FIBA Europe has announced the nominees for its annual Player of the Year awards for 2009. Awards will be given in four different categories: Men, Young Men, Women and Young Women. Check all the candidates and find find out where you can vote.
MEN:
| PLAYER | CLUB | NATION |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas Mavericks | Germany |
| Erazem Lorbek | Barcelona | Slovenia |
| Ersan Ilysova | Milwaukee Bucks | Turkey |
| Hedo Turkoglu | Toronto Raptors | Turkey |
| Igor Rakocevic | Efes Pilsen | Serbia |
| Ioannis Bouroussis | Olympiacos | Greece |
| Juan Carlos Navarro | Barcelona | Spain |
| Lior Eliyahu | Caja Laboral | Israel |
| Marcin Gortat | Orlando Magic | Poland |
| Milos Teodosic | Olympiacos | Serbia |
| Nikola Pekovic | Panathinaikos | Montenegro |
| Novica Velickovic | Real Madrid | Serbia |
| Pau Gasol | LA Lakers | Spain |
| Rudy Fernandez | Portland Blazers | Spain |
| Tony Parker | San Antonio Spurs | France |
| Vassilis Spanoulis | Panathinaikos | Greece |
YOUNG MEN:
| PLAYER | CLUB | NATION |
| Antoine Diot | Le Mans | France |
| Bojan Bogdanovic | Cibona | Croatia |
| Dejan Musli | FMP | Serbia |
| Edwin Jackson | Rouen Basket | France |
| Enes Kanter | Findley Prep | Turkey |
| Jan Vesely | Partizan | Czech Republic |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Perlas Vilnius | Lithuania |
| Costas Papanikolaou | Olympiacos | Greece |
| Kosta Koufos | Utah Jazz | Greece |
| Milan Macvan | Hemofarm | Serbia |
| Ricky Rubio | Barcelona | Spain |
| Robin Benzing | Ratiopharm Ulm | Germany |
| Sead Sehovic | Buducnost | Montenegro |
| Toni Prostran | Zadar | Croatia |
| Xavier Rabaseda | Barcelona | Spain |
WOMEN:
| PLAYER | CLUB | NATION |
| Amaya Valdemoro | Ros Casares | Spain |
| Ana Montana | Ros Casares | Spain |
| Anastasiya Veremeenko | Nadezhda Orenburg | Belarus |
| Anete Jekabsone-Zogota | Spartak Moscow | Latvia |
| Ann Wauters | UMMC Ekateriburg | Belgium |
| Anna Vajda | Mizo Pecs | Hungary |
| Celine Dumerc | UMMC Ekateriburg | France |
| Evanthia Maltsi | ZVVZ USK Prague | Greece |
| Jana Vesela | Ros Casares | Czech Republic |
| Laura Macchi | Beretta Famila | Italy |
| Maria Stepanovic | UMMC Ekateriburg | Russia |
| Sandrine Gruda | UMMC Ekateriburg | France |
| Shay Doron | Municipal Targoviste | Israel |
| Yelena Leuchanka | Galatasaray | Belarus |
| Zuzana Zirkova | Frisco Sika Brno | Slovakia |
YOUNG WOMEN:
| PLAYER | CLUB | NATION |
| Alba Torrens | Salamanca | Spain |
| Durdane Gumusay | Botas Spor | Turkey |
| Elina BabkinaLa | Challes-les-Eaux | Latvia |
| Gintare Petronyte | Athinaikos | Lithuania |
| Jelena Milovanovic | Sopron | Serbia |
| Katerina Elhotova | Prague | Czech Republic |
| Louice Halvarsson | Spartak Moscow | Sweden |
| Marta Xargay | Salamanca | Spain |
| Melanie Plust | Nantes Reze | France |
| Olesia Malashenko | Arras Pays D'Artois | Ukraine |
| Sabine Niedola | Liepaja | Latvia |
| Sonja Petrovic | Spartak | Serbia |
– Winners in each category will be selected by a public and an expert panel vote.
– The winners will be selected based on their performances in 2009 on club and national team level, and up to and including the EuroBasket 2009 and EuroBasket Women 2009 and the FIBA Europe Youth European Championships 2009.
– Players born in 1989 or after are eligible for the young men and young women award.
– Voting will cease in January 2010.
– The winners will be announced through fibaeurope.com in early February and they will be presented with a special trophy at dates and venues to be announced.
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