Bratislava 2025: know your Final Four referees

Māris Noviks
Apr 2
2 min read

Updated: Apr 3

Aarhus 2024 Final Four referees. Photo: Bakken Bears

Experienced. Professional. Respected. Meet the referees of the European North Basketball league.

The 2025 ENBL Glasora Final Four feature six referees and two observers from Slovakia, United Kingdom, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Latvia.

Andris Aunkrogers has been nominated for his second Final Four (2022, 2025).

Observer Oskars Lucis has also worked as a referee in two Final Fours (2023, 2024).

Semifinal nominations will be published on Monday, April 7.

Mr. Peter Ženiš (Slovakia): Slovak Extraliga referee from 2001, FIBA referee from 2010, one of the most experienced referees in the ENBL.

Mr. Josh Bowe (United Kingdom): FIBA referee from 2019, British Basketball league referee from 2013; has officiated BBL Finals from 2017; most nominated British referee in FIBA this season.

Mr. Michal Sosin (Poland): FIBA referee from 2019, PLK referee from 2014; has worked at many play-off games, including finals for men and women; has been refereeing in the ENBL from season one, including play-off games.

Mr. Marius Ciulin (Romania): FIBA referee from 2003; has worked four times at the EuroBasket and four times at the Women`s EuroBasket; has worked at the EuroLeague Women Final Four twice and Basketball Champions league Final Four one; one of TOP and most experienced FIBA referees now.

Mr. Serafim Petrov (Bulgaria): Sesame NBL referee from 2018, FIBA referee from 2021; has worked in many Bulgarian finals, including Supercup finals; regular ENBL referee in the last three seasons, play-off games included.

Mr. Andris Aunkrogers (Latvia): FIBA referee from 2005, has worked at many major events, including the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China and the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Japan/Indonesia/Philippines; has worked at the EuroBasket 2022; Elite/Basketball Champions league referee from 2016; nominated to Women`s EuroBasket 2025.

Bratislava 2025 observers

Mr. Mareks Voļskis (Latvia): Latvian TOP referee from 2006, one of the most experienced referees in Latvia, regular Optibet Estonia and Latvia league referee; ENBL observer from 2022.

Mr. Oskars Lucis (Latvia): FIBA referee 2003-2023; Euroleague referee 2007-2016, national instructor 2011-2017, FIBA Elite referee 2016-2023; FIBA commissioner and instructor – from 2023; ENBL head of referees from 2022.

Final Four nominations TBA

Tuesday, April 8, semifinals

17.30 Inter Bratislava – CSO Voluntari

20.30 Newcastle Eagles – Dziki Warszawa

Wednesday, April 9, medal games

17.30 Bronze medal game

20.30 Final

22.30 Award ceremony

Final Four history

Wloclawek 2022: Anwil Wloclawek, Šiauliai, Basket Brno, Tartu University

Ostrów Wielkopolski 2023: BM Stal Ostrów, BC Wolves, Start Lublin, King Szczecin

Aarhus 2024: Bakken Bears, CSO Voluntari, Liège Basket, Šiauliai