After discussing the guards of the tournament, here is my review on the forwards that stood out in my eyes during the Nike International Junior Tournament. Once again, this is not a ranking but just a selection of the players that I liked personally.
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NIJT 2009: the Forwards
May 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Today’s picks (live from Berlin)
May 1st, 2009 · No Comments
The second day of the Nike International Junior Tournament is in the books. Everything looks like it is going to be a Final between FMP Belgrade and Lietuvos Rytas. But both teams need another win to be for sure in the O2 World on Sunday.
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Today’s picks (live from Berlin)
April 30th, 2009 · No Comments
The first day of the Nike International Junior Tournament is history and the day ended nearly with a massive upset as the 2008 champ FMP Belgrade won against the hosts of ALBA Berlin by only 1 point.
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Nike International Junior Tournament: preview
April 26th, 2009 · 8 Comments
This Thursday starts the Nike International Junior Tournament in Berlin and features some of the best U18 Club Teams in Europe. Three qualification tournaments and two Wildcards later, 8 teams will fight in 2 groups to get the trophy. I took a quick look at the teams and tell you who are the prospects to […]
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Nike International Junior Tournament (Part 3)
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
The next part of the Junior Tournament Report talks about the two Lithuanian teams of Lietuvos Rytas and Zalgiris Kaunas. Both were very different. While Lietuvos Rytas’ game was based a lot on their guards play, the Zalgiris team lived essentially from their inside guys.
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FMP Junior Tournament
March 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Today started the FMP Junior Tournament (City of Belgrade Tournament ) in Belgrade. The tournament is also a qualifying event for the Nike International Junior Tournament to be played in Madrid during the Final Four. We took a look at the different rosters and the first results.
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