MARCH 19, 2026 – HERZOGENAURACH – adidas NextGen reveals its roster for the final qualifying tournament in Belgrade, set to take place from March 20 to 22, 2026, following the third round in Ulm, Bologna.
U18 FC Barcelona secured its place at the NextGen EuroLeague Finals by defeating U18 Fundacion Baskonia-Alaves 88-53 on Sunday to finish in first place at the adidas NextGen EuroLeague qualifying tournament in Bologna. Nikola Kusturica starred for Barcelona with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje posted 18 points and 11 boards, Jakob Siftar added 12 points and Mohamed Dabone shined with 10 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Mate Khatiashvili led Baskonia with 15 points and 3 steals, Juom Maker Bol paired 14 points with 7 rebounds and Stefan Joksimovic posted 10 and 6.
The final qualifying tournament in Belgrade, hosted by Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, will determine the third team punching a ticket to the NextGen EuroLeague Final Four in Athens.
The following players are slated to compete on the adidas NextGen Team in the Belgrade qualifying round of adidas NextGen EuroLeague 2026:
Omer Ege Ziyaettin (Turkey)
Lucai Anderson (Germany)
Lorenz Sanz (France)
Ilhan David Ngamunguela (Belgium)
Kenny Courset (France)
Zdravko Peric (Croatia)
Klark Riethauser (Switzerland)
Bruno Solano Luz Coelho (Brazil)
Besir Briant (Turkey)
Emmanuel Ahamefule (England)
Alexandros Skliros (Greece)
Lukasz Lysek (Poland)
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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