2015–16 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament

The 2015–16 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, also called Adidas Next Generation Tournament by sponsorship reasons, is the 14th edition of the international junior basketball tournament organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company.

Adidas NGT
Season	2015–16
Number of teams	32
Regular season
Season MVP	Boriša Simanić
Finals
Champions	FC Barcelona
Runners-up	Crvena zvezda
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

As in past years, 32 teams joined the first stage, which are played in four qualifying tournaments between December 2015 and February 2016. The four group winners, Real Madrid as reigning champions and three wildcarded teams will join the Final Tournament, that will be played in Berlin on May 12–15.^[1]

Qualifying tournaments

Torneo Città di Roma

The Torneo Città di Roma was played on December 27 to 29, 2015.^[2]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		STE	VIR	CSK	EFS
1	Stella Azzurra	3	3	0	207	178	+29			67–62	68–62	72–54
2	Virtus Bologna	3	2	1	211	173	+38				68–57	81–49
3	CSKA Moscow	3	1	2	186	181	+5
4	Anadolu Efes	3	0	3	148	220	−72				45–67

Source: Adidas NGT

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		MEG	MIL	UNI	VEN
1	Mega Leks	3	2	1	238	191	+47			74–80
2	Armani Junior Milan	3	2	1	242	229	+13				79–83
3	Unicaja	3	2	1	203	212	−9		44–87
4	Umana Reyer Venezia	3	0	3	185	236	−51		67–77	72–83	46–76

Source: Adidas NGT

Classification games

7th place game

Anadolu Efes

55–75

Umana Reyer Venezia

5th place game

CSKA Moscow

62–74

Unicaja

3rd place game

Virtus Bologna

77–63

Armani Junior Milan

Final

29 December 2015 18:00

Boxscore

Stella Azzurra	71–73	Mega Leks
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 15–17, 16–24, 18–15
Pts: Vitale 14 Rebs: Ulaneo 11 Asts: Trapani 11 PIR: Ulaneo 14		Pts: Aranitović 28 Rebs: Musić 8 Asts: Aranitović 4 PIR: Aranitović 27

Altero Felici, Rome Attendance: 600

Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet

The Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet was played on January 4 to 6, 2016. ^[2]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		RMB	MAC	JOV	UOL
1	Real Madrid	3	3	0	197	135	+62			69–49
2	Maccabi Teddy Tel Aviv	3	1	2	210	224	−14					82–75
3	FIATC Joventut	3	1	2	197	208	−11		50–60	80–79
4	Union Olimpija	3	1	2	180	217	−37		36–68		69–67

Source: Adidas NGT

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		FCB	BRO	HOS	SEV
1	FC Barcelona Lassa	3	3	0	254	189	+65				89–71
2	Brose Baskets	3	2	1	228	196	+32		71–80
3	Torrons Vicens L'Hospitalet	3	1	2	195	231	−36			49–79		75–63
4	Baloncesto Sevilla	3	0	3	177	238	−61			67–78

Source: Adidas NGT

Semifinals

Real Madrid

64–52

Brose Baskets

Maccabi Teddy Tel Aviv

52–89

FC Barcelona Lassa

Classification games

7th place game

Union Olimpija

52–83

Baloncesto Sevilla

5th place game

FIATC Joventut

73–82

Torrons Vicens L'Hospitalet

No third place game was played

Final

6 January 2016 18:30

Boxscore

Real Madrid	50–48	FC Barcelona Lassa
Scoring by quarter: 12–9, 22–19, 9–11, 7–9
Pts: Radončić 16 Rebs: Ndiaye 16 Asts: Jovičić, Radončić 2 PIR: Ndiaye 15		Pts: Martínez 10 Rebs: Diagne 11 Asts: Carrasco, Figueras 2 PIR: Esteban 10

Pavelló L'Hospitalet Nord, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Attendance: 500 Referees: Carlos Dos Santos (ESP), Ernesto Olvera (ESP)

Kaunas International Junior Tournament

The Kaunas International Junior Tournament was played on January 15 to 17, 2016.^[2]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		ŽAL	CIB	LUD	FNB
1	Žalgiris	3	3	0	286	194	+92			104–68
2	Cibona	3	2	1	237	251	−14				69–55	100–92
3	Porsche BA Ludwigsburg	3	1	2	188	227	−39		56–88
4	Fenerbahçe	3	0	3	232	271	−39		70–94		70–77

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		LRY	IN	VEF	USK
1	Lietuvos Rytas	3	3	0	247	199	+48					90–63
2	INSEP	3	2	1	233	200	+33		72–74		82–75
3	VEF Rīga	3	1	2	191	214	−23		64–83
4	USK Future Stars Praha	3	0	3	163	221	−58			51–79	49–52

Source: Adidas NGT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

3rd place game

Cibona

71–68

INSEP

Final

17 January 2016 12:30

Boxscore

Žalgiris Kaunas	87–76	Lietuvos Rytas
Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 17–16, 18–22, 21–21
Pts: Hartenstein 29 Rebs: Hartenstein 12 Asts: Velička 16 PIR: Hartenstein 37		Pts: Pilauskas 23 Rebs: Vaičiūnas 7 Asts: Pilauskas 4 PIR: Pilauskas 24

Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 1,065

Belgrade International Junior Tournament

The Belgrade International Junior Tournament was played from February 26 to 28, 2016.^[2]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		CZV	SPA	ALB	BUD
1	Crvena Zvezda Telekom	3	3	0	307	223	+84			104–67	98–78	105–78
2	Spars Sarajevo	3	2	1	239	256	−17				76–72
3	Alba Berlin	3	1	2	242	261	−19
4	Budućnost VOLI	3	0	3	245	293	−48			80–96	87–92

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		CED	PAR	BAY	ZEM
1	Cedevita	3	3	0	268	237	+31			93–79	93–77	82–81
2	Partizan	3	2	1	230	223	+7				70–52	81–78
3	Bayern Munich	3	1	2	194	216	−22					65–53
4	Zemun Belgrade	3	0	3	212	228	−16

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Semifinals

Crvena Zvezda Telekom

107–69

Partizan

Cedevita

77–104

Spars Sarajevo

Classification games

7th place game

Budućnost VOLI

85–86

Zemun Belgrade

5th place game

Alba Berlin

75–72

Bayern Munich

3rd place game

Partizan

83–61

Cedevita

Final

28 February 2016 20:00

Boxscore

Crvena Zvezda Telekom	92–88	Spars Sarajevo
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 25–20, 23–15, 22–31
Pts: Radanov 26 Rebs: Đorđević 15 Asts: Radanov 8 PIR: Radanov 34		Pts: Gegić, Čampara 24 Rebs: Stepanović 12 Asts: Gegić 5 PIR: Gegić 27

Železnik hall, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500

Final tournament

Alba Berlin, FC Barcelona Lassa, INSEP and Lietuvos Rytas received a wild card for joining the final tournament with the four qualifying tournament winners (title holder Real Madrid, Mega Bemax, who changed sponsorship naming from the qualifying tournament, Žalgiris and Crvena Zvezda Telekom).^[3]

All games of the Group A and the Group B played at Sportforum Hohenschönhausen. The final game was played at Mercedes-Benz Arena on the same day of the 2015–16 Euroleague Final.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		FCB	INS	ŽAL	MEG
1	FC Barcelona Lassa	3	3	0	251	211	+40			83–75		85–70
2	INSEP	3	2	1	255	228	+27				83–80
3	Žalgiris	3	1	2	227	234	−7		66–83			81–68
4	Mega Bemax	3	0	3	203	263	−60			65–97

Source: Adidas NGT

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD		CZV	RMB	ALB	LRY
1	Crvena Zvezda Telekom	3	2	1	234	214	+20				85–68	70–77
2	Real Madrid	3	2	1	212	209	+3		69–79		73–62
3	Alba Berlin	3	1	2	224	244	−20					94–86
4	Lietuvos Rytas	3	1	2	231	234	−3			68–70

Source: Adidas NGT

Final

15 May 2016 12:00

Boxscore

FC Barcelona Lassa	90–82	Crvena Zvezda Telekom
Scoring by quarter: 33–17, 17–29, 20–17, 20–19
Pts: Vila 21 Rebs: Vila 8 Asts: Figueras 10 PIR: Vila 28		Pts: Radanov 23 Rebs: Simanić 6 Asts: Radanov 4 PIR: Radanov 23

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin Attendance: 916 Referees: Sérgio Silva (POR), Tomasz Trawicki (POL), Mario Majkić (SLO)

References

1. 32 teams announced for ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT qualifiers!; Euroleague Basketball, 27 October 2015
2. 2015-16 ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT schedules; Adidas NGT, 26 November 2015
3. "2016 EB Adidas Next Generation Tournament finals field confirmed". AdidasNGT.com. 4 March 2016.

External links

• Next Generation tournament website