ABA League Top Prospect

{{ABA League awards}} The '''ABA League Top Prospect''' award, also known as the '''Adriatic League Top Prospect''' award, is an annual award given by the [[ABA League|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|2013–14 ABA League season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Žižić najveća nada|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/kosarka/bball-mix/zizic-najveca-nada/4142385/|work=[[Jutarnji List]]|access-date=5 March 2017|language=hr|date=9 March 2016}}</ref>

==Award winners== {{Infobox sports award | name = Adriatic League Top Prospect | current_event = | image = | sport = [[Basketball]] | first = 2014 | number = 12 | firstwinner = {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dario Šarić]] | mostwins = | mostrecent = {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Bogoljub Marković]] (2026) }}

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Winner !! Club(s) !! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | {{center|[[2013–14 ABA League|2014]]}} || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dario Šarić]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Cibona]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Special awards winners presented |url=http://www.abaliga.com/a7490/News/Special_awards_winners_presented.html |website=abaliga.com |access-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150408202840/http://www.abaliga.com/a7490/News/Special_awards_winners_presented.html |archive-date=8 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | {{center|[[2014–15 ABA League|2015]]}} || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Jokić]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK Mega Basket|Mega Leks]] || |- | {{center|[[2015–16 ABA League|2016]]}} || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ante Žižić]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Cibona]] (2)|| |- | {{center|[[2016–17 ABA League|2017]]}} || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jonah Bolden]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK FMP Beograd|FMP]] || |- | {{center|[[2017–18 ABA League First Division|2018]]}} || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Džanan Musa]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=40017|title=2017/18 Top Prospect: Džanan Musa (Cedevita)|publisher=www.aba-liga.com}}</ref> |- | {{center|[[2018–19 ABA League First Division|2019]]}} || {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Goga Bitadze]] || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost VOLI]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=41816|title=2018/19 Top Prospect: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)|publisher=www.aba-liga.com}}</ref> |- |- | [[2019–20 ABA League First Division|2020]] ||colspan=3|''Not awarded'' |- | [[2020–21 ABA League First Division|2021]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Filip Petrušev]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK Mega Basket|Mega Soccerbet]] (2) || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/45137/2020-21-top-prospect-filip-petrusev-(mega-soccerbet)/|title= 2020/21 Top Prospect: Filip Petrušev (Mega Soccerbet) |publisher=www.aba-liga.com}}</ref> |- | [[2021–22 ABA League First Division|2022]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Jović]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK Mega Basket|Mega Mozzart]] (3) || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |title=2021/22 Top Prospect: Nikola Jović (Mega Mozzart) |url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/46938/2021-22-top-prospect-nikola-jovic-(mega-mozzart)/ |website=aba-liga.com |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref> |- | [[2022–23 ABA League First Division|2023]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Đurišić]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK Mega Basket|Mega MIS]] (4) || align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title= 2022/23 Top Prospect: Nikola Đurišić (Mega MIS) |url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/48913/2022-23-top-prospect-nikola-dzurisic-(mega-mis)/ |website=aba-liga.com |access-date=25 April 2023}}</ref> |- | [[2023–24 ABA League First Division|2024]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Topić]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK Crvena zvezda|Crvena zvezda Meridianbet]] || align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title= 2023/24 TOP PROSPECT: NIKOLA TOPIĆ |url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/50879/2023-24-top-prospect-nikola-topic/ |website=aba-liga.com |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> |- | [[2024–25 ABA League First Division|2025]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Bogoljub Marković]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK Mega Basket|Mega Superbet]] (5)|| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |title= 2024/25 Top Prospect: Bogoljub Marković |url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/52937/2024-25-top-prospect-bogoljub-markovic/|website=aba-liga.com |access-date=7 May 2025}}</ref> |- | [[2025–26 ABA League First Division|2026]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Bogoljub Marković]] (2)|| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[KK Mega Basket|Mega Superbet]] (6)|| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|title=2025/26 Top Prospect: Bogoljub Marković|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/news/54765/2025-26-top-prospect-bogoljub-markovic/|website=aba-liga.com|date=29 April 2026|accessdate=1 May 2026}}</ref> |} ==See also== *[[EuroLeague Rising Star]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160818105408/http://aba-liga.com/home.aspx Adriatic ABA League official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811020508/http://www.eurobasket.com/Adriatic-League/basketball.asp Adriatic ABA League page at Eurobasket.com]

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