FMP celebrates Champ NIJT

FMP repeated as the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament champion on Sunday and its star big man Dejan Musli became the first two-time MVP of the competition. FMP bested Lietuvos Rytas 110-123 in a thrilling final on center court at the o2 World in Berlin, hours before the Euroleague’s biggest stars were set to take the floor for the title game. The high-scoring NIJT final set a number of finals records, including most points scored in a single quarter, which was set in the first quarter and then improved upon later in the fourth. Musli was named tournament MVP after posting 31 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks in the final as FMP finished undefeated. Musli was joined on the all-tournament team by teammate Nenad Miljenovic, Jonas Valanciunis and Augustas Peciukevicius of L. Rytas and Tommaso Ingrosso of Montepaschi Siena. MORE

VIDEO | GALLERY

Host club BC FMP won the Classification Tournament in Belgrade by downing Hemofarm 77-63 as Dejan Musli again dominated a title game with 23 points, 18 rebounds. Branislav Dekic added 11 points. The victory was FMP's second in the tournament's two-year history. Both finalists are going to the NIJT final round at the 2009 Final Four in Berlin.

Lietuvos Rytas became the 13th club to win the renowned Torneig Junior Ciutat de L'Hospitalet in its 30th anniversary edition by cruising past Unicaja of Spain by 70-87 in the final. Augustas Peciukevicius scored 8 of his 14 points in a decisive 3-20 fourth-quarter run, while Mantas Kadzevicius led L. Rytas with 17 points and 9 rebounds.

The Torneo Città di Roma has a new champion! It is none other than Kalise Gran Canaria of Spain who, in the final, got rid of Montepaschi Siena of Italy by a solid 57-68 after leading for most of the 40 minutes. Both teams had already earned the right to be in the final phase of the Nike International Junior Tournament to be played in Berlin.