After yet another loss for Spirou Basket Charleroi earlier this afternoon at Okapi Aalstar it became painfully clear that their big men were not living up to the expectations and thus Spirou have attracted a new center in the form of Khalid Boukichou. Boukichou – who had been without a team after he finished last season at Nancy…
Spirou Basket Charleroi completes a very successful evening for the Belgian teams in the European competitions (also for the women with wins for Castors Braine and Kangoeroes) as they win their home-game against Karsiyaka with the 81-76 final score. Anthony Beane was red-hot throughout the entire game and really carried Spirou in the opening half. And when…
Due to health-issues of his 8 year-old son who was diagnosed with a tumor Pascal Angillis will be temporarily stepping down from his coaching job at Spirou Basket Charleroi in order to be with his family. His absence could last up to 3 months. In the meantime Sam Rotsaert will step-up as Head-Coach, while Oscar Lata remains Assistant Coach. We obviously…
In this episode of our #ThrowBackThursday we take a look at the outstanding career of the American/Belgian Small Forward Bill Varner. The 1m98 lanky forward was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1983 NBA Draft after graduating from Notre Dame with strong stats in his junior and senior years. Despite getting drafted by the Bucks, Varner…
In our #ThrowBackThursday we take a look back at some of the players who have impacted First Division basketball in Belgium. This time around we’ll look back at a very charismatic and humble big man who dominated the Belgian paints with his defensive presence: none other than Andre Riddick, also known as “The Rejector”. Never before did…
It has already been 4 years since the always smiling Ralph Biggs decided to put an end to his playing career.In this #ThrowBackThursday we take a look back at the players who have impacted First Division basketball in Belgium. It is safe to say that Ralph Biggs undoubtedly belongs in that category: The lanky swingman started his…
