FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award explained

The FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award was an annual Player of the Year (POY) award that was given by FIBA Europe, the European division of FIBA, the international governing body of the sport of basketball, to the best basketball player with European citizenship, aged 22 and under of the year. The inaugural award was given out in the year 2005 to Nikos Zisis of Greece. The vote was decided upon by a panel of basketball experts and also by fan voting.

The candidates included all European basketball players aged 22 and under in the world, regardless of whether they played in Europe, or anywhere else in the world. Also, the candidates included all players, from both professional sports leagues such as the NBA or the EuroLeague, etc. (including from both senior and junior level sports clubs) and amateur status, such as the NCAA's college basketball competitions, etc. The FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award was the junior European Player of the Year award (only for players aged 22 and under) that was given by FIBA, and is not to be confused with the senior men's award, which was the FIBA Europe Men's Player of the Year Award.

The award was a calendar year by calendar year award, and was not a season by season award.

Award winners

FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year
Sport:Basketball
First:2005
Number:10
Firstwinner: Nikos Zisis
Mostwins: Ricky Rubio (3)
Mostrecent: Dario Šarić (2014)

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Year Winner Club(s)
Benetton Treviso
Joventut Badalona
Joventut Badalona
Ricky Rubio (2×) Joventut Badalona
Ricky Rubio (3×) FC Barcelona
Partizan
Lietuvos Rytas
Jonas Valančiūnas (2×) Toronto Raptors
Cibona
Dario Šarić (2×) Anadolu Efes

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_qJyWxx-6HdA26oHZUemdf0.html FIBAEurope.com Previous Winners.
  2. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_qJyWxx-6HdA26oHZUemdf0.coid_sIXw,ctrJ3cWArxj-FhPs0.articleMode_on.html FIBAEurope.com Rubio Receives Young Men's Player of the Year Trophy.
  3. http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_35rAiO08J16VmfcD55uH62.articleMode_on.html FIBAEurope.com Vesely Is Young Men's Player Of The Year.
  4. http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_-nQH1cdsHBkL7j4BTFAE33.articleMode_on.html Jonas Valančiūnas Is Young Men's Player Of The Year.
  5. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_kNe9ELJIGIwbu3sxnyuYs0.html Young Men.