EuroLeague Rising Star

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The EuroLeague Rising Star in an annual award of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level European-wide professional club basketball league, that is given to the player the EuroLeague deems its "top rising star". The award began in the 2004–05 season, and the winner is selected by the EuroLeague's head coaches.

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

 
Nikola Mirotić was the first repeat winner, doing so in 2011 & 2012.
 
Bogdan Bogdanović was a two-time EuroLeague Rising Star (2014, 2015).
 
Luka Dončić was a repeat EuroLeague Rising Star in 2017 & 2018.
Season Rising Star Team Ref.
2004–05   Erazem Lorbek   Climamio Bologna
2005–06   Andrea Bargnani   Benetton Treviso
2006–07   Rudy Fernández   DKV Joventut
2007–08   Danilo Gallinari   Armani Jeans Milano
2008–09   Novica Veličković   Partizan Igokea
2009–10   Ricky Rubio   Regal FC Barcelona
2010–11   Nikola Mirotić   Real Madrid [1]
2011–12   Nikola Mirotić (2×)   Real Madrid [2]
2012–13   Kostas Papanikolaou   Olympiacos [3]
2013–14   Bogdan Bogdanović   Partizan NIS [4]
2014–15   Bogdan Bogdanović (2×)   Fenerbahçe Ülker [5]
2015–16   Álex Abrines   FC Barcelona Lassa [6]
2016–17   Luka Dončić   Real Madrid [7]
2017–18   Luka Dončić[a] (2×)   Real Madrid [8]
2018–19   Goga Bitadze   Budućnost VOLI [9]
2019–20 Not awarded 1
2020–21   Usman Garuba   Real Madrid [10]
2021–22   Rokas Jokubaitis   Barcelona [11]
2022–23   Yam Madar   Partizan Mozzart Bet [12]

Notes:

^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

Honours edit

Players edit

Number Player
2   Bogdan Bogdanović
  Nikola Mirotić
  Luka Dončić
1   Andrea Bargnani
  Danilo Gallinari
  Erazem Lorbek
  Kostas Papanikolaou
  Novica Veličković
  Ricky Rubio
  Rudy Fernández
  Álex Abrines
  Goga Bitadze
  Usman Garuba
  Rokas Jokubaitis
  Yam Madar

Player nationality edit

Number Country
6   Spain
3   Serbia
  Slovenia
2   Italy
1   Georgia
  Greece
  Israel
  Lithuania

Teams edit

Number Team
5   Real Madrid
3   Barcelona
  Partizan
1   Budućnost
  Fenerbahçe
  Fortitudo Bologna
  Joventut Badalona
  Olimpia Milano
  Olympiacos
  Treviso

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also won EuroLeague MVP award.

References edit

  1. ^ Euroleague.net Real Madrid's Nikola Mirotic chosen 2011 Rising Star.
  2. ^ Real Madrid's Mirotic becomes first two-time Rising Star winner.
  3. ^ "Rising Star Trophy winner: Kostas Papanikolaou, Olympiacos Piraeus". euroleague.net. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Euroleague coaches choose Partizan's Bogdanovic for Rising Star Trophy". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  5. ^ Euroleague Rising Star Trophy: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul
  6. ^ "Euroleague Rising Star Trophy: Alex Abrines, FC Barcelona Lassa". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Rising Star Trophy: Madrid's Doncic is unanimous winner". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. ^ "2017-18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Rising Star: Luka Doncic, Real Madrid". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. ^ "EuroLeague Rising Star: Goga Bitadze, Buducnost VOLI Podgorica". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Rising Star Trophy winner: Usman Garuba, Real Madrid". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Barcelona's Rokas Jokubaitis wins the Rising Star Trophy!". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Yam Madar is the 2022-23 EuroLeague Rising Star winner | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

External links edit