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.- 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 | Real Madrid | |
2018–19 | Carlos Alocén | Tecnyconta Zaragoza | |
2019–20 | Carlos Alocén | Casademont Zaragoza |
All-ACB Best Young Players Team
- Player nationalities by national team.
Season | Players | Teams |
2013–14 | Guillem Vives | FIATC Joventut |
2013–14 | Álex Abrines | FC Barcelona |
2013–14 | Markus Eriksson | La Bruixa d'Or |
2013–14 | Kristaps Porziņģis | Cajasol |
2013–14 | Walter Tavares | Herbalife Gran Canaria |
2014–15 | Guillem Vives | Valencia Basket |
2014–15 | Álex Abrines | FC Barcelona |
2014–15 | Dani Díez | Gipuzkoa Basket |
2014–15 | Kristaps Porziņģis | Baloncesto Sevilla |
2014–15 | Willy Hernangómez | Baloncesto Sevilla |
2015–16 | Ludde Håkanson | Baloncesto Sevilla |
2015–16 | Luka Dončić | Real Madrid |
2015–16 | Santiago Yusta | Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro |
2015–16 | Juancho Hernangómez | Movistar Estudiantes |
2015–16 | Willy Hernangómez | Real Madrid |
2016–17 | Luka Dončić | Real Madrid |
2016–17 | Alberto Abalde | Divina Seguros Joventut |
2016–17 | Rolands Šmits | Montakit Fuenlabrada |
2016–17 | Sasha Vezenkov | FC Barcelona Lassa |
2016–17 | Anžejs Pasečņiks | Herbalife Gran Canaria |
2017–18 | Sergi García | Valencia Basket |
2017–18 | Luka Dončić | Real Madrid |
2017–18 | Xabier López-Arostegui | Divina Seguros Joventut |
2017–18 | Jonathan Barreiro | Tecnyconta Zaragoza |
2017–18 | Simon Birgander | Divina Seguros Joventut |
2018–19 | Carlos Alocén | Tecnyconta Zaragoza |
2018–19 | Santiago Yusta | Real Madrid |
2018–19 | Xabier López-Arostegui | Divina Seguros Joventut |
2018–19 | Vlatko Čančar | San Pablo Burgos |
2018–19 | Jordan Sakho | Baxi Manresa |
2019–20 | Carlos Alocén | Casademont Zaragoza |
2019–20 | Nenad Dimitrijević | Club Joventut Badalona |
2019–20 | Vít Krejčí | Casademont Zaragoza |
2019–20 | Arnoldas Kulboka | RETAbet Bilbao Basket |
2019–20 | Usman Garuba | Real Madrid |