Best young German player in the basketball division
The Best German Young Player (U22) is an award from the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) for the best German young player of a season. The award winner is selected by a committee of experts consisting of the head coaches of the 18 BBL teams, the national coach of the men's national team, the head of sports at the BBL and the BBL managing director. Until the 2010/11 season, the award was called Rookie of the Year . In addition, up to and including the 2012/13 season, the title was awarded to the best young player under the age of 24.
The current winner (2018) is Andreas Obst .
Tabular chronicle
| season | player | Nat. | society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | |||
| 2001/02 | Marcus Goree |
|
OPEL Skyliners |
| 2002/03 | Szymon Szewczyk |
|
TXU Energie Braunschweig |
| 2003/04 | Aleksandar Capin |
|
Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2004/05 | Koko Archibong |
|
GHP Bamberg |
| 2005/06 | Anton Gavel |
|
Casting 46ers |
| 2006/07 | Nicolai Simon |
|
Alba Berlin |
| 2007/08 | Philipp Schwethelm |
|
Cologne 99ers |
| 2008/09 | Per Günther |
|
ratiopharm ulm |
| 2009/10 | Tibor Pleiß |
|
Brose Baskets |
| Best young German player (U24) | |||
| 2010/11 | Tibor Pleiss (2) |
|
Brose Baskets |
| 2011/12 | Maik Zirbes |
|
TBB Trier |
| 2012/13 | Dennis Schröder |
|
New York Phantoms |
| Best young German player (U23) | |||
| 2013/14 | Daniel Theis |
|
ratiopharm ulm |
| 2014/15 | Johannes Voigtmann |
|
Fraport Skyliners |
| Best young German player (U22) | |||
| 2015/16 | Paul Zipser |
|
FC Bayern Munich |
| 2016/17 | İsmet Akpınar |
|
Alba Berlin |
| 2017/18 | Andreas Obst |
|
Rockets |
| 2018/19 | Franz Wagner |
|
Alba Berlin |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The first BBL awards go to Wisniewski and Gavel. Schoenen-Dunk.de, April 11, 2006, accessed on February 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Jerry Green is MVP - Silvano Poropat Trainer of the Year. Schoenen-Dunk.de, April 18, 2007, accessed on February 3, 2016 .
- ↑ BBL Awards: Triumphs for Bobby Brown and Philipp Schwethelm. Schoenen-Dunk.de, April 22, 2008, accessed on February 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Experts choose Per Günther as “Rookie of the Year”. Schoenen-Dunk.de, April 28, 2009, accessed February 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Tibor Pleiß is rookie of the year. (No longer available online.) Basketball.de, April 14, 2010, archived from the original on February 10, 2016 ; accessed on February 10, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Pleiß "Best German Young Player". DerWesten.de, April 12, 2011, accessed on February 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Two titles for Maik Zirbes. Schoenen-Dunk.de, April 13, 2012, accessed on February 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Schröder: MIP and best U24 player. (No longer available online.) Basketball.de, April 12, 2013, archived from the original on February 2, 2016 ; accessed on February 2, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Best young player and most improved player: young German big men Daniel Theis and Danilo ... Beko-BBL.de, April 23, 2014, accessed on February 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Frankfurt's Big Man clears away - two awards for “late starter” Johannes Voigtmann. Beko-BBL.de, April 22, 2015, accessed on February 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Awards: Gordon Herbert is “Trainer of the Year” / Paul Zipser “Best German Young Player U22”. Beko-BBL.de, May 11, 2016, accessed on May 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Thorsten Leibenath “Trainer of the Year” for the second time / First award for Ismet Akpinar. EasyCredit-BBL.de, May 5, 2017, accessed on May 5, 2017 .
- ↑ National player Andreas Obst is “Best German Young Player” of the 2017/18 season. In: easycredit-bbl.de. June 4, 2018, accessed June 7, 2018 .
- ↑ 17-year-old wins the title: Franz Wagner is “Best German Young Player U22”. In: easycredit-bbl.de. May 8, 2018, accessed June 20, 2019 .
