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.

Adidas NGT
Season	2017–18
Teams	32
Regular season
Season MVP	Deividas Sirvydis (Lietuvos rytas)
Finals
Champions	Lietuvos rytas
Runners-up	Stella Azzurra
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

As in past years, 32 teams joined the first stage, which are played in four qualifying tournaments between January and February 2017.^[1]

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	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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	—	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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	—	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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	—	—	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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			—	—	—	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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	—	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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.^[2]

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	—	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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	—

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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)^[3]

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)