2017–18 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
# 2017–18 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament

The 2017–18 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, 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.

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**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | JOV | HGC | VIR | HOS |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 3 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 236 | +39 | Qualification to the final | — | 84–71 | — | — |
| 2 | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 222 | −7 | | — | — | — | 77–74 |
| 3 | Virtus Bologna | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 217 | +3 | | 83–94 | 64–67 | — | — |
| 4 | Torrons Vicens L'Hospitalet | 3 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 247 | −35 | | 82–97 | — | 56–73 | — |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | FCB | ASV | UNI | PRO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FC Barcelona Lassa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 247 | +31 | Qualification to the final | — | 87–81 | 87–82 | 104–84 |
| 2 | ASVEL Villeurbanne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 230 | +5 | | — | — | 78–82 | — |
| 3 | Unicaja | 3 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 236 | −9 | | — | — | — | 63–71 |
| 4 | Promitheas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 243 | −27 | | — | 61–76 | — | — |

**Classification games**

| Torrons Vicens L'Hospitalet | 92–85 | Promitheas |
| - | - | - |
| Virtus Bologna | 86–99 | Unicaja |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | 81–90 | ASVEL Villeurbanne |

**Final**

* 7 January 2018 19:00
* Report

| Divina Seguros Joventut | 77–74 | FC Barcelona Lassa |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 18–13, 22–27, 20–11 |||
| Pts: Parrado 23 Rebs: Signes 13 Asts: Cuevas, Zagars 5 PIR: Parrado 28 | | Pts: Šamanic 27 Rebs: Šamanic 16 Asts: Žižić 7 PIR: Šamanic 33 |

* Pavelló L'Hospitalet Nord, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Attendance: 568 Referees: Xavier Gotsens (ESP), Víctor Carreras (ESP)

### Kaunas Tournament

The Kaunas Tournament was played between 19 and 21 January 2018.

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | STE | ZAL | KHI | VEF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stella Azzurra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 214 | +46 | Qualification to the final | — | 88–75 | — | 79–56 |
| 2 | Žalgiris | 3 | 2 | 1 | 265 | 216 | +49 | | — | — | 83–76 | — |
| 3 | Khimki | 3 | 1 | 2 | 241 | 245 | −4 | | 83–93 | — | — | 82–69 |
| 4 | VEF Rīga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 268 | −91 | | — | 52–107 | — | — |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | LRY | CSK | PAR | FNB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lietuvos Rytas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 246 | 169 | +77 | Qualification to the final | — | 80–61 | 85–56 | — |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 214 | −10 | | — | — | 73–77 | 70–57 |
| 3 | Centre Fédéral | 3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 220 | −26 | | — | — | — | 61–62 |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe Doğuş | 3 | 1 | 2 | 171 | 212 | −41 | | 52–81 | — | — | — |

**Classification games**

| VEF Rīga | 86–81 | Fenerbahçe Doğuş |
| - | - | - |
| Khimki | 72–74 | Centre Fédéral |
| Žalgiris | 82–65 | CSKA Moscow |

**Final**

* 21 January 2018 13:45
* Report

| Stella Azzurra | 55–76 | Lietuvos Rytas |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 16–21, 10–23, 15–7 |||
| Pts: Eboua 14 Rebs: Eboua 11 Asts: Spagnolo, Donadio 2 PIR: Eboua 13 | | Pts: Blaževič 19 Rebs: Blaževič 11 Asts: Astrauskas, Jarumbauskas 3 PIR: Blaževič 32 |

* Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas Attendance: 469

### Munich Tournament

The Munich Tournament was played between 9 and 11 February 2018.

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | BAY | OLY | BRO | BET |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 224 | +9 | Qualification to the final | — | 74–66 | 90–91 | 69–67 |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 225 | +10 | | — | — | — | 80–77 |
| 3 | Brose Bamberg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 251 | −3 | | — | 74–89 | — | 83–72 |
| 4 | Real Betis Energía Plus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 232 | −16 | | — | — | — | — |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | RMB | ALB | DAR | ULM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 251 | 192 | +59 | Qualification to the final | — | 98–56 | 89–63 | — |
| 2 | Alba Berlin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 222 | −4 | | — | — | 74–58 | 88–66 |
| 3 | Darüşşafaka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 214 | −18 | | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 227 | −37 | | 73–64 | — | 51–75 | — |

**Classification games**

| Real Betis Energía Plus | 67–78 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| - | - | - |
| Brose Bamberg | 70–101 | Darüşşafaka |
| Olympiacos | 57–83 | Alba Berlin |

**Final**

* 11 February 2018 16:00
* Boxscore

| Bayern Munich | 57–77 | Real Madrid |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 15–17, 14–22, 17–17 |||
| Pts: Binapfl 16 Rebs: Rudan, Grant 5 Asts: Dueh, Grant 2 PIR: Dueh 16 | | Pts: Nakić 23 Rebs: Garuba 11 Asts: Pantzar 7 PIR: Nakić 34 |

* Audi Dome, Munich Attendance: 2,100

### Belgrade Tournament

The Belgrade Tournament was played between 23 and 25 February 2018.

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | CZV | EFS | REY | SPA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Crvena zvezda mts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 173 | +71 | Qualification to the final | — | 87–70 | — | 71–53 |
| 2 | Anadolu Efes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 226 | −2 | | — | — | 75–70 | — |
| 3 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 224 | −39 | | 50–86 | — | — | 65–63 |
| 4 | Spars Ziraat Bank | 3 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 215 | −30 | | — | 69–79 | — | — |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | PAR | MEG | GBA | CIB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Partizan NIS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 278 | 232 | +46 | Qualification to the final | — | 101–98 | — | 99–71 |
| 2 | Mega Bemax | 3 | 2 | 1 | 264 | 231 | +33 | | — | — | — | 99–71 |
| 3 | GBA Prague | 3 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 207 | −16 | | 63–78 | 59–67 | — | — |
| 4 | Cibona | 3 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 267 | −63 | | — | — | 62–69 | — |

**Classification games**

| Spars Ziraat Bank | 89–68 | Cibona |
| - | - | - |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 55–72 | GBA Prague |
| Anadolu Efes | 70–85 | Mega Bemax |

**Final**

* 25 February 2018 20:00
* Boxscore

| Crvena zvezda mts | 90–59 | Partizan NIS |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 22–12, 25–18, 25–14 |||
| Pts: Paunović 26 Rebs: Paunović 8 Asts: Vasić 5 PIR: Paunović 33 | | Pts: Brkić 16 Rebs: Pecarski 11 Asts: Karapandžić 5 PIR: Brkić 16 |

* Železnik Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000

## Final Tournament

The Final Tournament was played between 17 and 20 May 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.

### Teams

| Title Holder | Qualified teams | Invited teams |
| - | - | - |
| Centre Fédéral | Divina Seguros Joventut Lietuvos Rytas Real Madrid Crvena zvezda mts | Stella Azzurra Bayern Munich Mega Bemax |

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | LRY | RMB | MEG | CFE |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lietuvos Rytas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 184 | +69 | Qualification to the final | — | — | 103–65 | 80–53 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 189 | +37 | | 66–70 | — | 78–72 | — |
| 3 | Mega Bemax | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 241 | −29 | | — | — | — | 75–60 |
| 4 | Centre Fédéral | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 237 | −77 | | — | 47–82 | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | STE | JOV | CZV | BAY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stella Azzurra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 209 | +25 | Qualification to the final | — | — | — | 67–63 |
| 2 | Divina Seguros Joventut | 3 | 2 | 1 | 271 | 247 | +24 | | 82–92 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Crvena zvezda mts | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 228 | −14 | | 64–75 | 78–90 | — | — |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 238 | −35 | | — | 77–99 | 63–72 | — |

### Final

* 20 May 2018 10:00
* Boxscore

| Lietuvos Rytas | 76–71 | Stella Azzurra |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 17–15, 19–19, 19–21 |||
| Pts: Blaževič 20 Rebs: Blaževič 11 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Sirvydis, Blaževič 21 | | Pts: Conti 22 Rebs: Eboua 13 Asts: Conti 5 PIR: Conti 27 |

* Štark Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Marcin Kowalski (POL), Saulius Racys (SWE), Mykola Ambrosov (UKR)

### Awards

**MVP**

* Deividas Sirvydis (Lietuvos Rytas)

**Rising star**

* Usman Garuba (Real Madrid)

**All-tournament team**

* Dalph Adem Panopio (Stella Azzurra)
* Deividas Sirvydis (Lietuvos Rytas)
* Mario Nakić (Real Madrid)
* Joel Parra (Divina Seguros Joventut)
* Marek Blaževič (Lietuvos Rytas)
