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Three from three: CSO Voluntari advance to the Final Four
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
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Apr 93 min read


Mike Caffey scores game winner at the buzzer
The 2025 Glasora Final Four Most Valuable Player Mike Caffey made a game winning jumpshot in the last second of regulation to lift CSO Voluntari over Riga Zelli, 81-80, on Easter Sunday, April 5, at the Daugava Sports hall in Latvian capital. Players of the game Easter week gifted basketball fans with three exciting play-off games – all three single possession games. Visiting teams posted a 3-0 record and CSO Voluntari visit at Riga Zelli was no exception. Mike Caffey (Long B
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Apr 53 min read


Fidler, Bonis and Šulcs lift Riga Zelli over magic Tindastoll
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
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Mar 122 min read


Fantastic Four save the day for Riga Zelli at Spartak Pleven
Riga Zelli trailed by 11 points midway the second quarter and regrouped for a 85-81 comeback win over Spartak Pleven on Tuesday, December 9, at the Balkanstroy hall in northern Bulgaria. Players of the game PJ Pegues had a relatively poor start but played an important role for Riga Zelli in their third win. A former Furman and Auburn point guard scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half. Pegues shot 5/13 from the three point line. Frankie Fidler had 26 points on 9/19 shoo
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Dec 9, 20252 min read


Kobe Elvis enters the building, BK Olomoucko win at Riga Zelli
Kobe Elvis almost matched the opponent team in three pointers made to lead BK Olomoucko past Riga Zelli, 87-81, on Wednesday, December 3, at the Saldus Sports hall in western Latvia. Players of the game Kobe Elvis scored a team high 24 points for BK Olomoucko. The University of Oklahoma graduate guard went 6/11 from the three point line. Kobe added four rebounds, two assists and one steal. Jaren Holmes had 22 points on 7/13 shooting from the field and 7/9 from the free throw
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Dec 3, 20252 min read


Horton and Fidler light it up, Riga Zelli survive at Dziki to go 1-0
Riga Zelli erased a 15 points deficit and took control in the second half to secure a 93-91 road win against Dziki Warszawa on Monday,...
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Sep 29, 20252 min read
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