Jason Dourisseau and Donar Groningen book a maiden trip to postseason
- marisnoviks
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Jason Dourisseau didn`t wasted his first full season at the helm of Donar Groningen as his team posted a 89-81 comeback win against HEFTE HELFEN BULLS to advance to the 2026 playoffs on Wednesday, January 14, at the Sportarena Walfersam in Kapfenberg, Austria.
Players of the game
Malik Miller led Donar Groningen with 27 points on 10/15 shooting from the floor.
A former Morgan State and Svendborg Rabbits guard went 3/5 from the three point line.
Miller filled the stat sheet with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Austin Luke had 13 points, five rebounds and nine assists.
Damian Forrest contributed with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Five players scored 14 or more points for HEFTE HELFEN BULLS.
Ukrainian guard Vitalii Zotov had 16 points on 5/10 shooting from the deep.
Key stats
HEFTE HELFEN BULLS led by as much as 15 points, 30-45, with one minute left in the first half.
Donar Groningen outscored the hosts, 32-15, during the next 11 minutes to grab a 62-60 lead.
HEFTE HELFEN BULLS stayed in the battle and trailed by four points, 82-78, with 2.30 to go.
Three pointers by Evan Taylor and Austin Luke extended Donar lead up to nine points, 89-80.
Donar shot 55 percent from the field, 31/56, including excellent 42 percent from the deep, 12/28.
HEFTE HELFEN BULLS shot 39 percent, 27/68.
The hosts won the battle of rebounds, 6-15, and scored more second chance points, 7-23.
Game notes
Donar Groningen improved to 5-3, while HEFTE HELFEN BULLS dropped to 1-6.
Donar players secured their first trip to the ENBL playoffs after a thirteenth place finish with a 2-6 record in their debut season.
This is the first time when a team from the Netherlands advance to the league`s postseason.
Landstede Hammers Zwolle posted a 4-3 record for a tenth place finish in 2024.
Donar Groningen are 2-2 on the road after wins at Bristol and Kapfenberg.
HEFTE HELFEN BULLS are 1-3 on the home floor.
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
ENBL standings as of January 14, 2026 | without tie-breakers
CSO Voluntari 6-1, +86 Q
Syntainics MBC 5-0, +109 Q
Tindastoll 5-1, +70 Q
Iraklis BC 5-1, +61 Q
BK Opava 5-2, +42 Q
Donar Groningen 5-3, +46 Q
Dinamo Zagreb 4-1, +17
Dziki Warszawa 4-2, +82
Manchester 4-2, +46
Valmiera 4-2, +4
Sigal Prishtina 4-3, +15
Olomoucko 3-2, -18
Brussels Basketball 3-3, +25
Dubrava Zagreb 3-3, +17
TalTech Alexela 3-3, +4
Riga Zelli 3-3, -10
Spartak Pleven 3-3, -10
Slovan Bratislava 3-4, -7
Bristol Flyers 3-4, -9
Alkar Sinj 1-4, -62
Hefte Helfen Bulls 1-6, -46
Gimle Basket 1-6, -101
Fyllingen Lions 1-6, -132
Go+ Peja 1-4, -82 F
Keila Coolbet 0-7, -107
Newcastle Eagles 0-4, -69
2025-2026 ENBL format and pools
2025-2026 ENBL schedule UPD15
2025 ENBL classification
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