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Next Generation Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015–16 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
File:Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament logo.png
SportBasketball
Founded2002
CEOJordi Bertomeu
PresidentJordi Bertomeu
No. of teams32
ContinentEurope Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		Spain Real Madrid
(1st title)
Most titlesRussia CSKA Moscow
(3 titles)
Official websiteOfficial 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 Under-18 basketball clubs in Europe. The tournament is organized by Euroleague Basketball Company and is sponsored by Adidas. The tournament's Final Four takes place during the Euroleague Final Four event.[2] The tournaments's Final Four also features a slam dunk 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. It's sponsorship name was originally the Nike International Junior Tournament (NIJT). 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.

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 Torneo Città di Roma, the Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet, the Kaunas International Junior Tournament, and the Belgrade International Junior Tournament. 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 take part in the Final Tournament, played by eight teams divided in two groups of four teams. The two group winners play on the same court where the Euroleague Final Four is held.

Next Generation Tournament Finals

Season Host City Champion Runner-up Score MVP
2002–03 Barcelona Lithuania Žalgiris Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 87–80 Lithuania Rolandas Alijevas
2003–04 Tel Aviv Russia CSKA Moscow Italy Montepaschi Siena 90–62 Russia Vasiliy Zavoruev
2004–05 Moscow Russia CSKA Moscow Lithuania Žalgiris 97–64 Russia Vasiliy Zavoruev
2005–06 Prague Russia CSKA Moscow Lithuania Žalgiris 59–55 Russia Ivan Nelyubov
2006–07 Athens Lithuania Žalgiris Serbia FMP 78–74 Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas
2007–08 Madrid Serbia FMP Spain Barcelona 80–70 Serbia Dejan Musli
2008–09 Berlin Serbia FMP Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 123–110 Serbia Dejan Musli
2009–10 Paris France INSEP Serbia FMP 83–73 France Livio Jean-Charles
2010–11 Barcelona Croatia Zagreb Lithuania Žalgiris 76–65 Croatia Dario Šarić
2011–12 Istanbul Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas Turkey Fenerbahçe 88–70 Turkey James Metecan Birsen
2012–13 London Spain Joventut Badalona Spain Barcelona 82–59 Spain Alberto Abalde
2013–14 Milan Serbia Crvena Zvezda Spain Real Madrid 55–42 Serbia Vojislav Stojanović
2014–15 Madrid Spain Real Madrid Serbia Crvena Zvezda 73–70 Slovenia Luka Dončić
2015–16 Berlin – – – –

By Club

Rank Club Champion Finalist
1. Russia CSKA Moscow 3
2004, 2005, 2006 		0
2. Lithuania Zalgiris Kaunas 2
2003, 2007 		3
2005, 2006, 2011
3. Serbia KK FMP 2
2008, 2009 		2
2007, 2010
4. Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 1
2012 		1
2009
5. Serbia KK Crvena Zvezda 1
2014 		1
2015
6. Spain Real Madrid 1
2015 		1
2014
7. France INSEP 1
2010 		0
8. Croatia KK Zagreb 1
2011 		0
9. Spain Joventut Badalona 1
2013 		0

By Nation

Rank Nation Champion Finalist
1. Lithuania Lithuania 3
Zalgiris Kaunas (2), Lietuvos Rytas (1) 		4
Zalgiris Kaunas (3), Lietuvos Rytas (1)
2. Serbia Serbia 3
KK FMP (2), KK Crvena Zvezda (1) 		3
KK FMP (2), KK Crvena Zvezda (1)
3. Russia Russia 3
CSKA Moscow (3) 		0
4. Spain Spain 2
Joventut Badalona (1), Real Madrid (1) 		3
FC Barcelona (2), Real Madrid (1)
5. France France 1
INSEP (1) 		0
6. Croatia Croatia 1
KK Zagreb (1) 		0

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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