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ANGT Belgrade: U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 75-68 U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade

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ANGT Belgrade: U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 82-71 U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv

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ANGT qualifying continues this week in the capital of Serbia.

ANGT Belgrade: Players to watch

This season's Euroleague Basketball Adidas EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament continues this weekend with the second of four qualifying events. After U18 Real Madrid won the ANGT Podgorica, eight teams will compete from Friday through Sunday for the second ticket to the ANGT Finals, which will be held in conjunction with the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in May in Berlin. The remaining qualifiers are scheduled for Dubai (March 22 to 24) and Paris (April 5 to 7). As you prepare to watch the stars of tomorrow compete in Belgrade, here are some names to watch out for:

### Neoklis Avdalas, U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade

[Neoklis Avdalas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/neoklis-avdalas/010798/) is competing in his third ANGT season after twice appearing in the competition with U18 Panathinaikos Athens. The 1.96-meter guard averaged 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals at ANGT Varese in 2021-22 and then 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.0 steals at last season’s ANGT Munich. He also played at the ANGT Finals and had 9.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals. Last summer Avdalas collected 12.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists at the U18 EuroBasket despite being a year underage. Avdalas appeared in seven EuroLeague games with Panathinaikos over the last two seasons and tallied 2 points and 1 assist in 16 minutes. He also played in 12 Greek League games over those two seasons. This season he is on loan with AS Karditsas and averaging 2.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 12 minutes per game. Avdalas has a great body with good physicality and good size. He has great vision and good passing skills, too.

### Aleksa Dimitrijevic, U18 Partizan Belgrade

[Aleksa Dimitrijevic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/aleksa-dimitrijevic/012463/) will be competing in his second ANGT after he tallied 5.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks at last season’s ANGT Belgrade. This season he has averaged 9.0 points 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 4.0 blocks in two games in the U19 ABA Adriatic League. Partizan did not qualify for the Serbian U19 league this season and Dimitrijevic is only playing in the local Belgrade youth level. The 2.13-meter big man has a long wingspan and is a great shot blocker. Dimitrijevic can also score from the outside and he still has a lot of space to improve physically and get stronger.

### Diego Garavaglia, U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan

[Diego Garavaglia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/diego-garavaglia/012115/) is making his second appearance at the ANGT in Belgrade after the tournament in Munich last season where he averaged 4.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 2.5 steals. The 2.00-meter guard was one of the most productive players for Italy at the U16 EuroBasket 2023, where Italy took second place with him putting up 15.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. The 2007-born Garavaglia made his Italian League debut with Milan in the middle of November with 2 minutes against Umana Reyer Venice. Garavaglia has been one of the key players for Milan’s U19 team with 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3.2 steals per game. Garavaglia has excellent three-point shooting skills, both off the block and off the dribble. He can play one-on-one facing the basket and from the post thanks to his great physical consistency and he is also a great one-on-one defender.

Kasparas Jakucionis, U18 FC Barcelona

### Kasparas Jakucionis, U18 FC Barcelona

[Kasparas Jakucionis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/kasparas-jakucionis/012197/) will be playing his second season in the ANGT after he was dominant in 2022-23. He took home MVP honors at the ANGT Zadar as he averaged 19.3 points on 41.3% three-point shooting, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.0 steals for a PIR average of 25.0. The 1.93-meter guard then went for 17.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals at the ANGT Finals in his native Lithuania. The Vilnius native, who is spending his third season with Barcelona, made his EuroLeague debut this season, tallying 2 points and 1 rebound in 1:34 minutes against Zalgiris Kaunas in early December. Jakucionis also appeared in two Spanish League games this season and scored 9 points on 3-of-3 three-point shooting to go with 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 6 combined minutes. Jakucionis is dominating in the Spanish fourth division EBA for Barcelona’s second team. He is averaging 21.3 points on 38.6% three-point shooting, 6.9 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.5 steals. In early February he scored 39 points in one game and he registered a triple-double of 26 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists - with 1 turnover - in 37 minutes in another. Jakucionis is a strong guard who is an all-around player capable of organizing a team and also being a threat at any moment with his lethal shooting. He gives rhythm to his team by pushing the ball on fastbreaks and he’s ready to kick out for open shots to his teammates. Jakucionis has been more confident in the guard position this season as a leader for his team.

### Joul Karram, U18 Hapoel Yahuda Tel Aviv

[Joul Karram](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/joul-karram/012952/), like Hapoel, will be making his ANGT debut. He played for Israel at the U16 EuroBasket 2022, combining for 4 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes over five games. The 2.07-meter center is one of the top bigs in the Israeli U18 league, where he is averaging 15.3 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game. He also is working out with the Israeli U18 national team. Karram is a versatile and athletic big who excels in defense and as a rim protector. He can be productive at both ends of the floor. He still needs to improve his physical strength as well as his midrange game.

### Andrej Kostic, U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 

[Andrej Kositic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/andrej-kostic/012443/) will be playing his second ANGT for the host side as he appeared in three games at the ANGT Finals last season, averaging 4.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in Kaunas. Last summer the 1.98-meter guard was a year underage as he helped Serbia win the U18 EuroBasket 2023 with 1.5 points in four games. This season, Kostic is averaging 17.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals in the Serbian U19 league and he collected 17.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.3 steals in three games in the U19 ABA Adriatic League. Kostic is a good three-point shooter and also excels at penetrating and one-on-one offense. He still must improve his defense and he sometimes has problems with early fouls. 

Omer Mayer, U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 

### Omer Mayer, U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv 

[Omer Mayer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/omer-mayer/011433/) will be appearing in his third ANGT season. He debuted at the ANGT Patras in 2021-22 and averaged 5.8 points and then went for 3.7 points at the 2022 ANGT Finals. The 1.92-meter guard averaged 13.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals at the ANGT Zadar last season. Mayer also has spent the last three summers with the Israeli youth national team, twice at the U16 EuroBasket and then collecting 15.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals at the U18 EuroBasket 2023. This season he is playing mainly with the Maccabi senior team and has appeared in seven Israeli League games, in which he has averaged 4.6 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 15 minutes. Mayer also has played 18 minutes over five EuroLeague games, combining for 3 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Mayer has a great body and can shoot off the dribble or create one-on-one situations for himself. He has improved his three-point shot and while he can defend at the youth level, he will need to work to defend as a pro.

### Abdramane Siby, U18 Mega MIS Belgrade

[Abdramane Siby](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/ngt/players/abdramane-siby/012437/) will be playing his second season in the ANGT with Mega. Last year he helped the club take first place at the ANGT Belgrade with 3.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks. He totaled 2 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block in 15 minutes over three games at the ANGT Finals. The 2.14-meter center from Mali won three titles in 2022-23: the U19 ABA Adriatic League crown as well as the U17 and U19 Serbian trophies. This season he is averaging 7.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3 blocks over 18 minutes per game in the U19 ABA league. In Serbia’s U19 championship, the big man is an MVP candidate with 16.5 points on 75.0% shooting on two-pointers, 11.4 rebounds and 4.4 blocks. Siby has yet to play for his country but he did participate in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp at the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend. He has outstanding athletic ability, is very quick in transition, excellent in repetitive jumping and generally in rebounding. He possesses good timing in all phases of the game and has a great feel for blocking shots. There is room for improvement in his shooting, where he is already showing significant improvement. He has made 77.9% of his free throws this season in Serbia.

Which team will join Real Madrid at the ANGT Finals?

Former champs Zvezda, Mega, Barcelona highlight ANGT Belgrade field

Former continental champions U18 Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, U18 FC Barcelona and U18 Mega MIS Belgrade are the three standout teams heading into the 2024 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Belgrade, where the second ticket for the ANGT Finals will be handed out. 

Eight teams will be fighting for the right to join the ANGT Podgorica winner and reigning ANGT champion U18 Real Madrid at the ANGT Finals, which will be played at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in May. The other five teams in the field are U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan of Italy, the Israeli duo of U18 Hapoel Yehuda Tel Aviv and U18 Maccabi Tel Aviv, U18 Partizan Belgrade of Serbia and U18 Next Generation Team Belgrade. 

The eight teams have been drawn into two groups of four and they will face the other clubs in their group in a round-robin format. Group A consists of Zvezda, Maccabi, Milan and NGB, while Barcelona, Mega, Partizan and Hapoel make up Group B.

### Group A

Zvezda is once again hosting the qualifying tournament in Belgrade, which has been home to one of the qualifiers since 2008-09. Zvezda is playing in the competition for the 17th straight season, as it first appeared in the ANGT Belgrade in 2007-08. The Serbian side claimed the ANGT title in 2014 and finished as runner-up in 2015 and 2016. Zvezda finished first in the ANGT Belgrade for eight consecutive seasons – from 2011 to 2018 – but has not won it since then. The club lost in the first-place game to Mega in 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2022-23 and came up short to U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne in 2021-22. Last season, Zvezda came back from 13 points down before losing to Mega in overtime. 

Maccabi is on board for the sixth straight ANGT Belgrade and 17th overall. The Israeli powerhouse finished fifth at the ANGT Zadar last season with a 2-2 record. Maccabi lost in the first-place game in 2021-22 to U18 Stellazzurra Rome at the ANGT Patras and against U18 Real Madrid at the ANGT Munich in 2018-19. Milan will be participating for a sixth time, as it is in its second run of three straight appearances. The Italian club took seventh place at the ANGT Munich last season with a 1-3 record. The NGB select team will be coached by Petteri Koponen. 

### Group B

Group B promises a great showdown between Mega and Barcelona, which is the final game of the group stage. The 2022 ANGT champion Mega is in the competition for the 13th straight season, having debuted in 2011-12, and has reached the last seven ANGT Finals, finishing as the continental runner-up in 2017 and 2019. Coming in as reigning champion from last season, Mega took first place at ANGT Belgrade after beating Zvezda 80-79 in overtime. At the ANGT Finals last season, Mega finished 2-1 in its group following a loss to the U18 Next Generation Select team in group play. 

In addition to winning the European crown in 2016, Barcelona has lost in the ANGT Championship Game three times (2008, 2013 and 2021). The Spanish giant is competing for the 19th time overall and 17th in a row. Barcelona went undefeated and took first place at the ANGT Zadar last season and then had a 2-1 record in the group at the ANGT Finals, losing to Real Madrid. Partizan picked up just one victory at last season’s ANGT Belgrade in taking seventh place. The club finished first at the ANGT Belgrade in 2019-20. Hapoel, meanwhile, will be making its debut in the competition. 

The fourth and final qualifier Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament, originally scheduled for the last week in March in Paris, France, has been postponed by one week.

ANGT Paris dates changed

The new dates for the ANGT Paris are Friday, April 5, to Sunday, April 7.

The venue for the event is Halles Georges Carpentier, home of Paris Basketball, the leading team in the BKT EuroCup this season, whose U18 team will participate in the qualifier.

Besides local clubs Paris Basketball and Pole France INSEP Paris, the tournament will include U18 representatives from 2013 champion Joventut Badalona, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, Gran Canaria, AS Monaco and the NGT Paris team.

The winner of the tournament will join those of the three other qualifiers – Real Madrid from last week's ANGT Podgorica, plus the survivors of the upcoming ANGT Belgrade and ANGT Dubai – at the finals in Berlin, Germany, during Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four weekend from May 23 to 26.

[Hugo Gonzalez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/players/hugo-gonzalez/011649/) never questioned whether U18 Real Madrid could come back and win the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Podgorica first-place game last Sunday afternoon. The star guard talent is wired like that and he learned too many lessons from his veteran leaders inside the Real first-team locker room.

Gonzalez had been saddled with 4 fouls late in the third quarter and found himself sitting on the bench with Real down by 13 points to the U18 Next Generation Team Podgorica. The 17-year-old came back in the game with 7 minutes left and Real still down by 6 points, but having shifted momentum. 

Gonzalez scored 8 of his 16 points down the stretch – as well as dishing 2 assists – to help Real fight off the select team and win an ANGT qualifying tournament for the 11th straight season. 

“It was a really tough game. They play how we are not used to. They run the court unlike anybody in this tournament. They knew our weaknesses, but we played well. We played with a good mentality,” said Gonzalez who ended up winning the Most Valuable Player honor for his outstanding showing all tournament. 

“He’s amazing, and I am not talking about the player – I am talking about the person. One of the best things that basketball has given me in my life is the opportunity to coach Hugo,” Real coach Javier Juarez commented after Sunday’s nailbiter. “He has a winner’s mentality.”

### Putting together an impressive resumé

Gonzalez took home his second MVP distinction after he was named the top player of the ANGT Munich last season. During the ANGT Podgorica, he averaged 13.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals for a 17.5 PIR. He ranked 10th in scoring, seventh in PIR, tied for eighth in assists, came second in steals and was seventh in fouls drawn at 4.5.

Since winning the ANGT Munich MVP award, Gonzalez averaged 16.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.8 blocks at the ANGT Finals in Kaunas, where Real won its fourth U18 continental crown (2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023). Over the summer, he also helped Spain take second place at the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championship. 

This season, he has practiced exclusively with Real’s senior team. Gonzalez has already appeared in four EuroLeague games in the 2023-24 campaign and picked up 4 points and 1 assist over 16 combined minutes. He has played in 10 Spanish League games, too, averaging 3.0 points and 0.8 rebounds in 6 minutes.

That time spent with a veteran-laden Real squad has really helped Gonzalez excel in his development. And that carried over to the ANGT Podgorica, as he said the competitiveness of the Real pro team is what helped him the most in the Montenegrin capital.

“Don’t put your head down when you are down 10, down 12. Maybe you have 4 fouls and you think that the game is already over, but the club we represent says you cannot get down at any point until the 40 minutes are over. We took that to another level and we showed that today. We can be really proud of what we did today,” said Gonzalez. 

### Playing and training with his idols

The Madrid native noted he has valued playing alongside and learning from an idol he had both during his childhood and the present day: Rudy Fernandez.

“I’m trying to play like him and have his mentality, too,” added Gonzalez. 

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But he also mentioned taking things from Fabien Causeur, Sergio Llull and Mario Hezonja. 

“I have the best teachers to help me,” explained the young talent. “They have some of the biggest experience that any player can dream about. It’s great training with and against them every day and trying to learn from them. All of them are excellent professionals and maybe it’s not easy to accept a junior like they do. And they are helping me a lot.”

### Eyeing back-to-back titles

Gonzalez and the U18 team are not satisfied with what they have accomplished by winning the ANGT Podgorica. They want to become the first team to win back-to-back titles in consecutive years since U18 FMP Belgrade in 2008 and 2009. Real won two straight ANGT crowns but those came in 2019 and 2021, with the 2020 ANGT Finals being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We have to keep our good attitude because we are the champions and we have to defend our title. This is our generation’s last year and it will be very competitive,” stated Gonzalez. “Berlin will be even more competitive with the best teams in all of Europe and you have to take this mentality to a whole other level.”

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Gonzalez is already an ANGT champion, but he won last season’s trophy as the youngster of the team. Now he wants to win the title with his own 2006-born group.

“Last year was our first chance of playing and the older generation had incredible players like Jan Vide, Szymon Nowicki and Abel Delicado. But this year we have even more motivation because we have to defend a championship that we won last year with a lot of struggling along the way. We have even more motivation,” he said. 

That winner’s mentality and the lessons he has learned from Rudy Fernandez and others left no doubt in Hugo Gonzalez’s mind that Real would not take home the ANGT Podgorica trophy.

The 17-year-old sensation shined as he secured his second MVP award at an ANGT event.

Hugo Gonzalez never doubted Real Madrid would win ANGT Podgorica 

Hugo Gonzalez claimed the Most Valuable Player of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Podgorica after guiding the reigning continent champion U18 Real Madrid to first place in a thrilling comeback victory over U18 Next Generation Team Podgorica.

Gonzalez fought through foul trouble against NGM and collected 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for a performance index rating of 15. Gonzalez, who was one of the leaders of the team that won the title at the ANGT Finals last season, won his second consecutive MVP honors after he was named the top player at the ANGT Munich.

Gonzalez was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Real teammate Ismaila Diagne, Lefteris Liotopoulos of NGM, David Mirkovic of host team U18 SC Derby Podgorica and Ivan Kharchenkov of U18 FC Bayern Munich Basketball.

For the tournament Gonzalez averaged 13.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals for a 17.5 PIR. He ranked 10th in scoring, seventh in PIR, tied for eighth in assists, even for second in steals and seventh in fouls drawn at 4.5.

Diagne played a major factor in the first place game with 9 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. For the tournament, the Senegalese center averaged 11.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 offensive rebounds, and 1.5 blocks for an 18.8 PIR. He was fifth in PIR in the tournament, second in blocks, third in offensive rebounds and fifth in rebounds.

Liotopoulos had a strong first place game with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals and he averaged 19.5 points with 3.2 three-pointers made, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2.2 steals and a PIR of 21.2. The Greek guard ranked third in PIR, third in scoring, second in three-pointers made, sixth in assists and fourth in steals.

Mirkovic guided competition host side and debutant SC Derby to third place with 22.2 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.8 offensive rebounds, 3.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 8.0 fouls drawn for an average PIR of 26.5. He led the event in PIR, scoring, defensive rebounds, rebounds and fouls drawn. And he was tied for fourth in offensive rebounds, tied for eighth in assists and tied for fourth in steals.

Kharchenkov was the leader for fourth-place finisher Bayern with 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.2 blocks and 6.2 fouls drawn for an PIR of 12.5. He was fifth in scoring, tied for fifth in blocks and third in fouls drawn.

2023-24 EB ANGT Podgorica All-Tournament Team

Follow all the action from the final day of ANGT Podgorica with live blogs from courtside by junior basketball specialist David Hein while watching the live video from Verde Sports Hall.

 ANGT Podgorica Live Blog: U18 Next Generation Team Podgorica vs. U18 Real Madrid 

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Real Madrid was victorious at the ANGT Podgorica after beating U18 Next Generation Team Podgorica 79-86 on Sunday at Verde Sports Hall.

U18 Real Madrid advances to ANGT Finals after winning Podgorica qualifying tournament

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 ANGT Podgorica Live Blog: U18 SC Derby Podgorica vs. U18 FC Bayern Munich Basketball 

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 ANGT Podgorica Third-Place Game: U18 Derby Podgorica 82-65 U18 Bayern Munich

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