MUNICH (Germany) - Europe's brightest young talents every summer have a chance to prove themselves at the FIBA Youth EuroBaskets.
Going through past tournaments' All-Star Fives you can see just how many great players have gone on to perform at the highest level.
And every tournament has that one special player who rises above the rest - the MVP, a figure who defines the event. Some past MVPs have used the tournament as a springboard for stardom while others are still working on taking the next step. Either way, winning the MVP put those players on the basketball map.
So, what happened to the most recent winners?
Here's a look at the last five MVPs , how they performed at FIBA U16 EuroBasket, and where the game has taken them since.
2024: Cameron Houindo (FRA)
Then: Houindo was the prevailing force behind France's run to the 2024 title, the country's first U16 crown since 2017. The big man averaged 13.9 points and 7.9 rebounds.
Now: Houindo also last summer played at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 and picked up 4.0 points and 2.9 rebounds. He finished his second season with the famed French academy INSEP Paris.
2023: Guillermo Del Pino (ESP)
Then: Del Pino did a bit of everything for Spain as he tallied 14.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists to claim MVP honors.
Now: Del Pino played the following summer at the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024. The guard earned two appearances in the Basketball Champions League with Unicaja Malaga in 2023-24, mainly playing in the fourth division. Last season Del Pino was with Cordoba in the Spanish third division.
2022: Mario Saint-Supery (ESP)
Then: Saint-Supery was so outstanding at the tournament with 21.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists that he won the MVP even though Spain only finished second - losing to Lithuania in the Final.
Now: Saint-Supery hails from Malaga and was part of the Unicaja system growing up. He earned appearances in the Basketball Champions League for three seasons with Unicaja, playing most of 2023-24 with Burgos in the Spanish second division. Last season he played for BAXI Manresa and again competed in the BCL. Saint-Supery has already debuted with the Spanish senior national team, playing in two windows of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers.
2019: Ruben Dominguez (ESP)
Then: Spain won their fifth cadet continental championship and Dominguez played a major role with 13.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
Now: Dominguez would go on to play at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2021, finishing second in scoring at 18.7 points; and won the title at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2022. The guard played many years with Estudiantes Madrid before moving to Castello in the second division in 2023-24 and then played his first real season in the Spanish top flight in 2024-25 with Bilbao and winning the FIBA Europe Cup.
2018: Roko Prkacin (CRO)
Then: Prkacin etched his name into the annuls of Croatian basketball history by helping the country to their first U16 crown since 2011. The forward was dominant with 18.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists.
Now: The Zagreb native moved to Gran Canaria and then last season competed in the Basketball Champions League with French side Nanterre. Prkacin debuted with the Croatian senior national team in November 2020 with the FIBA EuroBasket Qualifiers and has been representing his country since then in various window of Qualifiers. He appeared in one game in the EuroBasket 2022 and also was at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Türkiye.
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