HERAKLION (Greece) - Francesco Ferrari of Italy was named MVP of the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025; taking this prestigious crown after leading his country to the title with victory over Lithuania in the Final.
Ferrari also headlines tournament's All-Star Five in which he is joined by Mantas Juzenas form the runners-up Lithuania, Pavle Nikolic of Serbia, Greece's Alexandros Samodurov and Roman Domon of France.
MVP - Francesco Ferrari (Italy)
With others leading the way in the earlier stages, Ferrari simply exploded for Italy in the Semi-Finals and the Final and that's why he's the MVP. A combined total of 47 points in the last and most important two games pulled Italy to the title with Ferrari averaging 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. However, the performance in the Final with 26 points and crucial two made three-pointers in the final stretch are what will be remembered.
Mantas Juzenas (Lithuania)
Despite the quiet showing in the Final due to foul trouble, Juzenas was first among the equals when it came to Lithuania and their team-focused division of responsibility. With 11.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and impressive 40 percent from beyond the arc, Juzenas did a little bit of everything, leading at the defensive side also. His seven made three-pointers in the Semi-Finals against France were one of the highlights of the whole event.
Pavle Nikolic (Serbia)
Even though Serbia just missed out on a podium, Nikolic proved to be among the best at the event. He tallied 16.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists across all games while shooting more than 40 percent from the three-point line. Being in top 20 in scoring and rebounding, his best game came in the Quarter-Finals with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals - leading Serbia to their final win in Heraklion.
Alexandros Samodurov (Greece)
Being second in scoring at the event with 17.6 points per game, it's not hard to see why Samodurov is the only member of the All-Star Five outside of the Semi-Finalists. The power forward also tallied 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists across the event, averaging a full steal and 1.4 blocks per game. An all-around showing of which the premiere example came in the battle for the fifth place with 25 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks against Israel.
Roman Domon (France)
France once again showed they are an European powerhouse at the U20 level with another podium, and Roman Domon showed he could do it all. He led his team in all of scoring, rebounding and assisting with 12.6, 6.1 and 3.3 on average, respectively. He did not rank in top 10 of the event in any of those columns, but also tallied 1.4 steals per game which shows his impact at the defensive side.
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