European Prospects

The third day of the NIJT in Barcelona was filled with individual brilliance of some players and the confirmation of some of the hottest names of the last months. With KK Zagreb and Zalgiris Kaunas reaching the final, clearly the two best teams will fight tomorrow for the crown as both emerged as the most […]

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We arrived only for the second day of the Nike International Junior Tournament which explains the absence of any comment on Day One. So we start immediately with the coverage of the action from Friday of the Finals for this year’s biggest trophy in Junior Club Basketball.

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The 9th edition of the Nike International Junior Tournament will be played from Thursday to Sunday at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The Euroleague has assembled two groups of four teams that compete in order to follow up on the first French victory which INSEP reached last year at home in Paris. We go […]

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After the first part that discussed the guards in the 2011 edition of the l’Hospitalet tournament, we will speak today about the main wing prospects with among them the MVP of the tournament, Marcus Eriksson from Sweden.

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The second day in the sunny Barcelona started early with the games that decide which teams will reach the semi-finals tomorrow and has the chance to qualify for the Final Tournament in May during the Euroleague Final 4.

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Today started the 32nd edition of the Torneo de Basquet Junior Ciutat de Hospitalet. The tournament can  be considered as one of the major events of the Youth Basketball Calendar and generally features a large amount of talent. Next to the local Spanish forces, the presence of quality teams from abroad gives the event an […]

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The month of December/Christmas/New Year period is normally filled with interesting tournaments for Youth Basketball. We checked a few news and notes that are in relation with those upcoming events. For a full overview of the main tournaments, you can find it on our Tournament Agenda.

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The 1993 born players competed in the first ever U17 World Championship in Hamburg this July. With the astonishing result of Poland and the disappointing ending of our #1 team Spain, there were some changes necessary. Here we go for the explanations.

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The Lithuanian U16 National Team won the Silver Medal in Kaunas last summer. Now this same generation tries to be as successful on the next level but our Lithuanian author is not that optimistic about their possibilities.

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Today started the Nike International Junior Tournament in Paris. It is the eight edition of this prestigious event that features the most talented U18 Club Teams in Europe. This year, the teams in Paris had to qualify through four different tournaments and the organization gave out 3 other Wildcards next to the defending champion FMP […]

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