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

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

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

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

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

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

Spencer Reaves is the 2026 European North Basketball league`s Most Valuable Player. Guard led SYNTAINICS MBC to a 7-1 record and advanced to the 2026 playoffs. Reaves averaged 19.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 25.5 minutes of playing time. A player with a jersey number 31 played in all games, shot 57.1% from the field, 43.6% from the three point line and 84.6% from the free throw line. Reaves averages 14.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in the Bas

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 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. On the Pink team offense, the Pink 7 receives a pass while moving towards the basket and makes a shot, which is unsuccessful. Defender Blue 0 pushes Pink 7 during a moment of shot. Pink 7 loses balance. Referees call a defensive act of shooting foul by Blue 0. FIBA OBRI 33.3. Legal guarding position. A defensi

Jason Dourisseau is the 2026 European North Basketball league`s Coach of the Year, according to a 50/50 shared vote by the ENBL teams and fans. A former Nebraska Cornhuskers wing (2002-2006) has a legendary status in Groningen. Omaha, Nebraska born Dourisseau represented Donar from 2009-2014 and then again, from 2015-2020. He helped Groningen win five Dutch championships (2010, 2014, 2016-2018), four Dutch Cups (2010, 2014, 2017, 2018) and two Supercups (2015, 2017). Jersey

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

Four games are to be played on Wednesday, February 11. Riga Zelli open the night with a home stand against Spartak Pleven. CSO Voluntari will host the 2025 German Cup winners SYNTAINICS MBC. Alkar Sinj are facing the 2026 Latvian Cup finalists Valmiera Glass ViA. Bristol Flyers are hosting TalTech/ALEXELA. Playoff implications : Riga Zelli will qualify for the playoffs with a win or 1-82 point loss against Spartak Pleven. Spartak Pleven will qualify for the playoffs with a wi

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

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

Iraklis BC showed a masterclass in offense and reached a century mark to defeat BK Olomoucko, 109-82, on Wednesday, February 4, at the Prostejov sports center in eastern Czechia. Players of the game Iraklis BC point guards did outstanding job. Captain Dimitris Moraitis had five points and 12 assists in 22 minutes of playing time. Josiah Strong joined with 14 points and seven assists. A former Colorado State player signed with storied Greek club a couple weeks ago. Justin Wrig

SYNTAINICS MBC trailed for most of the game and then went on a 29-15 run to defeat relentless HEFTE HELFEN BULLS, 98-89, on Tuesday, February 3, at the Stadthalle Weissenfels in central Germany. Players of the game Usual suspects showed up for the 2025 German Cup winners. Spencer Reaves led SYNTAINICS MBC with 25 points on excellent 8/11 shooting from the floor. Central Missouri star guard went 5/8 from the three point line and a perfect 4/4 from the charity stripe. Charles C