Debut for Brussels Basketball, first home games for TalTech and Bristol
- Māris Noviks
- Oct 8
- 4 min read
Three games are to be played on Wednesday, October 8. Action starts at the Estonian capital as TalTech/ALEXELA host the Kapfenberg Bulls. Brussels Basketball will play their first game against SIGAL Prishtina, while the Bristol Flyers are facing Donar Groningen.
TalTech/ALEXELA vs HEFTE HELFEN BULLS
Series history: TalTech/ALEXELA will face Kapfenberg Bulls for the first time.
The Estonians lost their first two road games at Syntainics MBC, 57-84, and Donar Groningen, 71-93.
Kapfenberg Bulls dropped their first home game against Bristol Flyers, 78-90.
National championships: TalTech/ALEXELA lost their first home game at the Estonia and Latvia league against Valmiera Glass/ViA, 83-91, on October 4.
Oliver Metsalu, Taavi Jurkatamm, Siim-Markus Post and Oliver Suurorg scored 14 or more points each for Alar Varrak`s team.
Kapfenberg Bulls are 1-1 at the Austrian BSL.
The Bulls defeated Eisenstadt, 91-74, on October 4.
Andrew Jones had 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Aleksei Mohov (Estonia) – KML Meistriliiga referee from 2011, has worked at many Estonian playoffs and finals.
Umpire 1: Paul Trmal (Austria) – Austria Top league from 2016, a crew chief from 2019.
Umpire 2: Rauno Kobin (Estonia) – Optibet Estonia and Latvia league referee from 2021, has worked at the Estonian finals, FIBA 3x3 referee from 2024.
Observer (at the spot): Tanel Suslov (Estonia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Brussels Basketball vs SIGAL Prishtina
Series history: Brussels Basketball will face SIGAL Prishtina for the first time.
SIGAL Prishtina opened their second ENBL campaign with a 90-79 home win against Gimle Basket.
A Jackson, Mississippi born guard Deondre Burns scored 30 points for the winners.
National championships: Brussels Basketball are 1-1 at the BNXT league.
Brussels won at Limburg, 85-84, on October 3.
Demetric Horton led Brussels Basketball with 32 points on 7/10 shooting from the three point line.
SIGAL Prishtina are 1-1 at the Kosovo Superliga.
Prishtina won at Ylli, 78-76, on October 4.
Five visitors – Adrio Bailey, Lamb Autrey, Deondre Burns, Arian Azemi and Valmir Kakruki – finished in double figures.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Renaud Geller (Belgium) – Belgium Top league from 2003, FIBA referee 2005-2020, Euroleague referee 2008-2020; has worked at the EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania, EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia and EuroBasket 2015 in France, and Women`s World Cup 2014 in Turkiye.
Umpire 1: Artan Gashi (Kosovo) – national referee from 2005, promoted to top division referee in 2011; has officiated almost all major finals in Kosovo from 2017.
Umpire 2: Thomas Liegeois (Belgium) – starting my seventh season at the top level in Belgium – Proleague and BNXT league; has worked at the European Universities Sports Association tournament in Porto two years ago.
Observer (at the video): Neil Wilkinson (United Kingdom).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
Bristol Flyers vs Donar Groningen
Series history: Bristol Flyers will face Donar Groningen for the first time.
Both teams didn`t made the 2025 playoffs, while the Bristol Flyers did it in 2024.
The Bristol Flyers finished the 2024-2025 season with four consecutive wins.
National championships: Bristol Flyers are 4-1 in all competitions, including 3-1 at the Super League Basketball.
The Flyers won at Surrey Scorchers, 96-66, on October 4.
Six Flyers – Cameron Holden, Zachary Anderson, Will Joakum, Darnell Brodie, Marcus Delpeche and Jonathan Brown – scored 10 or more points each.
Cam Holden and Will Yoakum were named in Super League Basketball Team of the week.
Donar Groningen are 2-0 at the BNXT league and on a 3-0 streak overall.
Jason Dourisseau`s team defeated BAL Weert, 85-61, on October 4.
Malik Miller had 12 points, six rebounds and five steals.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Marek Kukelcik (Slovakia) – referee from 2000, FIBA referee from 2012, Basketball Champions League and Elite referee from 2016.
Umpire 1: Piotr Jerzy Sadzynski (the Netherlands) – has been officiating from 2013, including 10 years in Poland; has been refereeing in the Netherlands from 2020, BNXT league referee from 2022.
Umpire 2: Michal Chrakowiecki (Poland) – Orlen PLK referee from 2012, FIBA referee from 2019; has worked at many Polish playoffs and finals, and all ENBL playoffs.
Observer (at the spot): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of October 7, 2025 | without tie-breakers
Donar Groningen 1-1, +18
CSO Voluntari 1-0, +40
Syntainics MBC 1-0, +27
Tindastoll 1-0, +24
Bristol Flyers 1-0, +12
Sigal Prishtina 1-0, +11
Valmiera Glass/ViA 1-0, +4
Manchester 1-0, +4
Riga Zelli 1-0, +2
Spartak Pleven 1-0, +1
TalTech/Alexela 0-2, -49
Dubrava Zagreb 0-1, -1
Dziki Warszawa 0-1, -2
Keila Coolbet 0-1, -4
Gimle Basket 0-1, -11
Hefte Helfen Bulls 0-1, -12
Slovan Bratislava 0-1, -24
Fyllingen Lions 0-1, -40
Alkar Sinj
BK Olomoucko
BK Opava
Brussels Basketball
Dinamo Zagreb
Iraklis BC
KB Go+ Peja
Newcastle Eagles
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
2025 ENBL classification
Really exciting Wednesday lineup! I’m especially curious to see how TalTech/ALEXELA respond after those tough road losses — they’ve got the talent to surprise the Kapfenberg Bulls if they stay consistent on defense. Brussels vs Prishtina should also be a high-energy clash; Deondre Burns is on fire right now.
Can’t wait to tune in on YouTube — feels like switching between these games will be as intense as trying to beat my old high score in Snake Game!