Joventut handles Maccabi, 72-57

U18 Joventut Badalona beat U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 72-57 to register its second win in Group A of the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade. Joventut finished group stage with a 2-1 record, while Maccabi is 0-3 and will play in the seventh-place game on Sunday.

Humberto Ruiz had 16 points, Saba Merebashvili scored 13, Eric Del Castillo 12 points, while Ian Latteeuw had an all-round performance with 8 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Arbel Lachmanovich had 14 points for Maccabi.

Joventut never trailed, but pulled away for good early in the third quarter thanks to a 10-0 run that opened a 55-41 lead. The margin never dropped into single digits the rest of the way.

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U18 Joventut Badalona v U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv (2025-03-08T12:00:00.000Z)

INSEP edges NextGen Team in 2OT classic

U18 Pole France INSEP Paris battled for an 85-92 double-overtime win over U18 NextGen Team Belgrade in their Group B clash at the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade on Saturday. INSEP moved to a 2-0 record, while NextGen Team dropped to 1-1.

In an exciting back-and-forth affair, INSEP rallied in the fourth quarter before Cameron Houindo made a pair of baskets in the final 70 seconds to send the game into overtime, 68-68. At the end of the first extra session, it was again Houindo and Matthys Mahop with his first field goal of the game to tie it at 75-75 and force second OT. There, Noa Kouakou-Heugue sparked a 2-9 run for INSEP to pull away to an 82-89 win, paving the way to victory.

Kouakou-Heugue paced the winners with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Hugo Yimga Moukouri had 20 points, Houindo scored 15 points and Nathan Soliman had 12 points and 8 rebounds. NextGen Team was led by Aaron Towo-Nasi who had 36 points, while Borna Katanovic scored 16 with 9 rebounds.

U18 Next Gen Team Belgrade v U18 Pole France INSEP Paris (2025-03-08T10:00:00.000Z)

Partizan holds off Trento, 81-66

In the opening game of Saturday action at the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, U18 Partizan Mozzart Bet used a big third quarter to down U18 Dolomiti Energia Trento 81-66. Partizan improved its record to 1-1 in Group B, while Trento dropped to 0-2.

Lukas Bojovic paced Partizan with 24 points, Aleksa Kojic scored 13, Zivko Mirkovic had 11 points while Daris Sijaric collected 10 points and 9 rebounds. For Trento, Cesare Placinschi scored 16 points, Mario Machetti 13 points, while Patrick Hassan had 11 points and 10 assists.

Partizan scored the last 5 points of the second quarter, and the first 6 of the third quarter to open a 44-36 lead. The margin continued to grow as Partizan held 62-47 lead after 30 minutes, then increased it to 69-47 early in the fourth. Trento answered with a 0-13 run, but never got closer than that.

U18 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade v U18 Dolomiti Energia Trento (2025-03-08T08:00:00.000Z)

U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan made it two wins from two at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade tournament having beaten U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 64-89 in the final game of Friday night. Maccabi is bottom of the group with a 0-2 record.

Luigi Suigo was one of the key performers for Milan, finishing with a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double in addition to 2 steals and 2 blocks. Achille Lonati led Milan in scoring with 20 points, while Omar Karem and Diego Garavaglia netted 11 points apiece. For Maccabi, Arbel Lachmanovich scored 14 points and Gabriel Artmenko poured in 10.

It was a tight first half that saw the teams go into the break with just a four-point difference, yet it was in Milan’s favor after the Italian side had won the first quarter 21-23 and the second 15-17. Milan really pulled away from Maccabi in the third frame after holding the Israeli outfit to 12 points, with the 25 points it netted allowing it to open a 48-65 advantage. To compete the job, Milan won the fourth quarter 16-24 to come away with a convincing 64-89 victory.

The Italian side had four players score in double digits

Luigi Suigo posts double-double as Milan defeats Maccabi, 64-89

U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv v U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2025-03-07T18:00:00.000Z)

U18 Joventut Badalona got its first win on the board at the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Belgrade tournament after beating U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 72-81 in both teams’ second game of the group stage. Joventut and Zvezda both hold a 1-1 record.

 

Two players led the way for Joventut as Ian Platteeuw and Eric del Castillo joined forces to devastating effect. Platteeuw finished with a team-high 33 PIR having posted 20 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, while Del Castillo amassed 23 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals en route to a 26 PIR. Daniel Balde also chipped in with 13 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and Helmuts Petrovics had 12 points, 11 assists and 5 steals. Zvezda’s Stefan Marjanovic finished with 17 points and 8 rebounds, with teammates Andrej Lucic and Jovan Bikic netting 13 points apiece. Lazar Stojkovic was the hosts’ other double-digit scorer, pouring in 10 points.

 

It was Zvezda which had the better start to the contest, holding a 25-13 lead after 10 minutes, but Joventut reduced the deficit heading into halftime after a 15-20 second quarter, meaning it was 40-33 to the hosts at the interval. Joventut went to another gear on offense in the third period by scoring 29 points to Zvezda’s 23, but it was Zvezda which led 63-62 entering the final frame. The comeback attempt was completed in the fourth period as Joventut restricted Zvezda to just nine points in the quarter while scoring 19 itself, which allowed it to secure a 72-81 victory.  

The Spanish team’s duo combined for 43 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists

Platteeuw, Del Castillo lead Joventut past Crvena Zvedza, 72-81

U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade v U18 Joventut Badalona (2025-03-07T16:00:00.000Z)

INSEP gives Trento no chance, 72-43

U18 Pole France INSEP Paris grabbed its first win at NextGen Belgrade by thrashing U18 Dolomiti Energia Trento 72-43 in Group B. Nathan Soliman paced the winners with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Noa Koaukou-Heugue added 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists while Meissa Faye had 13 points and 8 rebounds for INSEP. Patrick Hassan led Trento with 8 points. 

Soliman had 12 points before the break to lead INSEP to a 35-22 lead at halftime. INSEP did not slow down after the break, boosting its margin to 60-33 at the end of the third quarter and cruising to a well-deserved victory. 

U18 Pole France INSEP Paris v U18 Dolomiti Energia Trento (2025-03-07T14:00:00.000Z)

NextGen Belgrade beats Partizan, 75-42

U18 NextGen Team Belgrade used an impressive defensive effort to top U18 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 75-42 in the opener of Group B and the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade. NextGen Team had Akram Naji score 14 points, while Kaur Tomann and Aaron Towo-Nansi each added 11, with Towo-Nansi also dishing 9 assists. Uros Danilovic was the only double-digit scorer for Partizan with 12 points.

NextGen Team started pulling away in the second quarter with a quarter-ending 13-1 run to open a 36-18 lead, then a 10-0 run early in the third to open a 46-21 advantage. The margin was as big as 35 points before the final buzzer.

U18 Next Gen Team Belgrade v U18 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade (2025-03-07T12:00:00.000Z)

Milan eases past Joventut, 61-82

U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan started its participation the NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade in style with a 61-82 win over U18 Joventut Badalona. Milan led from start to finish as Achille Lonati finished with 17 points, Diego Garavaglia has 12 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, while Luigi Suigo had 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Ian Platteeuw starred under the rims for Joventut with 16 points and 22 rebounds, including 14 on the offensive end, while Terence Kekenbosch had 13 points in a loss.

Milan scored the first 6 points of the game, needed less than 6 minutes to open a double-digit lead and never looked back. Margin was as big as 31 points as Milan cruised to a win.

U18 Joventut Badalona v U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2025-03-07T10:00:00.000Z)

Watch LIVE: Day 1 of NextGen EuroLeague in Belgrade

The fourth event of the Adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2024-25 season has tipped off this morning at the legendary Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, Serbia, where the continent’s top young talents will battle in the last of four NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournaments.

After U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade and U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan registered impressive victories in the opening games of Group A, the next two games will be Group B fixtures, U18 NextGen Team Belgrade vs. U18 Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, and U18 Pole France INSEP Paris vs. U18 Dolomiti Energia Trento.

The day will end with Round 2 of Group A, where Zvezda will play U18 Joventut Badalona, and Milan will face U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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