The young Bayern team finishes fifth at the NextGen

For the fifth time, Munich hosted the grand youth showcase of the "Adidas NextGen EuroLeague" for U18 teams this past weekend. From Friday morning to Sunday, eight top junior teams presented themselves on the videocourt of the BMW Park. The win went to the somewhat surprising NextGen Munich team (coached by Danilo Barthel), who had also defeated the reigning champions, Real Madrid, in the group stage (62:58).

Over the three days, more than 3,000 spectators attended the games. The MVP was Lithuanian center Arminas Vilkas from the winning team, who scored 16 points and grabbed twelve rebounds in the final against Valencia (100:88). The awards were presented by Bayern pro U18 European champion Ivan Kharchenkov.

The young U18 Bayern basketball team finished in fifth place on Sunday, with a 77:64 (33:27) win over Derby Podgorica from Montenegro in the placement game in front of 500 spectators. It was their second victory in four games under coach Federico Perego.

After a balanced first quarter, the home team managed to pull ahead before halftime. 17-year-old youth national player Sermpezis led his team with his drive to the basket and 16 points. In the third quarter, they made several turnovers (a total of 27), and the game remained close – 49:48 (30th minute).

Second victory for FCBB

In the final ten minutes, the Munich team pulled away for good (69:59/37th). They had a rebound advantage (47:35). Big men like Moratovic and Dück also contributed offensively this time. Sermpezis (14.6 PPG) and Caspar Vossenberg (15/12.5 PPG) were the top scorers for FCBB over the weekend.

In their group, the hosts suffered an opening loss to Ljubljana (78:98) but went on to defeat the youth team of Aris Thessaloniki 74:54. In a true must-win game for a possible final berth, they lost to Valencia 83:102 after a 73:73 tie at halftime.

“I think we had a good tournament, as we were probably the youngest team and gave a lot of playing time to players like Marko Volf and Caspar Vossenberg,” said Perego. “The first game against Cedevita was a tough loss, but in the second game against Valencia, we had 30 strong minutes and showed that we’re moving in the right direction. We now want to continue developing our players.”

FCBB U18 vs. Podgorica: M. Volf 9 /3 three-pointers, Susic 11, Sermpezis 21/7 assists, Vossenberg 3/5 rebounds, Grenz, Fischer 2, Marcin, 2 Roesinger 9, Crnjac 7/4 assists/4 steals, Glenewinkel 9/10 rebounds, Muratovic 8/6, Dück 5/7.

Placement Games

For 7th place: Virtus Bologna – Aris Thessaloniki 62:73 (25:37)

For 5th place: FCBB U18 – SC Derby Podgorica 77:64 (33:27)

For 3rd place: Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana – Real Madrid 82:98 (36:65)

Final: Valencia Basket – NextGen Munich Team 88:100 (49:54)

All results and stats: https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/de/ngt/

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