European North Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2023–24 | |||||||||
Games played | 68 | |||||||||
Teams | 16 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | DeAndre Pinckney | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Bakken Bears (1st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | CSO Voluntari | |||||||||
Third place | Royal Liege Basket | |||||||||
Fourth place | Šiauliai | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 83–41 Svendborg Rabbits (9 January 2024) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Svendborg Rabbits 62–102 Polski Cukier Start Lublin (8 November 2023) | |||||||||
Highest scoring | Enea Zastal Zielona Gora 106–100 Valmiera Glass ViA (31 October 2023) | |||||||||
Winning streak | 6 games Uniclub Casino Juventus | |||||||||
Losing streak | 7 games Valmiera Glass ViA | |||||||||
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
2023–24 European North Basketball League was the third season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronised by FIBA. It was won by Bakken Bears, after defeating CSO Voluntari in the final 85–81.
There were 16 teams participating from 11 countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Bulgaria, Romania and UK) and the regular season was divided into two groups. Four teams from each group advanced to play-offs.
There were new teams added to the league – Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Bulgaria, Romania and UK all debuted in this competition, while Russian and Belarusian teams were still banned, due to the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2]
1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. – positions in national championships.
KB Prishtina[20] was originally supposed to participate in this tournament, however they were excluded from the competition, due to the unfulfilled financial obligations.[21] Hapoel Be'er Sheva withdrew due to ongoing war in Israel.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | BAK | TAR | FLY | HAM | LUB | RAB | SPA | |
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1 | Uniclub Casino Juventus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 640 | 536 | +104 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 87–95 | 88–63 | — | 84–56 | — | 110–92 | — | |
2 | Bakken Bears | 7 | 5 | 2 | 609 | 544 | +65 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 52–56 | 91–98 | — | 87–70 | ||
3 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 7 | 4 | 3 | 551 | 529 | +22 | 11 | — | 71–94 | — | 79–72 | — | — | 83–41 | 83–71 | ||
4 | Bristol Flyers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 581 | 519 | +62 | 11 | 75–76 | 83–87 | — | — | 68–56 | — | — | — | ||
5 | Landstede Hammers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 502 | 534 | −32 | 11 | — | — | 78–97 | — | — | — | 77–62 | 86–80 | ||
6 | Polski Cukier Start Lublin | 7 | 3 | 4 | 629 | 632 | −3 | 10 | 73–103 | — | 85–75 | 85–107 | 91–93 | — | — | — | ||
7 | Svendborg Rabbits | 7 | 1 | 6 | 482 | 638 | −156 | 8 | — | 79–103 | — | 63–86 | — | 62–102 | — | 83–77 | ||
8 | Spartak Pleven | 7 | 1 | 6 | 554 | 616 | −62 | 8 | 82–92 | — | — | 73–90 | — | 101–95 | — | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SIA | VOL | EAG | LIE | ZZG | KEI | BRN | VAL | |
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1 | Šiauliai | 7 | 6 | 1 | 658 | 578 | +80 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 85–77 | 94–92 | — | — | 107–79 | 88–70 | — | |
2 | CSO Voluntari | 7 | 6 | 1 | 596 | 509 | +87 | 13 | — | — | 84–76 | 89–68 | 97–77 | — | — | — | ||
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 7 | 5 | 2 | 623 | 589 | +34 | 12 | — | — | — | 100–92 | 86–80 | — | 87–81 | — | ||
4 | Royal Liege Basket | 7 | 4 | 3 | 624 | 587 | +37 | 11 | 74–97 | — | — | — | 102–79 | — | — | 97–68 | ||
5 | Enea Zastal Zielona Gora | 7 | 4 | 3 | 632 | 633 | −1 | 11 | 109–83 | — | — | — | — | 95–91 | 86–74 | 106–100 | ||
6 | Keila | 7 | 2 | 5 | 589 | 636 | −47 | 9 | — | 53–82 | 84–92 | 92–96 | — | — | — | — | ||
7 | Brno | 7 | 1 | 6 | 522 | 598 | −76 | 8 | — | 72–75 | — | 62–95 | — | 73–93 | — | 90–74 | ||
8 | Valmiera Glass ViA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 562 | 676 | −114 | 7 | 77–104 | 78–92 | 74–90 | — | — | 91–97 | — | — |
Each tie in the quarter-finals phase is played over two legs. The winning teams qualify for the Final Four tournament.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Uniclub Casino Juventus | 180–182 | Royal Liege Basket | 84–95 | 96–87 |
CSO Voluntari | 168–152 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 76–83 | 92–69 |
Bakken Bears | 188–179 | Newcastle Eagles | 92–87 | 96–92 (OT) |
Šiauliai | 174–155 | Bristol Flyers | 84–76 | 90–79 |
Final Four took place in Sparekassen Danmark Basketball Center, Aarhus on April 9–10.[22]
Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
9 April[23] | ||||||
Royal Liege Basket | 79 | |||||
10 April[25] | ||||||
CSO Voluntari | 80 | |||||
CSO Voluntari | 81 | |||||
9 April[24] | ||||||
Bakken Bears | 85 | |||||
Šiauliai | 77 | |||||
Bakken Bears | 90 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
10 April[26] | ||||||
Royal Liege Basket | 83 | |||||
Šiauliai | 73 |