ENBL basketball awaits in Bulgaria and Norway on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Spartak Pleven are hosting Dziki Warszawa, and Fyllingen Lions will face Bakken Bears.
Playoff implications: Dziki Warszawa will qualify to the playoffs with a win. UPD on Jan 8
Spartak Pleven vs Dziki Warszawa
Series history: Spartak Pleven (0-5) will face Dziki Warszawa (4-2) for the first time.
The Bulgarians are 0-2 on the home floor.
Dziki Warszawa are 2-1 on the road.
Good news – Bulgaria and Romania fully joined Schengen area on January 1, 2025.
Key matchup: Trey Hollowell averages 13.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists for Spartak Pleven.
Morehead State University guard shoots 50.0% from the two point line and 36.1% from the three point line.
Rickey McGill averages 16.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists for Dziki Warszawa.
A former Iona Gael shoots 71.9% from the two point line and 33.3% from the three point line.
National championships: Spartak Pleven are 6-5 at the Sesame NBL.
Spartak defeated Levski, 87-60, on January 4.
Dziki Warszawa are 7-6 at the Orlen PLK.
Dziki lost to Trefl Sopot, 71-76, on January 5.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Vladimir Zanev (Bulgaria) – FIBA referee from 2017; has worked in Greece and Cyprus before moving to Bulgaria in 2022.
Umpire 1: Tomasz Langowski (Poland) – PLK referee from 2017, FIBA referee from 2021.
Umpire 2: Stefan Stefanov (Bulgaria) – referee from 2011, FIBA referee from 2019, Sesame NBL referee from 2018.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Fyllingen Lions vs Bakken Bears
Series history: Fyllingen Lions (0-5) will face Bakken Bears (3-3) for the first time in the ENBL.
Fyllingen Lions are 0-2 on the home floor after losses against Keila Coolbet and Bristol Flyers.
Bakken Bears are 1-2 on the road.
Key matchup: Dashawn Davis averages 26.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists for Bergen.
Mississippi State University graduate shoots 52.1% from the two point line and 40.0% from the three point line.
Skyler Bowlin averages 9.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists for Aarhus.
Missouri Southern State University guard shoots 35.7% from the three point line.
National championships: Fyllingen Lions are 13-3 at the BLNO.
They occupy first place in the standings.
Bakken Bears are 10-4 at the Basketligaen.
Anders Sommer and his men defeated Copenhagen, 95-76, on December 30, and Randers, 96-85, on January 3.
Bakken Bears advanced to the Danish Cup final after a 95-92 win against Horsens on December 14.
The final against Naestved/Randers Cimbria will take place on January 26, 2025.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Alexander Ochoa Svendberg (Norway) – FIBA referee from 2023, BLNO referee from 2018.
Umpire 1: Skirmantas Letukas (Denmark) – FIBA referee from 2021, Basketligaen referee from 2017.
Umpire 2: Simon Nordeide (Norway) – refereed three years in Australia, 2010-2013, at the QBL; BLNO referee from 2009, including finals in 2022 and 2023; has worked four times at the Nordic championship; has attended FIBA camps in Bulgaria.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
STANDINGS, as of January 6, 2025
Group A
Valmiera Glass ViA 5-1, +62
Newcastle Eagles 5-1, +35
CSO Voluntari 4-1, +67
Dziki Warszawa 4-2, +48
BK Opava 3-2, -14
Donar Groningen 2-4, -6
Tartu Ulikool 1-4, -32
Spišski Rytieri 1-5, -103
Spartak Pleven 0-5, -57
Group B
Inter Bratislava 6-0, +25 Qualified
Bamberg Baskets 5-1, +66
Legia Warszawa 4-2, +29
Bakken Bears 3-3, +42
Basket Brno 2-2, +7
Bristol Flyers 2-4, -18
Dinamo Bucharest 1-4, -31
Keila Coolbet 1-3, -44
Fyllingen Lions 0-5, -76
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