Battle of the Undefeated and British Tuesday
- Māris Noviks
- Dec 2, 2024
- 3 min read
Tuesday, December 3, offers two games. Basket Brno will host Bristol Flyers in the earliest game of the season, while undefeated Newcastle Eagles will face CSO Voluntari exactly eight hours later.
Basket Brno vs Bristol Flyers
Series history: Basket Brno (1-1) will face Bristol Flyers (0-4) for the first time.
The Czech club lost at the Newcastle Eagles, 81-87, a year ago.
Basket Brno are 0-1 on the home floor after a 101-103 overtime loss against Inter Bratislava.
Bristol Flyers are 0-1 on the road after a 72-83 loss at Bakken Bears.
Key matchup: Richard Balint averages 25.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists for Basket Brno.
Balint shoots 57.1% from the two point line, 60.0% from the three point line and 100.0% from the charity stripe.
Kedrian Johnson averages 10.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists for Bristol Flyers.
Johnson averages 50.0% from the two point line, 33.3% from the three point line and 75.0% from the free throw line.
National championships: Basket Brno are 8-5 at the Kooperativa NBL.
Martin Vanek and his men trail only to Nymburk, Sršni Pisek and Usti nad Labem.
Basket Brno are on a three game winning streak after a 91-74 home win against Olomouc.
Bristol Flyers are 2-2 at the SuperLeague Basketball regular season.
The Flyers are on a two game winning streak after a 88-84 win at Surrey on November 30.
Bristol recently parted ways with Trey Tennyson and signed Alain Louis.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Jan Baloun (Czechia) – NBL Kooperativa referee from 2009, FIBA referee from 2017; first appearance in the ENBL.
Umpire 1: Simon Unsworth (United Kingdom) – FIBA referee from 2010, British Basketball league referee from 1999.
Umpire 2: Lukaš Hartig (Czechia) – NBL Kooperativa referee from 2020.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Newcastle Eagles vs CSO Voluntari
Series history: Newcastle Eagles (4-0) will face CSO Voluntari (4-0) for the second time.
CSO Voluntari lead the series, 1-0, after a 84-76 win on the home floor a year ago.
Newcastle Eagles are 2-0 at the Vertu Motors arena afer wins over Spartak Pleven, 75-61, and Donar Groningen, 67-63.
CSO Voluntari are 2-0 on the road, thanks to wins at Donar Groningen, 89-83, and Opava, 88-67.
Newcastle Eagles are on a four game winning streak.
Key matchup: Seneca Knight averages 16.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals for Newcastle Eagles.
Guard shoots 61.3% from two and 44.4% from three, as well as 80.0% from the free throw line.
Mike Caffey averages 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals.
Guard shoots 61.5% from two, 54.5% from the three and 75.0% from the charity stripe.
National championships: Newcastle Eagles are 4-1 at the SuperLeague Basketball regular season.
London Lions lead the table with a 5-2 record.
Newcastle Eagles defeated Cheshire Phoenix, 94-88, on November 29.
CSO Voluntari are 8-2 at the Liga Nationala.
Ainars Bagatskis and his men are on a nine game winning streak.
CSO Voluntari defeated Sibiu, 112-68, on November 30.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Paul Unsworth (United Kingdom) – referee from 1994, national referee from 2004, FIBA referee from 2014; has worked at the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship for Men in Tel Aviv; has worked in multiple BBL Cup finals and one BBL Trophy final.
Umpire 1: Vlad Theodor Cotrobas (Romania) – Liga Nationala referee from 2021, FIBA referee from 2023; has worked at the Romanian Finals for men and women.
Umpire 2: Josh Bowe (United Kingdom) – FIBA referee from 2019, BBL referee from 2013; has worked at the British finals from 2017.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
STANDINGS, as of December 2, 2024
Group A
CSO Voluntari 4-0, +71
Newcastle Eagles 4-0, +34
Valmiera Glass ViA 4-1, +59
Dziki Warszawa 3-2, +34
BK Opava 3-2, -14
Tartu Ulikool 1-3, -18
Donar Groningen 1-4, -9
Spišski Rytieri 1-5, -103
Spartak Pleven 0-4, -54
Group B
Inter Bratislava 5-0, +19
Legia Warszawa 4-1, +43
Bakken Bears 3-1, +54
Bamberg Baskets 3-1, +46
Dinamo Bucharest 1-3, -20
Basket Brno 1-1, +0
Bristol Flyers 0-4, -32
Fyllingen Lions 0-3, -48
Keila Coolbet 0-3, -62
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