{{Refimprove|date=September 2010}} {{Liga ACB awards}} '''ACB Best Young Player''', previously known as the ACB Rising Star award from 2005 to 2013, is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain, the Spanish ACB League. The award has been given since the 2004–05 ACB season.
Currently, to be eligible for the award, players must be 22 years old or younger, and must have played in at least half of the league's games during the season, with an average playing time per game of at least 10 minutes.<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=103352 Ya puedes votar el MVP Orange y el Mejor Joven] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629195443/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=103352 |date=2014-06-29 }}; ACB.com, 30 April 2014</ref> An All-ACB Best Young Players Team is also chosen.
==Rising Star award winners (2004–13)== [[File:Sergio Rodríguez.jpg|thumb|upright|240px|Sergio Rodríguez was the Liga ACB Rising Star in 2005.]] [[File:RickyRubio1.jpg|thumb|upright|240px|Ricky Rubio was the Liga ACB Rising Star in 2007.]] The following is a list of the all-time ACB Rising Star award winners. *Player nationalities by national team.
{| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Player !! Team |- | 2004–05|| {{Flag icon|ESP}} Sergio Rodríguez || Adecco Estudiantes |- | 2005–06 || {{Flag icon|ESP}} Carlos Suárez || Adecco Estudiantes |- | 2006–07 || {{Flag icon|ESP}} Ricky Rubio || DKV Joventut |- | 2007–08 || {{Flag icon|BIH}} Mirza Teletović || TAU Cerámica |- | 2008–09 || {{Flag icon|ESP}} Brad Oleson || Alta Gestión Fuenlabrada |- | 2009–10 || {{Flag icon|Macedonia}} Richard Hendrix || CB Granada |- | 2010–11 || {{Flag icon|MEX}} Gustavo Ayón || Baloncesto Fuenlabrada |- | 2011–12 || {{Flag icon|USA}} Micah Downs || Assignia Manresa |- | 2012–13 || {{Flag icon|TUN}} Salah Mejri || Blu:sens Monbús |- |}
==Best Young Player award winners (2013–present)==
The following is a list of the all-time ACB Best Young Player award winners. *Player nationalities by national team.
{| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Player !! Team !! Ref. |- | 2013–14 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Guillem Vives || FIATC Joventut || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=103863 |title=Guillem Vives, Mejor Joven de la Liga Endesa 2013-14 |language=es |trans-title=Guillem Vives, Best Young of 2013-14 Endesa League |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=20 May 2014 |website=acb.com |access-date=22 May 2014 |archive-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214202754/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=103863 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 2014–15 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Díez || Gipuzkoa Basket || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113347|title=Dani Díez, Mejor Jugador Joven de la Liga Endesa 2014-15|publisher=ACB.com|date=19 May 2015|language=es|access-date=19 May 2015|archive-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520224342/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113347|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2015–16 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Juancho Hernangómez || Movistar Estudiantes || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122715|title=Juancho Hernangómez, Mejor Joven de la Liga Endesa 2015-16|publisher=ACB.com|date=17 May 2016|language=es|access-date=17 May 2016|archive-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523193811/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122715|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2016–17 || {{flagicon|SLO}} Luka Dončić || Real Madrid || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=131789|publisher=ACB.com|date=17 May 2017|language=es|title=Luka Doncic, Mejor Joven de la Liga Endesa 2016-17|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=26 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526145347/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=131789|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2017–18 || {{flagicon|SLO}} Luka Dončić (2)|| Real Madrid || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=140793|publisher=ACB.com|date=23 May 2017|language=es|title=Luka Doncic, Mejor Joven de la Liga Endesa 2017-18|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524082851/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=140793|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2018–19 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Alocén|| Tecnyconta Zaragoza || |- | 2019–20 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Alocén (2)|| Casademont Zaragoza || |- | 2020–21 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Usman Garuba || Real Madrid || |- | 2021–22 || {{flagicon|ESP}} Joel Parra || Joventut Badalona || |- | 2022–23 || {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Jean Montero || Real Betis || |- | 2023–24 || {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Jean Montero (2) || MoraBanc Andorra || |- | 2024–25 || {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Jean Montero (3) || Valencia Basket || |- | 2025–26 || {{flagicon|Spain}} Sergio de Larrea || Valencia Basket || |}
==All-ACB Best Young Players Team== *Player nationalities by national team. {| class="wikitable" |- !Season !!Players !! Teams |- |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2013–14<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=103864 Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2013-14] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726174957/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=103864 |date=2014-07-26 }}; ACB.com, 20 May 2014</ref> | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Guillem Vives''' || FIATC Joventut |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Abrines || FC Barcelona |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Markus Eriksson || La Bruixa d'Or |- | {{flagicon|LAT}} Kristaps Porziņģis || Cajasol |- | {{flagicon|CPV}} Walter Tavares || Herbalife Gran Canaria |- |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2014–15<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113351 Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2014-15] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521193736/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113351 |date=2015-05-21 }}; ACB.com, 19 May 2015</ref> | {{flagicon|ESP}} Guillem Vives (2)|| Valencia Basket |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Abrines (2)|| FC Barcelona |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Dani Díez''' || Gipuzkoa Basket |- | {{flagicon|LAT}} Kristaps Porziņģis (2)|| Baloncesto Sevilla |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Willy Hernangómez || Baloncesto Sevilla |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2015–16<ref>[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122713 Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2015-16] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523081600/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=122713 |date=2016-05-23 }}; ACB.com, 16 May 2016</ref> | {{flagicon|SWE}} Ludde Håkanson || Baloncesto Sevilla |- | {{flagicon|SLO}} Luka Dončić || Real Madrid |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Santiago Yusta|| Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Juancho Hernangómez''' || Movistar Estudiantes |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Willy Hernangómez (2) || Real Madrid |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2016–17<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=131788|publisher=ACB.com|date=17 May 2017|language=es|title=Mejor Quinteto Joven de la Liga Endesa 2016-17|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=28 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528112232/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=131788|url-status=dead}}</ref> | {{flagicon|SLO}} '''Luka Dončić''' (2)|| Real Madrid |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Alberto Abalde || Divina Seguros Joventut |- | {{flagicon|LAT}} Rolands Šmits|| Montakit Fuenlabrada |- | {{flagicon|BUL}} Sasha Vezenkov || FC Barcelona Lassa |- | {{flagicon|LAT}} Anžejs Pasečņiks || Herbalife Gran Canaria |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2017–18 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergi García|| Valencia Basket |- | {{flagicon|SLO}} '''Luka Dončić''' (3)|| Real Madrid |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Xabier López-Arostegui|| Divina Seguros Joventut |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jonathan Barreiro || Tecnyconta Zaragoza |- | {{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Birgander|| Divina Seguros Joventut |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2018–19 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Carlos Alocén''' || Tecnyconta Zaragoza |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Santiago Yusta (2)|| Real Madrid |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Xabier López-Arostegui (2)|| Divina Seguros Joventut |- | {{flagicon|SLO}} Vlatko Čančar|| San Pablo Burgos |- | {{flagicon|DRC}} Jordan Sakho|| Baxi Manresa |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2019–20 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Carlos Alocén''' (2) || Casademont Zaragoza |- | {{flagicon|MKD}} Nenad Dimitrijević || Club Joventut Badalona |- | {{flagicon|CZE}} Vít Krejčí || Casademont Zaragoza |- | {{flagicon|LTU}} Arnoldas Kulboka|| RETAbet Bilbao Basket |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Usman Garuba|| Real Madrid |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2020–21 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Alocén (3) || Real Madrid |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Bolmaro || FC Barcelona Lassa |- | {{flagicon|MNE}} Dino Radončić || Acunsa GBC |- | {{flagicon|DRC}} Yannick Nzosa|| Unicaja |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Usman Garuba''' (2) || Real Madrid |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2021–22 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Rokas Jokubaitis || FC Barcelona |- | {{flagicon|SVN}} Žiga Samar || Urbas Fuenlabrada |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaime Pradilla || Valencia Basket |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Joel Parra'''|| Joventut Badalona |- | {{flagicon|SEN}} Khalifa Diop || Herbalife Gran Canaria |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2022–23 | {{flagicon|GER}} Justus Hollatz || Río Breogán |- | {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} '''Jean Montero''' || Real Betis |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Michael Caicedo || Covirán Granada |- | {{flagicon|SEN}} Khalifa Diop (2) || Gran Canaria |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Aday Mara || Casademont Zaragoza |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2023–24 | {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} '''Jean Montero''' (2) || MoraBanc Andorra |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Lucas Langarita || Casademont Zaragoza |- | {{flagicon|NED}} Yannick Kraag || Joventut Badalona |- | {{flagicon|GAM}} Musa Sagnia || Baxi Manresa |- | {{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Fernández || Río Breogán |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2024–25 | {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} '''Jean Montero''' (3) || Valencia Basket |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Mario Saint-Supery || Baxi Manresa |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio de Larrea || Valencia Basket |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Hugo González || Real Madrid |- | {{flagicon|BEL}} Thijs de Ridder || Surne Bilbao Basket |-style = "border-top:2px solid black;" |rowspan=5| 2025–26 | {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Sergio de Larrea''' (2) || Valencia Basket |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafa Villar || Kosner Baskonia |- | {{flagicon|Mali}} Bassala Bagayoko || Surne Bilbao Basket |- | {{flagicon|CRO}} Michael Ružić || Joventut Badalona |- | {{flagicon|ESP}} Izan Almansa || Real Madrid |}
==See also== *ACB Most Valuable Player Award *ACB Finals Most Valuable Player Award *All-ACB Team
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.acb.com/ Spanish League Official Website] {{in lang|es}}
{{ACB Rising Star Award}} {{Liga ACB}}
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