MARCH 10, 2026 – HERZOGENAURACH – adidas NextGen EuroLeague is pleased to continue the qualifying tournament rounds this week in Bologna, Germany. Now entering its 24th edition, adidas NextGen EuroLeague will feature the top international U18 teams competing across four qualifying events.
The third qualifying round is scheduled to take place March 13 – 15, with eight teams competing to advance to the NextGen EuroLeague Final Four this May.
Participating teams include:
- Virtus Segafredo Bologna (Host)
- Dolomiti Energia Trento
- FC Barcelona
- FC Bayern Munich
- Fundacion Baskonia-Alaves
- Next Gen Team Bologna
- Panathinaikos Athens
- Paris Basketball
The qualifying tournament in Bologna, hosted by Virtus Bologna, will be followed by the final qualifying round in Belgrade from March 20 – 22, hosted by Crvena Zvezda Belgrade.
The following players are slated to compete on the adidas NextGen Team in the third qualifying round of adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2026 in Bologna:
- Ante Garac (Croatia)
- Diego Niebla Santos (Spain)
- Franciszek Borucinski-Hrycyk (Poland)
- Federico Fasolo (Italy)
- Louka Milanese (France)
- Lucas Troels Smith (Denmark)
- Martin Cizej (Slovenia)
- Niklavs Veselov (Latvia)
- Ricards Aizpurs (Latvia)
- Robert Kangur (Estonia)
- Ronnie Ewanke (Cameroon)
- Simón Gradin (Argentina)
The NextGen Team will be coached by former Euroleague players Dogus Balby and Massimo Bulleri, as well as Kheeryoung Rhee.
For more information on adidas NextGen EuroLeague, visit https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/ngt/
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