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Author: Yassine Chokrani

Belgian Players Abroad

Rasta Vechta beats Giessen, great debut for Jean Salumu (VIDEO)

Jean Salumu played his first official game for Rasta Vechta against Giessen in the German Cup this week-end. From the bench, Salumu was the key player for his team. He recorded 20 points (including a spectacular one handed dunk and some 3’s) , 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The Belgian Lion finished the game as…

Belgian Players Abroad

16 points in 15 minutes for Jonathan Tabu ! (VIDEO)

Sixth game of the season in ACB for Jonathan Tabu with Manresa and the Belgian Lion continues to shine ! After his big game against Unicaja (17 points in 17 minutes), the veteran point guard had 16 points (4/9 from 3’s), 4 assists and 1 rebound in the 100-102 win for Manresa against Fuenlabrada. He…

Belgian Players Abroad

Big performance for Hans Vanwijn (VIDEO)

For his third game in Jeep Elite, Hans Vanwijn had his best performance so far for Dijon. Insert in the starting line up by Laurent Legname, the former Antwerp Giants player played 24 minutes where he recorded 18 points (7/9 from the field), 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Thanks to his all around performance, Dijon…

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LaMelo Ball confirms talks with Knicks and Warriors

“I think I’ve (met) with just two teams, the Knicks and Warriors. That was just like a little Zoom call.”, LaMelo Ball said on ESPN. LaMelo Ball is considered as one of the top prospects for the 2020 NBA Draft. There is no doubt that he will be a top 5 pick in this year’s…

Transfers

Luka Rupnik leaves Nymburk, signs in Spain

Former Antwerp Giants‘s point guard Luka Rupnik will leave Nymburk to sign with Casademont Zaragoza in Liga ACB. Rupnik started this season with Nymburk where he played the Basketball Champions League Final 8. Last season in EMBL with Antwerp, he averaged 9.6 points, 6 assists and 3.8 rebounds.

Transfers

Jakob Cebasek signs in Italy

Jakob Cebasek played 2 years in Belgium. In 2017-2018, he averaged 10.5, 5 rebounds ans 2 assists with Liege Basket. In 2018-2019, he averaged 4.2 points and 2.4 rebounds with Kangoeroes. Cebasek will join Trieste in Italy for the 2020-2021 season.

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Shevon Thompson signs in Liga ACB

Shevon Thompson will play in Spain this year. The center signed a deal until the end of the season with Montakit Fuenlabrada. Earlier this week, Thompson was released by Alba Berlin after a one-month deal.

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Brussels beats Mons (70-75)

Another preseason game was held yesterday in Mons. And things started pretty well for Mons and Auston Barnes (15 points in the first quarter ! ) and it was 25-20 after 10′. In the second quarter, both teams showed some interesting defensive sequences (40-35 after 20′). In the third quarter, Ian Hanavan’s team took the…

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Tomas Van den Spiegel has been re-elected as ULEB president

Tomas Van den Spiegel has been re-elected as president of ULEB. Former Real Madrid player, Van den Spiegel is also CEO of Flanders Classics. He has been leading ULEB since 2016. He was re-elected at the organisation’s general meeting on Monday. His new mandate runs until 2024. “I look forward to representing them all again…