The Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament is an international boy's youth age
basketball
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tournament that is contested between the best basketball
clubs
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* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
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Brands a ...
in Europe in the Under-18 age category. The tournament is organized by
Euroleague Basketball
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, and is sponsored by
Adidas
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. The tournament's Final Four takes place during the senior men's
EuroLeague Final Four
The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague Basketball Company used the final four format for the first time in 2002, fo ...
event. The tournaments's Final Four also features a slam dunk contest and 3 point shootout contest.
History
The first Next Generation Tournament Final Four was held in 2003, in
Barcelona, Spain
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. The tournament was originally officially called the Euroleague Basketball International Junior Tournament and was sponsored by
Nike
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* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
Nike may also refer to:
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. 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
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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
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, the Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de
L'Hospitalet, the
Kaunas
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International Junior Tournament, and the
Belgrade
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International Junior Tournament. In 2016, the Torneo Città di
Roma
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was replaced by the Torneo
Costa del Sol
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.
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
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International Junior Tournament, the
Belgrade
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International Junior Tournament, and the Torneo
Costa del Sol
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. 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
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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
The EuroLeague Final Four is the final four format championship of the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague professional club basketball competition. The Euroleague Basketball Company used the final four format for the first time in 2002, fo ...
is held.
Results
Semifinalists or best 2nd in final group stage.
Performances
Performance by club
Performance by country
See also
*
Junior ABA League
The Junior ABA League, officially known as the U19 ABA League Championship, is a regional boy's youth age basketball tournament that is contested between the youth selections of basketball clubs from the ABA League. It is run by the ABA League JTD. ...
*
VTB United Youth League
The VTB United Youth League () is a basketball tournament that is contested between the youth teams of basketball clubs from the VTB United League. The league is sponsored by VTB Bank.
The reigning champion is Zenit M after defeating 68:71 after o ...
*
EuroLeague
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EuroCup
References
Results
International Super Leagues, European National Leagues, Other National Leagues, Tournaments & Cups - RealGMYouth Basketball Champions League News, Rumors, Roster, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Depth Charts, Forums - RealGMadidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGMadidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGMadidas Next Generation Tournament Teams - RealGM
External links
Next Generation Tournament WebpageEuroleague Basketball Official WebsiteEuroLeague Official Websiteadidas Next Generation Tournament Scores - RealGMStandings , Adidas Next Generation Tournament , Euroleague BasketballAdidas Next Generation Tournament Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket
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