Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament

Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
2024–25 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded2002
CEOMarshall Glickman
PresidentDejan Bodiroga
No. of teams32
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Žalgiris (3rd title)
Most titles Real Madrid
(5 titles)
Official websitewww.adidasngt.com

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]

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.

# Season Host City Champion Runner-up Score Semifinalists MVP Ref
1 2002–03 Barcelona Žalgiris Maccabi Tel Aviv 87–80 Rolandas Alijevas [4]
2 2003–04 Tel Aviv CSKA Moscow Montepaschi Siena 90–62 Vasiliy Zavoruev [5]
3 2004–05 Moscow CSKA Moscow Žalgiris 97–64 Vasiliy Zavoruev [6]
4 2005–06 Prague CSKA Moscow Žalgiris 59–55 Ivan Nelyubov [7]
5 2006–07 Athens Žalgiris FMP 78–74 Donatas Motiejūnas [8]
6 2007–08 Madrid FMP Barcelona 80–70 Dejan Musli [9]
7 2008–09 Berlin FMP Lietuvos rytas 123–110 Dejan Musli [10]
8 2009–10 Paris INSEP FMP 83–73 Livio Jean-Charles [11]
9 2010–11 Barcelona Zagreb Žalgiris 76–65 Dario Šarić [12]
10 2011–12 Istanbul Lietuvos rytas Fenerbahçe 88–70 Metecan Birsen [13]
11 2012–13 London FIATC Joventut Barcelona 82–59 Alberto Abalde [14]
12 2013–14 Milan Crvena zvezda Telekom Real Madrid 55–42 Vojislav Stojanović [15]
13 2014–15 Madrid Real Madrid Crvena zvezda Telekom 73–70  Germany 3 /  Serbia 4 Luka Dončić [16]
14 2015–16 Berlin Barcelona Lassa Crvena zvezda Telekom 90–82  Serbia 3 /  Croatia 4 Boriša Simanić
15 2016–17 Istanbul Centre Fédéral Mega Bemax 65–58  Spain /  Russia Ivan Février
16 2017–18 Belgrade Lietuvos rytas Stella Azzurra 76–71  Spain /  Spain Deividas Sirvydis
17 2018–19 Vitoria-Gasteiz Real Madrid Mega Bemax 95–76  Serbia /  Germany Mario Nakić
- 2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
18 2020–21 Valencia Real Madrid Barcelona 81–78  Serbia /  France Eli Ndiaye
19 2021–22 Belgrade Mega Mozzart Next Generation Select Team 82–61 Nikola Đurišić
20 2022–23 Kaunas Real Madrid Next Generation Select Team 71–60 Jan Vide
21 2023–24 Berlin Real Madrid INSEP 85-84 Hugo González
22 2024–25 Abu Dhabi Žalgiris EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 89:81 Dominykas Grunkis [17]

Performances

Performance by club

Rank Club Titles Runners-up
1 Real Madrid 5
2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 		1
2014
2 Žalgiris 3
2003, 2007, 2025 		3
2005, 2006, 2011
3 CSKA Moscow 3
2004, 2005, 2006 		0
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
10 Zagreb 1
2011 		0
– Joventut 1
2013 		0
12 Next Generation Select Team 0
 2
2022, 2023
13 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0
 1
2003
– EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 0
 1
2025
– Fenerbahçe 0
 1
2012
– Mens Sana Siena 0
 1
2004
– 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 Lithuania 5
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (2) 		4
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (1)
3 Serbia 4
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (1), Mega Basket (1) 		6
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (2), Mega Basket (2)
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
 3
Mens Sana Siena (1), Stella Azzurra (1), EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (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". Euroleague Basketball. March 28, 2025.
  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
  17. ^ "Dominykas Grunkis takes home MVP trophy after ending Zalgiris title drought | Adidas Next Generation Tournament". Euroleague Basketball. May 25, 2025.

Results

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