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LDP Donza crowned TDM1 Champions!

In their best of three final series against Falco Gent, LDP Donza made short work of the TDM1 newcomers on their way to their first TDM1 Championship title. On Friday Donza cruised to a convincing 93-44 victory and this Sunday afternoon they were again the better team, getting the 73-89 victory. They again had 5…

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Thijs De Ridder declares for 2024 NBA Draft !

21 year old Power Forward Thijs De Ridder has officially declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, making him the second Belgian player next to Ajay Mitchell to make himself available for the draft. De Ridder’s basketball career has been on a steady rise ever since he first tied his basketball sneakers at the age of…

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Regional clash in TDM1 Finals

After 7 months, 22 Regular Season games and a minimum of 4 Playoff games the TDM1 Finals are finally set to tip off on Friday April 26th in which the neighboring clubs LDP Donza and Falco Gent will face eachother. For LDP Donza it’s the second consecutive season that they reach the finals. Unable to…

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Ajay Mitchell declared for the NBA draft

The decision has been made. After 3 seasons in the NCAA the 21 year old Point Guard from UCSB, Ajay Mitchell has announced that he will enter the 2024 NBA draft. Mitchell started his basketball journey at the age of 4 when he joined Union Huy. After passages with RBC Haneffe, BC Alleur, Liège Basket…

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Belgian Student/Athletes in the USA – 2023-’24 Season Overview

Coming into the season the expectations were high for Ajay Mitchell and he did not disappoint as he led the team in scoring and assists and finished as the 3rd best scorer in the conference with his 19.9 ppg. He recorded 4 games in which he scored more than 30 points, including a career-high 39…

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Falco Gent first to advance to Semi-Finals

In the TDM1 Playoffs newcomers Falco Gent have managed to sweep Royal IV Brussels 2-0 and are the first team to advance to the semi-finals. This past Friday Falco Gent easily defeated Royal IV Brussels with the 83-63 final score and then went on the road on Sunday where they came away with the 65-68…

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Liège Basket’s drastic turn-around

As most of you have probably already heard/read on several sites, Liège Basket has been taken over by some new investors, CFP Investment Group. One of their founding members is Ernie Cambo who will take over as president for Liège Basket. So far so good, but unfortunately Cambo is also co-owner of the sports agency…

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Game Over for Merelbeke Hawks in TDM1!

Bad news from the Merelbeke Hawks as they have announced their immediate resignation from Top Division Men 1. Faced with financial issues, combined with their terrible results so far this season with their 1-8 record, president Yannick De Clercq saw himself forced to pull the plug, ending his 20 year career as President of the…

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Waregem releases Head Coach and announces replacement

After their difficult 3-4 start of the TDM1 season ION Basket Waregem have decided to release Head Coach Jan Guns. Guns came at the head of Waregem at the start of the 2020-’21 season after three years as assistant coach for Olivier Foucart. Unfortunately the results so far this season with losses against Ieper, Royal…

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The NCAA season tipped-off!

Yesterday was the start of the NCAA season and already we saw some very nice performances from our Belgian representatives. The UCSB Gauchos tipped off their season with a nice 75-59 win over San Francisco State. Ajay Mitchell got the starting nod and responded with a 10 pts & 10 asts Double-Double, while also adding…