The Junior ABA League, officially known as the U19 ABA League Championship, is a regional boy's youth age

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tournament that is contested between the youth selections of basketball clubs from the

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. It is run by the

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. It is a

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competition between men's teams from six countries:

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and

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History

The ABA League Assembly, held on July 24, 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia, decided to organize the Junior League with a desire to strengthen its position as the main power for development of basketball in the region. On October 26, 2017, participants, hosts and dates for the inaugural tournament was confirmed. Mega Bemax became champions of the first-ever U19 ABA League Championship Final Four tournament, which took place in

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in 2018, as they have beaten

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. In 2019, the second Final Four tournament took place in

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, where Cibona became champion beating Crvena zvezda in the final. On 12 March 2020, the ABA League Assembly temporarily suspended the 2019–20 season due to the

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. On 27 May 2020, the ABA League Assembly canceled indefinitely the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finals

Records and statistics

By club

By country

Awards

* Ideal Starting Five * Most Valuable Player

References

External links

Junior Adriatic League

Adriatic League page at Eurobasket.com
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