2020–21 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament Explained

Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22
ANGT
Season:2020–21
Champions: Real Madrid
Runners Up: Barcelona
Teams:24
Duration:27 December 2020–6 June 2021
Mvp: Eli Ndiaye (Real Madrid)

The 2020–21 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, also called Adidas Next Generation Tournament by sponsorship reasons, is the 19th edition of the international junior basketball tournament organized by Euroleague Basketball.[1]

Teams

In this edition, the number of the participating under-18 teams was reduced to 24. They will play in three qualifying tournaments between December 2020 and February 2021. CFBB Paris was supposed to participate, but was replaced by Tofaş Bursa.[2]

width=210 width=210 Valencia Basketwidth=210 Partizan NISwidth=210 Lokomotiv Kuban
width=210 width=210 Tofaşwidth=210 LDLC ASVELwidth=210 Basket Brno
width=210 Herbalife Gran Canariawidth=210 Anadolu Efeswidth=210 Nanterre 92width=210 Žalgiris
width=210 width=210 Fenerbahçe Bekowidth=210 Budućnost VOLI Podgoricawidth=210
width=210 Real Madridwidth=210 width=210 Stella Azzurrawidth=210 ratiopharm Ulm
width=210 width=210 Mega Soccerbetwidth=210 Cedevita Olimpijawidth=210 U-BT Cluj-Napoca

Qualifying tournaments

Valencia, Spain

The first qualifying tournament featured hosts Valencia Basket, 2015–2016 champions Barcelona, Herbalife Gran Canaria, Unicaja, Joventut, all from Spain,LDLC ASVEL and Nanterre 92 from France, and ratiopharm Ulm from Germany. Barcelona defeated Joventut 79–55 in the final and advanced to the final tournament.

Final ranking

Qualified to the Final tournament
Rank Team
1 Barcelona
2 Joventut
3 ratiopharm Ulm
4 Unicaja
5 Herbalife Gran Canaria
6 LDLC ASVEL
7 Valencia Basket
8 Nanterre 92

Istanbul, Turkey

The second qualifying tournament featured hosts Fenerbahçe Beko and Anadolu Efes, as well as Tofaş Bursa, all from Turkey, the 2018–19 champions Real Madrid and Casademont Zaragoza from Spain, Stella Azzurra from Italy, Žalgiris from Lithuania and Basket Brno from Czech Republic. Real Madrid won 85–77 against Stella Azzurra to advance to the final tournament.

Group A

Final ranking

Qualified to the Final tournament
Rank Team
1 Real Madrid
2 Stella Azzurra
3 Žalgiris
4 Anadolu Efes
5 Casademont Zaragoza
6 Fenerbahçe Beko
7 Basket Brno
8 Tofaş

Belgrade, Serbia

The third qualifying tournament featured hosts Crvena zvezda mts, Partizan NIS and Mega Soccerbet, as well as Budućnost VOLI Podgorica from Montenegro, Cedevita Olimpija from Slovenia, Lokomotiv Kuban from Russia, Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel and U-BT Cluj-Napoca from Romania. Mega Soccerbet won 82–80 against Crvena zvezda mts to advance to the final tournament.

Group A

Final ranking

Qualified to the Final tournament
Rank Team
1 Mega Soccerbet
2 Crvena zvezda mts
3 Partizan NIS
4 Budućnost VOLI Podgorica
5 Maccabi Tel Aviv
6
7 Lokomotiv Kuban
8 U-BT Cluj-Napoca

Final tournament

The Final tournament was played between 3 and 6 June 2021 in Valencia, Spain.

Teams

width=13% Host teamwidth=13% Qualified teamswidth=13% Invited teams
Valencia Basket Barcelona
Real Madrid
Mega Soccerbet
LDLC ASVEL
Crvena zvezda mts
Žalgiris
Stella Azzurra

Awards

MVP:

Eli Ndiaye (Real Madrid)

All-Tournament Team:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-21 ANGT Qualifiers hosts, dates, participants announced . adidasngt.com . 6 November 2020.
  2. Web site: 2020-21 ANGT Teams. adidasngt.com . 16 June 2021.