U18 Real Madrid was hungry to return to the top of Europe and win the 2023 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament title. But there was extra motivation for Jan Vide as the Real guard was playing his final youth game for the team.

ANGT Finals MVP Vide extra motivated by final game

U18 Real Madrid was hungry to return to the top of Europe and win the 2023 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament title. But there was extra motivation for [Jan Vide](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/players/jan-vide/011028/) as the Real guard was playing his final youth game for the team.

Vide poured in 19 points to go with 7 rebounds and 6 assists for an index rating of 25 in [Real’s 71-60 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2022-23-kaunas-finals/u18-real-madrid-u18-next-generation-select-team/JTF22/13/#boxscore) over U18 Next Generation Select Team for the club’s record fourth ANGT crown.

"Winning the most important tournament - the hardest one - with this team, I have the privilege of playing with those guys and that staff. It’s amazing. I have no words," said Vide, who was named ANGT Finals Most Valuable Player.

For the tournament, the Slovenian guard averaged 21.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals for an average PIR of 21.3.

"It feels amazing. We knew that our season was good except for losing the domestic (U18) championship. We showed everyone how good we are. When things go bad we stay together, and we demonstrated that on the court and in the end, we won. And we own the ring now," Vide said.

After winning the U18 continental championship in 2019 and 2021, Real came up short last season, losing to U18 Mega MIS Belgrade in the group stage of the ANGT Finals in Belgrade to miss out on the title bout - which gave returnees Vide, Ismaila Diagne and Abel Delicado extra motivation for this season.

"Last year was a little harder for us. We had some bad luck. This year we had a great team, a great coaching staff. It was just more motivation to get to the final and get another ring," Vide said.

It was actually Vide's second ANGT championship ring as he played for Real on its title-winning team in 2021. The guard from Ljubljana played just 8:19 minutes and did not score in Real’s 81-78 overtime victory over U18 FC Barcelona.

"This time is much more emotional for me because it’s my last year here so I had a bigger role," said Vide, who was also wearing his ring from 2021 after the ANGT Championship Game in Kaunas. "It's my last year with the junior team. I was getting emotional. I really wanted to win because at the start of the season we were talking about this moment."

Vide was the only member of Real’s starting five who was born in 2005, meaning the other four players - Hugo Gonzalez, Egor Demin, Diagne and Mitar Bosnjakovic could all be back next season to help Real defend the ANGT title.

"If they don't win it next year, I don’t know what’s going to happen," Vide said with a little smile. "Yeah, that is a little pressure."

But that group will also have the same motivation Vide had this season.

ANGT Finals MVP Vide was extra motivated for final game 

### Real Madrid takes its fourth ANGT title!

Real Madrid has captured the 2023 ANGT title by defeating Next Generation Select Team and thereby becoming the first club in history with four U18 continental championships. Real saw its 16-2 early lead go to waste but its balanced attack prevailed in the end along with a tough defensive effort. In the end, Real added the crown to its trophies from 2015, 2019 and 2021.

### [Game Info](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/game-center/2022-23-kaunas-finals/u18-real-madrid-u18-next-generation-select-team/JTF22/13/#boxscore)

2022-23 EB ANGT Finals Championship Game Highlights: U18 Real Madrid -  U18 Next Gen Select Team

Real only had five players score and all of them were in double figures : Jan Vide with 19 points (and 7 rebounds and 6 assists), Hugo Gonzalez 17, Mitar Bosnjakovic 13, Ismaila Diagne 12 (and 10 rebounds plus 2 blocks) and Egor Demin 10

NGS Team lost in the ANGT Championship Game for the second straight season despite Illan Pietrus scoring 15 points and Mouhamed Faye picking up 10 points.

The Most Valuable Player of the ANGT Finals was named Jan Vide from U18 Real Madrid

Joining Vide on the All-Tournament Team were Mouhamed Faye of U18 Next Generation Select Team, U18 Kasparas Jakucionis of U18 FC Barcelona, Bogoljub Markovic from U18 Mega MIS Belgrade and Nikola Topic from U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade.

2022-23 EB ANGT Finals MVP Highlights: Jan Vide, Real Madrid

### ANGT Finals MVP Vide was extra motivated for final game

U18 Real Madrid was hungry to return to the top of Europe and win the 2023 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament title. But there was extra motivation for [Jan Vide](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/players/jan-vide/011028/) as the Real guard was playing his final youth game for the team.

Vide poured in 19 points to go with 7 rebounds and 6 assists for an index rating of 25 in [Real’s 71-60 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2022-23-kaunas-finals/u18-real-madrid-u18-next-generation-select-team/JTF22/13/#boxscore) over U18 Next Generation Select Team for the club’s record fourth ANGT crown.

"Winning the most important tournament - the hardest one - with this team, I have the privilege of playing with those guys and that staff. It’s amazing. I have no words," said Vide, who was named ANGT Finals Most Valuable Player.

For the tournament, the Slovenian guard averaged 21.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals for an average PIR of 21.3.

"It feels amazing. We knew that our season was good except for losing the domestic (U18) championship. We showed everyone how good we are. When things go bad we stay together, and we demonstrated that on the court and in the end, we won. And we own the ring now," Vide said.

After winning the U18 continental championship in 2019 and 2021, Real came up short last season, losing to U18 Mega MIS Belgrade in the group stage of the ANGT Finals in Belgrade to miss out on the title bout - which gave returnees Vide, Ismaila Diagne and Abel Delicado extra motivation for this season.

ANGT Finals 2023 Kaunas

Jan Vide of U18 Real Madrid was named Most Valuable Player of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals for helping the team win the 2023 continental title - the club’s record fourth crown. 

Vide scored a game-high 19 points to go with 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals for an index rating of 25 in Real’s 71-60 win over U18 Next Generation Select Team in the ANGT Championship Game. It was the second time Vide won the ANGT trophy after 2021. For the tournament, the Slovenian guard averaged 21.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals for an average PIR of 21.3. 

Joining Vide on the All-Tournament Team were Mouhamed Faye from NGS Team, U18 FC Barcelona’s Kasparas Jakucionis, Nikola Topic of U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade and Bogoljub Markovic of U18 Mega MIS Belgrade. 

Faye was limited to 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block for a PIR of 3 in the ANGT Championship Game. The Senegalese big man was dominant in the tournament though, averaging 19.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks for an average PIR of 28.0. 

Jakucionis was extra motivated coming back to his home country Lithuania and he averaged 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals for an average index rating of 20.3. Topic was outstanding in three games with 30.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 9.7 fouls drawn for a PIR of 39.3. And Markovic collected 16.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks for a PIR of 22.7. 

Two-time champion Vide named MVP for record winner Real

Real Madrid takes its fourth ANGT title!


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U18 Real Madrid v U18 Next Generation Select Team (2023-05-21T09:30:00.000Z)

The group stage of the 2023 Adidas EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament Finals has now come to a close and the two undefeated teams, U18 Next Generation Select Team and U18 Real Madrid, are set to battle for the junior crown in the ANGT Championship Game on Sunday.

Real was the first to book its ticket for Sunday's title game, following [its 72-54 triumph](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2022-23-kaunas-finals/u18-real-madrid-u18-fc-barcelona/JTF22/10/) against FC Barcelona on Saturday morning in the last game of Group A. This will be Los Blancos' sixth title bout since 2014, as they look to add to their three ANGT titles (2015, 2019 and 2021). Jan Vide has averaged 22.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in Kaunas for Real, which has allowed just 66.6 points per game.

NGS Team clinched its place in Sunday's game by holding off the host team, U18 Zalgiris Kaunas, [73-62 in the final game](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2022-23-kaunas-finals/u18-next-generation-select-team-u18-zalgiris-kaunas/JTF22/12/) of Saturday's program. Mouhamed Faye shined in the deciding game with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 3 steals and a PIR of 52. Faye has been the team's top performer at Kaunas Sports Hall over the past three days, posting 23.0 points and 12.0 rebounds. This will be the second straight time that NGS Team plays in the title bout, having lost to U18 Mega MIS Belgrade last season.

The championship game is set for 12:30 local time (11:30 CEST) on Sunday at Kaunas Sports Hall, and [it will be streamed live for free](https://app.skweek.tv/home) on the live streaming and VOD platform SKWEEK, just like all the other ANGT Finals games in Kaunas.

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