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 Yellow team`s offense, Yellow 44 sets a screen to his teammate`s Yellow 1 defender Black 1. Contact occurred between Yellow 44 and Black 1, Black 1 falls down to the floor. Referees call an illegal screen foul by Yellow 44. FIBA OBRI 33.7 . Screening: Legal and illegal Screening is an

The European North Basketball league has confirmed the game dates for the 2026 quarterfinal series between Riga Zelli and CSO Voluntari. The first game will take place on Sunday, April 5, at the Daugava sports hall (DSN) in Rīga, tipoff at 18.00 local time. CSO Voluntari will host Riga Zelli on Thursday, April 9, at the Gabriela Szabo hall. Tipoff at 19.00 local time. 2026 quarterfinals  | local time | CET Tuesday, March 17 (8)Donar Groningen 81-100 SYNTAINICS MBC (1)...

Manchester Basketball registered their eighth European win and defeated Dinamo Zagreb, 86-84, in the first game of the best-of-two quarterfinal series on Wednesday, March 25, at the National Basketball Performance Centre in central England. Players of the game Last Wednesday of March delivered another 40 minutes of exciting playoff basketball as Manchester Basketball posted their fifth win on the home floor. PJay Smith was excellent for the hosts and finished with 18 points.

SYNTAINICS MBC won the quarterfinal series against Donar Groningen, 180-154, to advance to the 2026 ENBL Final Four on Wednesday, March 25, at the Stadthalle Weissenfels in central Germany. Players of the game The 2025 German Cup winner won the Game One, 100-81, at the electric martiniplaza in the northern Netherlands. Het Ziltepad – the Salt Path – wasn`t finished yet as 40 more minutes of play awaited in Weissenfels. SYNTAINICS MBC rewarded the home crowd with a 80-73 succe

The 2026 ENBL quarterfinals continue on Wednesday, March 25, with two games in Germany and the United Kingdom. The 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC will face Donar Groningen. The 2026 Super League Basketball Cup finalists Manchester Basketball will host Dinamo Zagreb. SYNTAINICS MBC vs Donar Groningen Playoff experience : both teams have qualified to the ENBL playoffs for the first time. Donar Groningen celebrated 75 th  anniversary on March 8, 2026. Two days later Dona

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

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 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC entered quarterfinals in uplifting mood and defeated Donar Groningen in the first game of the best-of-two series, 100-81, on Tuesday, March 17, at the electric martiniplaza in the northern Netherlands. Players of the game SYNTAINICS MBC destroyed ALBA Berlin, 99-68, on March 15, gaining a boost in confidence. It showed two days later as the Bundesliga team took initiative from the start. Spencer Reaves led the visitors with 28 points

The 2026 ENBL quarterfinals start on Tuesday, March 17, as the eighth seeded Donar Groningen host the 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC. Playoff experience : both teams have qualified to the ENBL playoffs for the first time. Donar Groningen celebrated 75 th anniversary on March 8, 2026. Two days later Donar won the Round of 16 home game against BK Opava, 103-86, and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3 record. Jason Dourisseau is the 2026 ENBL Coach of the Year. SYN

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

Frankie Fidler, Jānis Bērziņš and Rolands Šulcs combined for 58 points to lead Riga Zelli past Tindastoll Saudarkrokur, 101-94, and into the 2026 quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 11, at the Sikio sports hall in northern Iceland. Players of the game Meet the Spartans. Frankie Fidler graduated the Michigan State University in 2025 and is the scoring machine for Riga Zelli. Young wing scored a team high 20 points and dished out eight assists. Experienced Jānis Bērziņš aka Bonis

SYNTAINICS MBC registered fifth straight home win and defeated BK Olomoucko, 98-83, to advance to the 2026 quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 11, at the Stadthalle Weissenfels in central Germany. Players of the game Spencer Reaves scored 22 points on 7/14 shooting from the field. 2026 ENBL Most Valuable Player went 6/13 from the three point line. Charles Callison added 21 points on 8/13 shooting from the floor. A former Washington State point guard dished out six assists. Cent

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

What a game! Manchester Basketball survived a late scare and defeated sensational Dubrava Zagreb, 94-92, to post a historic 2026 playoffs win on Tuesday, March 10, at the National Basketball Performance Centre in central England. Players of the game A human wave formed in the stands with 1.7 seconds left. It was a perfect example of how far a new look Manchester team has come this season. Less than two seconds later the crowd erupted and players celebrated their first ENBL pl

Donar Groningen showed offensive masterclass to take down BK Opava, 103-86, and advance to the 2026 quarterfinals on Tuesday, March 10, at the martiniplaza in the northern Netherlands. Players of the game Donar Groningen celebrated their 75 th anniversary on March 8. Two days later they advanced to the ENBL quarterfinals. Austin Luke had 16 points and 14 assists, tying a second best result in league history. Aigars Šķēle holds the record with 19 dimes. Dane Erikstrup led Don

CSO Voluntari scored more second chance points in the first three quarters of the game, 24-8, to defeat Slovan Bratislava, 99-74, and advance to the 2026 quarterfinals on Tuesday, March 10, at the Hala Gabriela Szabo in southern Romania. Players of the game The 2025 ENBL champions once again showed their depth as five players scored 10 or more points. Sacar Anim led CSO Voluntari with a game high 18 points on 6/12 shooting from the floor. A former Marquette wing shot 3/6 from

Three single elimination games are to be played on Tuesday, March 10. The 2025 ENBL champions CSO Voluntari will host the 2025 semifinalists Slovan Bratislava. The 2026 Coach of the Year Jason Dourisseau and Donar Groningen are facing BK Opava. Manchester Basketball in their first European playoff game will meet Dubrava Zagreb. CSO Voluntari vs Slovan Bratislava Playoff experience : both teams have repeatedly qualified for the ENBL playoffs, while CSO Voluntari did it for the

SIGAL Prishtina has decided to pull itself out of the 2026 playoffs and will not travel to the road game at Dinamo Zagreb, the Kosovo club informed the European North Basketball league on Monday, March 9. SIGAL Prishtina thanked the league for opportunity to play in the ENBL and announced its withdrawal due to the difficult financial conditions left by the previous management. The European North Basketball league, following a withdrawal by SIGAL Prishtina, cancels a Round of

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. At the end of the second quarter, Light 11 receives a pass and makes a shooting attempt simultaneously with a game clock signal. Ball goes in. Referees cancel a basket, but use an Instant replay system, to verify their decision. After IRS, they count a basket. FIBA OBRI F.1. The Instant Replay System (IRS) rev