It`s raining men: Caffey and Justice guide Voluntari to a 4-0 start
- Māris Noviks
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min read
Mike Caffey and Kodi Justice showed a champion mentality, and teamed up for 10 three pointers to lead CSO Voluntari past valiant Donar Groningen, 97-91, on Tuesday, November 4, at the Sala Gabriela Szabo in southern Romania.
Players of the game
Mike Caffey arrived with a champion mindset.
The 2025 Finals MVP scored a game high 30 points on amazing 11/16 shooting from the field.
A former Long Beach State University poing guard went 5/9 from the three point line.
Caffey added a team high seven assists, stole the ball twice and posted a +/- ratio of 18.
His previous best performance – 16 points and eight assists at HEFTE HELFEN BULLS.
Kodi Justice was another big hitter for CSO Voluntari.
A former Arizona State wing had 17 points on 5/9 shooting from the deep.
Five Donar Groningen players finished in double figures, highligting team effort.
A former Morgan State guard Malik Miller led visitors with 17 points.
Key stats
CSO Voluntari went 16/36 from the three point line, tying the fifth best result in ENBL history.
The Romanian team improved it`s own league record, as CSO Voluntari shot 16/38 from the deep in a 104-80 win over Spišski Rytieri on November 6, 2024.
Tindastoll Saudarkrokur lead the table with 19 three pointers, followed by Anwil Wloclawek, Ironi Ness Ziona and Dziki Warszawa with 17 makes.
Mike Caffey and Kodi Justice combined for 10/18 shooting, with rest of the team going 6/18.
CSO Voluntari turned the ball over 15 times, Donar Groningen – 22 times.
Both teams crossed 65 percent mark in two pointers made, 19/29 vs 24/36.
Donar Groningen had 25 assists on 33 field goals and shot 67 percent inside the three point line.
Game notes
CSO Voluntari improved to 4-0, while Donar Groningen dropped to 2-2.
Dan Ioan and his men are one win away from advancing to the next round.
In theory, four wins may be enough too but it`s not known at this stage yet.
CSO Voluntari are on a 8-0 streak in the ENBL, two wins from tying a league record.
The Romanians lead the series against Donar Groningen, 2-0.
Podcast Dourisseau Radio traveled to the Romanian capital for in-depth coverage.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of November 4, 2025 | without tie-breakers
CSO Voluntari 4-0, +71
Sigal Prishtina 3-1, +19
Syntainics MBC 2-0, +70
BK Opava 2-0, +36
Valmiera Glass/ViA 2-0, +22
Dinamo Zagreb 2-0, +5
Dziki Warszawa 2-1, +67
Tindastoll 2-1, +34
Bristol Flyers 2-1, +16
Manchester 2-1, +5
Riga Zelli 2-1, +4
Spartak Pleven 2-1, -7
Donar Groningen 2-2, +13
Dubrava Zagreb 1-1, +14
Go+ Peja 1-2, -11
TalTech Alexela 1-2, -43
Gimle Basket 1-2, -47
Brussels Basketball 1-3, -21
Slovan Bratislava 1-4, -26
Iraklis BC 1-0, +9
Hefte Helfen Bulls 0-3, -23
Fyllingen Lions 0-3, -101
Keila Coolbet 0-2, -5
Alkar Sinj 0-2, -25
BK Olomoucko 0-2, -53
Newcastle Eagles 0-1, -23
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
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2025 ENBL classification
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