ABA League Top Prospect

The ABA League Top Prospect award, also known as the Adriatic League Top Prospect award, is an annual award given by the Adriatic League (ABA League), which is a European regional league, that is the top-tier level professional basketball league for clubs from the Former Yugoslavia. The award is given to the league's best young player, aged 22 and under. The inaugural award was given out in the 2013–14 ABA League season.[1]

Award winners

Adriatic League Top Prospect
SportBasketball
History
First award2014
Editions11
First winner Dario Šarić
Most recent Bogoljub Marković (2025)
Year Winner Club(s) Ref.
Dario Šarić Cibona [2]
Nikola Jokić Mega Leks
Ante Žižić Cibona (2)
Jonah Bolden FMP
Džanan Musa Cedevita [3]
Goga Bitadze Budućnost VOLI [4]
2020 Not awarded
2021 Filip Petrušev Mega Soccerbet (2) [5]
2022 Nikola Jović Mega Mozzart (3) [6]
2023 Nikola Đurišić Mega MIS (4) [7]
2024 Nikola Topić Crvena zvezda Meridianbet [8]
2025 Bogoljub Marković Mega Superbet (5) [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Žižić najveća nada". Jutarnji List (in Croatian). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Special awards winners presented". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "2017/18 Top Prospect: Džanan Musa (Cedevita)". www.aba-liga.com.
  4. ^ "2018/19 Top Prospect: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
  5. ^ "2020/21 Top Prospect: Filip Petrušev (Mega Soccerbet)". www.aba-liga.com.
  6. ^ "2021/22 Top Prospect: Nikola Jović (Mega Mozzart)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ "2022/23 Top Prospect: Nikola Đurišić (Mega MIS)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ^ "2023/24 TOP PROSPECT: NIKOLA TOPIĆ". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "2024/25 Top Prospect: Bogoljub Marković". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.