Talking about a déjà-vu! Just like last year our U20 Belgian Lions had to face Greece for the final podium spot at the European Championship, and exactly like last year the game ended up in a thriller with eventually Greece as the winner. Last year Greece needed an overtime to put Belgium away (68-64). This…
After their solid win against Czechia in the Quarter-Finals, our young Belgian Lions weren’t able to continue their strong play in the Semi-Finals against Slovenia and lost it 79-91. Despite the respectable final score, Belgium was outclassed throughout the entire game but especially in the first half in which Slovenia seemed to score at will…
At the U20 European Championship (Division A) our Young Lions have managed to qualify for the Quarter-Finals after getting a 3-1 record. In the Group Phase our youngsters were matched in a very tough Group C along with Spain, Turkey and North Macedonia. To open things up our U20 Lions managed to get a close…
In Gdynia, Poland, our U20 Belgian Lions started off their European Championship (Division A) campaign with a close win against Turkey as they won it 62-64. From the start the teams were clearly evenly matched, despite the dominance on the boards by Turkey’s big man Salih Altuntas who grabbed 9 rebounds in the first half….
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…
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…
Much like each year we again have a nice amount of talented Belgian youngsters who have decided to continue their athletic and academic development across the ocean in the United States. In this overview we’ll list all the players we’re aware of and give you an idea on how they’re performing on the courts this…
Much like last season we at TIB will again publish our several Power Rankings throughout the season. Our ranking is based on the TIB rating which is calculated using the players’ stats and is somewhat similar to the standard efficiency rating but also takes into account the level of competition the player competes in. Here’s…
Traditionally we at TIB publish a little overview at the start of each season discussing the Belgian Players who will be playing abroad. We do this in three seperate categories: Belgian Players Abroad in which we discuss the Belgian professional players abroad. Belgian Youngsters Abroad in wich we discuss the Belgian youngsters (born in 1999…
Our U16 Belgian Lions have finished their U16 European Championship (Div. B) in 5th place with an excellent 7-1 record. Here’s a little highlight reel of their tournament and below are my impressions of the players. Staff: Yvan de Vreught & Pieter Pas (Raphael Allemand/Jacques Stas) Thijs De Ridder was impressive throughout the tournament and…
