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

Sixteen teams from 13 countries – Germany, Greece, Romania, Croatia, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Poland, the Netherlands, Czechia, Latvia, Kosovo, Slovakia and Estonia – have qualified for the 2026 European North basketball league playoffs. The field includes five teams with previous playoff experience – the 2025 ENBL champions CSO Voluntari, bronze medalists Dziki Warszawa, semifinalists Slovan Bratislava, as well as the 2025 quarterfinalists Valmiera Glass ViA and the 20

Sixteen teams have qualified for the 2026 playoffs, as of February 11 – SYNTAINICS MBC, Iraklis BC, CSO Voluntari, Manchester Basketball, Dinamo Zagreb, Tindastoll, Valmiera Glass ViA, Dziki Warszawa, Donar Groningen, BK Opava, Dubrava Zagreb, SIGAL Prishtina, Slovan Bratislava, Riga Zelli, BK Olomoucko, TalTech/ALEXELA. ENBL standings as of February 11, 2026 Syntainics MBC 7-1, +131 Q Iraklis BC 7-1, +130 Q CSO Voluntari 7-1, +90 Q Dinamo Zagreb 6-2, +23 Q Manchest

Thirteen teams from 12 countries have qualified for the 2026 playoffs – SYNTAINICS MBC, Iraklis BC, CSO Voluntari, Manchester Basketball, Dinamo Zagreb, Tindastoll, Valmiera Glass ViA, Dziki Warszawa, Donar Groningen, BK Opava, Dubrava Zagreb, SIGAL Prishtina, Slovan Bratislava. Three tickets left Five teams are competing for three remaining playoff spots on Wednesday – Riga Zelli (4-3, -2), BK Olomoucko (4-4, -85), TalTech/ALEXELA (3-4, -5), Bristol Flyers (3-4, -9) and Spar

Tindastoll Saudarkrokur will finish the regular season with a home stand against Brussels Basketball. Playoff implications : Tindastoll will secure a home court advantage in the first round of playoffs with a win against Brussels Basketball. Brussels Basketball will qualify for the playoffs with a win at Tindastoll. A maximum of 18 teams may finish with four wins or more – if Brussels win at Tindastoll and Spartak Pleven win at Riga Zelli. A minimum of 16 teams may finish wit

Newcastle Eagles set multiple ENBL scoring records and destroyed BK Olomoucko, 128-68, on Friday, February 6, at the Vertu arena in northern England. Players of the game Ray`Sean Taylor stopped two rebounds short from the first triple-double in ENBL history. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville graduate guard led Eagles with 38 points. Taylor set a season record in scoring – and third best result ever – on 12/20 shooting from the field. More importantly, he posted a n

The 2026 SLB Trophy finalists Newcastle Eagles are hosting BK Olomoucko on Friday, February 6. The British club will finish its third season in the ENBL, while BK Olomoucko are still in the playoff race. Playoff implications : BK Olomoucko will qualify for the playoffs with a win at Newcastle Eagles. Newcastle Eagles vs BK Olomoucko Series history : Newcastle Eagles (2-5) will face BK Olomoucko (4-3) for the first time in the ENBL. Newcastle Eagles are 1-2 on the home floor a

Charles Callison. Photo: SYNTAINICS MBC There are six days left until the end of the 2025-2026 regular season. Ten teams from ten countries – Germany, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Poland, the United Kingdom, Czechia, Iceland, Latvia and the Netherlands  – have qualified for the 2026 playoffs. Nine teams are chasing remaining six spots as Newcastle Eagles and Alkar Sinj were eliminated. Eight multi way ties  have emerged before the final week. The two teams from Pool Two with a 6

Two games are to be played on Wednesday, February 4. Slovan Bratislava are hosting BK Opava. BK Olomoucko will face Iraklis BC at the Prostejov sport centrum. Playoff implications : BK Opava will secure a home court advantage in the first round of playoffs with a win at Slovan Bratislava. BK Olomoucko will qualify for the playoffs with a win over Iraklis BC. Iraklis BC will secure a Top 3 seed with a win at BK Olomoucko. Slovan Bratislava vs BK Opava Series history : Slovan B

Dubrava Zagreb posted four wins in four home games and defeated Dziki Warszawa, 94-89, on Tuesday, February 3, at the Sportska dvorana Dubrava in Croatian capital. Players of the game Lovro Gnjidic scored 12 of his 25 points in the last 10 minutes for Dubrava Zagreb. Point guard forced five fouls in the fourth quarter and went 8/9 from the free throw line. Gnjidic shot 5/7 from the field and 14/15 from the charity stripe. He added five assists, two steals and a block. Jure Sk

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 in offense, Black 30 drives to basket and makes a pass to his teammate. Immediately after passing he crashed into a defender White 41 who was in a legal guarding position. Referees call offensive personal foul by Black 30. FIBA OBRI 33.3. Legal guarding position. A defensive player has established a

Three games are to be played on Tuesday, February 3. Dubrava Zagreb will meet Dziki Warszawa a day after Croatian capital hosted a heroes welcome for European bronze winning men`s handball team. Dinamo Zagreb are hosting Manchester Basketball, while the 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC will face HEFTE HELFEN BULLS. Playoff implications : Dziki Warszawa will secure a home court advantage in the first round of playoffs with a win at Dubrava Zagreb. Dubrava Zagreb will mov

There are 13 days left until the end of the 2025-2026 regular season. Ten teams from ten countries – Germany, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Poland, the United Kingdom, Czechia, Iceland, Latvia and the Netherlands  – have qualified for the 2026 playoffs. Eleven teams are chasing remaining six spots. A five multi way ties  have emerged before penultimate week, including a six way tie (3-4), a five way tie (5-2), two three way ties (6-1 and 1-7) and a two way tie (2-5). The three t

Newcastle Eagles erased a 16 points deficit in the second half to defeat Dubrava Zagreb, 82-77, and maintain their playoff hopes alive on Tuesday, January 27, at the Vertu arena in northern England. Players of the game Deion Hammond led Newcastle Eagles with 23 points on 9/18 shooting from the field. A former Monmouth University guard went 5/6 from the floor in the second half, including 2/3 from the three point line. Hammond sank five threes in total, and added one steal. Ma

Two games are to be played on Tuesday, January 27. The 2025 ENBL finalists, Newcastle Eagles, will host Dubrava Zagreb. Brussels Basketball are facing Dinamo Zagreb. Playoff implications : Brussels Basketball will edge closer to the playoffs with a win against Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb have already qualified and may secure a home court advantage in the first round of playoffs with a win at Brussels Basketball. Dubrava Zagreb will edge closer to the playoffs with a win at N

There are 19 days left until the end of the 2025-2026 regular season. Nine clubs have advanced to the 2026 playoffs , including the 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC, the 2025 ENBL champions CSO Voluntari and a two time Greece champions Iraklis BC. The 2025 bronze medalist Dziki Warszawa returned to the playoffs. BK Opava and Donar Groningen qualified for the playoffs in their second attempt. The newcomers include Tindastoll, Dinamo Zagreb and Manchester Basketball. Twel

There are 26 days left until the end of the 2025-2026 regular season. It`s time to take a look how teams are placed in the standings, taking into account overall records and winning percentages. Iraklis BC are placed higher than Tindastoll due to a better goal difference: 1.1399 vs 1.1364. Riga Zelli have a weaker goal difference against Spartak Pleven (0.9798 vs 0.9804) but own a head-to-head advantage (1-0, +4). Go+ Peja received a forfeit and have five points out of six po

Two games are to be played on Tuesday, January 13. BK Olomoucko will host Go+ Peja. Valmiera Glass ViA are facing Bristol Flyers and will secure a qualifying spot with a win. Playoff implications : Valmiera Glass ViA will qualify with a win over Bristol Flyers. BK Olomoucko vs Go+ Peja Series history : BK Olomoucko (2-2) will face Go+ Peja (1-3) for the first time. BK Olomoucko are 1-1 on the home floor after a 82-73 win against Dubrava Zagreb. Go+ Peja are 0-2 on the road af

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

Dubrava Zagreb held Iraklis BC to 3/26 shooting from the three point line and improved their playoff chances with a 72-67 win on Wednesday, December 17, at the Sportska dvorana Dubrava in central Croatia. Players of the game Lovro Gnjidic led Dubrava Zagreb with 16 points on spectacular 5/7 shooting from the three point line. Wing added a team high five assists and a game high five steals. Emir Sabic and Cody Schwartz scored 15 and 14 points respectively. Sean Christian Smith