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The Queen of Cyprus basketball: welcome, AEL Limassol!
The most decorated basketball club from Cyprus – TRIA EKA AEL BC – joins the European North Basketball league. Cyprus Basketball federation and Cyprus Basketball league were established in 1966. ECOMMBX Basket League features 10 teams and celebrated its 60 years anniversary in 2026. Cyprus until recent times successfully competed at the Games of the Small States of Europe, winning nine titles in men`s basketball (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017). Biggest
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19 hours ago3 min read


First ENBL team from Switzerland: bienvenue, Pully Lausanne Foxes!
The most ambitious basketball club from Switzerland – Pully Lausanne Foxes – joins the European North Basketball league for the first time. Switzerland has played and continues to play a big part in international basketball. On June 18, 1932, eight national federations – Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland – established the International Basketball Federation, FIBA. In May 1935, Geneva hosted the first EuroBasket – a test event
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6 days ago2 min read


Austrian champions bring the noise: welcome, HEFTE HELFEN BULLS!
The 2026 Austrian champions HEFTE HELFEN Kapfenberg BULLS return to the European North Basketball league for a second consecutive season. Many current and recent ENBL teams took home silverware in their respective national championships. HEFTE HELFEN BULLS were prominent at the Win2day Austrian Basketball Superliga playoffs. On June 6, 2026, the Bulls won their eighth Austrian title, defeating the 2024 and 2025 champions, UNGER STEEL Gunners Oberwart, 3-2. Even more impressiv
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Jul 142 min read


ENBL legends back in business: welcome, Anwil Wloclawek!
Anwil Wloclawek, the first ever European North Basketball league champions, return to chase more glory. When it comes to the ENBL inaugural season, the Rottweilers deserve eternal praise. Basketball crazy Wloclawek and its loyal fans showed how it must be done from Day One. On October 19, 2021, Anwil posted its first ENBL win, prevailing at Valmiera Glass ViA, 85-69. On January 12, 2022, the Rottweilers hosted the first ENBL game at the Hala Mistrzów – Hall of the Champions –
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Jul 102 min read


Newcomers from Neris valley: welcome, Jonava Hipocredit!
BC Jonava Hipocredit is the fourth club from Lithuania to play in the European North Basketball league. Šiauliai played in competition from 2021 until 2025. Wolves Vilnius joined the league in 2022-2023 and Utena Juventus in 2023-2024. Jonava club – then Cbet Jonava – hosted the 2022 ENBL technical meeting at the Best Western Santakos hotel in Kaunas, held during the FIBA Europe Cup qualifiers. Recently Jonava made it to the Betsson LKL playoffs for the fifth consecutive year
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Jul 72 min read


Juventus Utena: thank you and best of luck!
Photo: R. Lukoševičius, Betsson LKL The 2026 Lithuanian Basketball league finalists Juventus Utena have used the opt-out option to compete in the Basketball Champions league. On August 16, 2023, then Uniclub Casino-Juventus Utena officially joined the European North Basketball league for the first time. On October 4, 2023, Juventus Utena debuted in the ENBL with a 103-73 road win against the 2023 bronze medalist Polski Cukier Start Lublin. The Lithuanians, coached by Oliver K
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Jun 303 min read


Estonian bronze medalists return: welcome, TalTech/ALEXELA!
The 2026 Estonia bronze medalists TalTech/ALEXELA from Tallinn return to the European North Basketball league for a second consecutive season and their third showing overall. Estonia is the first country in ENBL history to register for six consecutive league seasons. Czechia, Latvia and Poland are the other three countries to match Estonian streak. The 2026 Estonian champions – Tartu University – played in the ENBL from 2021 until 2025. TalTech joined competition during the 2
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Jun 153 min read


Cards Lab, ENBL and Dziki Warszawa join forces for the exclusive Champions Set 2025-2026
The Champions Set is a limited-edition trading card collection featuring the most memorable moments from the championship season and celebrating the team’s remarkable journey to the 2026 ENBL title. Created for both Dziki Warszawa supporters and basketball fans across Europe, the set offers a unique opportunity to relive an unforgettable season and preserve its greatest memories. The collection includes six on-card autographs, making it a truly special item for collectors. "W
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Jun 121 min read


History makers from Bucharest: welcome, CSO Voluntari!
The 2025 ENBL champions CSO Voluntari will play in the European North Basketball league for a fourth consecutive season. What a ride it has been so far. CSO Voluntari is the first team in ENBL history which has played in three consecutive Final Fours. They reached the 2024 final in Aarhus, Denmark, falling at the hands of the most decorated Nordics club, magnificent Bakken Bears. A year later CSO Voluntari returned to the Final Four to walk all way to their first European tit
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Jun 93 min read


Basketball capital of Norway rising: welcome, Fyllingen Lions!
The three time Norway champions Fyllingen Lions will play in the European North Basketball league for a third consecutive season. On April 18, 2024, then Fyllingen Basket won the first Norwegian championship, sweeping Baerum Basket in the best-of-five series, 3-0. It marked a start of a new European journey. On June 10, 2024, Fyllingen Basket joined the European North Basketball league. Two months and twelve days later, the club rebranded itself as the Fyllingen Lions. This t
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May 172 min read


Eighty years of experience – welcome, Spartak Pleven!
The two time Bulgarian champions Spartak Pleven will play in the European North Basketball league for a fourth consecutive season. Spartak Pleven is the fifth club in league history, who has registered for four consecutive seasons. The list includes Valmiera Glass ViA, Basket Brno, Tartu University and the Bristol Flyers. Spartak Pleven recently ended their 79th season with a 1-2 loss at the Bulgarian quarterfinals against the 2025 and 2026 Bulgarian Cup winners, third seeded
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May 142 min read


Be all you can be – welcome, Donar Groningen!
The 2026 Dutch Basketball Cup winners Donar Groningen will play in the European North Basketball league for a third consecutive season. It marks a fourth consecutive season when teams from the Netherlands and the BNXT league – a joint tournament for clubs from Belgium and the Netherlands – are represented in competition. Royal Liège Basket advanced to the 2024 playoffs and conquered a bronze medal at the Final Four in Aarhus, Denmark. Donar Groningen have a second best result
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May 123 min read


Continuity matters – welcome, Bristol Flyers!
Super League Basketball club Bristol Flyers will play in the European North Basketball league for the fourth consecutive season. On May 3, 2023, the Bristol Flyers officially joined the ENBL, becoming the first club from the United Kingdom to do so. As of today, it`s the fourth team in league history to register for four consecutive seasons after Basket Brno, Valmiera Glass ViA and Tartu University. The Flyers definitely have some good memories. They have won nine road games
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May 72 min read


New coach, new European adventures – welcome, Juventus Utena!
Lithuanian club Juventus Utena return to the European North Basketball league after a solid debut campaign in 2023-2024. On August 16, 2023, then Uniclub Casino-Juventus Utena officially joined the European North Basketball league for the first time. On October 4, 2023, Juventus Utena debuted in the ENBL with a 103-73 road win against the 2023 bronze medalist Polski Cukier Start Lublin. The Lithuanians, coached by Oliver Kostič, posted a 6-1 record to win Group A and advance
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May 52 min read


Bundesliga team returns: welcome, SYNTAINICS MBC!
The 2025 German Cup winners and the ENBL VIMODROM Final Four hosts SYNTAINICS MBC return to play in the European North Basketball league`s 2026-2027 season. On July 4, 2025, SYNTAINICS MBC announced their intent to play in the ENBL, becoming the second Bundesliga club to do so. On March 25, 2026, SYNTAINICS MBC won the quarterfinal series against Donar Groningen, 180-154, to advance to the 2026 Final Four with a 10-1 record. On April 2, 2026, Weissenfels was confirmed as a ho
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May 13 min read


Tough Calls: April 28, 2026
Andris Aunkrogers, Marius Ciulin, Jonaš Kavan. Photo: Andreas Bez The Tough Calls are sponsored by Fiziocentrs – a well known physiotherapy clinic in Latvia. The videos shown below will help to understand the game, referees and rules. In Dark team offense, Dark 33 moves past his primary defender Yellow 44 and drives to the basket. Before a Dark 33 shoots, contact occurs with defender Yellow 20. Yellow 20 falls fown after contact. Referees call an act of shooting foul by Yello
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Apr 296 min read


Dziki Warszawa set records to clinch first title, MVP – Landrius Horton
Dziki Warszawa scored the most points in one quarter and set a new Final Four scoring record to defeat courageous Manchester Basketball, 109-97, and win the 2026 European North Basketball league title. Landrius Horton was named ENBL VIMODROM Final Four MVP. First quarter, 26-23 Manchester Basketball started red hot from the three point line, as PJay Smith, Max Jones and Donovan Mitchell sank three shots in less than three minutes of play for a 11-3 lead. Dziki Warszawa missed
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Apr 244 min read


First ENBL and second European medal for SYNTAINICS MBC
SYNTAINICS MBC scored 18 points on fast breaks and shot 61 percent from the three point line to defeat CSO Voluntari, 92-76, and earn a bronze medal at the ENBL VIMODROM Final Four 2026. Players of the game Charles Callison showed the way and scored 12 points for SYNTAINICS MBC on 5/9 shooting from the floor and 2/2 from the charity stripe. Khyri Thomas led all scorers with 17 points, he also registered three steals. Jure Planinic and Spencer Reaves scored 15 and 14 points re
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Apr 232 min read


Go hard today: a new champion to be crowned on Thursday night
The biggest day of the season has come. The fifth champion of the ENBL will be crowned after a final between the first time finalists Manchester Basketball (10-2) and Dziki Warszawa (9-3). Tipoff at 20 Central European Time, while the bronze duel between the 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC (10-2) and the 2025 champions CSO Voluntari (10-2) will start at 17. Series history: Manchester Basketball and Dziki Warszawa will face each other for the first time. Thursday, April
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Apr 233 min read


Manchester Basketball shock SYNTAINICS MBC, advance to the title game
Manchester Basketball trailed as much as 14 points but never gave up and posted a 89-86 comeback win against first seeded SYNTAINICS MBC to advance to the 2026 ENBL final. Players of the game Stadthalle Weissenfels is the stronghold of the Wolves. Wolves pregame anthem, Yellow-Out in the stands, thundering chants The Wolves and Defense – the 6th player was ready to help. The other laurels went to Manchester Basketball players – five scored in double digits. Jordan Johnson, a
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Apr 233 min read
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