Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament

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Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
Sport Basketball
Founded2002
CEO Marshall Glickman
President Dejan Bodiroga
No. of teams32
Continent Flag of Europe.svg Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris (3rd title)
Most titles Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
(5 titles)
Official website www.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]

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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
12002–03 Barcelona Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 87–80 Flag of Lithuania.svg Rolandas Alijevas [4]
22003–04 Tel Aviv Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow Flag of Italy.svg Montepaschi Siena 90–62 Flag of Russia.svg Vasiliy Zavoruev [5]
32004–05 Moscow Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris 97–64 Flag of Russia.svg Vasiliy Zavoruev [6]
42005–06 Prague Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris 59–55 Flag of Russia.svg Ivan Nelyubov [7]
52006–07 Athens Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris Flag of Serbia.svg FMP 78–74 Flag of Lithuania.svg Donatas Motiejūnas [8]
62007–08 Madrid Flag of Serbia.svg FMP Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 80–70 Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Musli [9]
72008–09 Berlin Flag of Serbia.svg FMP Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos rytas 123–110 Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Musli [10]
82009–10 Paris Flag of France.svg INSEP Flag of Serbia.svg FMP 83–73 Flag of France.svg Livio Jean-Charles [11]
92010–11 Barcelona Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris 76–65 Flag of Croatia.svg Dario Šarić [12]
102011–12 Istanbul Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos rytas Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 88–70 Flag of Turkey.svg Metecan Birsen [13]
112012–13 London Flag of Spain.svg FIATC Joventut Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 82–59 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Abalde [14]
122013–14 Milan Flag of Serbia.svg Crvena zvezda Telekom Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 55–42 Flag of Serbia.svg Vojislav Stojanović [15]
13 2014–15 Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Serbia.svg Crvena zvezda Telekom 73–70Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3 / Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4 Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Dončić [16]
14 2015–16 Berlin Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Lassa Flag of Serbia.svg Crvena zvezda Telekom 90–82Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3 / Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4 Flag of Serbia.svg Boriša Simanić
15 2016–17 Istanbul Flag of France.svg Centre Fédéral Flag of Serbia.svg Mega Bemax 65–58Flag of Spain.svg  Spain / Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of France.svg Ivan Février
16 2017–18 Belgrade Flag of Lithuania.svg Lietuvos rytas Flag of Italy.svg Stella Azzurra 76–71Flag of Spain.svg  Spain / Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Lithuania.svg Deividas Sirvydis
17 2018–19 Vitoria-Gasteiz Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Serbia.svg Mega Bemax 95–76Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia / Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Serbia.svg Mario Nakić
- 2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
18 2020–21 Valencia Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 81–78Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia / Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Spain.svg Eli Ndiaye
19 2021–22 Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg Mega Mozzart Flag of Europe.svg Next Generation Select Team 82–61 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Đurišić
20 2022–23 Kaunas Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Europe.svg Next Generation Select Team 71–60 Flag of Slovenia.svg Jan Vide
21 2023–24 Berlin Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of France.svg INSEP 85-84 Flag of Spain.svg Hugo González
22 2024–25 Abu Dhabi Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris Flag of Italy.svg EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 89-81 Flag of Lithuania.svg Dominykas Grunkis [17]

Performances

Performance by club

RankClubTitlesRunners-up
1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 5
2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024		1
2014
2 Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris 3
2003, 2007, 2025		3
2005, 2006, 2011
3 Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 3
2004, 2005, 2006		0
4 Flag of Serbia.svg FMP 2
2008, 2009		2
2007, 2010
5 Flag of France.svg INSEP / Centre Fédéral 2
2010, 2017		1
2024
– Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytas 2
2012, 2018		1
2009
7 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1
2016		3
2008, 2013, 2021
8 Flag of Serbia.svg Crvena zvezda 1
2014		2
2015, 2016
– Flag of Serbia.svg Mega Basket 1
2022		2
2017, 2019
10 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb 1
2011		0
– Flag of Spain.svg Joventut 1
2013		0
12 Flag of Europe.svg Next Generation Select Team 0
2
2022, 2023
13 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 0
1
2003
– Flag of Italy.svg Mens Sana Siena 0
1
2004
– Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe 0
1
2012
– Flag of Italy.svg Stella Azzurra 0
1
2018
– Flag of Italy.svg EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 0
1
2025

Performance by country

RankCountryTitlesRunners-up
1 Flag of Spain.svg Spain 7
Real Madrid (5), Joventut (1), Barcelona (1)		4
Barcelona (3), Real Madrid (1)
2 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 5
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (2)		4
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (1)
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 4
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (1), Mega Basket (1)		6
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (2), Mega Basket (2)
4 Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3
CSKA Moscow (3)		0
5 Flag of France.svg France 2
INSEP / Centre Fédéral (2)		1
INSEP / Centre Fédéral (1)
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1
Zagreb (1)		0
7 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 0
3
Mens Sana Siena (1), Stella Azzurra (1), EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (1)
8 Flag of Israel.svg Israel 0
1
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)
– Flag of Turkey.svg 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 [ bare URL ]
  5. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2004 [ bare URL ]
  6. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2005 [ bare URL ]
  7. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2006 [ bare URL ]
  8. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2007 [ bare URL ]
  9. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2008 [ bare URL ]
  10. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT08 [ bare URL ]
  11. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT09 [ bare URL ]
  12. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT10 [ bare URL ]
  13. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT11 [ bare URL ]
  14. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT12 [ bare URL ]
  15. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT13 [ bare URL ]
  16. ↑ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT14 [ bare URL ]
  17. ↑ "Dominykas Grunkis takes home MVP trophy after ending Zalgiris title drought | Adidas Next Generation Tournament". Euroleague Basketball. May 25, 2025.

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