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:
2022–23 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded2002
CEOMarshall Glickman
PresidentDejan Bodiroga
No. of teams32
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Real Madrid (5th title)
Most titles Real Madrid
(5 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.

Results

Semifinalists or best 2nd in final group stage.

#SeasonHost CityChampionRunner-upScoreSemifinalistsMVPRef
12002–03Barcelona Žalgiris Maccabi Tel Aviv87–80{{}} / {{}} Rolandas Alijevas[4]
22003–04Tel Aviv CSKA Moscow Montepaschi Siena90–62{{}} / {{}} Vasiliy Zavoruev[5]
32004–05Moscow CSKA Moscow Žalgiris97–64{{}} / {{}} Vasiliy Zavoruev[6]
42005–06Prague CSKA Moscow Žalgiris59–55{{}} / {{}} Ivan Nelyubov[7]
52006–07Athens Žalgiris FMP78–74{{}} / {{}} Donatas Motiejūnas[8]
62007–08Madrid FMP Barcelona80–70{{}} / {{}} Dejan Musli[9]
72008–09Berlin FMP Lietuvos rytas123–110{{}} / {{}} Dejan Musli[10]
82009–10Paris INSEP FMP83–73{{}} / {{}} Livio Jean-Charles[11]
92010–11Barcelona Zagreb Žalgiris76–65{{}} / {{}} Dario Šarić[12]
102011–12Istanbul Lietuvos rytas Fenerbahçe88–70{{}} / {{}} Metecan Birsen[13]
112012–13London FIATC Joventut Barcelona82–59{{}} / {{}} Alberto Abalde[14]
122013–14Milan Crvena zvezda Telekom Real Madrid55–42{{}} / {{}} Vojislav Stojanović[15]
132014–15Madrid Real Madrid Crvena zvezda Telekom73–70 Germany 3 /  Serbia 4 Luka Dončić[16]
142015–16Berlin Barcelona Lassa Crvena zvezda Telekom90–82 Serbia 3 /  Croatia 4 Boriša Simanić
152016–17Istanbul Centre Fédéral Mega Bemax65–58 Spain /  Russia Ivan Février
162017–18Belgrade Lietuvos rytas Stella Azzurra76–71 Spain /  Spain Deividas Sirvydis
172018–19Vitoria-Gasteiz Real Madrid Mega Bemax95–76 Serbia /  Germany Mario Nakić
-2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
182020–21Valencia Real Madrid Barcelona81–78 Serbia /  France Eli Ndiaye
192021–22Belgrade Mega Mozzart Next Generation Select Team82–61{{}} / {{}} Nikola Đurišić
202022–23Kaunas Real Madrid Next Generation Select Team71–60{{}} / {{}} Jan Vide
212023–24Berlin Real Madrid INSEP85-84{{}} / {{}} Hugo González

Performances

Performance by club
Rank Club Titles Runners-up
1 Real Madrid 5
2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024		 1
2014
2 CSKA Moscow 3
2004, 2005, 2006		 0
3 Žalgiris 2
2003, 2007		 3
2005, 2006, 2011
4 FMP 2
2008, 2009		 2
2007, 2010
5 INSEP / Centre Fédéral 2
2010, 2017		 1
2024
Rytas 2
2012, 2018		 1
2009
7 Barcelona 1
2016		 3
2008, 2013, 2021
8 Crvena zvezda 1
2014		 2
2015, 2016
– Mega Basket 1
2022		 2
2017, 2019
– Zagreb 1
2011		 0
– Joventut 1
2013		 0
12 Next Generation Select Team 0
 2
2022, 2023
13 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0
 1
2003
– Mens Sana Siena 0
 1
2004
– Fenerbahçe 0
 1
2012
– Stella Azzurra 0
 1
2018

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

See also

References
  1. Euroleague.net Field set for 2013 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament.
  2. Euroleague.net Heng wins NIJT Slam Dunk crown, Hakanson Three-Point title.
  3. Euroleague.net NIKE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.
  4. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2003
  5. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2004
  6. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2005
  7. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2006
  8. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2007
  9. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2008
  10. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT08
  11. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT09
  12. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT10
  13. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT11
  14. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT12
  15. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT13
  16. https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT14

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