After he helped U18 FC Barcelona to take first place and lock up a spot at the ANGT Finals, Kasparas Jakucionis was named Most Valuable Player of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Zadar.

Jakucionis was joined on the All-Tournament by his teammate Dame Sarr, Lucas Langarita of U18 Casademont Zaragoza, Toni Bilic of U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Mouhamed Faye from U18 Next Generation Team Zadar.

With 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals for a performance index rating of 20, Jakucionis played a major role in Barcelona winning the first-place game 54-81 over Zaragoza. For the tournament, the Lithuanian averaged 19.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals for a PIR of 25.0. He ranked fifth in scoring, fourth in assists, tied for first in steals and second in PIR.

In the first-place game, Sarr collected 27 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals for PIR of 29. The Italian averaged 19.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 3.0 steals, resulting in a PIR of 17.8. With those averages, Sarr ranked third in scoring, tied for first in steals and ninth in index rating.

Langarita was held in check in the first-place game with 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block. But he was great the rest of the tournament, picking up 18.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks for a PIR of 19.0. The guard ranked sixth in scoring, fifth in rebounds, first in assists, fourth in blocks and seventh in PIR.

Faye dominated play inside for NGT Zadar with 14.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 2.2 blocks, coming out to a PIR of 24.0. He ranked first in rebounds and blocks, third in index rating and 12th in scoring.

Bilic, for his part, tallied 21.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals for an average PIR of 20.0. He was the leading scorer, fifth in PIR and ninth in assists.