Bundesliga team returns: welcome, SYNTAINICS MBC!
- marisnoviks
- 4 hours ago
- 3 min read
The 2025 German Cup winners and the ENBL VIMODROM Final Four hosts SYNTAINICS MBC return to play in the European North Basketball league`s 2026-2027 season.
On July 4, 2025, SYNTAINICS MBC announced their intent to play in the ENBL, becoming the second Bundesliga club to do so.
On March 25, 2026, SYNTAINICS MBC won the quarterfinal series against Donar Groningen, 180-154, to advance to the 2026 Final Four with a 10-1 record.
On April 2, 2026, Weissenfels was confirmed as a host city for the ENBL VIMODROM Final Four.
SYNTAINICS MBC hosted a world class event on April 22-23, 2026, at the Stadthalle Weissenfels, earning a bronze medal and a league record 11-2 win and loss ratio.
The Wolves, coached by Milenko "Mikica" Bogićević, defeated the 2025 Champions CSO Voluntari, 92-76, in a bronze medal game to secure the first Top 3 finish for the German clubs in the ENBL.
SYNTAINICS MBC supporters stayed in big numbers to watch the 2026 final between Dziki Warszawa and Manchester Basketball – Stadthalle Weissenfels experienced three YELLOW-OUTS.
Spencer Reaves was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2025-2026 regular season.
Khyri Thomas was included in the All Star team of the ENBL VIMODROM Final Four.
Martin Geissler, a long time CEO of the SYNTAINICS MBC, received a Final Four host award.
Martin Papke, the mayor of Weissenfels, and Elke Simon-Kuch, elected member of the Sachsen Anhalt parliament, awarded the Final Four participants.
Elke Simon-Kuch is the shareholder of the MBC Basketball from 2004, and was a co-managing director of the club together with Martin Geissler from 2015 until 2022.
Christian Zeidler, another shareholder of the club, secured the 2025 German Cup Top Four – also VIMODROM Top Four – hosting rights on December 18, 2024.
A special thank you goes to SYNTAINICS MBC sports director Silvano Poropat, managing directors Ulrike Wölfel and Alexander Rolle, media director Dino Reisner.
These events were possible thanks to managers André Schwabe, Fabian Höer, club`s co-workers Jonas Ziller, Julia Lehmann, Charlotte Wahren, Barbora Kasparkova, Joshua Scholz, Jonas Weiland, students Charlotte Olkis and Hanna Strech.
Four current SYNTAINICS MBC players – Charles Callison, Spencer Reaves, Akeem Vargas and Moritz Heck – won the 2025 German Cup.
SYNTAINICS MBC
Club was founded in 1958 and was known as SSV Einheit Weißenfels until 1999.
MBC entered Bundesliga in 1999.
The first summit in club`s history was reached on March 28, 2004, when MBC defeated Jean d`Arc Dijon Basket, 84-68, and won the FIBA Europe Cup in Izmir, Türkiye.
First national title was conquered 21 years later.
On February 15-16, 2025, Weissenfels hosted the BBL Pokal Final Four for the first time.
SYNTAINICS MBC advanced to the Top Four after defeating Giessen 46ers in the first round, 103-77, Riesen Ludwigsburg in the second round, 85-77, and USC Heidelberg in the quarters, 100-85.
Bamberg Baskets knocked out ALBA Berlin, Bayern Munich dominated against Rasta Vechta, and Skyliners Frankfurt outlasted BG Gottingen.
The Final Four draw took place on December 9, 2024.
SYNTAINICS MBC were drawn against Bayern Munich and defeated them in the semifinals, 95-93.
Bamberg Baskets held Skyliners Frankfurt to 63 points, 76-63.
Stadthalle Weissenfels was sold out in every game and witnessed SYNTAINICS MBC triumph over Bamberg Baskets, 97-87.
Michael Jaden Devoe was named the Most Valuable Player.
Team, coached by a Latvian strategist Jānis Gailītis, posted other memorable victories.
SYNTAINICS MBC defeated ALBA Berlin on the home floor, 94-76.
Even more impressive, Weissenfels club won both regular season duels against Bayern Munich – a 99-86 success at home and a 90-88 shocker on the road.
SYNTAINICS MBC posted a 17-15 record to finish eighth in the regular season and booked a ticket to play-in round.
Jānis Gailītis men prevailed over ninth seated Baskets Oldenburg, 110-95, to advance to the quarterfinals.
Top seeded Bayern Munich came out in full force, defeating Weissenfels, Heidelberg and Ulm in the best-of-five series to claim the 2025 Bundesliga title.
Jānis Gailītis worked 17 years in VEF Rīga and had a brilliant year with SYNTAINICS MBC.
General sponsor – Puraglobe.
You can visit club`s website at https://syntainics-mbc.de
Zieht mit uns – join us – is an energetic club anthem by Goitzsche Front featuring Neo
Comments