Historic night for Manchester Basketball as they reach the ENBL Final Four, the furthest any franchise from the city has achieved in European competition.

Manchester Basketball overcame Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb, 97-94 on the night, 183-178 to advance the 2026 ENBL Final Four on Wednesday, 1 April in the Croatian capital.

Manchester punched their ticket in their European debut thanks largely to the excellent Pjay Smith who shot 31 pts (10 from 14 from the field) and the defensive prowess of Gabe Osabuohien. Kansas State graduate Max Jones added 19 pts with Jordan Johnson also shining with 20.

Dinamo made the early running, pushing out to an 18 pt lead. But Manchester fought back to lead the tie by a point at the break.

The second half saw the teams go blow for blow, with Manchester edging the tie in a thrilling heavyweight contest. The result takes Manchester’s European record to 9 and 2, booking Matt Otten’s side a place in the Final Four to face the 2025 German Cup winners MBC Syntainics in the semi final.

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