MIES (Switzerland) - Season 8 of the Basketball Champions League is approaching the final stretch. The Final Four will take place in Belgrade, Serbia, where we will also hand out some well deserved individual awards.

On the eve of the April 28 Final, the BCL will announce the five players who make up the 2023-24 Star Lineup First Team, the five in the Second Team, and the winners of the individual awards: the MVP of the Season, the Best Young Player, the Defensive Player of the Season, and the Coach of the Season.

The coaches and captains of the teams that participated in the Round of 16, a panel of media members and, naturally, the fans will all have a say in picking the award winners.

So here is your chance to vote for the players that you want to see rewarded for their efforts during the season.

The process continues with the guards. The ballot for the center was published last week, and the one for the forwards was posted earlier this week.

Previous award winners

2022-23

• Star Lineup First Team: Marcelinho Huertas (Lenovo Tenerife), TJ Shorts II (Telekom Baskets Bonn), Dario Brizuela (Unicaja), Akil Mitchell (AEK), Zach Hankins (Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem)
• Star Lineup Second Team: Marcus Foster (Rytas Vilnius), Kendrick Perry (Unicaja), DeAndre Lansdowne (SIG Strasbourg), Levi Randolph (Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem), Giorgi Shermadini (Lenovo Tenerife)
• MVP of the Season: TJ Shorts II (Telekom Baskets Bonn)
• Final Four MVP: TJ Shorts II (Telekom Baskets Bonn)
• Best Young Player: Sadik Emir Kabaca (Galatasaray Nef)
• Best Defensive Player: Alberto Diaz (Unicaja)
• Coach of the Season: Tuomas Iisalo (Telekom Baskets Bonn)

2021-22

• Star Lineup First Team: Joe Ragland (Hapoel U-NET Holon), Jonah Radebaugh (MHP RIESEN), Chris Johnson (Hapoel U-NET Holon), Chima Moneke (BAXI Manresa) and Giorgi Shermadini (Lenovo Tenerife).
• Star Lineup Second Team: Marcelinho Huertas (Lenovo Tenerife), Joe Thomasson (BAXI Manresa), DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (Galatasaray Nef), Elijah Stewart (U-BT Cluj-Napoca) and Ivan Buva (Rytas Vilnius).
• MVP of the Season: Chima Moneke (BAXI Manresa)
• Final Four MVP: Marcelinho Huertas (Lenovo Tenerife)
• Best Young Player: Giordano Bortolani (Nutribullet Treviso)
• Coach of the Season: Pedro Martinez (BAXI Manresa)

2020-21

• Star Lineup First Team: CJ Harris (Hapoel Holon), Kasey Shepherd (Nizhny Novgorod), Bonzie Colson (SIG Strasbourg), Raymar Morgan (Pinar Karsiyaka) and Giorgi Shermadini (Lenovo Tenerife).
• Star Lineup Second Team: Dylan Ennis (Casademont Zaragoza), Darius Thompson (Happy Casa Brindisi), Omar Prewitt (ERA Nymburk), Jasiel Rivero (Hereda San Pablo Burgos) and Michale Kyser (VEF Riga).
• MVP of the Season: Bonzie Colson (SIG Strasbourg)
• Final 8 MVP: Vitor Benite (Hereda San Pablo Burgos)
• Best Young Player: Yoan Makoundou (Cholet)
• Coach of the Season: Zoran Lukic (Nizhny Novgorod)

2019-20

• Star Lineup First Team: Keith Langford (AEK), Marcelinho Huertas (Iberostar Tenerife), Vojtech Hruban (ERA Nymburk), TaShawn Thomas (Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem) and Giorgi Shermadini (Iberostar Tenerife).
• Star Lineup Second Team: Dylan Ennis (Casademont Zaragoza), Vitor Benite (Hereda San Pablo Burgos), Dyshawn Pierre (Dinamo Sassari), Kyle Wiltjer (Turk Telekom) and Moustapha Fall (Turk Telekom).
• MVP of the Season: Keith Langford (AEK)
• Final 8 MVP: Thad McFadden (Hereda San Pablo Burgos)
• Best Young Player: Carlos Alocen (Casademont Zaragoza)
• Coach of the Season: Oren Amiel (ERA Nymburk)

2018-19

• Star Lineup First Team: Tyrese Rice (Brose Bamberg), Kevin Punter (Segafredo Virtus Bologna), Tim Abromaitis (Iberostar Tenerife), Vince Hunter (AEK) and Ismael Bako (Telenet Giants Antwerp).
• Star Lineup Second Team: James Feldeine (Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem), Paris Lee (Telenet Giants Antwerp), Amath M'Baye (Segafredo Virtus Bologna), Ovie Soko (UCAM Murcia), and Colton Iverson (Iberostar Tenerife).
• MVP of the Season: Tyrese Rice (Brose Bamberg)
• Final Four MVP: Kevin Punter (Segafredo Virtus Bologna)
• Best Young Player: Tamir Blatt (Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem)
• Coach of the Season: Roel Moors (Telenet Giants Antwerp)

2017-18

• Star Lineup First Team: Manny Harris (AEK), Ovie Soko (UCAM Murcia), Louis Labeyrie (SIG Strasbourg), Elmedin Kikanovic (AS Monaco) and D.J. Kennedy (Pinar Karsiyaka).
• Star Lineup Second Team: Gabe York (medi Bayreuth), Kendrick Ray (CEZ Nymburk), Chris Evans (AS Monaco), Dusan Sakota (AEK) and Gasper Vidmar (Banvit).
• MVP of the Season: Manny Harris (AEK)
• Final Four MVP: Mike Green (AEK)
• Best Young Player: Arnoldas Kulboka (SicheliArchivi Capo d'Orlando)
• Coach of the Season: John Patrick (MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg)

2016-17

• Star Lineup First Team: Jordan Theodore (Banvit), Zack Wright (AS Monaco), Melvin Ejim (Umana Reyer Venezia), Aaron Doornekamp (Iberostar Tenerife) and Georgios Bogris (Iberostar Tenerife).
• Star Lineup Second Team: Will Hatcher (Partizan), Chris Kramer (EWE Baskets Oldenburg), Gediminas Orelik (Banvit), Dusan Sakota (AEK) and Vladimir Stimac (Besiktas Sompo Japan).
• MVP of the Season: Jordan Theodore (Banvit)
• Final Four MVP: Marius Grigonis (Iberostar Tenerife)
• Best Young Player: Furkan Korkmaz (Banvit)