Manisa set to host the third edition of the Youth BCL
The Youth Basketball Champions League is back for its third season, and the city of Manisa, Türkiye has been selected as the host of the event in 2025. The prime standalone pan-European club competition for U18 teams will tip off at the Tarik Almis arena on April 22 and the champions will be crowned on April 27. A total of 12 teams will play the third season of the Youth BCL, representing eight different countries, including the previous two winners: Igokea m:tel(BIH), who picked up the trophy in Bursa, Türkiye in 2023, and Rytas Vilnius (LTU), the defending champions from Debrecen, Hungary last year. The remaining 10 teams are Aliaga Petkimspor(TUR), ERA Nymburk (CZE), Filou Oostende(BEL), Spartak Office Shoes (SRB), Galatasaray (TUR), Manisa Basket (TUR), Porsche BBA Ludwigsburg(GER), Pa...