Time to make history: CSO Voluntari and Newcastle Eagles eyeing European glory
- Māris Noviks
- 20 hours ago
- 3 min read
A new European North Basketball league Champion will be crowned on Wednesday, April 9, at the Gopass arena in western Slovakia. CSO Voluntari (9-2) and Newcastle Eagles (9-2) will play for gold, while Inter Bratislava (10-1) and Dziki Warszawa (7-4) are eyeing a bronze finish.
Series history: CSO Voluntari and Newcastle Eagles will face each other for the second time.
Newcastle won the previous encounter on the home floor, defeating Romanian club, 84-80, on December 3, 2024.
CSO Voluntari is the first team which has reached consecutive ENBL finals (2024, 2025).
Ainars Bagatskis and his men lost at the Bakken Bears in the 2024 final, 81-85.
Marc Steutel and Newcastle Eagles are playing in their first European final tonight.
Both teams played in the Group A during the regular season.
Newcastle Eagles won the group with a 7-1 record, while CSO Voluntari posted six wins to finish second.
CSO Voluntari defeated 2024 Polish Cup winner Legia Warszawa in the quarterfinal series.
Newcastle Eagles took revenge against the 2024 ENBL champions Bakken Bears.
CSO Voluntari ended Inter Bratislava 10-0 streak in a highly thrilling semifinal, capped by a game winning three pointer from Kodi Justice with 8.1 seconds left in regulation.
Newcastle Eagles defeated familiar rival from Group A, outplaying Dziki Warszawa.
Both teams have won silverware in 2025.
CSO Voluntari won the Romanian Cup for the third time, while Newcastle Eagles secured the Super League basketball Trophy.
Leaders: Mike Caffey averages 12.3 points, 6.5 assists and 2.4 steals for CSO Voluntari.
Lewis Sullivan has 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds.
Justin Edler-Davis averages 14.2 points and 5.3 rebounds.
Kodi Justice has 13.8 points and 3.7 assists.
Seneca Knight averages 12.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists for Newcastle.
Trey Pulliam has averaged 13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his first two ENBL games.
Josh Ward-Hibbert averages 9.3 points and 6.9 rebounds.
Mike Okauru has 14.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
A semifinal night to remember
CSO Voluntari set a new ENBL scoring record, scoring 118 points in a regular season game.
Yesterday they added a new Final Four scoring record with 107 points against Inter Bratislava.
Isaiah Cousins set a new Final Four scoring record, leading Inter with 36 points.
Newcastle Eagles made it to their first European final.
Final nominations
Wednesday, April 9, medal games
17.30 Dziki Warszawa vs Inter Bratislava
Crew chief: Marius Ciulin (Romania)
Umpire 1: Serafim Petrov (Bulgaria)
Umpire 2: Josh Bowe (United Kingdom)
Observer: Mareks Voļskis (Latvia)
20.30 CSO Voluntari vs Newcastle Eagles
Crew chief: Andris Aunkrogers (Latvia)
Umpire 1: Peter Ženiš (Slovakia)
Umpire 2: Michal Sosin (Poland)
Observer: Oskars Lucis (Latvia)
22.30 Award ceremony
2025 Glasora Final Four schedule, Central European Time
Tuesday, April 8, semifinals
Inter Bratislava 103-107 CSO Voluntari
Newcastle Eagles 80-67 Dziki Warszawa
Wednesday, April 9, medal games
17.30 Inter Bratislava vs Dziki Warszawa
20.30 CSO Voluntari vs Newcastle Eagles
Ticketing information
Tickets available for purchase on www.gopassarena.sk .
Final Four history
Wloclawek 2022: Anwil Wloclawek, Šiauliai, Basket Brno, Tartu University
Ostrów Wielkopolski 2023: BM Stal Ostrów, BC Wolves, Start Lublin, King Szczecin
Aarhus 2024: Bakken Bears, CSO Voluntari, Liège Basket, Šiauliai
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