EuroCup Basketball Rising Star

The EuroCup Basketball Rising Star is an annual award of EuroCup Basketball, which is the secondary level European-wide professional club basketball league, that is given to the player that EuroCup Basketball deems its "top rising star". The EuroCup Basketball League is the European-wide professional basketball league that is one tier level below the top-tier EuroLeague. The award began in the EuroCup Basketball 2008–09 season.

Donatas Motiejūnas (in green), was the EuroCup Rising Star in 2011.

Only players who were younger than age 22, on July 1 of the summer before the season started, are eligible for the award.

Winners edit

 
Jonas Valančiūnas was the EuroCup Rising Star in 2012.
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player was named Rising Star.
Season Rising Star Team Ref.
  Milan Mačvan   Hemofarm
  Víctor Claver   Valencia
  Donatas Motiejūnas   Treviso
  Jonas Valančiūnas   Lietuvos Rytas
  Bojan Dubljević   Valencia
  Bojan Dubljević (2)   Valencia
  Kristaps Porziņģis   Sevilla
  Mateusz Ponitka   Zielona Góra
  Rolands Šmits   Montakit Fuenlabrada
  Džanan Musa   Cedevita
  Martynas Echodas   Rytas
Not awarded 1
  Aleksander Balcerowski   Herbalife Gran Canaria
  Khalifa Diop   Herbalife Gran Canaria
  Aleksander Balcerowski (2)   Herbalife Gran Canaria
  Zaccharie Risacher   JL Bourg
^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2009-10 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy Victor Claver, Power Electronics Valencia.
  2. ^ 2010-11 2010-11 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Donatas Motiejunas, Benetton Bwin.
  3. ^ 2011-12 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Jonas Valanciunas, Lietuvos Rytas.
  4. ^ 2012-13 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket.
  5. ^ 2012-13 2013-14 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket.
  6. ^ 2014-15 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Kristaps Porzingis, Baloncesto Seville.
  7. ^ "2015-16 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Mateusz Ponitka, Stelmet Zielona Gora". Eurocup. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
  8. ^ 2016-17 7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star Trophy winner: Rolands Smits, Montakit Fuenlabrada.
  9. ^ 2017-18 7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star Trophy winner: Džanan Musa, KK Cedevita.
  10. ^ "Rising Star Trophy winner: Martynas Echodas, Rytas Vilnius". EuroCup Basketball. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  11. ^ "7DAYS Rising Star Trophy winner: Aleksander Balcerowski, Herbalife Gran Canaria". EuroCup Basketball. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  12. ^ "7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star Trophy: Khalifa Diop, Gran Canaria". EuroCup Basketball. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  13. ^ "2022-23 Rising Star: Aleksander Balcerowski, Gran Canari". EuroCup Basketball. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "BKT EuroCup Rising Star winner: Zaccharie Risacher, Bourg". EuroCup Basketball. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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