Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament

The Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament is an international boy's youth age basketball tournament that is contested between the best basketball clubs in Europe in the Under-18 age category. The tournament is organized by Euroleague Basketball, and is sponsored by Adidas. The tournament's Final Four takes place during the senior men's EuroLeague Final Four event.[1] The tournaments's Final Four also features a slam dunk contest and 3 point shootout contest.[2]

Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded2002
CEOMarshall Glickman
PresidentDejan Bodiroga
No. of teams32
ContinentEurope Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Spain Real Madrid (4th title)
Most titlesSpain Real Madrid
(4 titles)
Official websitewww.adidasngt.com

History

The first Next Generation Tournament Final Four was held in 2003, in Barcelona, Spain. The tournament was originally officially called the Euroleague Basketball International Junior Tournament and was sponsored by Nike. Its sponsorship name was originally the Nike International Junior Tournament (NIJT). Originally, the tournament featured only 8 teams in total. In 2014, the name of the tournament was officially changed to the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, and Adidas took over as the tournament's main sponsor. Thus, the tournament's new sponsorship name became the Adidas Next Generation Tournament.

The four regional tournaments were originally the Torneo Città di Roma, the Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet, the Kaunas International Junior Tournament, and the Belgrade International Junior Tournament. In 2016, the Torneo Città di Roma was replaced by the Torneo Costa del Sol.

Format

In total, 34 teams compete to play for the Next Generation Tournament title, at the Next Generation Tournament Final Four. 32 teams compete in 4 regional tournaments, in order to qualify to the 8 team Final Four qualification tournament. The regional tournaments are the Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet, the Kaunas International Junior Tournament, the Belgrade International Junior Tournament, and the Torneo Costa del Sol. The winners of each of the 4 regional tournaments qualify to the Final Four qualification tournament.[3]

In addition to the 4 winners of each of the regional qualification tournaments, the reigning champion from the previous season, as well as three wild card invitees, also take part in the Final Tournament, which is played by eight teams that are divided into two groups of four teams each. The two group winners play on the same court where the senior men's EuroLeague Final Four is held.

Finals

SeasonHost CityChampionRunner-upScoreMVP
2002–03BarcelonaLithuania ŽalgirisIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv87–80Lithuania Rolandas Alijevas
2003–04Tel AvivRussia CSKA MoscowItaly Montepaschi Siena90–62Russia Vasiliy Zavoruev
2004–05MoscowRussia CSKA MoscowLithuania Žalgiris97–64Russia Vasiliy Zavoruev
2005–06PragueRussia CSKA MoscowLithuania Žalgiris59–55Russia Ivan Nelyubov
2006–07AthensLithuania ŽalgirisSerbia FMP78–74Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas
2007–08MadridSerbia FMPSpain Barcelona80–70Serbia Dejan Musli
2008–09BerlinSerbia FMPLithuania Lietuvos rytas123–110Serbia Dejan Musli
2009–10ParisFrance INSEPSerbia FMP83–73France Livio Jean-Charles
2010–11BarcelonaCroatia ZagrebLithuania Žalgiris76–65Croatia Dario Šarić
2011–12IstanbulLithuania Lietuvos rytasTurkey Fenerbahçe88–70Turkey Metecan Birsen
2012–13LondonSpain FIATC JoventutSpain Barcelona82–59Spain Alberto Abalde
2013–14MilanSerbia Crvena zvezda TelekomSpain Real Madrid55–42Serbia Vojislav Stojanović
2014–15MadridSpain Real MadridSerbia Crvena zvezda Telekom73–70Slovenia Luka Dončić
2015–16BerlinSpain Barcelona LassaSerbia Crvena zvezda Telekom90–82Serbia Boriša Simanić
2016–17IstanbulFrance Centre FédéralSerbia Mega Bemax65–58France Ivan Février
2017–18BelgradeLithuania Lietuvos rytasItaly Stella Azzurra76–71Lithuania Deividas Sirvydis
2018–19Vitoria-GasteizSpain Real MadridSerbia Mega Bemax95–76Serbia Mario Nakić
2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2020–21ValenciaSpain Real MadridSpain Barcelona81–78Spain Eli Ndiaye
2021–22BelgradeSerbia Mega MozzartEuropean Union Next Generation Select Team82–61Serbia Nikola Đurišić
2022–23KaunasSpain Real MadridEuropean Union Next Generation Select Team71–60Slovenia Jan Vide

Performances

Performance by club

Rank Club Titles Runners-up
1 Spain Real Madrid 4
2015, 2019, 2021, 2023
1
2014
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 3
2004, 2005, 2006
0
3 Lithuania Žalgiris 2
2003, 2007
3
2005, 2006, 2011
4 Serbia FMP 2
2008, 2009
2
2007, 2010
5 Lithuania Rytas 2
2012, 2018
1
2009
6 Spain Barcelona 1
2016
3
2008, 2013, 2021
7 Serbia Crvena zvezda 1
2014
2
2015, 2016
Serbia Mega Basket 1
2022
2
2017, 2019
9 France INSEP 1
2010
0
Croatia Zagreb 1
2011
0
Spain Joventut 1
2013
0
France Centre Fédéral 1
2017
0
13 European Union Next Generation Select Team 0
2
2022, 2023
14 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0
1
2003
Italy Mens Sana Siena 0
1
2004
Turkey Fenerbahçe 0
1
2012
Italy Stella Azzurra 0
1
2018

Performance by country

Rank Country Titles Runners-up
1 Spain Spain 6
Real Madrid (4), Joventut (1), Barcelona (1)
4
Barcelona (3), Real Madrid (1)
2 Serbia Serbia 4
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (1), Mega Basket (1)
6
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (2), Mega Basket (2)
3 Lithuania Lithuania 4
Žalgiris (2), Rytas (2)
4
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (1)
4 Russia Russia 3
CSKA Moscow (3)
0
5 France France 2
INSEP (1), Centre Fédéral (1)
0
6 Croatia Croatia 1
Zagreb (1)
0
7 Italy Italy 0
2
Mens Sana Siena (1), Stella Azzurra (1)
8 Israel Israel 0
1
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)
Turkey Turkey 0
1
Fenerbahçe (1)

See also

References

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