Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament

Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2017–18 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
Sport Basketball
Founded 2002
CEO Jordi Bertomeu
President Jordi Bertomeu
No. of teams 32
Continent Europe Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
(2nd title)
Most titles Russia CSKA Moscow
(3 titles)
Official website Official website

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

SeasonHost CityChampionRunner-upScoreMVP
2002–03BarcelonaLithuania ŽalgirisIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv87–80Lithuania Rolandas Alijevas
2003–04Tel AvivRussia CSKA MoscowItaly Montepaschi Siena90–62Russia Vasiliy Zavoruev
2004–05MoscowRussia CSKA MoscowLithuania Žalgiris97–64Russia Vasiliy Zavoruev
2005–06PragueRussia CSKA MoscowLithuania Žalgiris59–55Russia Ivan Nelyubov
2006–07AthensLithuania ŽalgirisSerbia FMP78–74Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas
2007–08MadridSerbia FMPSpain FC Barcelona80–70Serbia Dejan Musli
2008–09BerlinSerbia FMPLithuania Lietuvos rytas123–110Serbia Dejan Musli
2009–10ParisFrance INSEPSerbia FMP83–73France Livio Jean-Charles
2010–11BarcelonaCroatia ZagrebLithuania Žalgiris76–65Croatia Dario Šarić
2011–12IstanbulLithuania Lietuvos rytasTurkey Fenerbahçe88–70Turkey Metecan Birsen
2012–13LondonSpain FIATC JoventutSpain FC Barcelona82–59Spain Alberto Abalde
2013–14MilanSerbia Crvena zvezda TelekomSpain Real Madrid55–42Serbia Vojislav Stojanović
2014–15MadridSpain Real MadridSerbia Crvena zvezda Telekom73–70Slovenia Luka Dončić
2015–16BerlinSpain FC Barcelona LassaSerbia Crvena zvezda Telekom90–82Serbia Boriša Simanić
2016–17IstanbulFrance Centre FédéralSerbia Mega Bemax65–58France Ivan Février
2017–18BelgradeLithuania Lietuvos rytasItaly Stella Azzurra76–71Lithuania Deividas Sirvydis

Statistics

Statistics by club

Rank Club Champion Finalist
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 3
2004, 2005, 2006		 0
2 Lithuania Žalgiris 2
2003, 2007		 3
2005, 2006, 2011
3 Serbia FMP 2
2008, 2009		 2
2007, 2010
4 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 2
2012, 2018		 1
2009
5 Serbia Crvena zvezda Telekom 1
2014		 2
2015, 2016
6 Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 1
2016		 2
2008, 2013
7 Spain Real Madrid 1
2015		 1
2014
8 France INSEP 1
2010		 0
9 Croatia Zagreb 1
2011		 0
10 Spain FIATC Joventut 1
2013		 0
11 France Centre Fédéral 1
2017		 0
12 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0
 1
2003
13 Italy Montepaschi Siena 0
 1
2004
14 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0
 1
2012
15 Serbia Mega Bemax 0
 1
2017
16 Italy Stella Azzurra 0
 1
2018

Statistics by nation

Rank Nation Champion Finalist
1. Lithuania Lithuania 4
Žalgiris (2), Lietuvos rytas (2)		 4
Žalgiris (3), Lietuvos rytas (1)
2. Serbia Serbia 3
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda Telekom (1)		 5
FMP (2), Crvena zvezda Telekom (2), Mega Bemax (1)
3. Spain Spain 3
FIATC Joventut (1), Real Madrid (1), FC Barcelona Lassa (1)		 3
FC Barcelona Lassa (2), Real Madrid (1)
4. Russia Russia 3
CSKA Moscow (3)		 0
5. France France 2
INSEP (1), Centre Fédéral (1)		 0
6. Croatia Croatia 1
Zagreb (1)		 0
7. Italy Italy 0
 2
Montepaschi Siena (1), Stella Azzurra (1)
8. Israel Israel 0
 1
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)
9. Turkey Turkey 0
 1
Fenerbahçe (1)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Announcing the Euroleague Basketball adidas Next Generation Tournament!; Euroleague.net, 5 December 2014
  2. ↑ Euroleague.net Field set for 2013 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament.
  3. ↑ Euroleague.net Heng wins NIJT Slam Dunk crown, Hakanson Three-Point title.
  4. ↑ Euroleague.net NIKE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.
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