Dziki Warszawa and Spišski Rytieri are exploring ways to double their win count on Thursday, October 24, when both teams will meet in the Polish capital.
Dziki Warszawa vs Spišski Rytieri
Series history: Dziki Warszawa (1-1) will face Spišski Rytieri (1-2) for the first time.
Newcomers from Poland lost their first road game at CSO Voluntari.
Spišski Rytieri split home games against Tartu Ulikool and Newcastle Eagles.
Key matchup: Rickey McGill averages 14.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists for Dziki Warszawa.
Guard graduated Iona College in 2019.
Dylan Frye averages 13.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists for Spišski Rytieri.
Guard graduated Bowling Green State University in 2020.
National championships: Dziki Warszawa are 2-1 at the Orlen PLK.
They lost at Anwil Wloclavek, 70-79, on October 12, and won at Arriva Polski Cukier Torun, 94-90, on Monday, October 21.
Spišski Rytieri are 4-2 at the Slovak Extraliga.
The Knights lost at BANIK Handlova, 71-97, on October 19.
Know your referees
Crew chief: Marek Maliszewski (Poland) – referee from 1993, FIBA referee from 2007, FIBA 3x3 referee from 2013. Has worked at the Olympic Games twice – Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024.
Umpire 1: Peter Zenis (Slovakia) – Extraliga referee from 2001, FIBA referee from 2010; has worked at the 2022 EWBL Final Four in Pieštany.
Umpire 2: Pawel Pacek (Poland) – PLK referee from 2022, candidate to FIBA.
Observer (at the video): Oskars Lucis (Latvia).
ENBL access: follow the game on YouTube
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