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Author: Yassine Chokrani

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First win of the preseason for Antwerp against Bonn (70-77)

First game of the preseason abroad for the Antwerp Giants this Sunday against Telekom Baskets Bonn. The first quarter was in favor of the German team (20-13 after 10′), but Christophe Beghin’s team reacted well to cut the deficit to 3 at halftime (35-32 after 20′). After a close 3rd quarter, the Giants were still…

Transfers

Maxime De Zeeuw signs with a new team

After 2 seasons in Spain with Obradoiro, Maxime De Zeeuw will discover a new championship. The Belgian Lion signed a deal in Poland with Stelmet Zielona Gora. De Zeeuw will also play in the VTB United League with Zielona Gora against teams like CSKA Moscow and Khimki Moscow.

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Spirou Basket player tests positive for Coronavirus

A Spirou Basket player has tested positive for Coronavirus. The player played a game last Sunday with the second team of Charleroi against Nivelles with some other players from the professional team. All the staff and the other players have been tested in recent days and everybody, except one player, is negative. Charleroi will have…

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…

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Tie between Mons and Antwerp (70-70)

Yesterday, Mons welcomed Antwerp at the Diamonte mons.arena in front of a small audience. After a quick start for Christophe Beghin’s team (7-21 after 10′), Mons had reduced the deficit at halftime (30-40 after 20′). With only 5 minutes to go, the gap was only 1 (60-61 after 35′) and the game ended up in…

European Competitions

Oostende plays tonight against Tenerife for a spot in the Final 8

After 4 preseason games, Oostende will play tonight at 20h30 his first official game of the season in Tenerife and it’s an important one. This game is the third leg of the 1/8 of the Basketball Champions League … 2019-2020 ! It will be a different game than the second leg that happened… 6 months…

Belgian Players Abroad

Julie Allemand named to AP All Rookie-Team !

Julie Allemand has been named to the Associated Press All-Rookie Team.  She has also been named in the All-Rookie team from ESPN. Allemand became the first rookie in WNBA history to average at least 8.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game. She’s also the only rookie to start all the 22 games of this…

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Khadeen Carrington signs with Monaco

Only a few days after he was released by Baskonia, Khadeen Carrington signed a contract with Monaco Basket. Carrington will make his comeback in Belgium when the Roca Team will face Antwerp in Eurocup.

NBA

Nuggets stun Clippers to reach Western Conference final ! (VIDEO)

The Denver Nuggets amazing postseason run continues after a 104-89 victory over the Clippers in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday. Jamal Murray scored 40 points while Nikola Jokic had a triple-double by the third quarter and finishes the game with 16 points, 22 rebounds and 13 assists. Denver is the first…