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).
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Competition | ABA League |
| Awarded for | Best performing player in regular season of the ABA League |
| Presented by | ABA League JTD |
| History | |
| First award | 2001–02 |
| Editions | 21 |
| First winner | Marino Baždarić |
| Most wins | Dejan Milojević (3) |
| Most recent | Luka Božić |
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
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| ^ | 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 |
| Season | MVP | Team | PIR | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 |  Marino Baždarić | Triglav osiguranje | 17.64 | |
| 2002–03 |  Kenyan Weaks |  Pivovarna Laško | 19.33 | |
| 2003–04 |  Dejan Milojević | Budućnost | 29.35 | |
| 2004–05 | Dejan Milojević (2) | Partizan | 30.35 | |
| 2005–06 | Dejan Milojević (3) | Partizan (2) | 26.21 | |
| 2006–07 |  Milan Gurović | Crvena Zvezda | 29.30 | |
| 2007–08 | Tadija Dragićević | Crvena Zvezda (2) | 21.93 | |
| 2008–09 | Ante Tomić | Zagreb | 22.42 | |
| 2009–10 | Chester Mason |  Široki | 19.96 | |
| 2010–11 | Luka Žorić | Zagreb (2) | 23.62 | |
| 2011–12 | David Simon |  Radnički | 22.27 | |
| 2012–13 | Aleksandar Ćapin | Radnički (2) | 20.43 | |
| 2013–14 † | Dario Šarić | Cibona | 21.15 | |
| 2014–15 | Nikola Jokić | Mega Leks | 21.96 | |
| 2015–16 | Miro Bilan | Cedevita | 20.81 | |
| 2016–17 | Nikola Janković ^ | Union Olimpija | 19.24 | |
| 2017–18 | Luka Žorić (2) | Cibona (2) | 23.24 | |
| 2018–19 |  Goga Bitadze |  Budućnost (2) | 19.95 | |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded | |||
| 2020–21 | Filip Petrušev | Mega Soccerbet (2) | 27.95 | |
| 2021–22 † | Nikola Kalinić | Crvena zvezda mts (3) | 12.96 | |
| 2022–23 | Luka Božić ^ | Zadar | 32.56 | |
| 2023–24 | Luka Božić (2) ^ | Zadar (2) | 29.16 | |
Multiple winners
| Number | Coach | Winning team(s) | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Dejan Milojević | Budućnost, Partizan (2) | 2004 | 2006 |
2 | Luka Žorić | Zagreb, Cibona | 2011 | 2018 |
| Luka Božić | Zadar | 2023 | 2024 |
See also
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