Tag: FILOU OOSTENDE – A

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The Belgian Cup final will be played between Oostende and Mechelen !

The Belgian Cup final will be played between Oostende and Mechelen ! In the second leg, it was a draw between Oostende and Aalst (84-84). Oostende won the first leg easily (101-76) and will play against Kangoeroes. Mechelen lost the first leg at home against Leuven (70-79). But the Kangoeroes reacted well in this second…

EMBL / BNXT

Michael Gilmore officially signs with Oostende

Michael Gilmore officially signs with Oostende, the club announced today. He signed a “trainee contract” for the rest of the 2020-2021 season where he will play only if one of the 12 players from Oostende’s list can not play. But he will train with Oostende for the rest of the season. He also signed a…

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Michael Gilmore signs with Oostende

Michael Gilmore signs with Oostende according to Het Nieuwsblad. Michael Gilmore played his first minutes last month with the Belgian Lions. And it seems that Dario Gjergja liked what he saw because he decided to sign him. Before joining the Lions, Gilmore already spent some time with Oostende as he trained with them before the…

Champions League

Oostende beats the Champions League winner ! (VIDEO)

Oostende beats the Champions League winner at home Tuesday night (99-98). After a fast start, Oostende was only down by 2 at the end of the first quarter (24-26). In the second quarter, Olivier Troisfontaines scored 11 points and Oostende was only down by 1 at halftime (52-53). Returning from the locker room, Dario Gjergja‘s…

EMBL / BNXT

Belgian Cup: Antwerp and Oostende will face each other !

This morning, the draw for the Belgian Cup took place, Antwerp and Oostende will play against each other ! This season, only the 10 teams from the Euromillions Basketball League will play the Belgian Cup due to the pandemic. In the first play-in, Aalst will play against Liège. Both games will be played in 2021….

European Competitions

Darüssafaka beats Oostende in Champions League (VIDEO)

First game of the season in Champions League and first loss for Dario Gjergja’s team against Darüssafaka (79-74). Without Simon Buysse and Haris Bratanovic, both injured, Oostende started the game well (6-12 after 5′). But Darüssafaka ended the first quarter strongly (20-18 after 10′). The team from Istanbul was still in front at half-time (39-33)….

European Competitions

Oostende will not go to the Final 8 (VIDEO)

Yesterday, Tenerife defeated Oostende (62-54) and the Spanish team will go to the Final 8 in Athens. The Spanish team started strong the first quarter, and Dario Gjergja could almost only count on Thomas Welsh (6 points in the 1st quarter) to score points for Oostende (17-10 after 10′). But in the second quarter Oostende…

EMBL / BNXT

Pierre-Antoine Gillet signs with Oostende

He is back ! After spending 3 seasons abroad in France and in Spain, Pierre-Antoine Gillet decided to sign a 3 year contract with Oostende. Gillet already played for Oostende between 2013 and 2017. The power-forward is also an important member of the Belgian Lions.

TIBTIB Throwbacks

Basketball legend Rik Samaey looks back on his period as a player for Sunair Oostende

On May 25th Basketball Club Ostend celebrates its 50th anniversary. The past nine years, Filou Oostende turned out to be unbeatable in the Finals of Belgian basketball. In the last century, there was yet another period of success. Ostend was not exactly a top team in the seventies, until a young talented player – Rik…

EMBL / BNXT

Some EMBL transfer news for the 2020-’21 season

While we were busy preparing our website there have already been several transfers as the EMBL teams are preparing for next season. Here’s a little overview: Most active so far on the transfer market has been Liège Basket as they have signed several youngsters (who will be competing for both their first team in EMBL…