The 2017–18
Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
The Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament 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 B ...
, also called Adidas Next Generation Tournament by sponsorship reasons, is the 16th edition of the international junior basketball tournament organized by the
Euroleague Basketball Company
Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been org ...
.
As in past years, 32 teams joined the first stage, which are played in four qualifying tournaments between January and February 2017.
Qualifying tournaments
Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet
The Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de
L'Hospitalet was played between 5 and 7 January 2018.
Group A
Group B
Classification games
Final
Kaunas Tournament
The
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Tra ...
Tournament was played between 19 and 21 January 2018.
Group A
Group B
Classification games
Final
Munich Tournament
The
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
Tournament was played between 9 and 11 February 2018.
Group A
Group B
Classification games
Final
Belgrade Tournament
The
Belgrade Tournament was played between 23 and 25 February 2018.
Group A
Group B
Classification games
Final
Final Tournament
The Final Tournament was played between 17 and 20 May 2018 in
Belgrade,
Serbia
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.
Teams
Group A
Group B
Final
Awards
;MVP:
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Deividas Sirvydis
Deividas Sirvydis (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. Sirvydis was selected 37th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2019 NBA draft and was then traded to the Detr ...
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Lietuvos Rytas
''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper.
History and profile
"Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see als ...
)
;Rising star
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Usman Garuba
Destiny Usman Garuba Alari (born 9 March 2002) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he plays the Power forward (basketball), power forward and center (baske ...
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Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
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;All-tournament team:
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Dalph Adem Panopio (
Stella Azzurra)
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Deividas Sirvydis
Deividas Sirvydis (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. Sirvydis was selected 37th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2019 NBA draft and was then traded to the Detr ...
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Lietuvos Rytas
''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper.
History and profile
"Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see als ...
)
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Mario Nakić
Mario Nakić (; born June 14, 2001) is a Serbian-Croatian professional basketball player for Igokea of the ABA League.
Early life and career
Nakić was born in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia to a Croatian father and a Serbian mother. His fa ...
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Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
)
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Joel Parra Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to:
* Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name.
* Joel (surname), a surname
* Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...
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Divina Seguros Joventut)
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Marek Blaževič
Marek Blaževič (born 1 September 2001) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays the center position.
Professional career
Blaževič made his professional debut with BC ...
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Lietuvos Rytas
''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper.
History and profile
"Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see als ...
)
References
External links
Official website
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