Top 10 photos of the ANGT Championship Game

Egor Demin of U18 Real Madrid was the champs' top scorer in the game with 26 points

Henri-Soprano Mboungolo Mounanga of U18 PFBB INSEP Paris grabs the rebound

Sidi Gueye scored two points in almost 18 minutes on court in the title game

Mohamed Diaktis flies for the block over MVP Hugo Gonzalez

Hugo Gonzalez of Real was named MVP of the tournament in Berlin

Nolan Traoré of Paris was one of the best players all tournament and made it to the All-Tournament Team

Demin of Real shoots an uncontested jumper en route to becoming Real's top scorer

Big man Ismaila Diagne had 10 points and 7 boards in the game for Real

Nathan SOliman pulls up for the long-range jumper. He scored 11 points in the final game.

The ANGT Finals Championship Game was one of the most thrilling since the competition started. Now you can re-live it with some of the best images from that day!

Top 10 photos of the ANGT Finals

Egor Demin of U18 Real Madrid was one of the main protagonists in his team's success in Berlin

Jack Kayil of U18 Mega MIS Belgrade flies for the block

Nolan Traore of U18 PFBB INSEP Paris shined throughout the tournament as expected of one of Europe's top prospects

Diego Caravaglia of U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan shows his prowess on defense

Meissa Faye of Paris flies for a dunk against U18 ALBA Berlin

Isaac Ellis of U18 Overtime Elite had a monster game against ALBA with 25 points

Ognjen Srzentic of Mega had his best game of the weekend against U18 ratiopharm Ulm

Hugo Gonzalez led Real to the title and he earned tournament MVP honors in the process

Jordan Mueller of Ulm tries to hit the fadeaway shot against the Milan defense

Big man Sayon Keita of U18 FC Barcelona puts one of the 6 blocks he had during his three games

One more year, running parallel to the Final Four, the ANGT Finals took place in Berlin. The Uber Eats Hall, right next door to Uber Arena, hosted the tournament between eight teams that shocased some of the best basketball prospects on the planet.

The ANGT Finals weekend in photos

There was very little to separate the two teams, who needed overtime to determine this year’s champion

Real Madrid, PFBB relive 2024 ANGT Championship Game thriller

The championship game at the 2024 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals will go down in history as one for the ages. U18 Real Madrid and U18 PFBB INSEP Paris went back and forth all game, and overtime was needed to determine a champion.

Real went on to win 85-84 to defend its title and add a record fifth trophy to its collection, but what was it like playing in the final?

“It was amazing. A lot of mixed emotions,” said Real star Hugo Gonzalez, the MVP of the ANGT Finals who scored 23 points to go with 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 1 block against PFBB. “The only thought I had during the game was, ‘We can’t lose this. We are fighting and it’s impossible that we are fighting for nothing.’ Our team did a great job all year believing in itself. The only thought now is we achieved the goal we had since the first day of the season.”

Of Gonzalez’s 23 points, three came thanks to a triple with 20 seconds left which tied the game and sent it to overtime. There were 15 lead changes and 10 ties for the contest in front of a packet house at Uber Eats Music Hall, with the lead changing hands 11 times in the final 5:11 minutes of regulation and overtime. In the last three minutes of the extra session alone, there were seven lead changes.

The famous Real Madrid DNA ended up shining through after Los Blancos found themselves trailing by six points on three occasions in the second quarter and down by seven points in the third stanza.

“This game showed that we have heart, playing until the end,” added Gonzalez. “We were down seven and we came back. They punched us, but we got back up.”

“The emotions were unbelievable, amazing. We live for games like this. It was magic, but we lost,” said a dejected PFBB point guard Talis Soulhac, who picked up 10 points and 7 assists.

### A crazy end to the ANGT Championship Game

One of the defining factors of the ANGT Championship Game was the number of big plays made by the star players on the floor. For a moment, it looked like PFBB’s Hugo Yimga Moukouri was going to become the hero after he grabbed a miss and somehow fought it back up for an and-one to make it 70-73. However, Gonzalez responded soon after with his aforementioned three-pointer to knot things up.

In overtime, the teams’ big-name players – Gonzalez and Ismaila Diagne for Real, Nolan Traore and Jonas Boulefaa for PFBB – came to the floor, with Boulefaa’s circus shot with 1:32 minutes giving the French side an 80-81 edge.

Inside the final minute, Real’s Asier Miguel missed a corner three but teammate Declan Duru flew in to grab the offensive rebound and put it back in while being fouled, before converting the bonus free throw. That was answered by a huge corner triple from Boulefaa and PFBB was up 83-84 with 18 seconds remaining.

Gonzalez took responsibility but missed his shot, only to have Diagne – a player he has been playing with for four years – grab the rebound and draw a foul. Despite fighting through foul trouble, the Senegalese big was still on the court and calmly made both foul shots for an 85-84 lead with 11 seconds to go after having made only 4 of 10 from the line in the game.

PFBB’s star Traore then missed his three-point attempt, allowing Real’s players and staff to start the celebrations.

“For me, I aways enjoy it. It was hard for me to stay in the game \[with foul trouble\],” said Diagne who, like fellow Real stars Gonzalez, Egor Demin and Mitar Bosnjakovic, was playing his final game for Los Blancos’ youth program. “But in the end, when my team needed me I made the free throws.”

“I am really excited to win it in Germany in front of my family and friends in Berlin,” commented German native Duru. “I don’t have words to explain how happy I am right now. I was nervous, we were nervous. We knew we were going to get the win because we knew our defensive strengths. We knew if we just defend hard on offense, we will find answers and get the win.”

### Real Madrid eyeing more history

Duru now has an ANGT crown of his own, but the German forward is 2007 born, meaning he will be back next season and can help Real attempt to secure a three-peat, something only one club has managed to do before – CSKA Moscow between 2004 and 2006.

“We will have to defend our title,” added Duru. “We will do our best because it’s what we do. We are Real Madrid and we win European championships.”

But it’s hard to imagine any ANGT Championship Game matching the thrill of Real’s victory over PFBB in 2024 in Berlin, an instant classic for fans and players alike.

Real Madrid, PFBB players reflect on 2024 ANGT Championship Game thriller

Hugo Gonzalez had a Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals for the ages and left with the Most Valuable Player award after helping U18 Real Madrid to the title in a thrilling ANGT Championship Game.

Gonzalez crowned MVP after helping Real to repeat title 

Hugo Gonzalez had a Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals for the ages, going home with the Most Valuable Player award after helping U18 Real Madrid to the title in a thrilling ANGT Championship Game.

Gonzalez was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Nolan Traore from U18 PFBB INSEP Paris, Kasparas Jakucionis from U18 FC Barcelona, U18 Mega MIS Belgrade's Jack Kayil and Parker Robinson of U18 Overtime Elite. 

Gonzalez tallied 23 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 1 block for a performance index rating of 27 in Real's 85-84 overtime win over PFBB in the title bout – including a three-pointer that forced the extra session. For the tournament, the Spaniard collected 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.3 steals and 2.0 blocks for a PIR of 22.3.

In the ANGT Championship Game, Traore collected 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals for a PIR of 9. For the tournament, the French star averaged 24.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.5 steals in totaling a PIR of 25.8. Traore's tournament included 45 points in the final game of the group against Barcelona to set the record for most points in an ANGT Finals game. 

Jakucionis had an outstanding all-around tournament with 19.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 3.7 steals for an average PIR of 30.3. The Lithuanian's performance also included 17 assists against U18 ALBA Berlin to set the new ANGT single game record.

Kayil averaged 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 2.7 steals for a PIR of 19.7. And Robinson tallied 20.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals for an average index rating of 21.3. 

Gonzalez crowned MVP after helping Real to repeat title

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The Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Finals is off and running at Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin. Catch all the games live on YouTube and follow commentary from international junior basketball expert David Hein on EuroLeague.net throughout the weekend!

ANGT Championship Game: Real Madrid wins back-to-back titles!

U18 Real Madrid v U18 PFBB INSEP Paris (2024-05-26T10:30:00.000Z)

Nolan Traore is now the record holder for most points in a single ANGT Finals game after he poured in 45 points in U18 PFBB INSEP Paris’s thrilling 101-96 victory over U18 FC Barcelona to send the French team to the ANGT Championship Game. 

Traore connected on 14-of-22 shots and 13-of-16 free throws while also picking up 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 10 fouls drawn for a PIR of 50. Traore’s scoring output surpassed the previous high of 39 points by Nikola Topic of U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade against U18 Real Madrid last season. 

“He had a fantastic game. He’s our leader. He played like a pro, and I am very proud of him,” PFBB head coach Lamine Kebe said of Traore, who last Sunday scored 25 points playing for Saint Quentin in the playoffs against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. 

Nolan Traore breaks the finals scoring record

“That was a great game from the start to the finish. I scored a lot of points but I am really just happy that we won,” said Traore.

About setting the record, he said: “It’s cool, but the only thing is we got the win. If I have to score 45 points then I have to score 45 points.”

Traore’s PIR of 50 tied him for fourth place in ANGT Finals history with Alessandro Piazza from 2005. Luigi Datome holds the ANGT Finals single-game PIR record with 54 in 2005. The all-time ANGT single game PIR record is Nikola Mirotic’s 84 in 2008-09. 

PFBB’s Nolan Traore sets ANGT Finals single-game scoring record

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ANGT Finals: U18 Overtime Elite 99-91 U18 ALBA Berlin

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ANGT Finals: U18 PFBB INSEP Paris 101-96 U18 FC Barcelona

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ANGT Finals: U18 ratiopharm Ulm 53-86 U18 Real Madrid

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