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Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded2002
CEOMarshall Glickman
PresidentDejan Bodiroga
No. of teams32
ContinentError creating thumbnail: Europe
Most recent
champion		Lithuania Žalgiris (3rd title)
Most titlesSpain 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Results

Semifinalists or best 2nd in final group stage.

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

Performances

Performance by club

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

Performance by country

Rank Country Titles Runners-up
1 Spain Spain 7
Real Madrid (5), Joventut (1), Barcelona (1) 		4
Barcelona (3), Real Madrid (1)
2 Lithuania Lithuania 5
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (2) 		4
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (1)
3 Serbia Serbia 4
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (1), Mega Basket (1) 		6
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (2), Mega Basket (2)
4 Russia Russia 3
CSKA Moscow (3) 		0
5 France France 2
INSEP / Centre Fédéral (2) 		1
INSEP / Centre Fédéral (1)
6 Error creating thumbnail: Croatia 1
Zagreb (1) 		0
7 Error creating thumbnail: Italy 0
 3
Mens Sana Siena (1), Stella Azzurra (1), EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (1)
8 Israel Israel 0
 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)
– Turkey 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. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  6. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  7. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  8. ^ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=J2007 [bare URL]
  9. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  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. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  13. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  14. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  15. ^ https://admin.euroleague.net/u18/game-center/standings?seasoncode=JT13 [bare URL]
  16. ^ "Standings - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament". admin.euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  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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