The ABA League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual ABA League award given since the inaugural season to the best performing player of the regular season. The League is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia).

ABA League MVP
SportBasketball
CompetitionABA League
Awarded forBest performing player in regular season of the ABA League
Presented byABA League JTD
History
First award2001–02
Editions21
First winnerMarino Baždarić
Most winsDejan Milojević (3)
Most recentLuka Božić

Dejan Milojević won the award a record three times. Luka Žorić won it twice. Kenyan Weaks, Chester Mason, and David Simon of the United States and Goga Bitadze of Georgia are the only MVP winners outside the region. Dario Šarić in 2013–14 and Nikola Kalinić in 2021–22 are the only two players whose teams won championship that year. The award was not given in the 2019–20 season following season cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners edit

 
Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić won the award in 2015.
^ Denotes player who is still active in the ABA League
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Season MVP Team PIR Ref.
2001–02   Marino Baždarić   Triglav osiguranje 17.64
2002–03   Kenyan Weaks   Pivovarna Laško 19.33
2003–04   Dejan Milojević   Budućnost 29.35
2004–05   Dejan Milojević (2)   Partizan 30.35
2005–06   Dejan Milojević (3)   Partizan (2) 26.21
2006–07   Milan Gurović   Crvena Zvezda 29.30
2007–08   Tadija Dragićević   Crvena Zvezda (2) 21.93
2008–09   Ante Tomić   Zagreb 22.42
2009–10   Chester Mason   Široki 19.96
2010–11   Luka Žorić   Zagreb (2) 23.62
2011–12   David Simon   Radnički 22.27
2012–13   Aleksandar Ćapin   Radnički (2) 20.43
2013–14   Dario Šarić   Cibona 21.15
2014–15   Nikola Jokić   Mega Leks 21.96
2015–16   Miro Bilan   Cedevita 20.81
2016–17   Nikola Janković ^   Union Olimpija 19.24
2017–18   Luka Žorić (2)   Cibona (2) 23.24
2018–19   Goga Bitadze   Budućnost (2) 19.95
2019–20 Not awarded
2020–21   Filip Petrušev   Mega Soccerbet (2) 27.95
2021–22   Nikola Kalinić   Crvena zvezda mts (3) 12.96
2022–23   Luka Božić ^   Zadar 32.56
2023–24   Luka Božić (2) ^   Zadar (2) 29.16

Multiple winners edit

Number Coach Winning team(s) First Last
3
  Dejan Milojević Budućnost, Partizan (2)
2004
2006
2
  Luka Žorić Zagreb, Cibona
2011
2018
  Luka Božić Zadar
2023
2024

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Regular Season MVP: Nikola Janković (Union Olimpija)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "2017/18 Regular Season MVP: Luka Žorić (Cibona)". www.aba-liga.com.
  3. ^ "2018/19 Regular Season MVP: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
  4. ^ "2020/21 Regular Season MVP: Filip Petrušev (Mega Soccerbet)". www.aba-liga.com.
  5. ^ "2021/22 Regular Season NLB MVP: Nikola Kalinić (Crvena zvezda mts)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ^ "2022/23 Regular Season NLB MVP: Luka Božić (Zadar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "2023/24 REGULAR SEASON NLB MVP: LUKA BOŽIĆ". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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