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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…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Belgian Student/Athletes in the USA – 2023-’24 Season Overview

Coming into the season the expectations were high for Ajay Mitchell and he did not disappoint as he led the team in scoring and assists and finished as the 3rd best scorer in the conference with his 19.9 ppg. He recorded 4 games in which he scored more than 30 points, including a career-high 39…

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Falco Gent first to advance to Semi-Finals

In the TDM1 Playoffs newcomers Falco Gent have managed to sweep Royal IV Brussels 2-0 and are the first team to advance to the semi-finals. This past Friday Falco Gent easily defeated Royal IV Brussels with the 83-63 final score and then went on the road on Sunday where they came away with the 65-68…

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Liège Basket’s drastic turn-around

As most of you have probably already heard/read on several sites, Liège Basket has been taken over by some new investors, CFP Investment Group. One of their founding members is Ernie Cambo who will take over as president for Liège Basket. So far so good, but unfortunately Cambo is also co-owner of the sports agency…

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Game Over for Merelbeke Hawks in TDM1!

Bad news from the Merelbeke Hawks as they have announced their immediate resignation from Top Division Men 1. Faced with financial issues, combined with their terrible results so far this season with their 1-8 record, president Yannick De Clercq saw himself forced to pull the plug, ending his 20 year career as President of the…

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Waregem releases Head Coach and announces replacement

After their difficult 3-4 start of the TDM1 season ION Basket Waregem have decided to release Head Coach Jan Guns. Guns came at the head of Waregem at the start of the 2020-’21 season after three years as assistant coach for Olivier Foucart. Unfortunately the results so far this season with losses against Ieper, Royal…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

The NCAA season tipped-off!

Yesterday was the start of the NCAA season and already we saw some very nice performances from our Belgian representatives. The UCSB Gauchos tipped off their season with a nice 75-59 win over San Francisco State. Ajay Mitchell got the starting nod and responded with a 10 pts & 10 asts Double-Double, while also adding…

Belgian Youngsters Abroad

Ayuba Bryant on the rise!

Since joining Gravelines in 2019, the left-handed forward Ayuba Bryant has been on a steady rise and despite still only being 17 years old he is slowly but surely becoming a fixture in their starting line-up in the French Espoirs competition. Coming off a tough 2021 year in which he had to have 2 hip…

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Joshua Heath returns to Leuven!

Excellent news from Leuven as they have announced the return of their floor-leader of these past 3 seasons: Joshua Heath. After three excellent seasons with Leuven, Heath had the opportunity to try out closer at home in the G-League and although he had already prolonged his contract with Leuven, both parties came to an agreement…