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 Black team offense, after a shot, on rebound Grey 0 pushes Black 11, the latter then pushes Grey 2, who fell down. Referees called a defensive rebound foul by Grey 0.               FIBA OBRI 33.12. Pushing Pushing is illegal personal contact with any part of the body where a player for

Dinamo Zagreb had a great opening half and prevailed against Keila Coolbet, 98-73, on Tuesday, December 16, at the Sportska dvorana Zeleni Brijeg in Sisak, central Croatia. Players of the game Filip Kraljevic led the charge for Dinamo Zagreb. Experienced center, who marked his 36 th birthday on December 13, scored a game high 31 points. Kraljevic shot 10/14 from the field and 10/11 from the free throw line. DeLonnie Hunt joined his teammate with 19 points on 6/10 shooting fr

Five games are to be played on Tuesday, December 16. CSO Voluntari will host the Bristol Flyers. One hour later, Fyllingen Lions will face TalTech/ALEXELA. Donar Groningen are hosting Alkar Sinj. Manchester Basketball will try to stop BK Opava, while Dinamo Zagreb are hosting Keila Coolbet. Playoff implications : CSO Voluntari will qualify for the 2026 playoffs with a win against Bristol Flyers. BK Opava will qualify for the 2026 playoffs with a win at Manchester Basketball.

Four games are to be played on Tuesday, December 9. Spartak Pleven will host Riga Zelli as both teams are chasing third win. Keila Coolbet are trying to jump on the winning board, while hosting Tindastoll Saudarkrokur. SIGAL Prishtina will face undefeated BK Opava. Dziki Warszawa are eyeing the fourth consecutive win in a home stand against Dubrava Zagreb. Playoff implications : BK Opava will qualify for the 2026 playoffs with a win. Spartak Pleven vs Riga Zelli Series histor

Iraklis BC led by as much as 35 points and posted a convincing 108-80 road win against Newcastle Eagles, on Wednesday, December 3, at the Vertu arena in northern England. Players of the game Justin Wright-Foreman is a true star player for Thessaloniki team. A former Hofstra University point guard dropped 30 points on 10/13 shooting from the field and a perfect 6/6 from the charity stripe. Wright-Foreman shot 80 percent from three point line, connecting four out of five attemp

BK Opava continued their perfect march, grabbed a record high 60 rebounds and defeated Dinamo Zagreb, 94-69, on Wednesday, December 3, at the Hala Opava in eastern Czechia. Players of the game Wesley Person Junior had another great game for BK Opava. October Most Valuable Player scored 27 points on 9/17 shooting from the floor and 4/6 from the free throw line. A former Troy University guard went 5/10 from the three point line. Clevon Brown chipped in with 14 points and eight

Photo: 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. Black 8 drives to the basket and tries to make a shot. Defender White 44 tries to make a foul by pushing before shot. Referees called a foul for an act of shooting by White 44. FIBA OBRI 15.1.2.. FIBA OBRI 15.1.2. The act of shooting on a shot: Begins when the player starts, in the judgeme

Four games are to be played on Wednesday, December 3. The reigning champions CSO Voluntari visit Valmiera Glass ViA. Riga Zelli host BK Olomoucko at the western Latvia town of Saldus, TIPOFF AT 19 local time. BK Opava will face Dinamo Zagreb. Game of the day – the 2025 ENBL finalists Newcastle Eagles will meet two time Greece champions Iraklis BC. Playoff implications : CSO Voluntari will qualify for the 2026 playoffs with a win. Valmiera Glass ViA vs CSO Voluntari Series his

Dinamo Zagreb exited a three point desert just in time to shoot their way past hard battling Gimle Basket, 81-69, on Wednesday, November 19, at the Sportska dvorana Dubrava in northern Croatia. Players of the game DeLonnie Hunt was the top scorer for Dinamo Zagreb. The University of Richmond graduate guard scored 21 points on 6/13 shooting from the floor and 6/8 from the charity stripe. A former Spider checked the boxes with four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Luke A

Four games are to be played on Wednesday, November 19. We start with two matches in Croatia as Alkar Sinj host HEFTE HELFEN BULLS and Dinamo Zagreb meet Gimle Basket. Action continues with two games on British soil – Manchester Basketball will face SIGAL Prishtina, while the 2025 SLB Trophy finalists Bristol Flyers will host the 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC. Alkar Sinj vs HEFTE HELFEN BULLS Series history : Alkar Sinj (0-3) will face HEFTE HELFEN BULLS (1-3) for the

One game awaits on Monday, November 17, as BK Olomoucko will meet Dubrava Zagreb. BK Olomoucko vs Dubrava Zagreb Series history : BK Olomoucko (0-2) will face Dubrava Zagreb (2-1) for the first time. BK Olomoucko opened their ENBL campaign with a 84-91 loss at Spartak Pleven on October 15. A 55-101 defeat against visiting Dziki Warszawa followed on October 28. Dubrava Zagreb are 2-0 since their opening loss at...Spartak Pleven, 82-83, on October 1. Croatia team prevailed over

Three games are to be played on Tuesday, November 11 – the Remembrance Day, marking the end of World War One on the 11 th  hour of the 11 th day of the 11 th  month in 1918. Keila Coolbet will host Slovan Bratislava, while Dubrava Zagreb are facing Riga Zelli. Tindastoll Saudarkrokur will host Manchester Basketball. Keila Coolbet vs Slovan Bratislava Series history : Keila Coolbet (0-2) will face Slovan Bratislava (1-4) for the second time. Slovan Bratislava lead the series,

DeLonnie Hunt made a game winning play with 3.4 seconds left to lead Dinamo Zagreb past SIGAL Prishtina, 82-80, on Tuesday, November 4, at the electric Pallati i Rinise dhe Sportev. Players of the game DeLonnie Hunt slowed the pace during the last Dinamo Zagreb possession. He dribbled the ball and then went on the drive with six or seven seconds left. A Prishtina player touched the net at the time when the ball reached it and Imran Polutak finally tipped it in. DeLonnie Hunt

Three games are to be played on Tuesday, November 4. ENBL champions CSO Voluntari will host Donar Groningen. Slovan Bratislava are hosting Brussels Basketball as both teams look to improve their records. Last but not least, SIGAL Prishtina face Dinamo Zagreb. CSO Voluntari vs Donar Groningen Series history : CSO Voluntari (3-0) will face Donar Groningen (2-1) for the second time. Voluntari won at Donar, 89-83, a little over a year ago, on October 23, 2024. The Romanians are o

Three games are to be played on Wednesday, October 29. Latvia and Estonia league finalists Riga Zelli will host a two time Greece champions Iraklis Thessaloniki. Gimle Basket will face Keila Coolbet as both teams are searching first win. Slovan Bratislava will host undefeated SIGAL Prishtina. Riga Zelli vs Iraklis Series history : Riga Zelli (2-0) will face Iraklis for the first time. Latvian team won at Dziki Warszawa, 93-91, on September 29, and at Go+ Peja, 83-72, on Octob

Dubrava Zagreb re-grouped after the third quarter and stormed out of the gates to post a 98-83 win over Go+ Peja on Wednesday, October 22, at the Sportska dvorana Dubrava in northern Croatia. Players of the game Kristijan Krajina led Dubrava to first win in the ENBL. A 34 years old center scored a game high 28 points on 12/16 shooting from the field. Krajina graduated the Mount Saint Mary`s University and has circumvented the world in his travels. John-Michael Wright had 18 p

Two games are to be played on Tuesday, October 21. Alkar Sinj will face the Bristol Flyers, while the 2025 ENBL silver medalists Newcastle Eagles are hosting a bronze team Dziki Warszawa. Alkar Sinj vs Bristol Flyers Series history : Alkar Sinj (0-1) will face Bristol Flyers (1-1) for the first time. Alkar Sinj traveled to Bucharest for their ENBL debut and lost against the 2025 champions CSO Voluntari, 72-92. Bristol Flyers won at Hefte Helfen Bulls, 90-78, on September 23,

Dinamo Zagreb finished the game on a 8-0 run to defeat Slovan Bratislava, 108-105, on Monday, October 20, at the Dražen Petrović hall in northern Croatia. Players of the game Monday`s duel marked the fifth time in ENBL history, when both teams finished in triple digits. DeLonnie Hunt became the hero for Dinamo Zagreb. University of Richmond point guard regained a 104-103 lead for the hosts with 31 seconds left. A former Spider stole the ball 27 seconds later, was fouled and s

Two games are to be played on Monday, October 20. We start with the battle of undefeated as BK Opava host Tindastoll. Two hours later follow the first ENBL game in Croatia – Dinamo Zagreb will face Slovan Bratislava. BK Opava vs Tindastoll Series history : BK Opava (1-0) will face Tindastoll (2-0) for the first time. The Czech team defeated Brussels Basketball, 69-60. Tindastoll hosted home opener on October 14, and set multiple ENBL records in a 125-88 win against Gimle Bask

Three games are to be played on Tuesday, October 14. Evening starts in a Romanian capital as the 2025 ENBL champions CSO Voluntari host newcomers Alkar Sinj. An hour later KB Go+ Peja will face Riga Zelli at the Pallati i Rinise dhe Sporteva in Prishtina. Finally there is the first ENBL game in Iceland between Tindastoll Saudarkrokur and Gimle Basket. CSO Voluntari vs Alkar Sinj Series history : CSO Voluntari (1-0) will face Alkar Sinj for the first time. CSO Voluntari won at