LAKTASI (Bosna and Herzegovina) - The draw for the fourth edition of the Youth Basketball Champions League was completed on Tuesday morning, placing the 12 teams across four groups.
The two-time defending champions Rytas Vilnius will face Galatasaray MCT Technic in Group C, setting up a rematch of the 2024 Final, when Rytas stormed to their first Youth BCL title.
The hosts Igokea, winners of the first edition of the Youth BCL, will be in Group B with PORSCHE BBA Ludwigsburg from Germany and Sabah BC from Azerbaijan.
Only the group winners advance to the Semi-Finals.
In Group A, last season's finalists Coretec Basketball Academy from Oostende, Belgium will take on Bnei Herzliya (ISR) and ERA Nymburk (CZE).
In Group B, Igokea m:tel are next to PORSCHE BBA Ludwigsburg and Sabah BC.
In Group C, Rytas Vilnius (LTU) are up against Galatasaray MCT Technic (TUR) and EWE Baskets Oldenburg (GER).
In Group D, Tofas Bursa (TUR) were drawn alongside Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER) and Spartak Office Shoes (SRB).
While the group winners face off in the Semi-Finals, the second-placed teams from each group will play the Classification Games 5-8, while the third-placed teams battle for spots from 9th to 12th.
The Youth BCL tournament in Laktasi tips off on April 7 and finishes five days later with the Final and the Third-Place Game.