Newcastle Eagles come up short in ENBL Final

By Sam Neter on April 9, 2025

Newcastle Eagles’ dream run in the ENBL finished as runners up after a tough 95-82 defeat the hands of CSO Voluntari in the Championship final on Wednesday evening in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Mike Caffey scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half to lead CSO Voluntari past the Eagles, picking up MVP honours in the process.

Mike Okauru led Newcastle Eagles with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while also making the All-Star team, alongside teammates De’Sean Allen-Eikens.

ENBL 2025 All Star Team
Mike Okauru #3 – Newcastle Eagles
Isaiah Cousins #1 – Inter Bratislava
Lee Skinner #34 – CSO Voluntari
Alijah Comithier #2 – Dziki Warszawa
De Sean Eikens #25 – Newcastle Eagles

A well-deserved honor for these incredible players! Congrats! pic.twitter.com/0v2kuBFHT4

— ENBL (@enbleague) April 10, 2025

“I’m proud of my team. I think it’s been an exceptional campaign, I think they gave everything they had tonight. Voluntari made some bigger plays, Caffey in particular made some really difficult shots, congratulations to them.

“We’ve still got a lot of basketball left domestically. We’ve got to try and bounce back from this. Congratulations to Voluntari I thought they played a good game, and we try and move on.”

Box score.

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