2024–25 European North Basketball League
Fourth season of the European North Basketball League
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2024–25 European North Basketball League was the fourth season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronized by FIBA. It was won by CSO Voluntari, after defeating Newcastle Eagles in the final 95–82.
| European North Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Duration | 17 September 2024 – 9 April 2025 |
| Games played | 84 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Isaiah Cousins |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  CSO Voluntari (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Newcastle Eagles |
| Third place |  Dziki Warsaw |
| Fourth place |  Inter Bratislava |
| Finals MVP | Mike Caffey |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | CSO Voluntari 113–64 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits (7 January 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Keila Coolbet 48–82 Bakken Bears (15 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Brno 101–103 Inter Bratislava (15 October 2024) |
| Winning streak | 8 games Inter Bratislava |
| Losing streak | 7 games Keila Coolbet |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Teams
Record-breaking 18 teams participated in 2024–25 season. For the first time in leagues history, previous season champions Bakken Bears returned to defend their championship.[1]
This season marked the debut of the teams from Germany, Norway and Slovakia.[2][3][4]
- 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
18 teams were 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 A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | EAG | VOL | DZI | VAL | OPA | TAR | DON | SPA | SPI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles |
8 | 7 | 1 | 643 | 572 | +71 | 15 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 84–80 | — | — | 84–69 | — | 67–63 | 75–61 | — | |
| 2 | CSO Voluntari |
8 | 6 | 2 | 778 | 625 | +153 | 14 | — | — | 103–83 | 83–84 | — | 113–64 | — | — | 104–80 | ||
| 3 | Dziki Warsaw |
8 | 6 | 2 | 695 | 614 | +81 | 14 | 70–79 | — | — | 85–73 | — | — | 95–79 | — | 102–70 | ||
| 4 | Valmiera Glass ViA |
8 | 6 | 2 | 719 | 668 | +51 | 14 | 87–84 | — | — | — | 96–97 | — | 81–78 | — | 93–69 | ||
| 5 | BK Opava |
8 | 5 | 3 | 650 | 674 | −24 | 13 | — | 67–88 | 68–83 | — | — | — | 88–86 | 83–68 | — | ||
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits |
8 | 2 | 6 | 611 | 694 | −83 | 10 | 58–79 | — | 65–79 | 83–101 | 80–86 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Donar |
8 | 2 | 6 | 634 | 661 | −27 | 10 | — | 83–89 | — | — | — | 70–89 | — | 87–84 | 88–68 | ||
| 8 | Spartak Pleven |
8 | 1 | 7 | 633 | 738 | −105 | 9 | — | 80–118 | 77–98 | 89–104 | — | 75–85 | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Spišskí Rytieri |
8 | 1 | 7 | 639 | 756 | −117 | 9 | 84–91 | — | — | — | 89–92 | 91–87 | — | 88–99 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | INT | BAM | LEG | BAK | BRI | BRN | DIN | KEI | FYL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter Bratislava |
8 | 8 | 0 | 731 | 690 | +41 | 16 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 88–83 | 89–83 | — | — | — | — | 94–79 | 90–88 | |
| 2 | Bamberg Baskets |
8 | 7 | 1 | 677 | 577 | +100 | 15 | — | — | — | 87–81 | — | 90–70 | 93–78 | 84–58 | — | ||
| 3 | Legia Warsaw |
8 | 6 | 2 | 687 | 637 | +50 | 14 | — | 73–87 | — | 88–79 | — | — | — | 80–72 | 102–72 | ||
| 4 | Bakken Bears |
8 | 4 | 4 | 665 | 609 | +56 | 12 | 81–87 | — | — | — | 83–72 | 89–92 | 83–65 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Bristol Flyers |
8 | 4 | 4 | 637 | 632 | +5 | 12 | 80–84 | 69–79 | 79–86 | — | — | — | 76–58 | — | — | ||
| 6 | Brno |
8 | 3 | 5 | 664 | 690 | −26 | 11 | 101–103 | — | 71–84 | — | 89–93 | — | — | — | 68–72 | ||
| 7 | Dinamo București |
8 | 2 | 6 | 649 | 693 | −44 | 10 | 95–96 | — | 88–91 | — | — | 68–79 | — | — | 105–89 | ||
| 8 | Keila Coolbet |
8 | 1 | 7 | 602 | 681 | −79 | 9 | — | — | — | 48–82 | 77–82 | 91–94 | 86–92 | — | — | ||
| 9 | Fyllingen Lions |
8 | 1 | 7 | 600 | 703 | −103 | 9 | — | 60–74 | — | 70–87 | 76–86 | — | — | 73–91 | — |
Playoffs
Each tie in the quarter-finals phase were played over two legs. The winning teams qualified for the Final Four tournament.
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Eagles |
177–160 | Bakken Bears |
84–87 | 93–73 |
| CSO Voluntari |
197–168 | Legia Warsaw |
95–81 | 102–87 |
| Bamberg Baskets |
165–167 | Dziki Warsaw |
74–95 | 91–72 |
| Inter Bratislava |
190–162 | Valmiera Glass ViA |
105–83 | 85–79 |
Final Four
The 2025 Final Four took place in Gopass Arena, Bratislava on April 8–9.[8][9]
| Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| Inter Bratislava | 103 | |||||
| 9 April | ||||||
| CSO Voluntari | 107 | |||||
| CSO Voluntari | 95 | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| Newcastle Eagles | 82 | |||||
| Newcastle Eagles | 80 | |||||
| Dziki Warsaw | 67 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 9 April | ||||||
| Inter Bratislava | 78 | |||||
| Dziki Warsaw | 80 | |||||
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Bratislava | 103–107 | CSO Voluntari |
| Newcastle Eagles | 80–67 | Dziki Warsaw |
Third place game
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Inter Bratislava | 78–80 | Dziki Warsaw |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CSO Voluntari | 95–82 | Newcastle Eagles |
Awards
All official awards of the 2024–25 European North Basketball League.
Season awards
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season MVP |  Isaiah Cousins | Inter Bratislava | [10] |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Dontay Caruthers | Inter Bratislava | [11] |