National Teams
After the big win against Czech Republic, the Lions played against Lithuania this Sunday. If the Lions started the game against Czech Republic very well, this Sunday the first minutes were for Lithuania (14-4 after 4′). After a very energetic time-out from coach Gjergja, the Lions made a good run (14-10 after 6′). Thanks to…
Retin Obasohan was happy after the win against Czech Republic:” I’m proud of our team. From the first guy to the last one. We did our best to represent our country. This was a great team effort. When we trust each other, we bring the best of each other.” Dario Gjergja also reacted after the…
Belgium beats Czech Republic 62-90 . The Lions sit at the top of group C with 3 wins in 3 games. Jean-Marc Mwema started the game strong, he scored 8 points in the first 3 minutes for the Lions (6-12). The Lions were unstoppable, they scored 19 points in the first 5 minutes (10-19 after…
Here are the 12 Belgian Lions to face Czech Republic this Friday in the Eurobasket 2020 qualifiers at 15H30. After four days of preparation in Vilnius, Dario Gjergja and the Belgian Lions sports staff have announced the 12 players for the game against the Czech Republic this Friday at 15H45. Haris Bratanovic and Leander Dedroog…
Belgian Lions: Some changes have been announced in the squad to face Lithuania and Czech Republic next week. Leander Dedroog was already a substitute for Quentin Serron, but 3 others players must withdraw from the squad. Maxime De Zeeuw just signed a big contract in Israel, he will join his now team. Haris Bratanovic will…
The Belgian Cats are qualified for the EuroBasket Women 2021 thanks to Finland’s success against Portugal on Saturday night (70-62). In the early evening, Belgium defeated Ukraine 65-87 to clinch a fourth win in four games in these qualifications. The Cats sit at the top of the group G and can’t be overtaken. The next…
The Belgian Cats beat Ukraine 2 days after the win against Portugal (65-87). With the same starting 5, the Cats started the game very well in offense (17-29 after 10′). The Cats were even up 17 in the second quarter (24-41 after 14′), but Ukraine reacted well before halftime (37-45). The third quarter was very…
Dario Gjergja selects 15 Belgian Lions for the EuroBasket qualifiers window in November. Belgium will travel to Vilnius in Lithuania, in a bubble due to the coronavirus health crisis, to play the Eurobasket Qualifiers. The Belgian Lions will play against the Czech Republic on November 27 and Lithuania on November 29. Belgium sits at the…
The Belgian Cats beat Portugal (49-59) on their way to the EuroBasket Women 2021. Without Emma Meesseman and Kyara Linskens, Philip Mestdagh decided to put Billie Massey in the starting 5. The Cats didn’t waist any time and were up by 6 after 10 minutes (10-16). The second quarter started very well, the Cats scored…
Emma Meesseman tests positive for Covid-19. She will not travel with the Belgian Cats to Portugal to face Portugal, on November 12, and Ukraine, on November 14. Assistant coach Pierre Cornia also tested positive, he will not travel to Portugal with the team. Meesseman was supposed to be in the 14 to go to Portugal,…
