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Third win for Iraklis or Spartak Pleven?

One game awaits on Wednesday, November 12, as Iraklis Thessaloniki will meet Spartak Pleven on the shores of the Aegean sea. Iraklis vs Spartak Pleven Series history : Iraklis (2-0) will face Spartak Pleven (2-1) for the first time in the ENBL. Iraklis won at Riga Zelli, 78-69, on October 29, and defeated the Newcastle Eagles, 85-71, on November 5. Spartak Pleven opened third ENBL campaign with home wins against Dubrava Zagreb, 83-82, on October 1, and Olomoucko, 91-84, on Oc

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8 hours ago2 min read

First ENBL game in Greece: Iraklis tame the Eagles on Bonfire night

Iraklis BC shot 53 percent from the field and outplayed struggling Newcastle Eagles, 85-71, on Wednesday, November 5, at the Ivanofeio arena in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Players of the game Remember, remember the Fifth of November. Stars shined bright in a battle between two historical teams. Justin Wright-Foreman led Iraklis BC with a game high 32 points. Hofstra University star guard shot 13/19 from the field, including outstanding 6/7 effort from the three point line.

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7 days ago2 min read

Super Wednesday: five games in Tallinn, Kapfenberg, Opava, Thessaloniki and Weissenfels

Five games are to be played on Wednesday, November 5. Iraklis BC will host the most decorated British club Newcastle Eagles, marking the first ENBL game in Greece. SYNTAINICS MBC will meet Gunārs Gailītis – brother of Jānis Gailītis, a 2025 German Cup winner with the Bundesliga club. Three more teams – Alkar Sinj, HEFTE HELFEN BULLS and Fyllingen Lions – chase their first win of the season. TalTech ALEXELA vs Alkar Sinj Series history : TalTech ALEXELA (1-2) will face Alkar S

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Nov 55 min read

Dziki reserves outscore Olomouc to seal another road win

Dziki Warszawa scored 17 three pointers and posted a dominating 101-55 road win against BK Olomoucko on Tuesday, October 28, at Prostejov, eastern Czechia. Players of the game Tahlik Chavez scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half, coming off the bench for Dziki. A former Louisiana Tech guard went 6/8 from the three point line, including a 5/6 effort in the first 11 minutes of playing time. Grzegorz Kaminski joined with 17 points. A 25 years old forward shot 4/7 from the

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Oct 282 min read

Home openers for Olomoucko and Go+ Peja, Brussels to host Manchester

Three games are to be played on Tuesday, October 28. Czech bronze medalists BK Olomoucko will face the 2025 ENBL bronze medalists Dziki Warszawa. Brussels Basketball are looking for the first win in a home stand against Manchester Basketball. Go+ Peja will return to their home court with a game against undefeated Spartak Pleven. BK Olomoucko vs Dziki Warszawa Series history : BK Olomoucko (0-1) will face Dziki Warszawa (1-1) for the first time. Olomoucko lost at Spartak Pleve

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Oct 284 min read

Third time lucky: Dziki Warszawa take down Newcastle Eagles

Dziki Warszawa dominated in the second half and defeated Newcastle Eagles, 91-68, on Tuesday, October 21, at the Vertu arena in northern England. Players of the game Dontay Caruthers was recognized as the first ever Defensive Player of the Year in a vote by coaches, general managers and league executives on February 18, 2025. Eight months later he led Dziki Warszawa to first win against the most decorated British club. The University of Buffalo point guard scored 13 points on

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Oct 212 min read

First ENBL game in Sinj, semifinal re-match in Newcastle

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,

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Oct 213 min read

Season Five to continue with 26 teams, one game added for Pool Three teams

Twenty six teams from 17 countries will continue the 2025-2026 European North Basketball league season. One more game will be added for every team in Pool Three to provide the same number of a home and away games as in other pools. ENBL outlined four scenarios for a 27 team competition in January 2025. A final decision to move to a 27 team competition was made in July 2025. Twenty seven teams from 18 countries met and fulfilled the participation criteria by September 2025, a

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Oct 171 min read

Toms Skuja on fire, Riga Zelli defeat Go+ Peja on the road

Riga Zelli posted second away win and defeated Go+ Peja, 83-72, on Tuesday, October 14, at the Pallati I Rhinise dhe Sporteva in Prishtina, Kosovo. Players of the game Toms Skuja missed the Riga Zelli home opener on October 4 due to being sick. Ten days later he never missed inside the three point line. Point guard finished with a game high 23 points on 10/13 shooting from the field, including a perfect 9/9 from the two point mark. Skuja contributed with four assists and a te

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Oct 142 min read

Ready to go: ENBL schedule 2025-2026 UPD9

The fifth ENBL season will start on Tuesday, September 23 , at Groningen, the Netherlands, at Kapfenberg, Austria, and at Weissenfels, Germany. League spans across four time zones with Daylight saving time – or winter time – starting on Sunday, October 26, 2025 in Europe | November 2 in the USA, when clocks will “fall back” one hour. Most European countries will return to summer time on Sunday, March 29, 2025, while the USA on March 8. Iceland currently observes Greenwich Me

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Aug 186 min read