U18 Next Generation Team Varese clinched a spot in the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese first place game by defeating U18 Joventut Badalona 60-69 to finish Group A action with a 3-0 record. NGV will take on U18 PFYM INSEP Paris on Sunday for a ticket to the ANGT Finals where the winner will join ANGT Belgrade first place finisher U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne and ANGT Patras top team U18 Stellazzurra Rome. 

NGV defeats Joventut, reaches first place game

Zacherie Perrin collected 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead NGV, which is the first of the selection teams to reach an ANGT first place game. Leonardo Marangon, Lucas Giovannetti and David Gomez all scored 11 points and Stellen Rajaofera chipped in 3 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. The 2013 continental champion Joventut finished Group A with a 2-1 record and will play for third place on Sunday. Jordi Rodriguez scored 22 points, including 7 three-pointers - becoming just the 20th place in ANGT history with that many three-pointers in a game - while Ruben Prey picked up 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals.  

Perrin and Marangon opened the game with three-pointers for the selection team while Prey hit from deep for Joventut. Perrin was unstoppable with six more points as NGV led 7-16. Rodriguez knocked down a three-pointer for Joventut while Perrin picked up four more points for a 12-20 lead after 10 minutes. Marangon started the scoring in the second quarter and the advantage was 12-22. Joventut responded with the next 10 points - including three-pointers from Gerard Bosch and Rodriguez - to knot the game at 22-22. NGV responded from deep with Giovannetti and Gomez hitting three-pointers and Perrin picked up another basket as the lead was 25-34 at halftime.  

NGV started the third quarter strong with Gomez hitting one triple and Giovannetti draining back-to-back three-pointers in a 4-16 run for a 29-50 cushion. Rodriguez answered with three triples within 2 minutes and Joventut was within 38-52. The score after 30 minutes was 41-57. Another Rodriguez triple and two scores from Prey cut the margin to 48-60 with 7 minutes to play. Ege Tan Yildizoglu answered with two scores and the lead swelled to 48-64. Joventut was not done yet as Aristode Dwayne knocked down a triple to trim it to 55-65 with 2 minutes left and Martinez’s layup made it 60-67 with 17 seconds remaining. But the hole was too deep for Joventut.

Zacharie Perrin - U18 Next Generation Team Varese - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Joventut Badalona v U18 Next Generation Team Varese (2022-04-02T16:00:00.000Z)

U18 PFYM INSEP Paris coasted its way into the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese first place game by beating U18 ratiopharm Ulm 68-39 to finish the group stage undefeated. The two-time continental champion held Ulm to 11.8% three-point shooting and forced 29 turnovers for a 3-0 mark in Group B. 

PFYM streaks past Ulm into first place game

PFYM on Sunday will play for a ticket to the ANGT Finals where it will join U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne and U18 Stellazzurra Rome, who finished first at the ANGT Belgrade and ANGT Patras, respectively. Rayan Rupert paced the winners with 14 points as the only player in double figures. Aurele Brena-Chemille had 9 points and 6 steals, Melvin Ajinca picked up 9 points and 6 rebounds and Mael Hamon Crespin added 8 points and 7 rebounds. Ulm dropped to 1-2 in the group despite Tobias Jensen and Lenny Liedtke both scoring 11 points and Jacob Ensminger tallying 4 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists.

Hamon Crespin opened the scoring with a three-pointer and Jensen scored for Ulm. The French side wasted no time in taking control with a 13-0 run over more than 5 minutes to lead 16-2. Liedtke stopped the drought but PFYM held a 23-7 advantage after 10 minutes. Ulm needed nearly 4 minutes to score in the second quarter and was down 28-7 when Jensen scored. The French side did not let up with Hamon Crespin converting a three-point play and Rupert and Ajinca hitting triples for a 39-13 cushion. Ulm tried to just execute on offense but the score was 41-18 at the break.

Ulm picked up five straight points early in the second half to trim the deficit to 43-23 only to see PFYM reel off a 10-2 surge and the cushion was 53-25. And the former champion was up 55-27 after 30 minutes. Ulm managed to hold PFYM scoreless for nearly 3 minutes to start the fourth quarter but only cut the margin to 55-31. PFYM tallied the next nine points and the rout was complete. 

Rayan Rupert - U18 PFYM INSEP Paris - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 PFYM INSEP Paris v U18 Ratiopharm Ulm (2022-04-02T14:00:00.000Z)

U18 Casademont Zaragoza grabbed its first victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese by knocking off U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan 68-45 to finish Group B action with a 1-2 record. Zaragoza used an 18-4 run spanning the first two quarters to take control of the game. Aday Mara paced the winners with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Pavle Stosic had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Javier Fernandez scored 11 points and Manuel Zapater added 10 points. Milan made just 3-of-30 three-pointers (10.0%) in falling to 1-2 in the group. Lionel Abega led the team in scoring with 11 points and Samuele Miccoli added 10 points.

Zaragoza captures first win

Miccoli hit the first basket of the game for Milan and Miguel Flores answered with a three-pointer for Zaragoza. Abega picked up four points and the Italian side led 5-8 and it was 9-12 midway through the quarter. Mara tallied four points for Zaragoza in an 8-3 finish to the first quarter and 17-15 advantage after 10 minutes. Zaragoza had a big start to the second quarter with Alejandro Moreno hitting a triple and Pavle Stosic picking up five points in a 10-1 run to lead 27-16. And the margin was 36-20 at halftime.

Zaragoza picked up the first four points of the second half to extend the lead to 20 points - 40-20.  Milan punched back with the next six points but Zaragoza continued with the momentum and Fernandez had seven points in building a 52-31 lead and it was 56-33 after 30 minutes. Little changed in the final frame with Mara picking up four points as the advantage was 66-39 and any comeback attempt was done for good.

Pavle Stosic - U18 Casademont Zaragoza - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Casademont Zaragoza v U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan (2022-04-02T12:00:00.000Z)

Jordi Rodriguez poured in 22 points with 5 steals to lead Joventut while Aristode Dwayne and Gerard Bosch both scored 12 points and Albert Garrido had 11 points and 7 assists. Varese shot just 24.4% on two-pointers and committed 20 turnovers in dropping to 0-2 in the group. Davide Brembilla had 10 points in the loss and Karl Poom picked up 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Carlo Cane scored the first points of the game for the hosts and Wei Zhou made it 4-4. Joventut took over the game though with a 0-18 run including three-pointers from Conrad Martinez, Rodriguez and Dwayne to lead 4-22. Brembilla snapped the nearly 7 minute scoreless stretch and Filipovic Jovan hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer as it was 9-22 after 10 minutes. Varese continued to battle and had the deficit to 16-27 but Bosch, Rodriguez and Garrido were all on target from long range and Joventut was leading 20-40 at halftime.

Rodriguez opened the second half with a three-pointer for a 23-point lead, but Varese put together a strong 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 29-43. Joventut came out of its drought thanks to three-pointers as Bosch, Garrido and Rodriguez hit from deep in a 0-11 answer to lead 29-54. And the cushion was 33-62 after 30 minutes. In the fourth quarter Poom scored seven points to help get Varese within 42-68, but Joventut stood strong and did not let the lead slip below 25 points the rest of the way. 

U18 Joventut Badalona remained perfect at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese with a comfortable 54-83 victory over host side U18 Varese Academy. The 2013 continental champion finished the third quarter on a 4-19 run to improve to 2-0 in Group A and set up a showdown with U18 Next Generation Team Varese later Saturday for first place in the group. 

Joventut clinches second straight win

Aristode Dwayne - U18 Joventut Badalona - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Varese Academy v U18 Joventut Badalona (2022-04-02T10:00:00.000Z)

U18 Next Generation Team Varese collected its second victory in two games as it defeated U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 75-43 in Group A. NGV reeled off a 14-0 run to end the third quarter to pull away and move to 2-0. Mahamadou Diarra was the leading scorer with 14 points and 10 rebounds, David Gomez scored 12 points and Leonardo Marangon picked up 11 points and 9 rebounds. Panathinaikos made just 4-of-39 three-pointers (10.3%) and committed 21 turnovers in dropping to 0-2. Symeon Efstathiou led the Greens with 9 points and Emmanouil Dimou tallied 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

NGV pulls away in second half for second win

Gomez opened the scoring for the selection team with Efstathiou picking up seven points at the other end and Dimou hitting a three-pointer for a 6-10 Panathinaikos lead. Dorde Curcic and Mattia De Martin hit triples of their own to bookend a 10-2 answer for NGV, which was up 16-12 before Neoklis Avdalas’ three-pointer to make it 16-15 after 10 minutes. NGV added the first six points of the second quarter and the margin was 22-15. Ioannis Avdalas countered with two baskets and Dimou’s three-point play had the Greens within 26-24. NGV outscored Panathinaikos 6-1 over the final 3 minutes to lead 32-25 at halftime.

Marangon scored four points as NGV started the second half on a 10-0 run to move ahead 42-25. Chanel Mballa Kayou had five points in a 0-7 Panathinaikos spurt to pull within 42-33. The selection team responded with the next 14 points - six of them coming from Diarra - for a 56-33 advantage after 30 minutes. De Martin drained a three-pointer for the first points of the fourth quarter and NGV was up 61-33 before Dimou finally made two free throws. The Greek side never was able to string together points the rest of the way to hope for a comeback.

David Gomez - U18 Next Generation Team Varese - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Next Generation Team Varese v U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (2022-04-02T08:00:00.000Z)

ANGT Varese, Day 2: Watch games LIVE!

Day 2 of the ANGT Varese, the third qualifying event of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament, features seven teams from five countries plus an international all-star team coached by Vassilis Spanoulis vying to reach the finals in Belgrade this spring. Check out some of the best young basketball talent in the world!

Ege Tan Yildizoglu - U18 Next Generation Team Varese - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

### [U18 ratiopharm Ulm 62-56 U18 Casademont Zaragoza](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/ulm-opens-angt-varese-with-win-over-zaragoza-62-56)

U18 ratiopharm Ulm opened the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese with a hard-fought 62-56 victory over U18 Casademont Zaragoza. Ulm fended off every Zaragoza comeback attempt to take the opening game in Group B. Tobias Jensen led the way with 24 points while Dominykas Pleta scored 11 points and Jacob Ensminger chipped in 7 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. Manuel Zapater was the only Zaragoza player in double figures with 12 points with Aday Mara collecting 8 points, 5 rebounds and 7 blocks and Gonzalo Rodriguez adding 4 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

### [U18 PFYM INSEP Paris 76-50 U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/pfym-rolls-past-milan-in-opener-76-50/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 PFYM INSEP Paris rolled to a comfortable 76-50 victory over U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan to tip off its Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese campaign. The two-time continental champion PFYM, which did not participate in the competition last season, raced away with a 20-2 run in the second quarter and never looked back in the Group B game. Mael Hamon Crespin paced PFYM with 20 points and 7 rebounds while Rayan Rupert collected 15 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals and Melvin Ajinca picked up 12 points and 7 rebounds. The margin could have been even larger had PFYM not converted just 23-of-38 free throws (60.5%) and hit just 3-of-22 three-pointers (13.6%). Lionel Abega scored 14 points, Samuele Miccoli had 11 points and Andrea Leoni chipped in 10 points for Milan, which committed 26 turnovers.

### [U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 42-77 U18 Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/joventut-dominates-panathinaikos-in-first-win/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 Joventut Badalona started the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese with a convincing 42-77 victory over U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens in Group A. The 2013 continental champion Joventut used a 3-21 run bridging halftime to gain control of the game. Ruben Prey paced the winners with 16 points while Jordi Rodriguez chipped in 13 points and Albert Garrido had 10 points. Panathinaikos, which managed only 13 points in the second half, was led by Emmanouil Dimou with 18 points and Neoklis Avdalas picked up 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.

### [U18 Varese Academy 63-80 U18 Next Generation Team Varese](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/ngv-pulls-away-from-host-varese-in-third-quarter/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 Next Generation Team Varese started its Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese campaign with a comfortable 63-80 win over host side and debutant U18 Varese Academy. NGV gained control of the Group A game with a 5-19 run in the third quarter. Zacharie Perrin was NGV’s leading scorer with 19 points to go with 12 rebounds and 8 fouls drawn for a 32 PIR while Leonardo Marangon had 15 points and Ege Tan Yildizoglu chipped in 7 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Wei Zhou was Varese’s top scorer with 13 points along with 4 assists and 5 steals and Valdo Guimdo had 10 points.

### [U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan 76-66 U18 ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/milan-beats-ulm/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan grabbed its first victory of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese by fending off U18 ratiopharm Ulm 76-66 in Group B. Playing in the ANGT for the first time since 2015-16, Milan used a 19-3 third quarter run to improve to 1-1 in the group. Davide Trovarelli and Marco Restelli paced the Italian club with 14 points each, Lionel Abega had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists and Lamine Tandia chipped in 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. Ulm also has a 1-1 record after the loss. Dominykas Pleta was the team’s only scorer in double figures with 17 points to go with 8 rebounds.

### [U18 PFYM INSEP Paris 76-38 U18 Casademont Zaragoza](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/news/pfym-shuts-down-zaragoza-for-2-0-mark/?pageTitle=Homepage&historyUrl=/ngt/)

U18 PFYM INSEP Paris secured its second win on Day 1 of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese by racing past U18 Casademont Zaragoza 76-38 in Group B. The two-time continental champion PFYM put it in overdrive in the second quarter and never looked back for a 2-0 record in the group. Aurele Brena-Chemille scored 13 points for the winners and Rayan Rupert had 12 points. Zaragoza dropped to 0-2 in the group despite Manuel Zapater collecting 11 points.

Day 1 of the first-ever ANGT Varese is in the books and two-time continental champion U18 PFYM INSEP Paris has grabbed two wins to top Group B. In Group A, U18 Joventut Badalona and U18 Next Generation Team Varese both picked up victories in Round 1 action.

ANGT Varese Day 1: INSEP first to two wins

Wilson Jacques - U18 PFYM INSEP Paris - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 PFYM INSEP Paris secured its second win on Day 1 of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese by racing past U18 Casademont Zaragoza 76-38 in Group B. The two-time continental champion PFYM put it in overdrive in the second quarter and never looked back for a 2-0 record in the group. Aurele Brena-Chemille scored 13 points for the winners and Rayan Rupert had 12 points. Zaragoza dropped to 0-2 in the group despite Manuel Zapater collecting 11 points.  

PFYM shuts down Zaragoza for 2-0 mark

Melvin Ajinca hit a three-pointer to start the scoring and Rupert was also on target from deep for an 8-2 lead. Zaragoza was with 11-6 before failing to score for the final 4 minutes of the first quarter and PFYM reeled off seven straight points to lead 18-6 after 10 minutes. PFYM needed more than 2 minutes to score in the second quarter and Zaragoza cut the deficit to 18-10. The French team then ran away from Zaragoza with a 19-3 run over 7 minutes with Rupert collecting six points for a 37-13 advantage. And the cushion was 40-17 at the break.

EB ANGT Varese Round 2 Highlights: U18 PFYM INSEP Paris-U18 Casademont Zaragoza

The onslaught continued in the second half with Ajinca and Mael Hamon-Crespin hitting triples to surge ahead 48-19. Zapater converted a three-point play but PFYM was unimpressed and Maxim Logue threw down six points in a 15-2 run for a 63-24 advantage. The score was 64-30 after 30 minutes. The PFYM reserves didn’t let up at all, opening the final frame on a 9-3 run to not give Zaragoza any further hope.

Rayan Rupert - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 PFYM INSEP Paris v U18 Casademont Zaragoza (2022-04-01T18:00:00.000Z)

U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan grabbed its first victory of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese by fending off U18 ratiopharm Ulm 76-66 in Group B. Playing in the ANGT for the first time since 2015-16, Milan used a 19-3 third quarter run to improve to 1-1 in the group. 

Milan beats Ulm for first ANGT win since 2015-16

Davide Trovarelli and Marco Restelli paced the Italian club with 14 points each, Lionel Abega had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists and Lamine Tandia chipped in 7 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. Ulm also has a 1-1 record after the loss. Dominykas Pleta was the team’s only scorer in double figures with 17 points to go with 8 rebounds.

Samuele Miccoli gave Milan the first lead with Pleta and Tobias Jensen converting three-point plays to put Ulm up 4-6. Jensen buried a three-pointer and had another basket as the German side led 8-11. Neither side could really pull away as Restelli hit a triple for Milan to tie the game and Simeon Dimitrov and Yannick Zumsteg put Ulm back in front, including a 16-18 advantage after 10 minutes. Marko Rosic’s three-pointer gave Ulm its first four-point lead 18-22. Trovarelli scored twice to keep Milan close until Pleta made it 26-30. Milan came up with some stops and Tandia’s three-pointer put the Italian side back in front 31-30. And Milan led 35-34 at intermission.

EB ANGT Varese Round 2 Highlights: U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan-U18 ratiopharm Ulm

Ulm needed more than 2 minutes to score in the second half and Milan had moved ahead 39-34. Miccoli scored his second basket of the quarter to extend the lead to seven points and five points each from Abega and Restelli pushed Milan’s cushion to 55-39. The momentum continued and Restelli’s three-pointer made it a 20-point game - 63-43 - with the score being 63-45 after 30 minutes. Abega and Andrea Leoni both hit three-pointers and Milan was still ahead 73-54 with less than 5 minutes to play. Ulm did not give up with 12 straight points ending with Samuel Schally’s three-pointer to cut it to 73-66 with 52 seconds left. But Restelli drained a triple of his own with 32 seconds remaining to lock up the win.

Lamine Tandia - U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan v U18 Ratiopharm Ulm (2022-04-01T16:00:00.000Z)