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 Real takes third ANGT crown (Photo: euroleague.net) Real takes third ANGT crown - Jun 6, 2021 U18 Real Madrid captured its third title at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament when it prevailed in an 81-78 overtime thriller against Spanish archrival U18 FC Barcelona in the 2021 ANGT Championship Game. Konstantin Kostadinov (204-F-03) led the way with 18 points and 12 rebounds while MVP Eli John Ndiaye (203-C-04) collected 17 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in 44:47 minutes played. Real pulled even with U18 CSKA Moscow for a record three ANGT crowns following triumphs in 2015 and 2019. Real also became the first repeat champion since U18 FMP Belgrade won back-to-back in 2008 and 2009. It was the first time that the ANGT Championship Game went to overtime. The 2016 continental champion Barcelona came up just short despite Michael Caicedo (197-F-03) pouring in 25 points with 11 rebounds. Caicedo joined Ndiaye on the all-tournament team alongside James Nnaji (209-C-04) of U18 FC Barcelona, Nikola Djurisic (203-G-04, agency: BeoBasket) of U18 Mega SoccerBet Belgrade and Kymany Houinsou (196-G-04) of U18 LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Courtesy of: adidasngt.com Mega's Jovic takes MVP, heads all-tournament team - Mar 28, 2021 Nikola Jovic (208-SG-03, agency: BeoBasket) claimed the Most Valuable Player award at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade as he helped carry U18 Mega SoccerBet Belgrade to first place in the event. Jovic collected 32 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 11 fouls drawn for an index rating of 41 in Mega's 80-82 comeback victory over U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in the first-place game. For the tournament, he averaged 29.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.8 blocks and 8.0 fouls drawn for a PIR of 38.0. The Mega leader ranked first in scoring and PIR, second in rebounds, third in two-point shooting percentage (65.6%), fifth in blocks and seventh in assists. Joining Jovic on the all-tournament team were teammate Nikola Djurisic (202-SG-04, agency: BeoBasket), Nikola Saranovic (197-F-03) of Zvezda, Djordjije Jovanovic (03) of U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade and Tomislav Ivisic (212-C/F-03) from U18 Buducnost VOLI Podgorica. Djurisic contributed 17 points and 7 rebounds in the first-place game and ended the tournament averaging 19.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals for a PIR of 22.5. He ranked sixth in points, assists and index rating, and third in steals. Saranovic picked up 19 points and 7 rebounds in a losing effort against Mega. For the tournament, he compiled 15.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals for a PIR of 24.3. He was third in PIR, ranked first in three-point shooting accuracy (66.7%), seventh in steals and 11th in points. Djordjije Jovanovic, who helped Partizan to finish third in the tournament, collected 20.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists including 46.4% three-point shooting for a PIR of 24.3. He was third in points and tied for third in index rating and second in free throw accuracy (87.5%). Tomislav Ivisic, who finished fourth in the tournament with Buducnost, averaged 21.0 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.0 blocks for an index rating of 31.0. He led the tournament in rebounds and blocks and was second in scoring and index rating. Courtesy of: adidasngt.com Real Madrid wins 2021 ANGT Istanbul - Mar 23, 2021 Istanbul, Turkey - The last day of the 2021 Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Istanbul offered us four highly competitive battles, two of which finished in overtime. Sunday's games determined the final standings at the event and the team that will go directly to the 2021 Final Four in Cologne. Basket Brno won its first victory at the tournament, but at the right time to grasp seventh place, beating Tofas Bursa in overtime - 71-66. The game was full of runs, ups and downs for both teams, Brno opened the game with a 10-0 run thanks to the solid performance within the paint by their big man Ondrej Hustak, but Tofas replied with a 27-4 run, showing nice team spirit and competitiveness, despite the absence of their leading scorer, the naturalized Turkish center Ege Demir due to a foot injury. Until the end of regular time both teams continued to exchange baskets to finish tied, but in the overtime Basket Brno eventually found a way to prevail. Hustak led Brno with a solid double-double - 20 points and 14 rebounds (eight fouls drawn, 8-of-12 from the charity line), while Jakub Necas tallied 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. For Tofas, Berek Buyuktuncel, Can Cevikel (2005, G, 6-3) and Ege Peksari (2003, PG, 6'4.5') all scored 11 points in a losing effort. In the second game of the program Fenerbahce and Zaragoza produced another down-to-the-wire thriller, finished again in an overtime - 97-89 for Zaragoza, after the Spanish team managed to blow a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter. Zaragoza's Daniel Arjol once again performed at a high level, finishing with 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals, while his teammate Alvaro Martinez tallied 16 points and grabbed six boards. Pablo Aso (2003), a 6-foot-7 wing recorded an efficient showing, finishing with ten points (5-of-6 on 2s), six boards, five assists and three steals, doing a little bit of everything. For Fenerbahce, Goktug Gucoglu (2004), a 6-foot-3 guard with impressive stroke from long range scored 22 points (hit 6-of-11 from outside, including the game-tying 3-pointer), while his teammate Berkay Yilmaz, a 5-foot-11 speedy playmaker added 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. A solid performance in the fourth quarter sealed third place at the tournament for Zalgiris Kaunas against the hosts, Anadolu Efes - 97-79. Liutaras Lelevicius had another impressive showing, this time scoring 27 points, shooting 3-of-4 from long range and grabbed eight boards. Lelevicius was perfect from the charity line, making all of his six shots, while also shooting 6-of-8 on 2s, showing various ways of scoring the ball in his repertoire - floaters, jumpers in transition, slashing to the hoop, quick threes off the catch, moving also smartly without the ball. His teammate Titas Sargiunas (2003), a 6-foot-3 bouncy lefty guard with a high motor, added 19 points, scoring 3-of-4 from long distance. Motijuas Krivas (2004), an intelligent 6-foot-8 frontcourt player added ten points and ten rebounds for the win. Anadolu Efes was led in scoring by Yunus Hamatoglu (2003), a 6-foot-8 forward who recorded 18 points, while his teammates Koralp Turk and Yigit Tekin scored 16 and 12 in the loss, respectively. In the first-place game Real Madrid topped a hard-nosed Stella Azzurra team - 85-77, despite having serious difficulties figuring out its opponent for more than three quarters. Stella Azzurra started the game extremely aggressive on the defensive end, covering every inch of the floor, full-court pressing and double-teaming in any given opportunity, not saving any energy for later stage of the game and led after the first ten minutes - 18-15. In the second quarter they kept the same high intensity and mentality, building up on that leading 43-37 at halftime. However, Real's offensive firepower was demonstrated to its full capacity in the second half and eventually turned out to be too good to handle even for the best defensive team at the event, Stella Azzurra. Real controlled the boards - 46 to 29, while Stella Azzurra managed to force the Spanish team to turn the ball over 17 times, while committing only eight. Eli John Ndiaye (203-C-04) led the winners with a spectacular double-double - 28 points and 11 rebounds, adding three assists and three steals (eight fouls drawn, 9-of-12 from the charity line). Matteo Spagnolo, the best shooter of Real Madrid, already part of the senior national team of Italy, tallied 22 points for the win, shooting 4-of-8 from outside, hitting some well-contested ones. Nicola Giordano was the leader on the court for Stella Azzurra on both ends of the floor, intelligent scorer and aggressive, hard-nosed defender. Giordano scored 20 points, grabbed four boards and made five assists. Giordano shot 10-of-20 on 2s, most of them were mid-range jumpers off nice crossovers or screens, proving that mid-range shot is alive. His teammates, Matteo Visintin and Lucas Maglietti (2003), a 5-foot-11 Argentinian hard-nosed point guard, both added 17 points in a losing effort. Most Valuable Player - Eli John Ndiaye (Real Madrid) All-Tournament Team: Eli John Ndiaye (Real Madrid) Matteo Spagnolo (Real Madrid) Nicola Giordano (Stella Azzurra Rome) Liutauras Lelevicius (Zalgiris Kaunas) Jakub Necas (Basket Brno) This article was written by Simeon Marinov, Director of European Scouting for NetScouts Basketball. Barcelona Wins 2020 ANGT Valencia - Dec 29, 2020 Valencia, Spain - Nanterre 92 and Valencia opened the final day of the Euroleague's Adidas Next Generation Tournament at L'Alqueria del Basket in Valencia going back and forth in a nail-biter won by the hosts - 88-80. Thus, Valencia took seventh place in the final event standings. Both teams went back and forth with eventually Valencia grabbing the win in the final two minutes. They played tough zone defense which enabled them to get some stops, which resulted in baskets. The 6-foot-5 Russian swingman Ivan Aleksandrov (2003) guided Valencia to the win, scoring 22 points, shooting 3-of-4 on threes and 7-of-8 from the charity line. His Spanish teammate Sergio De Larrea (2005), a 6-6 tall guard added 15 points and seven boards coming off the bench, playing like he is not two years younger than most of his opponents. Daniel Ngufor (2003), a 6-3 French guard stood out with his poise and willingness on both ends. He scored 20 points, shooting 7-of-11 from the field and added also three assists and three steals. The usual suspects for Nanterre, Maxime Raynaud and Marc-Antoine Loemba both had another solid performance, putting up 14 and 19 points, while Raynaud grabbed an impressive 18 rebounds. Herbalife Gran Canaria dominated over LDSL Asvel Villeurbane, winning 69-53, to secure fifth place at the tournament. The Spanish team displayed a higher level of energy and engagement in a game that may have been tough to get motivated for. Kany Tchanda led the winners with a solid double-double - 19 points and 13 rebounds, showcasing his great athleticism, solid footwork and very good feel for the game. The backcourt of Gran Canaria did its work - Matheus Brito finished with 14 points and four assists, while the NBA prospect Jean Montero had a good all-around performance, orchestrating the Spanish offense, recording 11 points, nine boards and four assists. For Asvel both Noah Manet and Zaccharie Risacher, a son of the former French national player Stephane Risacher, scored 12 points in a losing effort, while also putting serious fight on the glass, finishing with nine (six offensive) and eight rebounds, respectively. In a close contest for the third place of the tournament Ratiopharm Ulm came away with the win over Unicaja Malaga - 69-65. Despite having some serious difficulties breaking the tough zone defense of Unicaja in the last quarter, Ulm managed to get the victory. Baylor recruit Jeremy Sochan led Ulm in scoring, recording his third double-double at the event - 15 points and ten rebounds. Sochan provided the needed leadership, finishing with four assists and only one turnover, while his Austrian teammate David Fuchs (2003), a 6-6 leaper with a solid body added 12 points off the bench in close to 20 minutes of playing action. Jacob Ensminger (2004), a 6-6 tall point forward with great basketball genes (his father is the assistant coach of the team and former pro player) showed high-level confidence scoring 7-of-8 from the charity stripe (three of which came in the crunch time) to finish with 11 points. For Unicaja the 3-and-D prospect Jose Tanchyn led the team in scoring with 15 points (3-of-8 from deep), while also securing ten boards. Daniel Shelist (2003), a Ukrainian 6-8 frontcourt player put up 14 points and eight rebounds, showing nice work within the paint and soft touch from the charity stripe. Barcelona won the tournament after dominating over a highly motivated Joventut Badalona - 79-55 in a classic Catalan derby. Both teams put a lot of energy on the defensive end of the floor where they relied mostly on different variations of zone defense with a lot of helping and scratching. By using zone coverage Joventut tried to compensate for the lack of size of its players within the paint. Barcelona controlled the pace of the game and secured the boards (47-36). It was the great showing of Michael Caicedo (197-F-03) that guided Barcelona to the trophy. Caicedo scored 29 points, grabbed five boards and added three dimes, being perfect from the charity line (10-of-10) in about 31 minutes of playing action. For Joventut Miguel Allen recorded another great performance, finishing with 22 points and ten rebounds, playing almost 38 minutes. Most Valuable Player - Michael Caicedo (197-F-03) (Barcelona) All-Tournament Team: Michael Caicedo (197-F-03) (Barcelona) Miguel Allen (Joventut) Jeremy Sochan (Ratiopharm Ulm) Killiam Malwaya (LDLC Asvel Villeurbane) Marc-Antoine Loemba (Nanterre 92) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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