Eight teams will participate in the first Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament qualifier of the season from February 25 to 27 at Basket City in Belgrade, Serbia.

ANGT Belgrade 2022 calendar

### FRIDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2022

10:00 U18 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade vs. U18 Valencia Basket

12:00 U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. U18 Tofas Bursa

14:00 U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade vs. U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade

16:00 U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys

18:00 U18 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade vs. U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade

20:00 U18 Valencia Basket vs. U18 Tofas Bursa

### SATURDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2022

10:00 U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade vs. U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys

12:00 U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade vs. U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne

14:00 U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. U18 Valencia Basket

16:00 U18 Tofas Bursa vs. U18 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade

18:00 U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys vs. U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade

20:00 U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade

### SUNDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2022

9:00 4th Placed Team Group A vs. 4th Placed Team Group B, 7th place

11:00 3rd Placed Team Group A vs. 3rd Placed Team Group B, 5th place

13:00 2nd Placed Team Group A vs. 2nd Placed Team Group B, 3rd place

15:00 SLAM DUNK AND 3 POINTS SHOOTOUT CONTEST

16:30 1st Placed Team Group A vs. 1st Placed Team Group B 1st place

**Group A**

U18 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade	

U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade	

U18 Tofas Bursa	

U18 Valencia Basket		

**Group B**	

U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade	

U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne	

U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys	

U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade 

Host side U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne are the two teams left standing as they won their respective groups and will face off in the first place game for a ticket to the ANGT Finals at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four.

[U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade 87-64 U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/)

U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade grabbed its second victory in two games at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade as it defeated debutant U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys 87-64 in Group B. Mega, which finished first in the ANGT Belgrade in 2019 and 2021, pulled away for good with an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter for a 2-0 mark. Asim Djulovic led the way with 28 points and 8 rebounds and Aleksa Milenkovic tallied 17 points and 6 rebounds. Rokas Jocys poured in 30 points with 6 rebounds and 6 assists for an index rating of 38 for Lietkabelis, which fell to 0-2 in the group.

[U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade 93-87 U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/)

U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade collected its first-ever win at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade after fending off U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne 93-87 for a 1-1 record in Group B. Zinedin Mulic poured in 22 points, Luka Krajnovic collected 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and Ilija Milijasevic picked up 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the win. The victory was also the first as a coach for Vassilis Spanoulis, who is coaching the NGB team. ASVEL dropped to 1-1 despite Killian Malwaya scoring 19 points, Francois Wibaut hitting for 17 and Zaccharie Risarcher, Yaacov Noam and Kymany Houinsou all chipping in 14 points.

[U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade 82-105 U18 Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/)

U18 Valencia Basket collected its first victory of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade by knocking off U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade 82-105 and will play for fifth place. Sergio De Larrea poured in 31 points to go with 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals for an index rating of 41 while Pablo Luengo scored 17 points and Lucas Mari added 16 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks for Valencia, which finished Group A play with a 1-2 record. Partizan, which finished first in the ANGT Belgrade in 2020, will play for seventh place after finishing round robin play with a 0-3 record. Viktor Mikic collected 19 points and 12 rebounds, Ognjen Stankovic and Savo Drezgic both had 15 points and Bogdan Zagradanin had 11 points in the loss.

[U18 Tofas Bursa 50-81 U18 Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/)

U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade booked its ticket to the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade first place game by rolling past U18 Tofas Bursa 50-81 to finish Group A play undefeated. Zvezda took control of the game with a 0-15 third quarter run for a 3-0 record. Vladimir Pavlovic led the way with 14 points and 6 assists and Nikola Topic scored 13 points for the winners, who saw all 11 players who played score. Tofas finished group stage with a 2-1 record - including its first two victories in its ANGT history. Berke Buyuktuncel, Kerem Konan and Arda Konuk all tallied 10 points in the loss.

[U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys 73-90 U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/)

U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade secured its second straight victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade by knocking off U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys 73-90 in Group B. NGB, which is making its debut in this event, reeled off 13 straight fourth quarter points to finish group play with a 2-1 record. David Pavin and Zinedin Mulic both scored 18 points pace five NGB players in double figures. Luka Krajnovic had 14 points and 7 assists, Filip Jovic picked up 13 points and Samet Yigitoglu chipped in 11 points and 12 rebounds. Tournament debutant Lietkabelis dropped to 0-3 and will face off against U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade for 7th place on Sunday. Arunas Rimkus led Lietkabelis with 19 points, Rokas Jocys added 18 points and 8 assists and Kajus Leliukas tallied 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.

[U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne 88-52 U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/)

In the final game of Saturday's slate, U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne secured its spot in the first place game with a breathtaking 88-52 victory over U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade 88-52. ASVEL needed to win by at least 13 points to finish atop a three-way tiebreaker in Group B with Mega and U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade also at 2-1. ASVEL scored the first 18 points of the fourth quarter to get the job done. Killian Malwaya led all scorers with 26 points while Yaacov Noam had 15 points, Romain Parmentelot collected 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals and Kymany Houinsou tallied 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Mega, which had won the ANGT Belgrade in 2019 and 2021, could not get enough scoring as Asim Djulovic was the only player in double figures with 15 points.

Game Day, Saturday: Zvezda, ASVEL reach first place game

Noah Manet - U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

Kerem Konan led the winners with 18 points while Ege Demir collected 17 points and 5 blocks. Baran Yurdusen tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds and Berke Buyuktuncel contributed 12 points to get Tofas to a 2-0 mark. Sergio De Larrea flirted with a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists for Valencia, which lost its second straight for a 0-2 record. Pablo Navarro added 17 points in the loss.

The game was tight for the whole first quarter, with Demir scoring 6 points for Tofas and De Larrea picking up 7 at the other end. And a Navarro three-point play had Valencia up 18-14. Tofas finished the first quarter with the final 6 points to lead 18-20 after 10 minutes. Pablo Luengo and De Larrea both hit triples and Valencia was back ahead 25-23. The lead switched hands three times, with Yurdusen converting a three-point play before Buyuktuncel made it 31-36. Tofas went into the break ahead 35-39.

Tofas had the better start to the second half and Buyuktuncel had 5 points as the cushion grew to double figures 40-50. And a Konan three-pointer made it 44-55 before the score was 51-59 after 30 minutes. Tofas hit the first 4 points of the final frame and Valencia needed nearly 3 minutes to finally score. The Turkish side led 53-65 with 6 minutes left but then failed to execute offensively, getting just 2 free throws while 2 scores from Navarro made it 63-67. Demir answered with a big putback dunk only to see Navarro convert a four-point play and it was 67-69 with a minute to play. Konan hit two free throws and after a Valencia turnover, Buyuktuncel iced the game with a layup.

U18 Tofas Bursa collected its second victory in two games at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade with a 67-73 win over U18 Valencia Basket in Group A.

U18 Valencia Basket 67-73 U18 Tofas Bursa

U18 Valencia Basket v U18 Tofas Bursa (2022-02-25T19:00:00.000Z)

Ege Demir - U18 Tofas Bursa - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

A jam-packed opening day of action saw U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and U18 Tofas Bursa both grab two wins to set up a showdown for first place in Group A while U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade spoilt the debut of the U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade. Group B’s other Day One winner was U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne.


#### [U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 104-71 U18 Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2021-22%20Belgrade/u18-crvena-zvezda-mts-belgrade-u18-valencia-basket/JTB21/1/)

Zvezda opened the ANGT Belgrade with a dominant 104-71 victory over Valencia for a 1-0 record in Group A. The 2014 continental champion built a big lead in the first quarter and was never threatened the rest of the way. Luka Vudragovic paced Zvezda with 24 points. Lazar Gagic scored 16 points and Andrija Vukovic chipped in 12. Valencia dropped to 0-1 despite David Barbera scoring 18 points.

#### [U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade 66-72 U18 Tofas Bursa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2021-22%20Belgrade/u18-partizan-nis-belgrade-u18-tofas-bursa/JTB21/2/)

Tofas collected the first victory of its history in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament by rallying to defeat Partizan 66-72 in Group A of the ANGT Belgrade on Friday. Tofas, which had lost all of its eight games over the last two seasons, came back from 10 points down late in the third quarter with a 3-20 run. Baran Yurdusen scored 22 points to lead Tofas, while Berke Buyuktuncel and Ege Demir added 10 each. Partizan dropped to 0-1 as Marko Krstic's 22 points weren't enough.

#### [U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade 68-88 U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2021-22%20Belgrade/u18-next-generation-team-belgrade-u18-mega-mozzart-belgrade/JTB21/3/)

Mega took the first step toward repeating its first-place finish at the ANGT Belgrade by opening Group B play with a 68-88 victory over the Next Generation Team Belgrade. Mega, which reached the ANGT Championship Game in 2017 and 2019, took control with a 0-12 third-quarter run. Asim Djulovic paced Mega with 23 points while Aleksa Milenkovic had 15 points and 9 rebounds. NGB, making its competition debut, got 16 points from Filip Jovic while Samet Yigitoglu collected 12 points and 13 rebounds.

#### [U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne 87-65 U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2021-22%20Belgrade/u18-asvel-villeurbanne-u18-lietkabelis-panevezys/JTB21/4/)

ASVEL started its ANGT Belgrade in fine fashion, rolling to an 87-65 victory over debutant Lietkabelis in Group B. ASVEL raced away to a 1-0 record thanks to a 26-3 first-half run. Zaccharie Risacher led the winners with 17 points. Kymany Houinsou and Killian Malwaya both scored 13 while Romain Parmentelot had 12. Mervyn Muamba added 10 points and 9 rebounds. Lietkabelis, playing its first ANGT game ever, was paced by Rokas Jocys with 28 points. Former ASVEL player Daryl Doualla picked up 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

#### [U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 86-54 U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2021-22%20Belgrade/u18-crvena-zvezda-belgrade-u18-partizan-nis-belgrade/JTB21/5/)

Host side Zvezda remained perfect at the ANGT Belgrade as it defeated city rival Partizan 86-54 for a 2-0 record in Group A. The 2014 continental champion Zvezda was led by Luka Vudragovic with 21 points while Nikola Topic picked up 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Andrija Radojevic added 10 points. Partizan, which finished first in the the ANGT Belgrade in 2020, dropped to 0-2 as 14 points from Ognjen Stankovic and 12 from Viktor Mikic were not enough.

#### [U18 Valencia Basket 67-73 U18 Tofas Bursa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/game-center/2021-22%20Belgrade/u18-valencia-basket-u18-tofas-bursa/JTB21/6/)

Tofas stayed perfect at 2-0 on Friday at the ANGT Belgrade with a 67-73 win over Valencia in Group A. Kerem Konan led the winners with 18 points while Ege Demir collected 17 points and 5 blocks. Baran Yurdusen tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds. Sergio De Larrea flirted with a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists for Valencia, which lost its second straight for a 0-2 record.

Game Day, Friday:  Zvezda, Tofas perfect with two wins at ANGT Belgrade

Omer Alp Engin - U18 Tofas Bursa - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

The 2014 continental champion Zvezda was led by Luka Vudragovic with 21 points while Nikola Topic picked up 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Andrija Radojevic added 10 points. Partizan, which finished first in the the ANGT Belgrade in 2020, dropped to 0-2 as 14 points from Ognjen Stankovic and 12 from Viktor Mikic were not enough.

Vudragovic scored Zvezda's first 5 points and the game was tight until he hit 2 three-pointers in helping the home side open a 17-10 lead. It was 21-12 after 10 minutes. A 9-0 Zvezda spurt early in the second quarter increased the advantage to 30-16. Partizan's Stankovic scored 4 straight points to trim the gap to 33-23 and Mikic added 4 points to keep it there. Still, Zvezda was leading 45-33 at the break.

Topic and Ognjen Matovic both hit three-pointers for Zvezda to off-set 6 points from Stankovic as Partizan could not get back into the game. Momir Tonic knocked down a triple for Partizan and the gap was 53-42 but Zvezda had more weapons and led 65-46 after 30 minutes. Zvezda kept Partizan scoreless for the first 3 minutes of the fourth quarter and the cushion grew to 69-46. The host team never let up and cruised to the victory.

Host side U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade remained perfect at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade as it defeated city rival U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade 86-54 for a 2-0 record in Group A.

U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 86-54 U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade

U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade v U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade (2022-02-25T17:00:00.000Z)

Luka Vudragovic - U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne started its Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade in fine fashion, rolling to an 87-65 victory over debutant U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys in Group B. ASVEL raced away to a 1-0 record thanks to a 26-3 first-half run. 

U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne 87-65 U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys

Zaccharie Risacher led the winners with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Kymany Houinsou and Killian Malwaya both scored 13 points, Romain Parmentelot had 12 and Mervyn Muamba added 10 points and 9 rebounds. Lietkabelis, which was playing its first game in the competition, was paced by Rokas Jocys with 28 points and 6 rebounds. Daryl Doualla picked up 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals against his former team, ASVEL.

Lietkabelis scored the game's first 4 points and soon was up 15-16 thanks to 2 three-pointers from Jocys. ASVEL took over the game then, out-scoring the Lithuanian side 16-0 over the final 3:09 of the first quarter to lead 31-16 after 10 minutes. The run extended into the first 6 points of the second quarter as ASVEL surged ahead 37-16. Three-pointers from Houinsou and Felix De Almeida helped push the cushion to 30 points, 49-19. ASVEL went into the break ahead 53-24.

The third quarter really didn't see much change in the game. Jocys was the main man for Lietkabelis but there was no chance for a comeback. A pair of baskets by Risacher made the lead 63-32 and the French side was ahead 68-42 after 30 minutes. Lietkabelis managed to get the deficit to 20 points, at 76-56, with just less than 5 minutes to play, but ASVEL answered with the next 5 points and any comeback thoughts were done.

 

U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne v U18 Lietkabelis Panevezys (2022-02-25T15:00:00.000Z)

Zaccharie Risacher - U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

The game was even early on until Milenkovic scored eight points in a 3-13 run to put Mega ahead 9-19. NGB scored the last three points of the first quarter to make it 12-19 after 10 minutes. The selection team opened the second period with the first 4 points before Djulovic’s three-pointer after nearly 3 minutes. NGB four times pulled within two points only for Mega to have an answer each time, and Serbian side scored the final 10 points of the first half - including back-to-back three-pointers from Aleksandar Prokopic and Danilo Dozic - to lead 27-39 at the break.

NGB charged out of the locker room with a 13-0 run to take the lead 40-39. Mega did not score until Djulovic’s basket after more than 3 minutes. The lead changed hands four more times thanks to Yigitoglu for NGB and Djulovic and Melinkovic for Mega, which was leading 47-58 after a 0-12 spurt. And the margin was 55-67 after 30 minutes. The momentum continued in the fourth quarter and Mega allowed just two points in the first 4 minutes and opened a 57-74 cushion. NGB did not get closer than 13 points the rest of the game.

U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade took the first step to repeating its first-place finish at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade by opening Group B play with a 68-88 victory over the U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade. Mega, which reached the ANGT Championship Game in 2017 and 2019, took control of the game with a 0-12 third-quarter run. Asim Djulovic paced Mega with 23 points while Aleksa Milenkovic had 15 points and 9 rebounds, Bogoljub Markovic scored 15 points and Petar Avlijas chipped in 10 points. NGB, which was making its debut in this competition, was led by 16 points from Filip Jovic, and Samet Yigitoglu who collected 12 points and 13 rebounds.

U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade 68-88  U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade

U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade v U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade (2022-02-25T13:00:00.000Z)

Asim Djulovic - U18 Mega Mozzart Belgrade - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade 66-72 U18 Tofas Bursa

Defense was the name of the game at the beginning, as the score was just 4-4 after 5 minutes. Yurdusen moved to 6 points as Tofas led 4-8 after more than 7 minutes. Marko Tojagic hit a triple for Partizan but Abdullah Aksoy had 4 points and Buyuktuncel converted a four-point play for a 7-18 lead after 10 minutes. Partizan held Tofas scoreless for the first 2 minutes of the second quarter while a pair of triples by Krstic made it 16-20. Krstic added 4 points and Partizan took the lead 27-26 on a Tahmaz tip-in. And the Serbian side led 33-31 at halftime. 

 

Bodgan Zagradannin scored 7 points as Partizan extended the lead to 42-35. Tofas had cut the margin to 3 points but Partizan hit 7 straight points to open a double-digit lead 49-39, which was 49-41 after 30 minutes. A three-pointer by Krstic made it 52-42 but Tofas put together a 3-20 run to surge ahead 55-62. Partizan did not give up and pulled within 63-66 with 80 seconds left. Ege Demir answered with a big put-back dunk. Then, trailing 65-68 with 26 seconds remaining, Partizan turned the ball over on an inbounds play that soon left Tofas celebrating.

U18 Tofas Bursa collected the first victory of its history in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament by rallying to defeat U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade 66-72 in Group A of the ANGT Belgrade. Tofas, which had lost all of its eight games over the last two seasons, came back from 10 points down late in the third quarter with a 3-20 run and held on to win and move to 1-0 in Group A. Baran Yurdusen scored 22 points with 8 rebounds to lead Tofas. Berke Buyuktuncel and Ege Demir both added 10 points in the victory. Partizan, which finished first in the ANGT Belgrade in 2020, dropped to 0-1 as Marko Krstic's 22 points were not enough. Efe Tahmaz also had 12 points in the loss.

U18 Partizan NIS Belgrade v U18 Tofas Bursa (2022-02-25T11:00:00.000Z)

Berke Buyuktuncel - U18 Tofas Bursa - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade opened the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade with a dominant 104-71 victory over U18 Valencia Basket for a 1-0 record in Group A. The 2014 continental champion built a big lead in the first quarter and was never threatened the rest of the way. Luka Vudragovic paced Zvezda with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists while Lazar Gagic scored 16 points and Andrija Vukovic chipped in 12 points. Valencia dropped to 0-1 despite David Barbera scoring 18 points, Pablo Navarro and Lucas Mari both picking up 12 points and Sergio De Larrea adding 11 points.

U18 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 104-71 U18 Valencia Basket

There were six lead changes in the opening 4 minutes with Barbera and Mari combining for 11 points for a 10-11 Valencia lead. The home side responded with an 18-5 run to open a 28-15 advantage. Vudragovic had scored 12 points already as Zvezda was up 37-18 after 10 minutes. Valencia managed a 2-10 surge early in the second quarter to pull within 41-28, but Zvezda punched back with 13 straight points over 4 minutes to lead 57-29. The score was 63-36 at the break.

The third quarter saw Valencia score a bit more consistently but could not get many stops and cut into the Zvezda lead. Barbera scored 6 straight points to get the Spanish side within 73-51 and the margin was down to 21 points before Zvezda led 80-57 after three quarters. Zvezda made sure there would be no surprise by holding Valencia scoreless for almost the first 4 minutes of the final frame to lead 87-57. It was never closer than 26 points the rest of the way.

Sergio De Larrea - U18 Valencia Basket - Belgrade 2022 (photo Djordje Kostic - Zvezda) - JTB21

U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade v U18 Valencia Basket (2022-02-25T09:00:00.000Z)