In a full Coretec Dome Filou Oostende did what was expected of them against the underdog Leuven Bears and got the 67-58 victory for their 21st Belgian Cup Trophy in its history. Oostende got off to a furious start, immediately pulling away to a 15-1 lead. Even though Leuven did manage to close the gab…
Self-Styled as the new up- and coming league with a focus on the development of young talent, the BNXT League has the lofty ambition of improving and securing the future of Belgian and Dutch Basketball. Now in its 4th season we at TIB figured it was about time to see exactly how this is playing…
Nick Mcglynn signs with Leuven, he will join the team for the 2021-2022 season. Leuven Bears has strengthened itself for next season with 25-year-old American Nick McGlynn. The 2m03 power forward/center played in NCAA with Drake College. He also played in Austria for the past two seasons, for Vienna DC Timberwolves and UBSC Graz. In…
Leuven beats Limburg, wins for Aalst and Charleroi in Euromillions Basketball league. Leuven won at home against Limburg United (35-37 and 79-68) thanks to another big game from Ryan Kriener (28 points and 6 rebounds). After big game, Spirou Charleroi won at the end of the suspense at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp (74-77). Charleroi…
Ryan Kriener signs with Leuven. Leuven signed the American center/forward Ryan Kriener (2m06). The team announced on Wednesday. Kriener, 22, played for The University of Iowa. He signed his first professional contract with the Helios Suns in the Slovenian league in August. “Ryan will join the team after the mandatory quarantine period. If everything goes…
Limburg beats Leuven after overtime, thanks to a clutch lay-up from Silas Melson. Limburg United defeated Leuven on Friday At half time it was 28-36 for Limburg. But Leuven closed the gap and it was 64-64 after 40 minutes. In the final second of overtime, Silas Melson scored the decisive layup (73-75). For Leuven, Luka…
Hans Vanwijn from the Antwerp Giants has been elected as the 2019-’20 EMBL Belgian Player of the Year. In 14 games Vanwijn recorded averages of 12.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 0.5 spg & 0.4 bpg. Seppe D’espallier from the Leuven Bears has been elected as the 2019-’20 EMBL Belgian Youngster of the Year. The…
After an emergency meeting the Pro Liga and all its clubs have unanimously decided to end the competition after only 17 games played (out of 26 games in the regular season) due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Current leader Filou Oostende is thus declared as the 2019-’20 Champion, while the tickets for the European competitions next…
