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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dziki Warszawa went on a 13-0 run midway the third quarter to turn the tide and defeat the 2025 champions CSO Voluntari, 87-80, in the first semifinal of the 2026 ENBL VIMODROM Final Four. Players of the game MVP, MVP – Dziki fans supported Landrius Horton as he sank two free throws for a 87-80 lead with 9.9 seconds to go. A 27 years old shooting guard from Decatur, Alabama scored 19 points on 7/14 shooting from the floor and 2/3 from the charity stripe. Columbus State star h

Experienced. Professional. Respected. Meet the referees of the European North Basketball league. The 2026 ENBL VIMODROM Final Four features six referees and two observers from Croatia, Czechia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom. The referees line up offers a perfect blend of experience and young talent. Andris Aunkrogers has been nominated for his third Final Four (2022, 2025, 2026). Marius Ciulin has been nominated for his second Final Four (2025, 2026). Simon U

ENBL VIMODROM Final Four 2026 second semifinal offers a clash between the 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC and the 2026 Super League Basketball Cup finalists Manchester Basketball. Series history : SYNTAINICS MBC and Manchester Basketball will face each other for the first time. SYNTAINICS MBC posted a 10-1 record on the road to the Final Four, including two wins in the quarterfinal series against Donar Groningen. The German club has a 6-0 record on the home floor. Manc

ENBL VIMODROM Final Four 2026 opens with a semifinal duel between the 2025 champions CSO Voluntari and the 2025 bronze medalists Dziki Warszawa. While playing in the Final Four is a solid achievement on its own, every team entering semifinals eyes the main prize – the bright flame of hope burns with a special energy. Series history : CSO Voluntari and Dziki Warszawa will face each other for the first time. The 2025 ENBL champions arrive to the Final Four with a 10-1 record, t

Four teams from Germany, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom will play for the 2026 Europen North Basketball league`s title on April 22-23 at the Stadthalle Weissenfels. Here are the main storylines. CSO Voluntari chasing second title In April 2025, CSO Voluntari became the first team in ENBL history to play in consecutive Final Fours and – after their epic semifinal 107-103 win over Inter Bratislava – in consecutive finals. The Romanian club with a Latvian playcaller Ain

RJ Gunn. Credit: SYNTAINICS MBC The 2026 ENBL VIMODROM Final Four has registered 36 international players from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. Twenty seven players have American passports, while five of them have multiple passports. The other three nations are Romania, Nigeria and Germany. Additionally, there is a Australian player with American and Irish passports. In total, nine players have multiple passports, including three international players with Romania

ENBL VIMODROM Final Four 2026 presents Final Four records, registered in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Most points scored by player 36 Isaiah Cousins Inter 103-107 Voluntari, April 8, 2025 34 E.J. Anosike Liege 83-73 Šiauliai, April 10, 2024 Most field goals by player 14/25 E.J. Anosike Liege 83-73 Šiauliai, April 10, 2024 13/22 Isaiah Cousins Inter 103-107 Voluntari, April 8, 2025 Most points scored in final by player 31 Trevon Allen Voluntari 81-85 Bakken, April

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 5 makes a successful shot. On rebound play contact occurs between Dark 10 and White 35, White 35 steps back, loses balance and with a hand hits Dark 10 face. Referees call an Unsportsmanlike foul by White 35. FIBA OBRI 37.1.1. Unsportsmanlike foul. -Excessive, hard contact caused b

Dan Ioan and Ainars Bagatskis at the 2025 Glasora Final Four ENBL VIMODROM Final Four 2026 presents head coaches of the participating teams. Milenko "Mikica" Bogićević | SYNTAINICS MBC Experienced Serbian coach took the coaching reins on February 16, 2026, succeeding his predecessor, Italian playcaller Marco Ramondino. SYNTAINICS MBC sports director Silvano Poropat – a former Weissenfels head coach in periods between 2011 and 2021 – was an interim coach from January 27 until

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