U18 Mega Mozzart become EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament champions
In the Final of the EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, U18 Mega Mozzart have prevailed over U18 Next Generation Select Team and claimed the championship trophy for the first time in the club’s history.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
The reigning U19 ABA League Champions Mega Mozzart, have claimed another great success this season, as they have proven themselves to be the best in Europe, by winning the EuroLeague Basketball Next Generation Tournament trophy in Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, when they have prevailed in the Final over the U18 Next Generation Select Team.
The champs went off to a slow start and have been behind by 7 points (32:39) by halftime. However, in the second half, they started to grind and in the end they have celebrated a win with the score of 82:61.
For Mega Mozzart, Nikola Đurišić was the top scorer with 21 points on his record, while Andrija Jelavić scored 19.
This is the first EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament trophy for Mega Mozzart in club's history, after they have previously been runners up in the seasons 2016/17 and 2018/19.
EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament Final, Saturday, 21 May 2022:
U18 MEGA MOZZART – U18 Next Generation Select Team 82:61 (13:17, 19:22, 25:12, 25:10)
Đurišić 21, Jelavić 19 |Perrin & Jović 11.
