National Teams
Belgium qualify for the Eurobasket 2022 ! Thanks to the win against Denmark (88-65), Belgium will play his 5th straight Eurobasket in 2022 ! In the first half, Adama Darboe was the leader for Denmark with 16 points, but it wasn’t enough to stop Retin Obasohan (10 points) and Ismael Bako (8 points). Belgium had…
Tim Lambrecht, Andy Van Vliet and Ajay Mitchell will not play against Denmark tommorrow at 15H30. Andy Van Vliet, Ajay Mitchell and Tim Lambrecht are out of the final squad for Saturday’s game against Denmark. Basketball Belgium announced the team on Friday. National coach Dario Gjergja opted for Thomas Akyazili, Manu Lecomte, Jean-Marc Mwema, Jonathan…
Gabriel Iffe Lundberg will not play against Belgium in the Eurobasket Qualifiers. Gabriel Lundberg just signed a big contract with CSKA Moscow. He left Zielona Gora to sign with the Euroleague team. CSKA paid around 250K for him. Therefore, he will not join Denmark in the Vilnius bubble and he will not play against Belgium…
Belgian Lions: Ajay Mitchell and Tim Lambrecht replace Kesteloot and Bleijenbergh in the squad for the Eurobasket Qualifier in Vilnius. Vincent Kesteloot tested positive for Covid-19 and therefore can’t join the squad. Being his teammate, Vrenz Bleijenbergh need to stay in quarantine and can’t join the team either. Tim Lambrecht and Ajay Mitchell (18 yo)…
Philip Mestdagh after the perfect Eurobasket Qualifiers:”It’s only when you work hard that you will be ready to play against great teams” The Belgian Cats finished undeafeted at the Eurobasket Qualifiers against the wins against Finland and Portugal. The opportunity for Philip Mestdagh, the national coach, to point out the work still to be done…
Easy win for Belgium against Finland in the Eurobasket 2021 Women Qualifier (82-47). The Belgian Cats have won their fifth game in a row in the Eurobasket 2021 Women Qualifier, in Matosinhos, Portugal. The Belgian Cats easily defeated Finland 82-47. After a good start, thanks to Emma Meesseman, Finland reacted well in the second quarter…
Belgium finished 4th at the 3×3 International Supercup 2021 The Belgian 3×3 team consisting of Thierry Marien, Nick Celis, Thibaut Vervoort and Toon Ceyssens competed at the 3×3 Supercup this weekend in Austria to prepare for the Olympic Qualifiers later this year. On the opening day (Friday) they faced Germany, France and Austria, coming away…
The Belgian Cats won the “Best Belgian Team of the Year” award this Friday. The Cats received 465 points, the Red Flames received 245 pts. Deceuninck-QuickStep cycling team received 208 pts and the third spot. The Cats succeed the Red Lions, the national hockey team, who won the award last year. The Belgian Cats had…
The Belgian Cats climb to 6th place in the world ranking unveiled on Tuesday by FIBA. The Belgian Cats were previously at the 7th place. Belgium take the place of Turkey for the only change in the top 10 of the ranking. The United States remains at the top of the rankings ahead of Australia,…
Belgian Lions: Our top five after the bubble in Vilnius. Retin Obasohan He was the lion who roared loudest during this qualifying window. Obasohan has always been a great athlete, driving powerfully to the basket and sometimes finishing spectacularly. Against the Czech Republic and Lithuania, Obasohan showed he has improved his previously iffy shot selection….
