Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition: 2020–21 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament | |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2002 |
CEO | Jordi Bertomeu |
President | Jordi Bertomeu |
No. of teams | 32 |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Real Madrid (3rd title) |
Most titles | CSKA Moscow Real Madrid (3 titles) |
Official website | www.adidasngt.com |
The Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, known as the Adidas Next Generation Tournament[1] for sponsorship reasons, and until 2014, called the Nike International Junior Tournament (NIJT) for sponsorship reasons, 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.[2] The tournaments's Final Four also features a slam dunk contest and 3 point shootout contest.[3]
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.[4]
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[]
Season | Host City | Champion | Runner-up | Score | MVP |
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2002–03 | Barcelona | Žalgiris | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 87–80 | Rolandas Alijevas |
2003–04 | Tel Aviv | CSKA Moscow | Montepaschi Siena | 90–62 | Vasiliy Zavoruev |
2004–05 | Moscow | CSKA Moscow | Žalgiris | 97–64 | Vasiliy Zavoruev |
2005–06 | Prague | CSKA Moscow | Žalgiris | 59–55 | Ivan Nelyubov |
2006–07 | Athens | Žalgiris | FMP | 78–74 | Donatas Motiejūnas |
2007–08 | Madrid | FMP | Barcelona | 80–70 | Dejan Musli |
2008–09 | Berlin | FMP | Lietuvos rytas | 123–110 | Dejan Musli |
2009–10 | Paris | INSEP | FMP | 83–73 | Livio Jean-Charles |
2010–11 | Barcelona | Zagreb | Žalgiris | 76–65 | Dario Šarić |
2011–12 | Istanbul | Lietuvos rytas | Fenerbahçe | 88–70 | Metecan Birsen |
2012–13 | London | FIATC Joventut | Barcelona | 82–59 | Alberto Abalde |
2013–14 | Milan | Crvena zvezda Telekom | Real Madrid | 55–42 | Vojislav Stojanović |
2014–15 | Madrid | Real Madrid | Crvena zvezda Telekom | 73–70 | Luka Dončić |
2015–16 | Berlin | Barcelona Lassa | Crvena zvezda Telekom | 90–82 | Boriša Simanić |
2016–17 | Istanbul | Centre Fédéral | Mega Bemax | 65–58 | |
2017–18 | Belgrade | Lietuvos rytas | Stella Azzurra | 76–71 | Deividas Sirvydis |
2018–19 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Real Madrid | Mega Bemax | 95–76 | Mario Nakić |
2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | ||||
2020–21 | Valencia | Real Madrid | Barcelona | 81–78 |
Performances[]
Performance by club[]
Rank | Club | Titles | Runners-up |
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1 | Real Madrid | 3 2015, 2019, 2021 |
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 | Rytas | 2 2012, 2018 |
1 2009 |
6 | Barcelona | 1 2016 |
3 2008, 2013, 2021 |
7 | Crvena zvezda | 1 2014 |
2 2015, 2016 |
8 | INSEP | 1 2010 |
0 |
– | Zagreb | 1 2011 |
0 |
– | Joventut | 1 2013 |
0 |
– | Centre Fédéral | 1 2017 |
0 |
12 | Mega Basket | 0 |
2 2017, 2019 |
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 |
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1 | Spain | 5 Real Madrid (3), Joventut (1), Barcelona (1) |
4 Barcelona (3), Real Madrid (1) |
2 | Lithuania | 4 Žalgiris (2), Rytas (2) |
4 Žalgiris (3), Rytas (1) |
3 | Serbia | 3 FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (1) |
6 FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (2), Mega Basket (2) |
4 | Russia | 3 CSKA Moscow (3) |
0 |
5 | France | 2 INSEP (1), Centre Fédéral (1) |
0 |
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) |
9 | Turkey | 0 |
1 Fenerbahçe (1) |
See also[]
- Junior ABA League
- VTB United Youth League
- EuroLeague
- EuroCup
References[]
- ^ Announcing the Euroleague Basketball adidas Next Generation Tournament!; Euroleague.net, 5 December 2014
- ^ Euroleague.net Field set for 2013 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament.
- ^ Euroleague.net Heng wins NIJT Slam Dunk crown, Hakanson Three-Point title.
- ^ Euroleague.net NIKE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.
External links[]
- Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
- EuroLeague
- Basketball leagues in Europe
- Youth basketball competitions
- European youth sports competitions