ENBL VIMODROM Final Four 2026 to feature 36 international players
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The 2026 ENBL VIMODROM Final Four has registered 36 international players from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America.
Twenty seven players have American passports, while five of them have multiple passports.
The other three nations are Romania, Nigeria and Germany.
Additionally, there is a Australian player with American and Irish passports.
In total, nine players have multiple passports, including three international players with Romanian passports and four with German passports.
Nations represented: USA (27), Croatia (2), Senegal (1), Hungary (1), Moldova (1), Canada (1), Australia (1), Finland (1), Montenegro (1).
CSO Voluntari, Romania: nine international players
Mike Caffey, USA #5
A 33 years old guard from Corona, California played for Long Beach State University (2011-2015).
Caffey is the 23rd LBSU player to score over 1000 points in a NCAA career.
A pass first guard, finished high school with 624 assists, a school record.
Majored at Africana studies.
Mike Caffey is the 2025 ENBL Champion.
Averages 16.2 points, 5.0 assists and 1.9 steals.
Laszlo Polyak, Hungary/Romania #6
A 32 years old guard from Nyiregyhaza played in his native town until the age of 21.
Polyak represented Targu Mures in Romania (2014-2017) and then returned to homeland, playing for MAFC Budapest, Szolnoki and DEAC Budapest (2018-2023).
Laszlo Polyak is the 2025 ENBL Champion and earned a silver medal at the 2024 Final Four.
Averages 2.0 points and 1.0 rebounds.
Kodi Justice, USA #44
A 31 years old shooting guard from Mesa, Arizona played for Arizona State (2014-2018).
Justice is the 37th member of the Sun Devils 1000 points club.
Kodi Justice is the 2025 ENBL Champion and earned a silver medal at the 2024 Final Four.
Averages 14.0 points and 1.7 assists.
Lee Edward Skinner, USA #34
A 33 years old forward from Lombard, Illinois played for Wofford College (2011-2015).
Skinner was a wide receiver on the Glenbard East football team, was named all conference.
Named 2015 Southern Conference tournament Most Outstanding Player.
Has played in 2014 and 2015 NCAA tournaments.
Lee Skinner is the 2025 ENBL Champion.
Averages 13.3 points and 3.2 rebounds.
Solomon Young, USA #33
A 28 years old center from Sacramento, California played for Iowa State (2016-2021).
Majored at hospitality management, academic All-Big 12 first team member in 2021.
Has played professionally in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Canada and Romania, including Bamberg Baskets in 2022-2023.
Averages 18.5 points and 9.2 rebounds.
Sacar Anim, USA #1
A 28 years old shooting guard from Minneapolis, Minnesota played for Marquette (2015-2020).
Has played in the G league (during Orlando bubble), Germany, Italy, Israel, Bosnia and Romania.
Won the 2025 Bosnian Cup with Igokea Aleksandrovac.
Averages 12.9 points and 2.8 rebounds.
Giordan Watson, USA/Romania #2
A 40 years old point guard from Detroit, Michigan played for Central Michigan (2004-2008).
Has played in Germany, Iceland, Finland, Turkey, France and Romania (eleven seasons 2013-2015, 2017-2026).
Iceland champion with Grindavik (2012), two time Romanian champion with Oradea (2020) and Cluj-Napoca (2022), two time Romanian Cup winner with Targu Jiu (2014) and Cluj-Napoca (2018).
A former Romania national team member.
Averages 7.6 points and 3.2 assists.
Mouhamed Barro, Senegal #24
A 30 years old power forward/center started his professional career at the age of 17 with Union Baloncesto LaPalma in Canary islands.
Has played in Spain, France, Portugal, Venezuela, Kosovo, Romania and Germany.
Won Kosovo Supercup with Trepca Mitrovica in 2024 and Copa Princesa de Asturias with Oviedo in 2017.
Averages 6.6 points and 4.6 rebounds.
Mihail Miseailo, Moldova/Romania #15
A 23 years old point has played in Latvia, Moldova and Romania.
Has played in Moldova U16 and U18 national teams.
Averages 1.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in five games.
Dziki Warszawa, Poland: six international players
Landrius Horton, USA #1
A 27 years old shooting guard from Decatur, Alabama played for Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (2016-2018) and Columbus State (2018-2020).
Has played in North Macedonia, Sweden, Cyprus and Poland.
Averages 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
Tahlik Chavez, USA #16
A 25 years old shooting guard from Arlington, Texas played for Garden City Community College (2019-2020), Iona (2020-2021, head coach Rick Pitino), Charleston Southern (2021-2023) and Louisiana Tech (2023-2024).
Won the 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament.
Has played in Sweden and Poland.
Averages 11.1 points and 3.7 assists.
Rivaldo Soares, USA #4
A 26 years old guard from Boston, Massachusetts played for South Plains College (2019-2021), Oregon (2021-2023) and Oklahoma (2023-2024).
Has played in Germany and Poland.
Averages 11.2 points and 5.7 rebounds.
Bennett Vander Plas, USA #0
A 27 years old power forward from Ripon, Wisconsin played for Ohio (2018-2022) and Virginia (2022-2023).
In his junior season led Ohio with 17 points to upset national champion Virginia in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Missed the 2023 postseason with Virginia due to injury.
Named after the Bennett family – his father Dean Vander Plas played with Virginia head coach Tony Bennett at Wisconsin-Green Bay under Tony`s father Dick Bennett.
Has played in Germany, Lithuania (Šiauliai 2023-2024), Sweden and Poland.
Averages 10.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
Ody Oguama, USA/Nigeria #25
A 26 years old forward from Raleigh, North Carolina played for Wake Forest (2019-2021) and Cincinnati (2021-2024).
Has played in Czechia and Poland.
Averages 8.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks.
Darnell Edge, USA #2
A 28 years old point guard from Saugerties, New York, played for Fairleigh Dickinson University (2015-2019).
Has played in Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Kosovo, Dominican Republic, Israel (Ironi Ness Ziona 2024-2025), Cyprus and Germany.
Averages 8.8 points and 4.0 assists.
Manchester Basketball, United Kingdom: nine international players
Max Jones, USA #2
A 24 years old point guard from Clearwater, Florida played for Tampa (2020-2022), Cal State at Fullerton (2022-2024) and Kansas State (2024-2025).
Scored 1710 points during his college career, including a career high 39 points at Florida Tech while with Tampa.
Averages 18.7 points and 2.5 assists.
PJay Smith, USA #0
A point guard born in Lavergne, Tennessee played for Lee University (2021-2023) and Furman University (2023-2025).
Scored 17.6 points and dished out 3.9 assists during his senior season.
Averages 14.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
Jordan Johnson, USA #11
A guard from Memphis, Tennessee played for Mississippi Valley State (2019-2023) and New Orleans (2023-2024).
Has played in Kosovo and the United Kingdom.
Averages 14.3 points and 5.2 assists.
Zak Irvin, USA #7
A 31 years old forward from Fishers, Indiana played for Michigan (2013-2017).
Won the 2017 Big Ten championship.
Michigan won the 2026 NCAA championship.
Has played in the G league, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Israel, Italy, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
Averages 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds.
Matthew Nicholson, USA #34
A center from Clarkston, Michigan has played for Northwestern (2020-2025).
Has played at the 2023 and 2024 NCAA championship.
Averages 4.9 points and 5.5 rebounds.
Gabe Osabuohien, Canada #3
A 27 years old forward from Toronto, Ontario played for Arkansas (2017-2019) and West Virginia (2019-2022).
Was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2022).
Won the 2024 G league Sportsmanship award.
Averages 4.7 points, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals.
Duke Shelton, USA #30
A 30 years old center from Ocala, Florida played for Tampa (2014-2018).
Has played for Olomoucko (2020), Slovan Bratislava (2021) and Newcastle Eagles (2021-2022).
Averages 1.0 points and 1.5 rebounds.
Judson Martindale, USA #33
A forward born in Boston, Massachusetts played for Holy Cross (2020-2022), Pacific (2022-2024) and Cal State Northridge (2024-2025).
Averages 3.8 minutes of play.
DJ Mitchell, Australia/USA/Ireland #8
A 29 years old forward born in Melbourne, Australia played for Wake Forest (2016-2018) and Santa Clara (2019-2021).
Grew up in the United States and holds an Irish passport.
Won the 2022 NBL1 North championship with the Gold Coast Rollers.
In March 2026 he was named in the Australia men`s national 3x3 team.
On April 3, 2026, signed with Manchester Basketball and is eligible for the ENBL play.
SYNTAINICS MBC, Germany: twelve international players
Spencer Reaves, USA/Germany #31
Future ENBL MVP was born on December 23, 1995, in Newark, Arkansas.
Started his collegiate career at the North Greenville University in Tigerville, South Carolina.
He led the Crusaders to the Conference Carolinas Tournament championship and into the NCAA Division Two tournament.
Reaves then transferred to the University of Central Missouri (2015-2018).
Both of Reaves parents – Brian Reaves and Nicole Wilkett – played basketball at Arkansas State.
Spencer`s younger brother Austin played for the Wichita State (2016-2018) and Oklahoma (2019-2021), and represents the Los Angeles Lakers from 2021.
Won the 2025 German Cup.
Averages 19.1 points and 3.0 assists.
Charles Callison, USA #23
A 31 years old point guard from Moreno Valley, California played for San Bernardino Valley College (2013-2015) and Washington State University (2015-2017).
Has played in Lithuania, Denmark, Sweden, Ukraine (BC Odessa 2021-2022), the Netherlands (Donar Groningen 2022) and Germany.
Won the 2019 Danish Cup with Horsens.
Won the 2025 German Cup.
Averages 13.8 points and 5.4 assists.
Marcus Foster, USA #5
A 24 years old guard from Atlanta, Georgia played for Furman (2020-2024) and Xavier University (2024-2025).
Was a teammate of a Manchester Basketball player PJay Smith at Furman (2023-2024).
Averages 10.9 points and 5.6 rebounds.
Jure Planinic, Croatia #44
A 26 years old power forward, born in Mostar, Bosnia.
Won the 2021 Croatia championship with Zadar.
A two time Croatia Cup winner (2020, 2021) with Zadar.
Won the 2024 Bulgaria SuperCup with Rilski Sportist.
Averages 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds.
Khyri Thomas, USA #0
A 29 years old shooting guard from Omaha, Nebraska played for Creighton (2015-2018).
Was named Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
Was drafted in the 2018 NBA draft with 38th pick by the Philadelphia 76ers and then traded to the Detroit Pistons.
Has played 39 games in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons (2018-2020) and the Houston Rockets (2020-2021).
Averages 16.0 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals.
Perttu Blomgren, Finland #20
A 24 years old point guard, born in Lapua, attended the Helsinki Basketball Academy.
Won the 2021 Finnish championship with Salon Vilpas.
Was named the 2023 Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year.
Has represented Finland at the 2023 Universiade in Chengdu.
Played with 10 time Latvian champions Ventspils in 2025.
Averages 7.3 points and 2.4 assists.
Collin Welp, USA/Germany #40
A 27 years old power forward born in Seattle, Washington played for the University of California at Irvine (2017-2022).
Bundesliga player from 2022.
In November 2025 was called up by the German national team before the first stage of the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.
Youngest brother Nicholas “Nic” Welp joined the Crailsheim Merlins in 2025.
Christian Welp (1964-2015), a father of Collin and Nick, won the EuroBasket 1993 with German national team.
Averages 6.5 points and 3.6 rebounds.
Rodney RJ Gunn, USA #21
A 26 years old small forward from Irmo, South Carolina played for Lenoir Rhyne (2018-2019) and the University of Duquesne (2021-2023).
Has played for Inter Bratislava (2024-2025), now Slovan Bratislava.
Played at the 2025 Glasora Final Four in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Averages 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds.
Kresimir Nikic, Croatia/Germany #9
A 24 years old center, born in Zagreb, moved to Germany in 2017.
Was in ALBA Berlin system from 2017 until 2024, played for SSV Lokomotive Bernau (2017-2022) and Bayreuth (2022-2023).
In April 2024 was named Bundesliga Player of the Month.
Averages 3.5 points and 3.4 rebounds.
Akeem Vargas, USA/Germany #11
A 35 years old shooting guard was born in the United States but grew up in Leimen (Baden), Germany.
Played for multiple Bundesliga teams, including ALBA Berlin (2013-2018) and Skyliners Frankfurt (2018-2020).
Represented national team of Germany in 43 games.
Won the 2025 German Cup.
Averages 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds.
Nemanja Djurisic, Montenegro #42
A 34 years old forward, born in in Podgorica, then Titograd, played for the University of Georgia (2011-2015).
The 2023 ENBL champion with Stal Ostrow.
Won Polish championship with Zielona Gora in 2016 and 2017, and the Polish Cup in 2017.
On February 27, 2026, signed with SYNTAINICS MBC.
Averages 5.3 points and 3.7 assists.
Andrew Harrison, USA #2
A 31 years old guard from San Antonio, Texas played for Kentucky (2013-2015).
Was drafted in the 2015 NBA draft with 44th pick by the Phoenix Suns.
Has played 145 games in the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies (2016-2019) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (2018-2019), including six games in the 2017 playoffs.
On January 19, 2026, signed with SYNTAINICS MBC.
Averages 3.5 points and 2.0 assists.
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