ENBL join forces with the International Basketball HUB

The European North Basketball League has joined the International Basketball HUB, an initiative launched in Alicante, Spain by Lucentum Alicante – a global network connecting the basketball ecosystem with 41 members from 37 countries.

The line-up includes six ENBL clubs: Tartu Ulikool (Estonia), Landstede Hammers Zwolle (the Netherlands), 2024 Champions Bakken Bears (Denmark), 2025 Champions CSO Voluntari (Romania), 2025 finalists Newcastle Eagles (United Kingdom) and Riga Zelli (Latvia).

Other countries represented in the starting line-up: France, Germany, Mexico, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, China, Spain, Norway, Azerbaijan, Tanzania, Barbados, Antigua&Barbuda, Angola, Hungary, Poland, United Arab Emirates, Finland, Italy.

Designed to unite and empower the basketball community, the HUB offers its members free access to a wide range of educational resources, including coaching clinics, master programs, case studies, scientific content, and monthly webinars featuring top industry professionals such as general managers, coaches, scouts, and performance experts.

More than a platform, the International Basketball HUB is a gateway to new opportunities — facilitating high-level networking, international events, fundraising initiatives, and the exchange of players and coaches providing attractive international opportunities.

The Technical Director of Lucentum Alicante and a former General Manager of CSO Voluntari, Ionuț Georgescu, highlighted the importance of this collaboration:

“We are very proud to welcome ENBL to our international projects through the Basketball HUB.

In a very short time, ENBL has demonstrated very solid growth, bringing together professional clubs with ambition, international vision, and a strong commitment to the development of basketball in Europe. The fifth season features 26 teams from 17 countries.

We are convinced that this collaboration will generate new opportunities for knowledge exchange and development for clubs, coaches, and young talents within our international network.

We look forward to working together and developing projects that continue connecting and strengthening the European basketball community.”

ENBL GM Edgars Zanders also positively welcomed the beginning of this partnership:

“On behalf of ENBL, we are truly delighted and honored to begin this collaboration with International Basketball HUB. We believe that HUB is a unique international platform providing knowledge, training methodologies, and the exchange of experiences at all levels of basketball.

This partnership will give ENBL clubs and coaches access to top-level expertise and foster innovation within our league.

We are confident that together we can strengthen the basketball community across Europe, create new development opportunities for young talents, and promote international cooperation in the sector.

We firmly believe this is an important step forward for both ENBL and the entire basketball community, and we look forward to joint projects and future success.”

The incorporation of ENBL therefore represents a new milestone for the Lucentum Basketball HUB, which continues consolidating itself as a leading international platform for cooperation, education, and basketball development across Europe.

Lucentum Alicante website: https://fundacionlucentum.com/