U18 Joventut Badalona secured third place at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese by fending off U18 Casademont Zaragoza 52-43 in an all-Spanish battle.

Joventut beats Zaragoza for third place

Joventut, the 2013 continental champion, held Zaragoza scoreless for the final 4:53 minutes and forced 29 turnovers to get the victory. Ruben Prey poured in 22 points with 6 rebounds and Conrad Martinez added 13 points for the winners. Miguel Flores tallied 11 points and Manuel Zapater added 10 points for Zaragoza, which despite the loss still had its best-ever ANGT finish of fourth place after taking fifth at ANGT Istanbul last year.

Flores opened the scoring for Zaragoza and Zapater made it 0-6. Joventut failed to score for nearly the first 6 minutes before Jordi Rodriguez finally put the team on the scoreboard. Prey followed with 2 three-pointers to knot the game at 8-8 before Carlos Alias netted the final 4 points of the first quarter and Zaragoza led 8-12 after 10 minutes. Neither team scored in the first 2 minutes of the second quarter until Gerard Bosch’s free throw. After Pavle Stosic made it 9-14, Prey scored 4 points and Martinez knocked down a triple to make it 16-14. Alejandro Moreno and Flores both hit from deep and Zaragoza went to the locker room ahead 20-23.

Prey continued his strong game with another triple among his 5 points as Joventut went up 29-25. Prey added 6 more points as the lead grew to 35-29. The game remained tight and Flores knocked down a pair of three-pointers and Zaragoza tailed just 40-37 after 30 minutes. Martinez scores 5 points early in the fourth quarter as the cushion swelled to 46-39. Zapater trimmed it to 48-43 with under 5 minutes to play, but Zaragoza could not score the rest of the game and Joventut added 3 more free throws for the win.

Ruben Prey - U18 Joventut Badalona - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Joventut Badalona v U18 Casademont Zaragoza (2022-04-03T14:00:00.000Z)

Host U18 Varese Academy clinched fifth place at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese after defeating U18 ratiopharm Ulm 70-57. Varese went on a 10-0 run in the final 3 minutes to collect its second victory in its maiden appearance in the competition. 

Debutant Varese beats Ulm for fifth place

Benjamin Marchiaro scored 17 points with 8 rebounds, Zhao Wei had 16 points, Karl Poom tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds and Valdo Guimdo added 11 points and 9 rebounds in the win. Ulm was paced by 16 points from Simeon Dimitrov, and Samuel Schally had 15 points.

Poom scored 4 points as Varese jumped ahead 6-2. Marchiaro buried 2 three-pointers and Mauro Villa also hit a triple in an 18-4 close to the first quarter for a 26-10 lead. Loic Bosso connected from deep and the cushion grew to 31-12 early in the second quarter. Ulm struggled to stay close and trailed 38-24 at intermission.

Ulm had a great start to the second half with Dimitrov, Lucca Bretz and Schally all hitting three-pointers in a 3-17 run to pull ahead 40-41. Marchiaro knocked down another triple to stop the surge and Varese led 45-43 after 30 minutes. Varese looked to put the game away to start the fourth quarter with the first 7 points for a 52-43 cushion. Ulm pulled as close as 55-50 and it was 60-54 when Zhao hit a three-pointer and 4 free throws in the deciding 10-0 run that decided the contest.

Benjamin Marchiaro - U18 Varese Academy - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Varese Academy v U18 Ratiopharm Ulm (2022-04-03T12:00:00.000Z)

U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan captured seventh place at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese by knocking off U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 49-51. 

Milan downs Panathinaikos for seventh place

Lionel Abega decided the game on a three-pointer with 58 seconds left as Milan collected its second victory of the event. Abega paced the winners with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Lamine Tandia added points and 9 boards. Panathinaikos, which did not win a game in Varese, was led by Emmanouil Dimou with 13 points and Neoklis Avdalas had 11 points and 5 rebounds in the defeat.

 

Davide Trovarelli knocked down a pair of three-pointers as Milan jumped ahead 2-12 in the first 3 minutes. Dimou and Ioannis Avdalas both hit triples for the Greens before Marco Restelli connected from deep at the other end. Georgios Xoxakos scored 7 points as Panathinaikos finished the first quarter on a 10-2 run to lead 18-17 after 10 minutes. Dimitrios Deimezis pushed the lead to 20-17 to start the second quarter. Milan answered with the next 5 points to move back ahead only to see Panathinaikos get a three-pointer from Ioannis Avdalas and lead 28-26 at the break.

 

Neoklis Avdalas knocked down a three-pointer for a 33-28 lead and a Dimou triple had the Greens ahead 38-32. Samuele Miccoli and Restelli both hit from long range and the game was even again 40-40 with the score 41-40 after 30 minutes. Panathinaikos scored the first 3 points of the fourth quarter and a Neoklis Avdalas triple extended the lead to 47-42. After Restelli’s three-pointer evened the game 47-47 with 81 seconds remaining, Neoklis Avdalas hit a runner in the lane with 68 seconds left only to have Abega knock down a triple and put Milan up 49-50 with 58 seconds to play. Panathinaikos failed to score on its next possession and Abega split free throws with 10 seconds left. Neoklis Avdalas missed a layup in the final second.

Lionel Abega - U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens v U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan (2022-04-03T10:00:00.000Z)

ANGT Varese, Day 2: NGV and PFYM set up first-place clash

Also on Sunday, U18 Joventut Badalona will play fellow Spanish side U18 Casademont Zaragoza for third place, host side U18 Varese Academy will face U18 ratiopharm Ulm for fifth place and U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens takes on U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan for seventh place.

### U18 Next Generation Team Varese 75-43 U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens
 
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.

### U18 Varese Academy 54-83 U18 Joventut Badalona

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. 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.

### U18 Casademont Zaragoza 68-45 U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan

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.

### U18 PFYM INSEP Paris 68-39 U18 ratiopharm Ulm

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. 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.

### U18 Joventut Badalona 60-69 U18 Next Generation Team Varese

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. 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.

### U18 Varese Academy 78-53 U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

U18 Varese Academy made history by knocking off U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 78-53 for its first victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament. The ANGT Varese host side finished the first half on a 14-0 run and never looked back for a 1-2 record in Group A. Valdo Guimdo picked up 24 points and 10 rebounds while Zhao Wei totalled 21 points, 7 assists and 3 steals and Carlo Cane scored 14 points for the winners. Varese will take on U18 ratiopharm Ulm on Sunday for fifth place. Panathinaikos, which got 11 points from Emmanouil Dimou, will face U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan on Sunday for seventh place.



U18 PFYM INSEP Paris and U18 Next Generation Team Varese advanced to Sunday’s first place game at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament Varese after finishing their respective groups with perfect 3-0 records. The winner of the game will qualify for the ANGT Finals at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in May, joining ANGT Belgrade first place finisher U18 ASVEL Villeurbanne and ANGT Patras top team U18 Stellazzurra Rome. 

Stellan Rajaofera - U18 Next Generation Team Varese - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

### FRIDAY, APRIL 1

10:00 U18 ratiopharm Ulm vs. U18 Casademont Zaragoza

12:00 U18 PFYM INSEP Paris vs. U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan

14:00 U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. U18 Joventut Badalona

16:00 U18 Varese Academy vs. U18 Next Generation Team Varese

18:00 U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. U18 ratiopharm Ulm

20:00 U18 PFYM INSEP Paris vs. U18 Casademont Zaragoza

### SATURDAY, APRIL 2

10:00 U18 Next Generation Team Varese vs. U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

12:00 U18 Varese Academy vs. U18 Joventut Badalona

14:00 U18 Casademont Zaragoza vs. U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan

16:00 U18 PFYM INSEP Paris vs. U18 ratiopharm Ulm

18:00 U18 Joventut Badalona vs. U18 Next Generation Team Varese

20:00 U18 Varese Academy vs. U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

### SUNDAY, APRIL 3

12:00 U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens vs. U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan 7th place

14:00 U18 Varese Academy vs. U18 ratiopharm Ulm 5th place

16:00 U18 Joventut Badalona vs. U18 Casademont Zaragoza 3rd place

18:00 U18 Next Generation Team Varese  vs. U18 PFYM INSEP Paris 1st place

## Group A

U18 Varese Academy

U18 Joventut Badalona

U18 Next Generation Team Varese

U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens

## Group B

U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan

U18 Casademont Zaragoza

U18 PFYM INSEP Paris

U18 ratiopharm Ulm

Eight teams will participate in the second Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament qualifier of the season from April 1 to 3 in Varese, Italy. A new addition to the tournament is U18 Casademont Zaragoza, replacing U18 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

ANGT Varese 2022 calendar

Varese makes history with first ANGT victory

Valdo Guimdo picked up 24 points and 10 rebounds while Zhao Wei totalled 21 points, 7 assists and 3 steals and Carlo Cane scored 14 points for the winners. Varese will take on U18 ratiopharm Ulm on Sunday for fifth place. Panathinaikos, which got 11 points from Emmanouil Dimou, will face U18 AX Armani Exchange Milan on Sunday for seventh place.

After Cane scored the first points of the game, Dimou converted a three-point play and Neoklis Avdalas had four points for a 4-11 Panathinaikos lead. Varese responded with a 9-2 close to the first quarter, which was deadlocked 13-13. A Thomas Dimitros triple had the Greens up 15-18 before Guimdo scored four points in a 9-0 run to lead 24-18. Varese was up three points when it shut down Panathinaikos for nearly the final 5 minutes and reeled off a 14-0 spurt to lead 40-23 at halftime.

Dimou tallied four points early in the second half to make it 42-27 before Zhou drained two three-pointers and added four more points in a 16-4 run for a 58-31 advantage. And the host side led 59-36 after 30 minutes. Varese made sure Panathinaikos didn’t have any thoughts of a comeback by starting the fourth quarter with a 10-2 surge to lead 69-38. The Greek team did not get closer than 24 points the rest of the way.

U18 Varese Academy made history by knocking off U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens 78-53 for its first victory at the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament. The ANGT Varese host side finished the first half on a 14-0 run and never looked back for a 1-2 record in Group A.

Valdo Guimdo - U18 Varese Academy - ANGT Varese 2022 (photo Alessia Doniselli) - JT21

U18 Varese Academy v U18 Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (2022-04-02T18:00:00.000Z)

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)