Back to back! CSO Voluntari return to the Final Four
- Māris Noviks
- Mar 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Top notch shooting and depth propelled CSO Voluntari past Legia Warszawa, 102-87, and into the second consecutive Final Four on Tuesday, March 18, at the Sala Gabriela Szabo in Romanian capital.
Players of the game
Legia Warszawa started the playoffs with a new head coach and finished the series with a new point guard.
It proved too difficult to adapt quickly against well oiled and confident Voluntari team.
Mike Caffey led winners with 21 points and five assists.
Long Beach State University point guard shot 6/8 from the three point line.
Kodi Justice had 16 points on 6/7 shooting from the field.
Sharpshooter went 4/5 from the deep.
Lucas Tohatan and Lewis Sullivan scored 15 points each, while former shot 4/8 from the three point line.
ENBL debutant Keifer Sykes led Legia Warszawa with 18 points.
University of Wisconsin at Green Bay guard shot 6/13 from the field and dished out four assists.
Aleksa Radanov checked out with 15 points.
Key stats
Both teams excelled from the three point line.
CSO Voluntari shot 53 percent, 16/30, and Legia Warszawa shot 50 percent, 10/20.
Seven Voluntari players scored nine or more points, while six finished in double figures.
Voluntari bench outscored Legia, 52-40.
Ainars Bagatskis and his men were up 28 points midway the fourth quarter.
CSO Voluntari won the series, 197-168.
Game notes
CSO Voluntari improved to 8-2, while Legia Warszawa dropped to 6-4.
Voluntari are 16-5 in the ENBL under Ainars Bagatskis command.
CSO Voluntari won 2025 Romanian Cup and one month later advanced to the ENBL Final Four.
Legia Warszawa parted ways with head coach Ivica Skelin before the playoffs and appointed Heiko Rannula instead.
CSO Voluntari will face Inter Bratislava in a semifinal on Tuesday, April 8.
ENBL playoffs 2025 (local time only)
(A1) Newcastle Eagles – Bakken Bears (B4)
Game one: Tuesday, March 11, Bakken Bears win 87-84
Game two: Tuesday, March 18, Newcastle 19:30 (CET 20:30)
(A2) CSO Voluntari – Legia Warszawa (B3)
Game one: Wednesday, March 5, CSO Voluntari win 81-95
Game two: Tuesday, March 18, CSO Voluntari win 102-87
Voluntari won the series, 197-168
(A3) Dziki Warszawa – Bamberg Baskets (B2)
Game one: Wednesday, March 5, Dziki win 95-74
Game two: Wednesday, March 19, Bamberg 20:00
(A4) Valmiera Glass ViA – Inter Bratislava (B1)
Game one: Saturday, March 1, Inter win 83-105
Game two: Tuesday, March 18, Inter win 85-79
Inter won the series, 190-162
The 2025 Final Four location will be announced immediately after the playoffs.
Final Four 2025
Tuesday, April 8
Semifinal one: Winner A1/B4 – Winner A3/B2
Semifinal two: Inter Bratislava – CSO Voluntari
Wednesday, April 9
Medal games
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