The Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament is an international boy's youth age

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tournament that is contested between the best basketball clubs in Europe in the Under-18 age category. The tournament is organized by

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, and is sponsored by Adidas. The tournament's Final Four takes place during the senior men's EuroLeague Final Four 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

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. 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

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, the Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet, the

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International Junior Tournament, and the Belgrade International Junior Tournament. In 2016, the Torneo Città di

was replaced by the Torneo

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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

International Junior Tournament, the Belgrade International Junior Tournament, and the Torneo

. The winners of each of the 4 regional tournaments qualify to the Final Four qualification tournament.Euroleague.net NIKE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT.
/ref> 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

Performances

Performance by club

Performance by country

References

External links

Next Generation Tournament WebpageEuroleague Basketball Official WebsiteEuroLeague Official Website
{{European sport club competitions EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament Youth basketball competitions European youth sports competitions