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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]

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Award winners

Adriatic League Top Prospect
Sport Basketball
History
First award2014
Editions9
First winner Flag of Croatia.svg Dario Šarić
Most recent Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Đurišić (2023)
YearWinnerClub(s)Ref.
Flag of Croatia.svg Dario Šarić Flag of Croatia.svg Cibona [2]
Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Jokić Flag of Serbia.svg Mega Leks
Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Žižić Flag of Croatia.svg Cibona
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonah Bolden Flag of Serbia.svg FMP
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Džanan Musa Flag of Croatia.svg Cedevita [3]
Flag of Georgia.svg Goga Bitadze Flag of Montenegro.svg Budućnost VOLI [4]
2020 Not awarded
2021 Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Petrušev Flag of Serbia.svg Mega Soccerbet (2) [5]
2022 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Jović Flag of Serbia.svg Mega Mozzart (3) [6]
2023 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Đurišić Flag of Serbia.svg Mega MIS (4) [7]

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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.