EuroLeague Rising Star

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

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]
2023–24 Gabriele Procida Alba Berlin [13]
2024–25 Nadir Hifi Paris Basketball [14]

Notes:

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

Honours

Players

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

Player nationality

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

Teams

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

Notes

  1. ^ Also won EuroLeague MVP award.

References

  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.
  13. ^ "ALBA's Gabriele Procida secures 2023-24 EuroLeague Rising Star award | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  14. ^ "Paris's Nadir Hifi is the 2024-25 EuroLeague Rising Star | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-15.