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Belgian Youngsters Abroad

Ayuba Bryant on the rise!

Since joining Gravelines in 2019, the left-handed forward Ayuba Bryant has been on a steady rise and despite still only being 17 years old he is slowly but surely becoming a fixture in their starting line-up in the French Espoirs competition. Coming off a tough 2021 year in which he had to have 2 hip…

EMBL / BNXT

Joshua Heath returns to Leuven!

Excellent news from Leuven as they have announced the return of their floor-leader of these past 3 seasons: Joshua Heath. After three excellent seasons with Leuven, Heath had the opportunity to try out closer at home in the G-League and although he had already prolonged his contract with Leuven, both parties came to an agreement…

Belgian Players Abroad

Francis Torreborre records triple-double!

Francis Torreborre seems to have found his home in Switzerland. After bouncing around several European basketball leagues these past couple of seasons (Italy, Austria & Czech Republic), the 29 year old explosive guard now seems to have found his place in Switzerland as he’s now in his second season with Winterthur. He joined the squad…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Belgian Student/Athletes in the USA (2022-’23)

Much like every season we again take a look at all the Belgian youngsters who have decided to take the step towards collegiate basketball in the USA and follow their performances throughout the season. Here’s our overview for the upcoming season. If you know of any players who are missing or see any mistake in…

TDM1

TDM1 Overview Round 3

Oxaco BBC – Gembo Borgerhout: 76-84 In a close match-up it was eventually Gembo who was able to pull off the win on the road as they remain undefeated so far this season (3-0). Oxaco on the other hand are still looking for their first win of the season with their 0-3 record and are…

TDM1

TDM1 Overview Round 2

Guco Lier – Antwerp Giants B: 83-55 On Friday Guco Lier used a very strong second half to come away with the 83-55 lopsided victory against the neighbors from Antwerp. Joppe Mennes again showcased why he’s a very promising talent as he recorded the all-rounded 15 pts, 8 rebs, 5 asts & 3 stls for…

EMBL / BNXT

BNXT Overview Round 1

Belgian Competition: Liège Basket – Okapi Aalst: 82-73 Nice win by Liège Basket who used a strong final quarter to pull away from Aalst to get the 82-73 victory to start off their season. Newcomer Ziga Fifolt had himself a very solid game and finished with the 19 pts & 13 rebs Double-Double for Liège….

TDM1

Guco Lier take home the TDM1 title!

What an amazing run it has been for Guco Lier in this TDM1 season. After finishing 8th in the regular season with a 12-14 record, no one really gave them any chance of making some noise in the Playoffs. No one, except for Guco themselves and they came out and proved it, again and again….

EMBL / BNXT

They did it again! Oostende capture 11th consecutive title

In Game 4 of the Belgian Finals Filou Oostende managed to hold off the Kangoeroes to capture their 11th consecutive title (23rd title in the club’s history) with the 83-91 final score to take the series 3-1. Despite BNXT MVP Levi Randolph struggling Oostende could count on an excellent Phil Booth who took over and…

TDM1

2021-’22 TDM1 Playoffs Preview

The stage is set in TDM1 where the regular season has concluded and we’re now gearing up for the Playoffs. Here’s a review of what happened during the Regular Season and a preview of what we can expect in the Playoffs, starting Friday May 13th when the Quarter-Finals best of three series will tip off….