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

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

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

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 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

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

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

The 2026 quarterfinals, featuring best-of-two home and away series will start on Tuesday, March 17. Winners will advance to the Final Four. Six teams from Croatia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have advanced to the ENBL quarterfinals for the first time. Two returnees are from Poland and Romania. The 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC will travel to the Netherlands, to face Donar Groningen, with a return leg set on Wednesday, March 25. Th

Iraklis BC used a strong start to defeat TalTech/ALEXELA, 76-63, and advance to the 2026 quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 11, at the Ivanofeio arena in Thessaloniki, Greece. Players of the game Wednesday`s game was about team effort for Iraklis BC. Eleven players scored in the first half – no one in double digits. Dimitris Moraitis – 2026 ENBL Defensive Player of the Year – registered two steals. Justin Edler-Davis took over in the second half. A former California State Univ

Three single elimination games are to be played on Wednesday, March 11. Two time Greece champions Iraklis BC will host TalTech/ALEXELA. The 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC are facing BK Olomoucko. Tindastoll and Riga Zelli are meeting in the High North. Iraklis BC vs TalTech/ALEXELA Playoff experience : both teams have qualified to the ENBL playoffs for the first time. TalTech/ALEXELA finished thirteenth in 2023 with a 1-5 record. This year the Estonian team returned t

Valmiera Glass ViA never trailed more than 15 points and numerous times cut the hosts lead to single digits but Dziki Warszawa eventually defeated the 2026 Latvian Cup champions, 97-84, to return to the ENBL quarterfinals where they will face the winners of the duel between Iraklis BC and TalTech/ALEXELA. Players of the game Sara perche ti amo – it`s because I love you. Ricchi e Poveri superhit has become an unofficial Dziki Warszawa win song. Fans greeted the players, and th

The 2025 ENBL bronze medalists Dziki Warszawa will host the 2026 Latvian Cup winners Valmiera Glass ViA in the single elimination game on Wednesday, March 4, at the Hala Kolo in the Polish capital. The winners will face the best team in a duel between Iraklis BC and TalTech/ALEXELA. Playoff experience : both teams have repeatedly qualified for the ENBL playoffs (2025, 2026). Dziki Warszawa last year eliminated the nine time Germany champions Bamberg Baskets in the best-of-two

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 20 drives to the basket and makes a shooting attempt. Defender White 24 blocks the ball, it touched Black 20 and went out of bounds. Referees call out of bounds and show that the ball goes to the White team for a throw-in. FIBA OBRI 33.3. Legal guarding position. A defensive player has established an ini

Dimitrios Rafail Moraitis is the 2026 European North Basketball league`s Defensive Player of the Year. Iraklis BC captain led his team to a 7-1 record and advanced to the 2026 playoffs. He entered the floor in seven games, averaging 7.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 3.6 steals in 29.0 minutes of playing time. Dimitrios Moraitis was born on February 3, 1999, and initially played for Panionios Athens youth teams. On July 20, 2015, he signed a six year contract with AEK

The 2026 ENBL playoffs will start on Wednesday, Marh 4, with a game between Dziki Warszawa and Valmiera Glass ViA. League spans across four time zones  – most European countries will return to summer time on Sunday, March 29, 2025, while the USA on March 8. Iceland currently observes Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) all year. Clocks do not change in Iceland.  There is a two hour time difference between Iceland and Central European Time (CET) in summer, and one hour time difference b