Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
{{Short description|European U-18 men's basketball tournament}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Next Generation Tournament
| current_season = 2024–25 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
| logo =
| pixels = 275px
| caption =
| sport = Basketball
| founded = 2002
| folded =
| fame =
| motto =
| teams = 32
|continent = {{flagicon|Europe}} Europe
| country =
| champion = {{flagicon|LTU}} Žalgiris (3rd title)
| most_champs = {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid
(5 titles)
| website = [http://www.adidasngt.com www.adidasngt.com]
| President = Dejan Bodiroga
| ceo = Marshall Glickman
| TV =
}}
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.[http://www.euroleague.net/events/nike-international-junior-tournament/main-page/i/110791/2902 Euroleague.net Field set for 2013 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament.] The tournaments's Final Four also features a slam dunk contest and 3 point shootout contest.[http://www.euroleague.net/final-four/london-2013/main-page/i/113509/7980 Euroleague.net Heng wins NIJT Slam Dunk crown, Hakanson Three-Point title.]
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/|title=EuroLeague|date=March 28, 2025|website=Euroleague Basketball}}
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.
Performances
=Performance by club=
| class=wikitable bgcolor="silver" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |
| Rank
! Club ! Titles ! Runners-up |
|---|
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |align=center|5 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor="#F5FAFF"
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|LIT}} Žalgiris | align="center" |3 | align="center" |3 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 3 | {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow |align=center|3 |align=center|0 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| 4 | {{flagicon|SER}} FMP |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} INSEP / Centre Fédéral |align=center|2 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|LIT}} Rytas |align=center|2 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 7 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |align=center|1 |align=center|3 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| 8 | {{flagicon|SER}} Crvena zvezda |align=center|1 |align=center|2 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|SRB}} Mega Basket |align=center|1 |align=center|2 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| 10 | {{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb |align=center|1 |align=center|0 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|ESP}} Joventut |align=center|1 |align=center|0 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| 12 | {{flagicon|EU}} Next Generation Select Team |align=center|0 |align=center|2 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 13 | {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Tel Aviv |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|ITA}} EA7 Emporio Armani Milan |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|ITA}} Mens Sana Siena |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stella Azzurra |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |
=Performance by country=
| class=wikitable bgcolor="silver" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" |
| Rank
! Country ! Titles ! Runners-up |
|---|
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain |align=center|7 |align=center|4 |
| bgcolor="#F5FAFF"
| align="center" | 2 | {{flagicon|LIT}} Lithuania |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 3 | {{flagicon|SER}} Serbia |align=center|4 |align=center|6 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| 4 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Russia |align=center|3 |align=center|0 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} France |align=center|2 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| 6 | {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia |align=center|1 |align=center|0 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| 7 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy |align=center|0 |align=center|3 |
| bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| align=center| 8 | {{flagicon|ISR}} Israel |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| align=center| – | {{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
Results
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/leagues International Super Leagues, European National Leagues, Other National Leagues, Tournaments & Cups - RealGM]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/150/Youth-Basketball-Champions-League Youth Basketball Champions League News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/47/adidas-Next-Generation-Tournament/teams/31 adidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGM]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/47/adidas-Next-Generation-Tournament/teams/157 adidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGM]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/47/adidas-Next-Generation-Tournament/teams/253 adidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGM]
External links
- [http://www.adidasngt.com/ Next Generation Tournament Webpage]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/euroleague-basketball Euroleague Basketball Official Website]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/ EuroLeague Official Website]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/47/adidas-Next-Generation-Tournament/scores/2007-06-01 adidas Next Generation Tournament Scores - RealGM]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20220712064630/https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/standings/ Standings | Adidas Next Generation Tournament | Euroleague Basketball]
- [https://www.eurobasket.com/Adidas-Next-Generation-Tournament/basketball.aspx Adidas Next Generation Tournament Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket]
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