19 March 2019 - Budućnost Voli’s 19-year-old centre Goga Bitadze was voted the best young player of the 2019-19 ABA League campaign. He claimed the title in front of Crvena Zvezda‘s 20-year-old Boriša Simanić and Petrol Olimpija’s 19-year-old Luka Samanić.
Bitadze averaged 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, two blocks and 20 PIR per game, which was also the third-highest rating amongst all players this season. He played the first part of the season with Mega Bemax before being loaned to the Montenegrin club.
Young Goga Bitadze of Budućnost VOLI is the best young player of the season in the ABA League, has won this title in the voting contest of the head coaches of ABA League teams, ABA League fans and the ABA League commission.
The excellent centre of the Podgorica side, who began the season with Mega Bemax has finished the voting with a total of 42% combined votes, ahead of Boriša Simanić of Crvena Zvezda mts, who had 24% and Luka Šamanić of Petrol Olimpija, who finished the voting with 15,5% of combined votes.
To determine the final results of the votes, the votes of the ABA League head coaches counted 60%, the votes of the fans 30% and the votes of the ABA League Commission 10%.
Let’s also mention that Goga Bitadze was the best in the voting of both fans and head coaches of the ABA League sides, which makes his achievement even more impressive. He also got the vote of the ABA League commission.
For Goga Bitadze this has been the second season in the ABA League and first with Budućnost VOLI, and it has for sure been the one in which he gained full affirmation, as he became the undisputed leader of both of his squads, for which he played this season. The 19-year old was averaging 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, two blocks, 0.9 assists and a valuation of 20 per game, which is also the third highest valuation amongst all players this season in the ABA League. Therefore, we can conclude that he has earned himself the Top Prospect title.
Source: EuroHoops
