Photo: BM Stal Ostrów
Experienced. Professional. Respected. Meet the referees of the European North Basketball league.
Bartlomiej Kucharski has been nominated for his second ENBL Final Four.
Bartlomiej Kucharski
Top division in Poland from 2016.
FIBA referee from 2021.
Has worked at the semifinals of the Polish league for Men and the finals for Women.
Has worked at the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship for Men in Georgia, division B.
Has attended a FIBA clinic in Thessaloniki for the young referees together with Rafiks Misirovs and Elvis Binders-Čoders.
Has worked at the 2022 ENBL Final Four in Wloclawek.
Michał Chrakowiecki
FIBA referee from 2019.
Top division in Poland from 2012.
Has worked at the Polish Championship finals for Men and Women.
Has worked at the semifinal of the 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship for Men.
Marcin Kowalski
A top division in Poland from 1997.
FIBA referee from 2003.
Euroleague referee from 2005.
Has worked at the EuroBasket Women 2005 in Turkey and EuroBasket Women 2007 in Italy.
Has worked at the 2009 Universiade in Belgrade.
Has worked at the 2012 World U17 Championship for Women in the Netherlands.
Has worked at the EuroBasket 2015 (Germany, Latvia, Croatia and France).
Gabrielius Simonavičius
LKL referee from Lithuania.
Initially has worked at the NKL – second division in Lithuania.
FIBA new licencing period 2023-2025 referee.
Has worked at the Betsafe WBBL Final 4.
Mihkel Manniste
Estonian top division from 2011.
FIBA referee from 2017.
Basketball Champions league referee from 2020.
Has worked at the Women`s EuroBasket 2021, FIBA U19 Women`s World Cup 2021, FIBA U17 Men`s World Cup 2022, FIBA World Cup qualifiers, EuroBasket 2022 Final phase – Tbilisi and Berlin, VTB league 2018-2022.
Oskars Lucis
One of the top referees from Latvia.
FIBA referee instructor from Latvia.
Referee coordinator of the Latvian Youth Basketball league (LJBL).
FIBA referee from 2003.
Euroleague referee 2007-2016.
Basketball Champions league referee from 2016.
Has worked at many major international events, including the AfroBasket Women 2019 at Dakar Arena in Senegal and Tokyo Olympic games test event at Saitama Superdome.
Head referee of the European Women`s Basketball league (EWBL).
Has worked at EuroBasket 2022 in Tbilisi and Berlin.
Nominated to the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup in Hungary.
Final Four nominations
Tuesday, April 11
16:00 King Szczecin – BC Wolves
Oskars Lucis, Michal Chrakowiecki, Gabrielius Simonavičius
19:00 BM Stal Ostrów – Polski Cukier Start Lublin
Marcin Kowalski, Mihkel Manniste, Bartlomiej Kucharski
Wednesday, April 12
16:00 Bronze medal game
TBA
19:00 Gold medal game
TBA