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Author: Sven De Bolster

Belgian Players AbroadEuropean Competitions

No Champions League title for Lojeski and AEK

In the bubble in Athens the home-team AEK was unable to get the Champions League title as they dropped it 85-74 against San Pablo Burgos. AEK got off to an excellent start though and ran out to a 10 point lead at the end of the opening quarter (14-24) before the high-powered offense from Burgos…

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TDM1 Game Review: Kortrijk Spurs – Kontich Wolves (4/10/2020)

In the final game of the TDM1 opening round (other than the 2 games that were postponed due to Coronavirus infections) we saw the battle of the newcomers with the Kortrijk Spurs hosting the Kontich Wolves. And a battle it certainly was, with a lot of fouls called on both sides… but we’ll get to…

Belgian Players Abroad

Jonathan Tabu helped Manresa to their second win in Liga Endesa

Jonathan Tabu was feeling it for Manresa as they went on the road to visit Unicaja Malaga. Manresa got off to a strong start and continued on their momentum throughout three quarters to hold a nice 58-73 advantage headed into the final quarter. In that final quarter the home-team responded however and chipped away at…

Belgian Players Abroad

Van Vliet’s Double-Double not enough for the win (video)

Although Andy Van Vliet continues to rack up the impressive performances for Siauliai it hasn’t yet led to any wins for his team in the Lithuanian league. This Sunday Siauliai went on the road to visit Prienai and came out strong, grabbing an early 16-27 lead in the opening quarter. But it wasn’t enough. Prienai…

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Hans Vanwijn and Dijon capture third place in the 2019-’20 Champions League

Dijon – with Hans Vanwijn in the starting line-up – dominated the game throughout the opening three quarters in their match-up against Casademont Zaragoza and held on in the fourth quarter to capture the third place in the 2019-’20 Champions League with the 70-65 final score. Vanwijn played a game-high 35 minutes and recorded 11…

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TDM1 Game Review: Guco Lier – Oxaco (4/10/2020)

On this Sunday afternoon it was the turn of Guco Lier and the visitors from Oxaco Boechout to get their season started. Throughout the first half the youngsters from the home-team did a solid job and during the half-time break they were still hanging on in this low-scoring affair with the 30-37 score. In the…

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TDM1 Game Review: LDP Donza – Melsele-Beveren (3/10/2020)

The third game of the TDM1 season opening night gave us a spectacular upset as LDP Donza hosted Basics Melsele Beveren. Although the opening quarter remained pretty balanced it was the visiting team from Melsele that took control in the second quarter and ran out to a solid 23-35 advantage at the half. An advantage…

Belgian Players Abroad

The Dutch Basketball League tipped-off their season with 3 Belgians on the courts

In the opening round of the Dutch Basketball League we saw 3 (out of 4) Belgians getting in on the action. First up was Ordane Kanda Kanyinda as his team Feyenoord Rotterdam went on the road to visit Apollo Amsterdam and came away with the 53-74 victory. Kanda played a total of 28 minutes and…

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TDM1 Game Review: BBC Lommel – Basket SKT Ieper (3/10/2020)

In the second game of the #TDM1 season-opener it was BBC Lommel who hosted the visitors from Basket SKT Ieper. The home-team got off to a very rough start and quickly saw Ieper taking the reigns in this game as they ran out to a maximum lead of 14 points and at the half the…

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TDM1 Game Review: Gent Hawks – Spirou Charleroi B (3/10/2020)

In the opening game of the 2020-’21 TDM1 season we saw the Gent Hawks hosting the visitors from Spirou Basket Charleroi B and we immediately got our money’s worth as the game went straight down to the wire. From the start both teams went back and forth with neither team being able to run out…