2012 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament Thursday May 10Th – Sunday May 13Th, 2012 Istanbul, Turkey
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2012 EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL NIKE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT THURSDAY MAY 10TH – SUNDAY MAY 13TH, 2012 ISTANBUL, TURKEY Introduction Competition System The 2012 Euroleague Basketball Nike The eight participating teams were randomly drawn into two groups of four International Junior Tournament field is teams. Each team will play a total of three games against the opponents in complete. Eight elite junior teams will meet their groups. The 1st placed team from each group will play each other in the to decide a champion from Thursday, May 10 Final. All group games will be played in the Abdi Ipekci Arena, whilst the Final through Sunday, May 13, during the 2012 will be played in the Sinan Erdem Arena. Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey. Four new additions to the Groups Composition event will join the four teams that qualified from the classification tournaments held GROUP A GROUP B during the season. KK Zagreb Croatia CRVENA ZVEZDA DIVA BELGRADE TEAM CHINA Osiguranje of Croatia advanced from the ANADOLU EFES ISTANBUL KK ZAGREB CROATIA OSIGURANJE Torneo Citta di Roma; Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius of Lithuania qualified from the Torneig Junior FC BARCELONA REGAL ZALGIRIS KAUNAS Ciutat de L'Hospitalet; Zalgiris Kaunas of LIETUVOS RYTAS VILNIUS FENERBAHCE ULKER ISTANBUL Lithuania was crowned champion of the NIJT Classification Tournament Kaunas; and Game Schedule Crvena Zvezda Belgrade of Serbia secured its ticket by winning the NIJT Classification DATE TIME TEAM A TEAM B Tournament Belgrade. Joining these teams TH are FC Barcelona Regal of Spain, which was THU MAY 10 14:00 CRVENA ZVEZDA FC BARCELONA REGAL the runner-up at the L'Hospitalet tournament, THU MAY 10TH 14:45 ANADOLU EFES LIETUVOS RYTAS local teams Anadolu Efes Istanbul and TH THU MAY 10 16:15 TEAM CHINA ZALGIRIS KAUNAS Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul of Turkey, and for TH only the second time, Team China. THU MAY 10 17:00 KK ZAGREB FENERBAHCE ULKER FRI MAY 11TH 12:00 CRVENA ZVEZDA ANADOLU EFES The group-stage games will be held at the FRI MAY 11TH 12:45 FC BARCELONA REGAL LIETUVOS RYTAS famed Abdi Ipekci Arena, while the title game is set for Sinan Erdem Arena on the same FRI MAY 11TH 14:15 TEAM CHINA KK ZAGREB floor that the games of the Turkish Airlines FRI MAY 11TH 15:00 ZALGIRIS KAUNAS FENEBRAHCE ULKER Euroleague Final Four will be played. The TH tenth edition of the Euroleague Basketball SAT MAY 12 12:00 ANADOLU EFES FC BARCELONA REGAL Nike International Junior Tournament follows SAT MAY 12TH 12:45 LIETUVOS RYTAS CRVENA ZVEZDA hot on the heels of the four classification TH SAT MAY 12 14:15 KK ZAGREB ZALGIRIS KAUNAS tournaments, in which a total of 32 teams competed. With Europe's best under-18 SAT MAY 12TH 15:00 FENERBAHCE ULKER TEAM CHINA players headed to Istanbul, the champion will SUN MAY 13TH 12:30 1ST PLACE GROUP A 1ST PLACE GROUP B go home as the undisputed European junior club champion! Awards Ceremony Immediately following the Final a trophy will be presented to the winning team. A long list of future stars that may well write The trophy presentation will be repeated at half-time of the 2012 Turkish their next chapter in Istanbul include Airlines Euroleague Final, as well as the presentation of a trophy to the returning All-Tournament Team selections Tournament MVP, and gifts to the five members of the All-Tournament Team. Mario Hezonja and Dario Saric of KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje as well as Dusan Ristic of Crvena Zvezvda Diva Belgrade, James Birsen Nike International Junior Tournament Quick Facts of Fenerbahce Ulker Isanbul and Josep Perez Location……………….……………………………………………………………………….Istanbul, Turkey of FC Barcelona Regal. As in previous years First Tournament………………………………….………………………………………………………...2003 there is no doubt that these and other players Teams........................8 (Anadolu Efes Istanbul, Crvena Zvezda Diva Belgrade, will step up and make a name for themselves. ………......................................FC Barcelona Regal, Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul, ....................................KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, With yet another balanced field, it is difficult …………………………………………………………………………………Team China, Zalgiris Kaunas) to select the favourites to win their groups Champions……….…2003, 2007 Zalgiris Kaunas, 2004, 2005, 2006 CSKA Moscow and make it to the Final. What is guaranteed …………………….2008, 2009 FMP, 2010 INSEP, 2011 KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje is that all eight teams will be raring to go and eager to win. Thirteen great games will have Organisation..………………………………………….………………………….Euroleague Basketball been played, making the 2012 Euroleague Title Sponsor…..……………………………………..………………………………………………………..Nike Basketball Nike International Junior Coordinator…………………………………….………………………………….…………………Goran Sasic Tournament the perfect complement of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. Venue………………………………………………………………………………………….Abdi Ipekci Arena Capacity………………………………………………….………………………………………..………….11,350 Media Relations Manager…………………………………………………………….Diego Fernandez Email…………………………………………………………………[email protected] Mobile Phone..........…………………………….………………………..………….+34 660 481 909 WWW.EUROLEAGUE.NET/EVENTS/NIJT/ PAGE 1 OF 6 2012 EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL NIKE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT THURSDAY MAY 10TH – SUNDAY MAY 13TH, 2012 ISTANBUL, TURKEY Euroleague Basketball Vision Classification Tournaments Stats Leaders Continually striving for excellence: activating the Stats leaders from the Rome, L’Hospitalet, Kaunas and Belgrade passion of basketball for our clubs and fans. Classification Tournaments were: Euroleague Basketball Mission PPG Mirco Turel (Stella Azzurra) 23.3 We are our clubs and fans. RPG Dario Saric (KK Zagreb) 14.5 APG Marius Grigonis (Zalgiris Kaunas) 7.3 Our mission is to provide a collaborative, aspirational SPG Nicolo Basile (Stella Azzurra) 4 and unifying framework of excellence for the entire BPG Jito Kok (CBA) 2.4 Euroleague Family: our fans, our clubs, our players MPG Stanislav Il’nitskiy (BC Khimki Moscow) 38 and our commercial partners. Through fairness, 3FG% Davis Geks (VEF Riga) 59.3% integrity and honesty we have a responsibility as 2FG% Mantvydas Staselis (Zalgiris Kaunas) 80% guardians of the European Basketball League and the FT% Josep Perez (FC Barcelona Regal) 100% collective values of its teams. MVPs: We reach into the communities at the heart of our clubs to grow the sport of basketball; positively Rome Dario Saric (KK Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje) impacting all those who share in its values and L’H Augustinas Jankaitis (Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius) passion. Kaunas Tomas Dimsa (Zalgiris Kaunas) Belgrade Dusan Ristic (Crvena Zvezda Diva Belgrade) Euroleague Basketball Approach Fans: capture the passion of basketball through a NIJT All-Time Records unique experience. PTS Luigi Datome (Montepaschi Siena) 38 REB Povilas Butkevicius (Zalgiris Kaunas) 20 Clubs: provide support and leadership for increased ASS Lluis Costa (FC Barcelona) 11 exposure and revenues. STL Alessandro Piazza (Fortitudo Bologna) 10 Povilas Butkevicius (Zalgiris Kaunas) Players: deliver an environment of excellence and Spyridon Magkounis (AEK Athens) elite sporting values. BL Mamadou Samb (FC Barcelona) 6 Kamil Pietras (Union Olimpija) Commercial Partners: extend multiple opportunities to build relations with consumers. Past Finals 2003 Barcelona: Zalgiris Kaunas vs. Maccabi Teddy Tel Aviv 87-80 Communities: be a centre of support, engagement Rolandas Alijevas (Zalgiris Kaunas) chosen MVP and upliftment. 2004 Tel Aviv: CSKA Moscow vs. Montepaschi Siena 90-62 About Nike Vasiliy Zavoruev (CSKA Moscow) chosen MVP Nike first sold footwear in Europe in 1978. Two years later, the first Nike European Headquarters opened. 2005 Moscow: CSKA Moscow vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 97-64 Then, in 1994, Nike centralised European distribution Vasiliy Zavoruev (CSKA Moscow) chosen MVP at the Laakdal (Belgium) Customer Service Center. The current EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) 2006 Prague: CSKA Moscow vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 59-55 headquarters, a state-of-the-art complex designed by Ivan Nelyubov (CSKA Moscow) chosen MVP William McDonough + Partners, opened in 1999 in Hilversum, The Netherlands. In terms of revenue, 2007 Athens: Zalgiris Kaunas vs. FMP 78-74 the EMEA region is Nike's second largest region; it is Donatas Motiejunas (Zalgiris Kaunas) chosen MVP the third largest in terms of manufacturing. 2008 Madrid: FMP vs. AXA FC Barcelona 80-70 2011 MVP & All-Tournament Team Dejan Musli (FMP) chosen MVP The following players were selected to the 2011 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior 2009 Berlin: FMP vs. Lietuvos Rytas 123-110 Tournament All-Tournament Team (A-Z): Dejan Musli (FMP) chosen MVP Guo Ailun (Team China) 2010 Paris: INSEP vs. FMP 123-110 Mario Hezonja (KK Zagreb) Livio Jean-Charles (INSEP) chosen MVP Stefan Popovski-Turanjan (FMP) Ignas Ramasauskas (Zalgiris Kaunas) 2011 Barcelona: KK Zagreb vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 76-65 Dario Saric (KK Zagreb) - MVP Dario Saric (KK Zagreb) chosen MVP Abdi Ipekci Arena Site Info 10 Yil Caddesi, Zeytinburnu, 34760 Istanbul Phone +90 2 126 797 420 WWW.EUROLEAGUE.NET/EVENTS/NIJT/ PAGE 2 OF 6 2012 EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL NIKE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT THURSDAY MAY 10TH – SUNDAY MAY 13TH, 2012 ISTANBUL, TURKEY Illustrious Alumni Past Appearances The past nine editions of the event have seen many elite players Zalgiris Kaunas on 8 occasions who have gone on to play in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and (2003-2008, 2010-2011) Eurocup competitions. 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