelona
2014–15 Dani DíezGipuzkoa Basket
2014–15 Kristaps Porziņģis Baloncesto Sevilla
2014–15 Willy HernangómezBaloncesto Sevilla
2015–16 Ludde HåkansonBaloncesto Sevilla
2015–16 Luka DončićReal Madrid
2015–16 Santiago YustaRio Natura Monbus Obradoiro
2015–16 Juancho HernangómezMovistar Estudiantes
2015–16 Willy Hernangómez Real Madrid
2016–17 Luka Dončić Real Madrid
2016–17 Alberto AbaldeDivina Seguros Joventut
2016–17 Rolands ŠmitsMontakit Fuenlabrada
2016–17 Sasha VezenkovFC Barcelona Lassa
2016–17 Anžejs PasečņiksHerbalife Gran Canaria
2017–18 Sergi GarcíaValencia Basket
2017–18 Luka Dončić Real Madrid
2017–18 Xabier López-ArosteguiDivina Seguros Joventut
2017–18 Jonathan BarreiroTecnyconta Zaragoza
2017–18 Simon BirganderDivina Seguros Joventut
2018–19 Carlos AlocénTecnyconta Zaragoza
2018–19 Santiago Yusta Real Madrid
2018–19 Xabier López-Arostegui Divina Seguros Joventut
2018–19 Vlatko ČančarSan Pablo Burgos
2018–19 Jordan SakhoBaxi Manresa
2019–20 Carlos Alocén Casademont Zaragoza
2019–20 Nenad DimitrijevićClub Joventut Badalona
2019–20 Vít KrejčíCasademont Zaragoza
2019–20 Arnoldas KulbokaRETAbet Bilbao Basket
2019–20 Usman GarubaReal Madrid