The Audi Dome on this weekend belonged completely to the future of European basketball.
The ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT of the EuroLeague again took place in the arena at the Munich Westpark after two years off due to the Corona pandemic.
The ANGT is the most renowned exhibition for European talent since numerous superstars like Luka Doncic, Vasa Micic and Nikola Mirotic once revealed their great talent here. The FCBB is hosting a qualifying tournament with eight under-18 teams for the fourth time and the first time since 2020. The final round will take place at the Final Four in Kaunas in May.
Update Day 3: 9,000 Twitch viewers for the ANGT final
Real Madrid's U18s remain in a class of their own: The dominant youngster won the final of the Munich ANGT round in front of 1,000 fans at the Audi Dome on Sunday against Zalgiris Kaunas 84-64. This is their tenth participation in the qualifying tournament and their tenth time finishing in first place.
Madrid's Gonzalez is MVP
Kaunas, who nearly upset Real at last year's final four (61-60) were neck and neck with the favorites for the first 15 minutes (32-31) before the Spaniards' class prevailed. 16-year-old Hugo González was top scorer (22) and also MVP, with Jack Kayil (Berlin), Jan Vide (Real), Alexandros Samontourov (Athens) and Justas Stonkus (Kaunas) also being named to the tournament top 5.
Bayern without a win
A total of around 4,500 spectators visited the Audi Dome during the three-day weekend a good half of which came on the final day. The live streams via Twitch had a large international audience, with the final alone peaking at more than 9,000 viewers.
The third-place game was won by the international Next Generation Team Munich, coached by Petteri Koponen, who beat a strong Alba Berlin (82-79). Fifth place went to Panathinaikos Athens who beat Ulm (86-77).
90-72 loss to Milan
The FCBB U18 had to accept 8th place after losing 90-72 against Milan. After a close game early, 22-22 (8th), the more mature Italians pulled away before the break. As with the entire tournament, the three-pointers (19%) refused to fall and 26 turnovers were far too many to be able to remain in the game.
Schwabing's guest player Philipp Roos scored 13 points while the two FCBB youngsters Desmond Yiamu (10.7 ppg/9.3 rpg) and Dominik Dolic (10.3/6 apg) led the team statistically for the tournament.
The best images of the Final Day of adidasNGT ⬇
The best impressions of adidasNGT Final day
Update Day 2:
As expected, Real Madrid is the heavy favorite in the ANGT 1st-place game (16:00) and were the favorites all along to make it to the Final Four but the Spaniards' dominance has been nothing short of shocking. In the matchup for the group victory against Alba Berlin's youngsters, who had also won their two games handily, the matter was settled after the first quarter (32-12). Real managed an incredible 25 steals and hit 18 of 34 threes (53%) in a 113-47 victory. Hugo González is a strong contender for the MVP award, averaging 18.3 points (67% three).
A total of around 1.200 spectators visited the Audi Dome on the second day of the tournament
Bayern plays for 7th-place.
Real's opponents in the final game will be Zalgiris Kaunas' U18s, are also still undefeated and the Munich qualifier will be a repeat of last year's final. In Belgrade, Real won 61-60 against the Lithuanians.
Bayern's U18 team, which is short of players due to injury, will play for 7th place starting at 10:00. On Saturday, the first game against Panathinaikos was a clear loss 75-58 where they suffered 28 turnovers. It was not until the final quarter that the FCBB played more freely for the first time against a physically stronger opponent. Desmond Yiamu just barely missed a double-double (8/11 rebounds) while FCBB talents Ivan Volf, Mario Brunetto (10 each) and Dominik Dolic (9) also topped the scorecard for Bayern.
Third Bayern loss
Though the native Ukrainian Yiamu managed to secure a double-double (12/10) Petteri Koponen's ANG Munich team still cruised to a 87-71 victory in the final game of the night. The hosts played very well for one half, but after the first promising lead (46-40/23rd) the momentum was completely lost. Dolic had 13 points and twelve assists in the loss.
Update Day 1: Bayern defeated by Kaunas, Real dominates
Despite a good fight, the U18 Bayern Basketball team was unable to upset Kaunas in its opening game at the Munich ANGT. The newly formed team around coach Paulo Prestes lost to last year's finalist of the Lithuanian talent factory 82-68. Until the last two minutes of the game with Kaunas was within reach (72-67) but iin the end it was not meant to be.
A total of around 1,800 spectators came to the Audi Dome on the first day of play. After the conclusion of the group stage on Saturday, the placement games will follow on Sunday.
The hosts had their best phase of play in the third quarter, when they reduced the score to 46-44 (28th) and had the momentum fully on their side. This was surprising since Bayern had foul problems after only a few minutes and were clearly inferior in rebounding and could not hit from three. Just when the game seemed to be at a tipping point, Kaunas scored a few times from distance, grabbed a few offensive rebounds (25 in total!) and benefited from Munich's turnovers. Top scorers for the FCBB were guest player Raphael Falkenthal (13) and FCBB youngsters Desmond Yiamu (12) and Dominik Dolic (9).
On Saturday, Bayern will face Panathinaikos Athens (11:00) and then the ANGT Munich team (19:00).
FCBB U18: Dolic 9 points/3 steals, Falkenthal 13, Pesic 2, Yiamu 12/7 rebounds, Dolinsek 7/6, Brunetto 7, Grussendorf 2, Kolev 6, Varner 2, Volf, Roos 2, Onyekwere 8.
Koponen's premiere in coaching is a success
Defending champions Real Madrid remain the clear favorites of the tournament after a 103-60 win over Ulm to open the tournament and also showed their class against Milan (92-62). Berlin's youngsters also won twice, 97-84 against Milan in the first game of the tournament in front of around 700 fans and dominated the German duel with Ulm in the evening (99-80). The matchup against Real for the group victory and thus for the entry into the final on Sunday (16:00) will tip-off at 13:00 on Saturday.
In Munich's Group B, former Bayern guard Petteri Koponen celebrated a successful debut in his first assignment as coach as the international ANGT selection team prevailed against Panathinaikos Athens 91-76.
You can watch all games in the Re-Live Format on YouTube ⬇
| Gruppe A | Gruppe B |
| Alba Berlin | FC Bayern Munich Basketball |
| Armani Milan | Next Generation Team Munich |
| Ratiopharm Ulm | Panathinaikos Athen |
| Real Madrid | Zalgiris Kaunas |
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