2014–15 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament
Adidas NGT | |
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Champions | Real Madrid |
Runners-up | Crvena Zvezda |
Teams | 32 |
Awards | |
MVP | Luka Dončić |
The 2014–15 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, also called Adidas Next Generation Tournament by sponsorship reasons, was the 13th edition of the international junior basketball tournament organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company.
As in past years, 32 teams joined the first stage, which was played in four qualifying tournaments between December 2014 and February 2015. The four group winners, Crvena Zvezda Telekom as reigning champions and three wildcarded teams joined the Final Tournament, that was played in Madrid on May 14–17.[1]
Qualifying tournaments
Torneo Città di Roma
The Torneo Città di Roma was played on December 27 to 29, 2014.[2]
Group A
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Group B
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Classification games
- 7th place game
- 5th place game
- 3rd place game
Final
29 December 2014 19:30 |
Stella Azzurra | 65–50 | Unicaja |
Scoring by quarter: 25–7, 10–8, 15–21, 15–14 | ||
Pts: Thiam 13 Rebs: Palsson 6 Asts: La Torre, Radonjić 4 PIR: Thiam 14 |
Pts: Belemene 21 Rebs: Okouo 10 Asts: Aguilar 3 PIR: Uta 18 |
Altero Felici, Rome Attendance: 350 |
Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet
The Torneig de Bàsquet Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet was played on January 4 to 6, 2015. [3]
Group A
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Group B
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Semifinals
Classification games
- 7th place game
- 5th place game
No third place game was played
Final
6 January 2015 18:45 |
Real Madrid | 87–55 | FC Barcelona |
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 24–8, 22–19, 19–14 | ||
Pts: Dončić 17 Rebs: Ndiaye 14 Asts: Dončić 5 PIR: Dončić 25 |
Pts: Peno 18 Rebs: Diagné 6 Asts: Figueras 2 PIR: Peno 14 |
Pavelló L'Hospitalet Nord, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Javier Berasaluce (ESP), Martí Chiva (ESP) |
Kaunas International Junior Tournament
The Kaunas International Junior Tournament was played on January 16 to 18, 201.[4]
Group A
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Group B
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3rd place game
Final
18 January 2015 16:30 |
Žalgiris Kaunas | 87–65 | VEF Rīga |
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 25–17, 19–28, 22–11 | ||
Pts: Echodas 21 Rebs: Birutis 14 Asts: Beliauskas 7 PIR: Birutis 32 |
Pts: Siliņš 23 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Zoriks 3 PIR: Siliņš 15 |
Žalgiris Arena Attendance: 2,500 |
Marko Ivković Tournament (Belgrade)
The Marko Ivković Tournament was played from February 27 to March 1, 2015. [5]
Group A
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Group B
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Semifinals
Classification games
- 7th place game
- 5th place game
- 3rd place game
Final
1 March 2015 15:00 |
Partizan NIS | 51–73 | Crvena Zvezda Telekom |
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 18–21, 10–13, 10–20 | ||
Pts: Glišić 15 Rebs: Tanasković 8 Asts: Antić 4 PIR: Armuš, Glišić 11 |
Pts: Popović 14 Rebs: Kenić 11 Asts: Stojanović 5 PIR: Popović 17 |
Hala Basket City, Belgrade Attendance: 700 |
Final tournament
The Final Tournament of the Euroleague NGT was played at Polideportivo Antonio Magariños, in Madrid, Spain by the four champions of the qualifying tournaments and four wildcarded teams by the Euroleague on March 20, 2015.[6] The Championship Game was hosted at the Barclaycard Center, hours before of the final game of the 2015 Euroleague Final Four.
Group A
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Group B
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Final
17 May 2015 12:00 |
Real Madrid | 73–70 | Crvena Zvezda Telekom |
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 24–15, 20–14, 14–19 | ||
Pts: Barreiro 19 Rebs: Dončić, N'Diaye 11 Asts: Dončić 5 PIR: Barreiro 21 |
Pts: Aranitović 26 Rebs: Stojanović 12 Asts: Stojanović 6 PIR: Aranitović 19 | |
Real Madrid, champion of the 2014–15 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament |
Barclaycard Center, Madrid Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Marcin Kowalski (POL), Semen Ovinov (RUS), David Romano (ISR) |
References
- ↑ Announcing the Euroleague Basketball adidas Next Generation Tournament!; Euroleague Basketball, 5 December 2014
- ↑ Torneo Città di Roma at Euroleague website
- ↑ Torneig Ciutat de L'Hospitalet at Euroleague website
- ↑ Kaunas IJT at Euroleague website
- ↑ Belgrade IJT at Euroleague website
- ↑ Four invitees complete ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT finals field; adidasngt.com, 20 March 2015