2024–25 European North Basketball League

2024–25 European North Basketball League is the fourth season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronized by FIBA.

European North Basketball League
Season2024–25
Duration17 September 2024 –
Teams18
Records
Biggest home winDziki Warsaw 102–70 Spišskí Rytieri
(24 October 2024)
Biggest away winKeila Coolbet 48–82 Bakken Bears
(15 October 2024)
Highest scoringBrno 101–103 Inter Bratislava
(15 October 2024)
Winning streak5 games
Inter Bratislava
Losing streak4 games
Donar
Bristol Flyers

Teams

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Record-breaking 18 teams will participate in 2024–25 season. For the first time in leagues history, previous season champions Bakken Bears will return to defend their championship.[1]

This season will mark the debut of the teams from Germany, Norway and Slovakia.[2][3][4]

Location of teams in 2024–25 European North Basketball League
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. – positions in national championships.
  • TH - Title holder
Regular season[5]
  Bakken Bears (1st)TH   Newcastle Eagles (4th)   Dinamo București (7th)   Bamberg Baskets (11th)
  Opava (5th)   Bristol Flyers (7th)   Spišski Rytieri (2nd)   Valmiera Glass ViA (6th)
  Brno (6th)   Legia Warszawa (5th)   Inter Bratislava (7th)   Donar (3rd/4th)
  Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits (2nd)   Dziki Warsaw (10th)   Spartak Pleven (4th)   Fyllingen Lions (1st)
  Keila Coolbet   CSO Voluntari (3rd)

Format

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18 teams are divided into two groups of nine teams each for the regular season. The draw for the regular season groups took place on July 24.[6]

Clubs are guaranteed eight games in the main tournament – four at home and four away. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the playoffs (A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B2, A4-B1). The winners of the quarterfinals will be determined by the sum of two games, with the second game being played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. The Final Four will take place in April 2025.[7]

Regular season

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification VOL VAL DZI EAG SPI OPA DON TAR SPA
1   CSO Voluntari 4 4 0 384 313 +71 8 Advance to Playoffs 21 Jan 103–83 104–80 8 Jan
2   Valmiera Glass ViA 4 4 0 379 319 +60 8 10 Dec 93–69 27 Nov 81–78
3   Dziki Warsaw 4 3 1 363 320 +43 7 28 Jan 26 Nov 102–70 95–79
4   Newcastle Eagles 3 3 0 233 208 +25 6 3 Dec 7 Jan 67–63 75–61
5   Spišskí Rytieri 5 1 4 394 477 −83 6 84–91 14 Jan 91–87 4 Feb
6   BK Opava 4 2 2 304 319 −15 6 67–88 68–83 4 Feb 83–68
7   Donar 4 0 4 303 332 −29 4 83–89 27 Nov 21 Jan 11 Dec
8   Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 3 0 3 250 278 −28 3 83–101 10 Dec 5 Feb 80–86
9   Spartak Pleven 3 0 3 218 262 −44 3 28 Jan 89–104 8 Jan 27 Nov
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2024. Source: enbleague.eu

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification INT LEG BAK BAM DIN BRI BRN KEI FYL
1   Inter Bratislava 5 5 0 454 435 +19 10 Advance to Playoffs 89–83 88–83 15 Jan 90–88
2   Legia Warsaw 5 4 1 450 407 +43 9 88–79 11 Dec 4 Feb 102–72
3   Bakken Bears 4 3 1 327 273 +54 7 10 Dec 83–65 83–72 4 Feb
4   Bamberg Baskets 4 3 1 339 293 +46 7 18 Dec 93–78 21 Jan 84–58
5   Dinamo București 4 1 3 336 356 −20 5 4 Feb 88–91 17 Dec 105–89
6   Bristol Flyers 4 0 4 300 332 −32 4 80–84 79–86 69–79 15 Jan
7   Brno 2 1 1 195 194 +1 3 101–103 28 Jan 3 Dec 14 Jan
8   Keila Coolbet 3 0 3 197 260 −63 3 48–82 21 Jan 28 Jan 91–94
9   Fyllingen Lions 3 0 3 249 297 −48 3 8 Jan 5 Feb 19 Dec 4 Dec
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2024. Source: enbleague.eu

References

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  1. ^ Return of the Champions: welcome, Bakken Bears Aarhus
  2. ^ Noviks, Māris (2024-06-10). "Norwegian champions join the parade: welcome, Fyllingen Basket!". ENBL. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ^ Noviks, Māris (2024-06-07). "First team from Slovakia: welcome, Inter Bratislava!". ENBL. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  4. ^ Noviks, Māris (2024-07-02). "Knights from the High Tatras: welcome, Spišski Rytieri!". ENBL. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  5. ^ Osborne, Joel (2024-07-22). "ENBL 2024/25 line-up confirmed". Bristol Flyers. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  6. ^ 18 teams from 12 countries: ENBL regular season groups revealed
  7. ^ Eiropas Ziemeļu līgai pievienojas deviņkārtējā Vācijas čempione
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