Youth Basketball Champions League

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Youth Basketball Champions League
Organising body FIBA Europe
Founded2023
First season2023
CountryFIBA Europe members
Number of teams13
Current champions Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytas (1st title)
(2024)
Most championships Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Igokea
Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytas
(1 title each)
Basketball current event.svg 2024 Youth Basketball Champions League

The Youth Basketball Champions League (YBCL) is a European basketball competition for men's junior teams organised by FIBA Europe. The league is contested by junior teams of selected Basketball Champions League member teams which can field players younger than 18 years old. The establishment of the league was announced in January and the inaugural season began in April 2023. [1]

Contents

The inaugural 2023 season took place with ten teams in Bursa, Turkey, and was won by Igokea. [2] The second edition expanded to 13 teams and was held in Debrecen, Hungary. [3] The second championship was won by Rytas. [4]

Winners

SeasonYearHost cityFinalThird and fourth place
WinnersScoreSecond placeThird placeScoreFourth place
12023

Details

Bursa Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg

Igokea

73–66 Flag of Turkey.svg

Tofaş

Flag of Lithuania.svg

Rytas

78–73 Flag of Israel.svg

Hapoel Jerusalem

22024

Details

Debrecen Flag of Lithuania.svg

Rytas

98–62 Flag of Turkey.svg

Galatasaray

Flag of Turkey.svg

Tofaş

93–89 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg

Igokea

All-time participants

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Basketball Champions League Americas at any time since its formation in 2019 to the current season.

1stChampions
2ndRunners-up
3rdThird place
4thFourth place
SFSemifinalists
QFQuarterfinalists
RSRegular season
QQualified for upcoming season
Team20232024Total
seasons
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Oostende 7th1
Flag of Israel.svg Bnei Herzliya 9th1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nymburk 10th7th2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Opava 8th1
Flag of Spain.svg UCAM Murcia 8th1
Flag of Spain.svg Lenovo Tenerife 6th5th2
Flag of Germany.svg Riesen Ludwigsburg 5th11th2
Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Jerusalem 4th12th2
Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytas Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg2
Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray Silver medal icon.svg1
Flag of Turkey.svg Tofaş Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg2
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Igokea Gold medal icon.svg4th2
Flag of Germany.svg Oldenburg 6th1
Flag of Greece.svg AEK 10th1
Flag of Greece.svg Promitheas Patras 13th1
Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen 9th1

All-Star Team and MVP

At the end of each season, FIBA Europe selects one most valuable player and names five players to the All-Star Team. [5]

SeasonMVPAll-Star TeamRef.
2023Dusan Makitan (Igokea)
  • Ognjen Radosic (Igokea)
  • Ozgur Cengiz (Tofas)
  • Roe Averni (Hapoel Jerusalem)
  • Ernestas Matulevic (Rytas)
[5]
2024Ignas Urbonas (Rytas)
  • Kerem Erdem (Igokea)
  • Efe Postel (Tofas)
  • Babel Yitu Lipasi (Lenovo Tenerife)
  • Andrej Acimovic (Igokea)
[6]

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