CSO Voluntari defeated Riga Zelli, 96-91, to win the quarterfinal series and advance to the ENBL VIMODROM Final Four 2026 on Thursday, April 9, at the Gabriela Szabo hall in Bucharest, Romania. Players of the game The final minutes of the game partly mirrored the events on Easter Sunday. CSO Voluntari erased a double digit deficit and briefly lost the series lead again after successful plays by Khalil Shabazz and Rolands Šulcs, 89-91. Michael Caffey answered from the three po

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 White team offense, White 11 drives to the basket and makes a field goal shooting attempt. Defender Blue 28 was trying to guard White 11 shot, contact occurred. Referees call a foul act of shooting by Blue 28. FIBA OBRI 33.3. The legal guarding position extends vertically above him (cylinder) from the floor

The 2026 ENBL quarterfinals will conclude on Thursday, April 9, as the 2025 champions CSO Voluntari host Riga Zelli. Playoff experience : CSO Voluntari are seeking their third straight Final Four appearance, this time with a head coach Dan Ioan at the steering wheel. Ainars Bagatskis and CSO Voluntari reached the 2024 Final Four in their debut season and advanced to final where they fall at the hands of the hosts – the Danish champions Bakken Bears Aarhus. A year later CSO Vo

Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits and Valmiera Glass ViA will face off on Wednesday, April 8, at the Tartu University sports hall to play in their first Estonia and Latvia league final. Both teams played at the European North Basketball league`s inaugural season and Tartu made it to the 2022 Final Four. The Estonians returned to the ENBL for the next three seasons, showing high standards in hospitality and sportsmanship. Tartu Ülikool finished first at the 2025-2026 Estonia-Latvi

The 2025 Glasora Final Four Most Valuable Player Mike Caffey made a game winning jumpshot in the last second of regulation to lift CSO Voluntari over Riga Zelli, 81-80, on Easter Sunday, April 5, at the Daugava Sports hall in Latvian capital. Players of the game Easter week gifted basketball fans with three exciting play-off games – all three single possession games. Visiting teams posted a 3-0 record and CSO Voluntari visit at Riga Zelli was no exception. Mike Caffey (Long B

The 2026 ENBL quarterfinals continue on Easter Sunday, April 5. Riga Zelli will host the 2025 champions CSO Voluntari. Riga Zelli vs CSO Voluntari Playoff experience : CSO Voluntari are seeking their third straight Final Four appearance, this time with a head coach Dan Ioan at the steering wheel. Ainars Bagatskis and CSO Voluntari reached the 2024 Final Four in their debut season and advanced to final where they fall at the hands of the hosts – the Danish champions Bakken Bea

The European North Basketball league`s VIMODROM Final Four 2026 will take place on April 22-23, at the Stadthalle Weissenfels in Weissenfels, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. The arena  Stadthalle Weissenfels  was inaugurated in June 2002 and has a maximum capacity of 3 000 spectators, including 2 300 in stationary seats. The arena is the home of the 2025 German Cup and the 2004 FIBA Europe Cup winners – SYNTAINICS MBC. Stadthalle Weissenfels hosted the 2025 German Cup Final Four |

Manchester Basketball erased 18 points deficit to defeat Dinamo Zagreb, 97-94, win the series, 183-178, and advance to the 2026 Final Four on Wednesday, April 1, at the Drazen Petrovic hall in the Croatian capital. Players of the game Wednesday delivered a proud moment for the Super League Basketball and the British club basketball as a whole. SLB club advanced to the ENBL Final Four for a second year in a row, after Marc Steutel and the Newcastle Eagles reached the 2025 fina

Dziki Warszawa posted the biggest upset of the 2026 playoffs, defeated Iraklis BC on their legendary home court, 84-83, and won the series, 173-165, to advance to the Final Four on Wednesday, April 1, at Thessaloniki, Greece. Players of the game Dziki Warszawa faced a proud team with fantastic and dedicated supporters. They passed this test to post their biggest win of the season...so far. Landrius Horton led all scorers with 27 points on massive 4/9 effort from the three poi

The 2026 ENBL quarterfinals continue on Wednesday, April 1, with two games in Greece and Croatia. The two time Greece champions Iraklis BC will face Dziki Warszawa. Dinamo Zagreb will host the 2026 Super League Basketball Cup finalists Manchester Basketball. Iraklis BC vs Dziki Warszawa Playoff experience : Dziki Warszawa return to the ENBL quarterfinals a year after a famous win against the nine time German champions – and, more recently, 2026 German Cup winners – Bamberg Ba

Credit: Peter Simmons 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 Yellow team`s offense, Yellow 44 sets a screen to his teammate`s Yellow 1 defender Black 1. Contact occurred between Yellow 44 and Black 1, Black 1 falls down to the floor. Referees call an illegal screen foul by Yellow 44. FIBA OBRI 33.7 . Screening: Legal and illegal Screening is an

The European North Basketball League has joined the International Basketball HUB, an initiative launched in Alicante, Spain by Lucentum Alicante – a global network connecting the basketball ecosystem with 41 members from 37 countries. The line-up  includes six ENBL clubs : Tartu Ulikool (Estonia), Landstede Hammers Zwolle (the Netherlands), 2024 Champions Bakken Bears (Denmark), 2025 Champions CSO Voluntari (Romania), 2025 finalists Newcastle Eagles (United Kingdom) and Riga

The European North Basketball league has confirmed the game dates for the 2026 quarterfinal series between Riga Zelli and CSO Voluntari. The first game will take place on Sunday, April 5, at the Daugava sports hall (DSN) in Rīga, tipoff at 18.00 local time. CSO Voluntari will host Riga Zelli on Thursday, April 9, at the Gabriela Szabo hall. Tipoff at 19.00 local time. 2026 quarterfinals  | local time | CET Tuesday, March 17 (8)Donar Groningen 81-100 SYNTAINICS MBC (1)...

Manchester Basketball registered their eighth European win and defeated Dinamo Zagreb, 86-84, in the first game of the best-of-two quarterfinal series on Wednesday, March 25, at the National Basketball Performance Centre in central England. Players of the game Last Wednesday of March delivered another 40 minutes of exciting playoff basketball as Manchester Basketball posted their fifth win on the home floor. PJay Smith was excellent for the hosts and finished with 18 points.

SYNTAINICS MBC won the quarterfinal series against Donar Groningen, 180-154, to advance to the 2026 ENBL Final Four on Wednesday, March 25, at the Stadthalle Weissenfels in central Germany. Players of the game The 2025 German Cup winner won the Game One, 100-81, at the electric martiniplaza in the northern Netherlands. Het Ziltepad – the Salt Path – wasn`t finished yet as 40 more minutes of play awaited in Weissenfels. SYNTAINICS MBC rewarded the home crowd with a 80-73 succe

The 2026 ENBL quarterfinals continue on Wednesday, March 25, with two games in Germany and the United Kingdom. The 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC will face Donar Groningen. The 2026 Super League Basketball Cup finalists Manchester Basketball will host Dinamo Zagreb. SYNTAINICS MBC vs Donar Groningen Playoff experience : both teams have qualified to the ENBL playoffs for the first time. Donar Groningen celebrated 75 th  anniversary on March 8, 2026. Two days later Dona

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. Black team on a fast break offense, Black 22 drives to the basket and gets into contact with defender White 21 face. Referees call an offensive personal foul for Black 22. FIBA OBRI 32.1.1. Foul A foul is an infraction of the rules concerning illegal personal contact with an opponent and/or unsportsmanlike beh

Tahlik Chavez was red hot from the three point line and Dziki Warszawa defeated Iraklis, 89-82, in the game one of the quarterfinal series on Wednesday, March 18, at the Hala Kolo in Polish capital. Players of the game When two Final Four caliber teams meet in the quarterfinal series, expect fireworks. Game One between Dziki Warszawa and Iraklis BC delivered exactly that. Five Dziki players scored in double figures. No one was better than Tahlik Chavez. A former Louisiana Tec

Credit: Peter Simmons 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 20 sets a screen to his teammate Dark 11 defender White 35. Contact occurred between Dark 20 and White 35. Referees call an illegal screen by Dark 20. FIBA OBRI 33.7 . Screening: Legal and illegal Screening is an attempt to delay or prevent an opponent without t

The 2026 ENBL quarterfinals continue on Wednesday, March 18, as the seventh seeded Dziki Warszawa host a two time Greece champion Iraklis BC. Playoff experience : Dziki Warszawa return to the ENBL quarterfinals a year after a famous win against the nine time German champions – and, more recently, 2026 German Cup winners – Bamberg Baskets. Dziki Warszawa defeated Valmiera Glass ViA in the round of 16 game, 97-84, capped by Ricchi e Poveri classic hit Sara perche ti amo (it`s b