ABA League MVP

The ABA League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual ABA League award given since the inaugural season to the best performing player of the regular season. The League is the top-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia).

ABA League awards and honours
Individual awards and honours
ABA League MVP
SportBasketball
CompetitionABA League
Awarded forBest performing player in regular season of the ABA League
Presented byABA League JTD
History
First award2001–02
Editions20
First winnerMarino Baždarić
Most winsDejan Milojević (3)
Most recentLuka Božić, Zadar

Dejan Milojević won the award a record three times. Luka Žorić won it twice. Kenyan Weaks, Chester Mason, and David Simon of the United States and Goga Bitadze of Georgia are the only MVP winners outside the region. Dario Šarić in 2013–14 and Nikola Kalinić in 2021–22 are the only two players whose teams won championship that year. The award was not given in the 2019–20 season following season cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners
Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić won the award in 2015.
^ Denotes player who is still active in the ABA League
† 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
SeasonMVPTeamPIRRef.
2001–02Croatia Marino BaždarićCroatia Triglav osiguranje17.64
2002–03United States Kenyan WeaksSlovenia Pivovarna Laško19.33
2003–04Serbia and Montenegro Dejan MilojevićSerbia and Montenegro Budućnost29.35
2004–05Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Milojević (2)Serbia and Montenegro Partizan30.35
2005–06Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Milojević (3)Serbia and Montenegro Partizan (2)26.21
2006–07Serbia Milan GurovićSerbia Crvena Zvezda29.30
2007–08Serbia Tadija DragićevićSerbia Crvena Zvezda (2)21.93
2008–09Croatia Ante TomićCroatia Zagreb22.42
2009–10United States Chester MasonBosnia and Herzegovina Široki19.96
2010–11Croatia Luka ŽorićCroatia Zagreb (2)23.62
2011–12United States David SimonSerbia Radnički22.27
2012–13Slovenia Aleksandar ĆapinSerbia Radnički (2)20.43
2013–14 †Croatia Dario ŠarićCroatia Cibona21.15
2014–15Serbia Nikola JokićSerbia Mega Leks21.96
2015–16Croatia Miro BilanCroatia Cedevita20.81
2016–17Serbia Nikola Janković ^Slovenia Union Olimpija19.24
[1]
2017–18Croatia Luka Žorić (2)Croatia Cibona (2)23.24
[2]
2018–19Georgia (country) Goga BitadzeMontenegro Budućnost (2)19.95
[3]
2019–20Not awarded
2020–21Serbia Filip Petrušev ^Serbia Mega Soccerbet (2)27.95
[4]
2021–22 †Serbia Nikola KalinićSerbia Crvena zvezda mts (3)12.96
[5]
2022–23Croatia Luka Božić ^Croatia Zadar32.56
[6]

Multiple winners
NumberCoachWinning team(s)FirstLast
3
Serbia Dejan MilojevićBudućnost, Partizan (2)
2004
2006
2
Croatia Luka ŽorićZagreb, Cibona
2011
2018

See also

References
  1. "Regular Season MVP: Nikola Janković (Union Olimpija)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "2017/18 Regular Season MVP: Luka Žorić (Cibona)". www.aba-liga.com.
  3. "2018/19 Regular Season MVP: Goga Bitadze (Budućnost VOLI)". www.aba-liga.com.
  4. "2020/21 Regular Season MVP: Filip Petrušev (Mega Soccerbet)". www.aba-liga.com.
  5. "2021/22 Regular Season NLB MVP: Nikola Kalinić (Crvena zvezda mts)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. "2022/23 Regular Season NLB MVP: Luka Božić (Zadar)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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