Zalgiris U18 to play ANGT Qualifiers in Dubai 1

Euroleague Basketball announced the teams that will compete in the 2023-24 Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament. This season will be the 21st edition of the annual event, which includes clubs and academies representing 11 different countries.

Under-18 teams are coming from 15 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and eight BKT EuroCup clubs, as well as five invited clubs and the Next Generation Team. They will clash to be the last one standing when the continental junior club champion is crowned in the spring in a finals phase to be held in parallel with the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four.

To reach the ANGT Finals, teams will first compete in three-day qualifiers held in Podgorica, Montenegro; Belgrade, Serbia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Paris, France.

Each qualifier will have eight teams, with the winner earning an automatic berth to the ANGT Finals. Each will also feature Next Generation Teams organized by adidas from the top 18-and-under talents in Europe whose club teams are not already playing in one of the four qualifying tournaments.

Zalgiris will take part in the third qualifier, which will be held Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the first time from March 22 to 24, 2024. The host team is Dubai Basketball Academy, with the other clubs being: Aris Midea Thessaloniki, ratiopharm Ulm, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, Valencia Basket, Virtus Segafredo Bologna and the NGT Dubai team.