The Adidas NextGen EuroLeague’s 2024-25 season tipped off on Friday morning at the newly renovated Basketball Development Center in Istanbul, where the continent’s top young talents will battle at the first in a series of four NextGen EuroLeague Qualifying Tournaments. U18 Mega MIS Belgrade is the only team with two wins after the first day of action, while the host team U8 Bahcesehir College Istanbul as well as U18 Gran Canaria, U18 Panathinaikos Athens and U18 Next Gen Team Istanbul all registered wins on Friday. The action continues on Saturday morning.