ACB Most Valuable Player Award

The ACB Most Valuable Player Award is an annual award of the Liga ACB, the top-tier professional basketball league in Spain. The ACB handed out the award first after the 1991–92 ACB season. Since then, four players have won the award more than once: Darryl Middleton (3-time winner), Arvydas Sabonis, Tanoka Beard, and Luis Scola (2-time winners). Additionally, only six Spanish players have won the award: Juan Carlos Navarro, Marc Gasol, Felipe Reyes, Fernando San Emeterio, Sergio Llull and naturalized Spanish player Nikola Mirotić. The winner of the award is determined by voting by coaches, players, fans (through online voting), and the media.


Liga ACB awards and honours
Individual awards

All-time award winners
Darryl Middleton was a three-time Liga ACB MVP (1992, 1993, 2000)
Arvydas Sabonis was a two time Liga ACB MVP, in 1994 and 1995
Luka Dončić was the youngest player ever to win the award, at age 19
^ Denotes player who is still active in the Liga ACB
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Denotes player whose team won championship that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named MVP at that time
Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from this team had won at that time
Season Player Position Nationality Team
1991–92 Darryl Middleton Forward United StatesValvi Girona
1992–93 Darryl Middleton (2) Forward United StatesCaja San Fernando
1993–94 Arvydas Sabonis* Center LithuaniaReal Madrid
1994–95 Arvydas Sabonis* (2) Center LithuaniaReal Madrid
1995–96 Michael Anderson Guard United StatesCaja San Fernando
1996–97 Kenny Green Forward/Center United StatesTaugrés Baskonia
1997–98 Dejan Bodiroga Forward FR Yugoslavia[lower-alpha 1]Real Madrid
1998–99 Tanoka Beard Forward/Center United StatesReal Madrid
1999–00 Darryl Middleton (3) Forward United StatesCasademont Girona
2000–01 Lou Roe Forward United StatesGijón Baloncesto
2001–02 Tanoka Beard (2) Forward/Center United StatesDKV Joventut
2002–03 Walter Herrmann Forward ArgentinaJabones Pardo Fuenlabrada
2003–04 Andrés Nocioni Forward ArgentinaTAU Cerámica Baskonia
2004–05 Luis Scola Forward ArgentinaTAU Cerámica Baskonia
2005–06 Juan Carlos Navarro Guard SpainFC Barcelona
2006–07 Luis Scola (2) Forward ArgentinaTAU Cerámica Baskonia
2007–08 Marc Gasol Center SpainAkasvayu Girona
2008–09 Felipe Reyes^ Forward SpainReal Madrid
2009–10 Tiago Splitter Center BrazilCaja Laboral Baskonia
2010–11 Fernando San Emeterio^ Forward SpainCaja Laboral Baskonia
2011–12 Andy Panko Forward United StatesLagun Aro GBC
2012–13 Nikola Mirotić Forward Spain[lower-alpha 2]Real Madrid
2013–14 Justin Doellman^ Forward United States[lower-alpha 3]Valencia
2014–15 Felipe Reyes^ (2) Forward SpainReal Madrid
2015–16 Ioannis Bourousis Center GreeceLaboral Kutxa Baskonia
2016–17 Sergio Llull^ Guard SpainReal Madrid
2017–18 Luka Dončić Guard SloveniaReal Madrid
2018–19 Nicolás Laprovíttola^ Guard ArgentinaDivina Seguros Joventut
2019–20 Nikola Mirotić (2) Forward SpainFC Barcelona
  1. Since the breakup of FR Yugoslavia, later known as Serbia and Montenegro, Bodiroga has held Serbian nationality.
  2. Mirotić, born in Titograd (now Podgorica), also holds Montenegrin nationality. He represents Spain in international competitions.
  3. Born an American citizen, Doellman gained Kosovar citizenship in 2017, and represents that country in international competitions.[1]

Awards won by club
Country Total
Real Madrid 9
Baskonia 7
Girona 3
Real Betis 2
Joventut Badalona 2
FC Barcelona 2

Awards won by nationality
Country Total
 United States 10
 Spain 8
 Argentina 5
 Lithuania 2
 Greece 1
 Brazil 1
 Slovenia 1

See also

References
  1. Doellman said Yes to Kosovo NT – June 18, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.