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.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.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.
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.
# Season Host city Champion Runner-up Score Semifinalists MVP Ref 1 2002–03 Barcelona Žalgiris Maccabi Tel Aviv 87–80 Rolandas Alijevas 2 2003–04 Tel Aviv CSKA Moscow Montepaschi Siena 90–62 Vasiliy Zavoruev 3 2004–05 Moscow CSKA Moscow Žalgiris 97–64 Vasiliy Zavoruev 4 2005–06 Prague CSKA Moscow Žalgiris 59–55 Ivan Nelyubov 5 2006–07 Athens Žalgiris FMP 78–74 Donatas Motiejūnas 6 2007–08 Madrid FMP Barcelona 80–70 Dejan Musli 7 2008–09 Berlin FMP Lietuvos rytas 123–110 Dejan Musli 8 2009–10 Paris INSEP FMP 83–73 Livio Jean-Charles 9 2010–11 Barcelona Zagreb Žalgiris 76–65 Dario Šarić 10 2011–12 Istanbul Lietuvos rytas Fenerbahçe 88–70 Metecan Birsen 11 2012–13 London FIATC Joventut Barcelona 82–59 Alberto Abalde 12 2013–14 Milan Crvena zvezda Telekom Real Madrid 55–42 Vojislav Stojanović 13 2014–15 Madrid Real Madrid Crvena zvezda Telekom 73–70 3 / 4 Luka Dončić 14 2015–16 Berlin Barcelona Lassa Crvena zvezda Telekom 90–82 3 / 4 Boriša Simanić 15 2016–17 Istanbul Centre Fédéral Mega Bemax 65–58 / Ivan Février 16 2017–18 Belgrade Lietuvos rytas Stella Azzurra 76–71 / Deividas Sirvydis 17 2018–19 Vitoria-Gasteiz Real Madrid Mega Bemax 95–76 / Mario Nakić - 2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe 18 2020–21 Valencia Real Madrid Barcelona 81–78 / Eli Ndiaye 19 2021–22 Belgrade Mega Mozzart Next Generation Select Team 82–61 Nikola Đurišić 20 2022–23 Kaunas Real Madrid Next Generation Select Team 71–60 Jan Vide 21 2023–24 Berlin Real Madrid INSEP 85–84 Hugo González 222024–25Abu Dhabi Žalgiris EA7 Emporio Armani Milan89–81 Dominykas Grunkis 232025–26Athens Barcelona Real Madrid85–77 Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje
Performances
Performance by club Rank Club Titles Runners-up 1 Real Madrid5 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 20242 2014, 2026 2 Žalgiris3 2003, 2007, 20253 2005, 2006, 2011 3 CSKA Moscow3 2004, 2005, 20060 4 Barcelona2 2016, 20263 2008, 2013, 2021 5 FMP2 2008, 20092 2007, 2010 6 INSEP / Centre Fédéral2 2010, 20171 2024 – Rytas2 2012, 20181 2009 8 Crvena zvezda1 20142 2015, 2016 – Mega Basket1 20222 2017, 2019 10 Zagreb1 20110 – Joventut1 20130 12 Next Generation Select Team02 2022, 2023 13 Maccabi Tel Aviv01 2003 – Mens Sana Siena01 2004 – Fenerbahçe0 1 2012 – Stella Azzurra01 2018 – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 01 2025
Performance by country Rank Country Titles Runners-up 1 Spain8 Real Madrid (5), Barcelona (2), Joventut (1)5 Barcelona (3), Real Madrid (2) 2 Lithuania5 Žalgiris (3), Rytas (2)4 Žalgiris (3), Rytas (1) 3 Serbia4 FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (1), Mega Basket (1)6 FMP (2), Crvena zvezda (2), Mega Basket (2) 4 Russia3 CSKA Moscow (3)0 5 France2 INSEP / Centre Fédéral (2)1 INSEP / Centre Fédéral (1) 6 Croatia1Zagreb (1)0 7 Italy03 Mens Sana Siena (1), Stella Azzurra (1), EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (1) 8 Israel01 Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) – Turkey01 Fenerbahçe (1)
See also Junior ABA League VTB United Youth League EuroLeague EuroCup
References
Results International Super Leagues, European National Leagues, Other National Leagues, Tournaments & Cups - RealGM Youth Basketball Champions League News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGM adidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGM adidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGM adidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGM
External links Next Generation Tournament Webpage Euroleague Basketball Official Website EuroLeague Official Website adidas Next Generation Tournament Scores - RealGM Standings | Adidas Next Generation Tournament | Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket