2024–25 European North Basketball League Explained

Season:2024–25
Duration:17 September 2024 –
Teams:18
Highest Scoring:
(15 October 2024)
Winning Streak:5 games
Inter Bratislava
Newcastle Eagles
Losing Streak:4 games
Four teams
Biggest Home Win:
(24 October 2024)
Biggest Away Win:
(15 October 2024)

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

Teams

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]

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

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

Group B

Notes and References

  1. https://www.enbleague.eu/post/return-of-the-champions-welcome-bakken-bears-aarhus Return of the Champions: welcome, Bakken Bears Aarhus
  2. Web site: Noviks . Māris . 2024-06-10 . Norwegian champions join the parade: welcome, Fyllingen Basket! . 2024-07-23 . ENBL . en.
  3. Web site: Noviks . Māris . 2024-06-07 . First team from Slovakia: welcome, Inter Bratislava! . 2024-07-23 . ENBL . en.
  4. Web site: Noviks . Māris . 2024-07-02 . Knights from the High Tatras: welcome, Spišski Rytieri! . 2024-07-23 . ENBL . en.
  5. Web site: Osborne . Joel . 2024-07-22 . ENBL 2024/25 line-up confirmed . 2024-07-23 . Bristol Flyers . en-ZA.
  6. https://www.enbleague.eu/post/18-teams-from-12-countries-enbl-regular-season-groups-revealed 18 teams from 12 countries: ENBL regular season groups revealed
  7. https://sportacentrs.com/basketbols/eirokausi/05072024-eiropas_ziemelu_ligai_pievienojas_devinka Eiropas Ziemeļu līgai pievienojas deviņkārtējā Vācijas čempione