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.
Teams 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.
1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. – positions in national championships. Regular season Bakken Bears (1st) Uniclub Casino Juventus (5th) Bristol Flyers (3rd)North by Northwest: welcome Bristol Flyers Brno (5th) Svendborg Rabbits (5th) Šiauliai (9th) Newcastle Eagles (8th) Valmiera Glass ViA (15th) Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits (2nd) Enea Zastal Zielona Gora (9th) Royal Liege Basket (9th) Landstede Hammers (5th) Keila Coolbet (7th) Polski Cukier Start Lublin (13th) Spartak Pleven (5th) CSO Voluntari (5th) Hapoel Be'er Sheva-Dimona (8th) KB Prishtina KB Prishtina was originally supposed to participate in this tournament, however they were excluded from the competition, due to the unfulfilled financial obligations. Hapoel Be'er Sheva withdrew due to the Gaza war.
Regular season
Group A
Group B
Playoffs Each tie in the quarter-finals phase was played over two legs. The winning teams qualified for the Final Four tournament.
Quarterfinals
Final Four Final Four took place in Sparekassen Danmark Basketball Center, Aarhus on April 9–10.Announcement
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