By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Refusing to slow down, a couple of weeks before turning 42, Marcelinho Huertas was named Most Valuable Player of the 2024-25 Basketball Champions League season.
The MVP recipient was announced during the annual Awards Ceremony of the Champions League with Theo Papaloukas presenting Huertas his latest BCL trophy on Saturday.
The event was held in the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center of Athens, amid the Final Four powered by Sunel in Sunel Arena.
Pushing La Laguna Tenerife to a perfect 14-0 season record until a losing effort against Galatasaray in the Semifinals of the Final Four powered by Sunel on Friday, the ageless Brazilian combo guard tallied 16.5 points and 6.9 assists per contest over 11 appearances en route to a second straight BCL MVP award.
List of annual award winners
Most Valuable Player
Marcelinho Huertas (La Laguna Tenerife)
Star Lineups
First Team
- Marcelinho Huertas (La Laguna Tenerife)
- Hunter Hale (AEK Betsson)
- James Palmer Jr. (Galatasaray)
- Dylan Osetkowski (Unicaja)
- Ismael Kamagate (Bertram Derthona Tortona)
Second Team
- Will Cummings (Galatasaray)
- Kendrick Perry (Unicaja)
- Desi Rodriguez (Nanterre 92)
- Derrick Alston Jr. (BAXI Manresa)
- Steven Enoch (Rytas)
Best Defensive Player
Alberto Diaz (Unicaja)
Best Young Player
Nolan Traore (Saint-Quentin)
Best Coach
Txus Vidorreta (La Laguna Tenerife)
Opening the ceremony, the Champions League also recognized the contributions of Tenerife president Felix Hernandez. After two decades in this role, including building the most successful team in league history, the experienced executive is set to retire after the end of the season.
In the Semifinals on Friday, defending champion Unicaja beat host AEK Betsson, in addition to Galata stunning Tenerife. The winners will play for the title in the Greek capital on Sunday, while the losers will instead settle in a third-place game.
Photo Credit: FIBA