Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament

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]

Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded2002
CEOJordi Bertomeu
PresidentJordi Bertomeu
No. of teams32
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		 Real Madrid
(2nd title)
Most titles CSKA Moscow
(3 titles)
Official websitewww.adidasngt.com

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
2002–03Barcelona Žalgiris Maccabi Tel Aviv87–80 Rolandas Alijevas
2003–04Tel Aviv CSKA Moscow Montepaschi Siena90–62 Vasiliy Zavoruev
2004–05Moscow CSKA Moscow Žalgiris97–64 Vasiliy Zavoruev
2005–06Prague CSKA Moscow Žalgiris59–55 Ivan Nelyubov
2006–07Athens Žalgiris FMP78–74 Donatas Motiejūnas
2007–08Madrid FMP Barcelona80–70 Dejan Musli
2008–09Berlin FMP Lietuvos rytas123–110 Dejan Musli
2009–10Paris INSEP FMP83–73 Livio Jean-Charles
2010–11Barcelona Zagreb Žalgiris76–65 Dario Šarić
2011–12Istanbul Lietuvos rytas Fenerbahçe88–70 Metecan Birsen
2012–13London FIATC Joventut Barcelona82–59 Alberto Abalde
2013–14Milan Crvena zvezda Telekom Real Madrid55–42 Vojislav Stojanović
2014–15Madrid Real Madrid Crvena zvezda Telekom73–70 Luka Dončić
2015–16Berlin Barcelona Lassa Crvena zvezda Telekom90–82 Boriša Simanić
2016–17Istanbul Centre Fédéral Mega Bemax65–58 Ivan Février
2017–18Belgrade Lietuvos rytas Stella Azzurra76–71 Deividas Sirvydis
2018–19Vitoria-Gasteiz Real Madrid Mega Bemax95–76 Mario Nakić

Performances

Performance by club
Rank Club Titles Runners-up
1 CSKA Moscow 3
2004, 2005, 2006		 0
2 Žalgiris 2
2003, 2007		 3
2005, 2006, 2011
3 FMP 2
2008, 2009		 2
2007, 2010
4 Real Madrid 2
2015, 2019		 1
2014
– Rytas 2
2012, 2018		 1
2009
6 Crvena zvezda 1
2014		 2
2015, 2016
– Barcelona 1
2016		 2
2008, 2013
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
1 Lithuania 4
Žalgiris (2), Rytas (2)		 4
Žalgiris (3), Rytas (1)
2 Spain 4
Real Madrid (2), Joventut (1), Barcelona (1)		 3
Barcelona (2), Real Madrid (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

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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