FEBRUARY 5, 2026 – HERZOGENAURACH – adidas NextGen EuroLeague is pleased to kick off its first qualifying tournament this week in Ulm, Germany. Now entering its 24th edition, adidas NextGen EuroLeague will feature top international U18 teams competing across four qualifying events.
The first qualifying round is scheduled to take place February 6 – 8, with eight teams competing to advance to the NextGen EuroLeague Final Four this May.
Participating teams include:
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
Mega Super Belgrade
NextGen Team Ulm
Occident Basket Manresa
Olympiacos Piraeus
The first qualifying round in Ulm, hosted by Ratiopharm Ulm, will be followed by competitions in Abu Dhabi from February 27 – March 1; Bologna, from March 13 – 16, hosted by Virtus Bologna; and Belgrade from March 20 – 22, hosted by Crvena Zvezda Belgrade.
The following players are slated to compete on the adidas NextGen Team in the first qualifying round of adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2026 in Ulm:
Alonso De La Iglesia (Spain)
Jamie Edoka (Frankfurt)
Karl Kouame (France)
Leonard Kroger (Germany)
Marko Petric (Germany)
Matic Rezec (Slovenia)
Paul Nnanga (France)
Rafael Corta (Spain)
Rets Veinbers (Latvia)
Tim Waerniers (Belgium)
Tom Kasongo (Belgium)
Yalin Yildiz (Turkey)
The NextGen Team will be coached by former Euroleague players Dogus Balby and Massimo Bulleri, as well as Kheeryoung Rhee.
