Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy

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The Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy, also known as the EuroLeague best scorer, is an annual basketball award of Europe's premier level league, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. It is given to the top scorer throughout the EuroLeague season, up until the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four stage of the season. The award, under its current name, began in the 2004–05 season, and is named after the late Alphonso Ford, who was one of the greatest scorers in EuroLeague history.

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Since the Alphonso Ford award has been given out (2004–05 season onward), a player could average the most points during the EuroLeague full season competition, and not win the award, since it is only counted for games up to the EuroLeague Final Four. Prior to the 2004–05 season, the EuroLeague's top scorer was recorded statistically, but it was called the EuroLeague top scorer award.

EuroLeague top scorers (1992–2004)

SeasonPositionTop scorerTeam PPG
FIBA EuroLeague top scorer (1991–92 to 1999–00)
1991–92 SG Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis Flag of Greece.svg Aris 32.3
1992–93 SG Flag of Croatia.svg Zdravko Radulović Flag of Croatia.svg Cibona 23.9
1993–94 SG Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis (2) Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos 23.8
1994–95 SG Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Predrag Danilović Flag of Italy.svg Buckler Bologna 22.1
1995–96 PF Flag of the United States.svg Joe Arlauckas Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 26.4
1996–97 SG Flag of Italy.svg Carlton Myers Flag of Italy.svg Teamsystem Bologna 22.9
1997–98 SF Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Peja Stojaković Flag of Greece.svg PAOK 20.9
1998–99 SG Flag of Turkey.svg İbrahim Kutluay Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 21.4
1999–00 SF Flag of Slovenia.svg Miljan Goljović Flag of Slovenia.svg Zlatorog Laško 20.2
FIBA SuproLeague Top Scorer (2000–01)
2000–01 SG Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Miroslav Berić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Partizan 23.3
EuroLeague top scorer (2000–01 to 2003–04)
2000–01 SG Flag of the United States.svg Alphonso Ford Flag of Greece.svg Peristeri 26.0
2001–02 SG Flag of the United States.svg Alphonso Ford (2) Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 24.8
2002–03 PG/SG Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Miloš Vujanić Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Partizan 25.8
2003–04 PG/SG Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Greer Flag of Poland.svg Śląsk Wrocław 25.1

Multiple EuroLeague top scorers (1992–2004)

NumberPlayer
2 Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis
Flag of the United States.svg Alphonso Ford
110 Players

Alphonso Ford Trophy winners and top scorers (2005–present)

Igor Rakocevic won the Alphonso Ford Trophy on 3 occasions (2007, 2009, 2011). IgorRakocevic01.jpg
Igor Rakočević won the Alphonso Ford Trophy on 3 occasions (2007, 2009, 2011).
Keith Langford won the Alphonso Ford Trophy on 2 occasions (2014, 2017). KeithLangfordBCKhimki.jpg
Keith Langford won the Alphonso Ford Trophy on 2 occasions (2014, 2017).
Sasha Vezenkov was the first Bulgarian winner, as he won Alphonso Ford Trophy award in 2023. 2022-03-10 ALBA Berlin gegen Olympiacos Piraeus (EuroLeague 2021-22) by Sandro Halank-071.jpg
Sasha Vezenkov was the first Bulgarian winner, as he won Alphonso Ford Trophy award in 2023.

Beginning with the 2004–05 season, the EuroLeague awards the Alphonso Ford Trophy, in memorial of the late Alphonso Ford, to the player with the highest scoring average before the EuroLeague Final Four takes place. Because of this, it is still possible for a player to lead the league in scoring, but not win the Alphonso Ford Trophy. This happened during the 2006–07 season, when Igor Rakočević won the Alphonso Ford Trophy, but Juan Carlos Navarro was the league's top scorer.

Navarro had the highest full season scoring average in the EuroLeague, at 16.8 points per game, but did not win the Alphonso Ford Trophy, because he did not have the highest scoring average prior to the start of the EuroLeague Final Four. So instead, Rakočević was given the trophy, despite actually finishing second in the full season scoring statistical category, with an average of 16.2 points per game.

SeasonPositionAlphonso Ford Trophy (Top Scorer)Team PPG Ref.
Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy (2004–05 to present)
2004–05 SG Flag of the United States.svg Charles Smith Flag of Italy.svg Scavolini Pesaro 20.7
2005–06 SG Flag of the United States.svg Drew Nicholas Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso 18.5
2006–07 SG Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Igor Rakočević 1 Flag of Spain.svg Tau Cerámica 16.2
2007–08 PF Flag of the United States.svg Marc Salyers Flag of France.svg Roanne 21.8
2008–09 SG Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Igor Rakočević (2) Flag of Spain.svg Tau Cerámica 18.0
2009–10 PF Flag of Lithuania.svg Linas Kleiza Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 17.1
2010–11 SG Flag of Serbia.svg Igor Rakočević (3) Flag of Turkey.svg Efes Pilsen 17.2 [1]
2011–12 G Flag of North Macedonia.svg Bo McCalebb Flag of Italy.svg Montepaschi Siena 16.9 [2]
2012–13 G Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Brown Flag of Italy.svg Montepaschi Siena 18.8 [3]
2013–14 SG Flag of the United States.svg Keith Langford Flag of Italy.svg EA7 Milano 17.6 [4]
2014–15 G Flag of Montenegro.svg Taylor Rochestie Flag of Russia.svg Nizhny Novgorod 18.9
2015–16 SG Flag of France.svg Nando de Colo Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 19.4 [5]
2016–17 SG Flag of the United States.svg Keith Langford (2) Flag of Russia.svg UNICS 21.8 [6]
2017–18 SG Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Shved Flag of Russia.svg Khimki 21.8 [7] [8]
2018–19 G Flag of the United States.svg Mike James Flag of Italy.svg A|X Armani Exchange Milan 19.8 [9]
2019–20

(Not awarded)

 SG Flag of the United States.svg Shane Larkin Flag of Turkey.svg Anadolu Efes 22.2
2020–21 SG Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Shved (2) Flag of Russia.svg Khimki 19.8 [10]
2021–22 G Flag of Serbia.svg Vasilije Micić Flag of Turkey.svg Anadolu Efes 18.2 [11]
2022–23 PF Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sasha Vezenkov Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 17.6 [12]
2023–24 SG Flag of the United States.svg Markus Howard Flag of Spain.svg Baskonia 19.5 [13]
2024–25 SG Flag of the United States.svg Kendrick Nunn Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos 20.0 [14]

Notes:

^1 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Navarro was the Top scorer [15] of the 2006–07 season, while Flag of Serbia.svg Igor Rakočević was the Alphonso Ford Trophy winner. [16]
^2 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

Honors since the 2004–05 season

References

  1. ↑ "Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy: Igor Rakocevic, Efes Pilsen". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Montepaschi Siena's Bo McCalebb wins Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Montepaschi Siena's Bobby Brown wins Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy goes to Keith Langford, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "2015-16 Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy goes to Keith Langford of Unics!". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ↑ EuroLeague Alphonso Ford Top scorer: Alexey Shved, Khimki.
  8. ↑ EuroLeague Alphonso Ford Top scorer: Alexey Shved.
  9. ↑ Alphonso Ford Top scorer: Mike James, Milan
  10. ↑ "Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy: Alexey Shved, Khimki". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "2021-22 Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy winner: Vasilije Micic, Anadolu Efes Istanbul". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sasha Vezenkov captures the 2022-23 Ford Top scorer Trophy | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  13. ↑ "Baskonia's Markus Howard wins the 2023-24 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  14. ↑ "Kendrick Nunn is the 2024-25 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy winner | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  15. ↑ Statistics RANK PLAYER POINTS AVE. 1 NAVARRO, JUAN CARLOS 16.77
  16. ↑ Alphonso Ford Top scorer Trophy: Igor Rakocevic, Efes Pilsen.
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