LAKTASI (Bosna and Herzegovina) - The fourth edition of the Youth Basketball Champions League brings the event to Laktasi for the first time, tipping off on April 7, and finishing with the Final on April 12, 2026.
Before the U18 teams of 12 clubs from all over the continent arrive in Bosnia and Herzegovina, they will find out who they are playing at the event, already on Tuesday.
The draw for Youth BCL's fourth season will divide the teams across four groups of three teams. The group winners from each group will then move to the Semi-Finals, the second-placed teams will play the Classification Games 5-9, while the third-placed teams enter the Classification Games 9-12.
The 12 teams are, in alphabetical order:
BC Sabah (AZE)
Bnei Herzliya (ISR)
Coretec Basketball Academy (BEL)
ERA Nymburk (CZE)
EWE Baskets Oldenburg (GER)
Galatasaray MCT Technic (TUR)
Igokea m:tel (BIH)
PORSCHE BBA Ludwigsburg (GER)
Rytas Vilnius (LTU)
Spartak Office Shoes (SRB)
Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER)
Tofas Bursa (TUR)
Igokea m:tel won the first ever Youth BCL tournament, taking the throne in Bursa, Türkiye in 2023. Rytas Vilnius followed it up with back-to-back titles, winning the trophy in Debrecen, Hungary in 2024, and in Manisa, Türkiye in 2025.
Both of them are in Pot 1 of the draw, alongside Tofas Bursa and Coretec Basketball Academy from Oostende, as designated by the club and country ranking.
In Pot 2, Bnei Herzliya, Galatasaray MCT Technic, PORSCHE BBA Ludwigsburg and Telekom Baskets Bonn await.
In Pot 3, BC Sabah, ERA Nymburk, EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Spartak Office Shoes are placed.
Country protection is the only exception that applies here, as it assures that two teams from the same country cannot be drawn in the same group.
You can follow the draw live on YouTube.