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Author: Sven De Bolster

National Teams

U20 Belgian Cats strand in 2nd Place at the U20 European Championship (Div. B)

After 6 consecutive wins our U20 Cats came up against a strong Netherlands team in the finals to suffer their first defeat of the tournament. The opening score of the game was for Belgium (1 of 2 from the FT-line) but from then on, it was The Netherlands that took the lead and never looked…

National Teams

U20 Belgian Cats secure promotion and head to the European Championship Finals.

At the U20 European Championship (Division B) our U20 Belgian Cats have remained undefeated throughout and qualified for the Finals in which they’ll face The Netherlands. After wins against Great Britain and The Netherlands our U20 Cats qualified for the Semi-Finals in which they faced Iceland today. In that Semi-Final match-up a diminished Iceland (suiting…

National Teams

U20 Lions open European Championship with the win against Turkey

In Gdynia, Poland, our U20 Belgian Lions started off their European Championship (Division A) campaign with a close win against Turkey as they won it 62-64. From the start the teams were clearly evenly matched, despite the dominance on the boards by Turkey’s big man Salih Altuntas who grabbed 9 rebounds in the first half….

National Teams

U20 Belgian Cats cruise to Qualifying Round

At the U20 European Championship (Division B) our U20 Belgian Cats have cruised through the group phase, winning all 3 of their games and are now headed to the Qualifying Round where they will face Great Britain and The Netherlands. Their opening game against Croatia turned into a thriller where it was eventually Louann Battiston…

Belgian Players Abroad

Andy Van Vliet wins Polish Championship with Trefl Sopot

28 year old Belgian Forward/Center Andy Van Vliet has crowned himself champion of the Polish First Division last night as he helped his team Trefl Sopot to a 4-3 win in the best of 7 final series against King Szczecin. In what turned out to be a very hard-fought battle in which Trefl Sopot was…

EMBL / BNXT

Jalen Tate records Triple-Double in Leuven’s win at Yoast United

Ever since joining the Leuven Bears in January 2024 lanky 1m98 tall Point Guard Jalen Tate has been on a steady rise after a rocky start, turning into a very solid floor general. Despite still missing 3 key players (Riley, Vanderhaegen & Fulkerson) due to injuries, the Leuven Bears have been dominant in Elite Silver,…

TDM1

LDP Donza crowned TDM1 Champions!

In their best of three final series against Falco Gent, LDP Donza made short work of the TDM1 newcomers on their way to their first TDM1 Championship title. On Friday Donza cruised to a convincing 93-44 victory and this Sunday afternoon they were again the better team, getting the 73-89 victory. They again had 5…

Belgian Players AbroadNBA

Thijs De Ridder declares for 2024 NBA Draft !

21 year old Power Forward Thijs De Ridder has officially declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, making him the second Belgian player next to Ajay Mitchell to make himself available for the draft. De Ridder’s basketball career has been on a steady rise ever since he first tied his basketball sneakers at the age of…

TDM1

Regional clash in TDM1 Finals

After 7 months, 22 Regular Season games and a minimum of 4 Playoff games the TDM1 Finals are finally set to tip off on Friday April 26th in which the neighboring clubs LDP Donza and Falco Gent will face eachother. For LDP Donza it’s the second consecutive season that they reach the finals. Unable to…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USANBA

Ajay Mitchell declared for the NBA draft

The decision has been made. After 3 seasons in the NCAA the 21 year old Point Guard from UCSB, Ajay Mitchell has announced that he will enter the 2024 NBA draft. Mitchell started his basketball journey at the age of 4 when he joined Union Huy. After passages with RBC Haneffe, BC Alleur, Liège Basket…