They’ve done it! Emma Meesseman and Kim Mestdagh have become the second and third Belgian players to capture the coveted WNBA Championship trophy (after Wauters did it before them) as last night they helped the Washington Mystics to the 89-78 victory in GAME 5 of a thrilling series. Meesseman was again a major factor in the…
Throughout the season we will also keep our eyes on women’s basketball and we’ll regularly report on the performances of all the Belgian Players Abroad. For the women abroad we have the following players: * Emma Meesseman (Washington – USA WNBA / UMMC Ekaterinburg – Russia D1)* Kim Mestdagh (Washington – USA WNBA / Flammes – France…
Today Hind Ben Abdelkader spoke up about the increasing gap between her and the Belgian Cats (Basketball Belgium). Here is what the extremely talented Guard had to say:
Much like each season we at TIB will again pay close attention to our Belgian youngsters who have chosen and have gotten the opportunity to join a college/prep school in the USA. With the start of the season over there closing in it’s about time to give you a general overview of who will be…
In this #ThrowBackThursday we take you back to the finals of the 1988-’89 season in which the old Royal Castors Braine faced Racing Maes Pils Mechelen, and more specifically the third game of that best-of-five series. In game 3 it was Castors Braine hosting Racing Mechelen with the series tied 1-1. After a huge loss in Mechelen in Game 2,…
Despite losing the second game of their Champions League Qualification Round at Sodertalje with the 68-73 score, the Telenet Giants Antwerp have qualified for the regular season of the Champions League. Vincent Kesteloot led the Giants in scoring with 18 pts and also grabbed 4 rebs. David Dudzinski added 11 pts & 7 rebs, while Hans Vanwijn finished with 10 pts, 4…
In this episode of our #ThrowBackThursday we take it all the way back to the mid-seventies and eighties as we take a closer look at one of the most renowned US players to ever grace the Belgian courts: Jon Heath. The lanky athletic forward started his professional basketball career after he finished his studies in geography at…
At the FIBA 3×3 U18 Europe Cup our U18 Belgian Lions consisting of Mehdi Cerquarelli, Ezechiel Mavinga, Mathias Offeciers and Thibaut Platteeuw have unfortunately been unable to get passed the pool phase after they sustained losses against Ukraine (21-10) and Israel (20-13). Enjoy some of the highlights of their 2 games:
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…
Our U16 Belgian Lions have regained their winning ways as they defeated the Czech Republic with the 87-93 final score and now head to the Classification game for 5th place at the U16 European Championship (Div. B). The Czech Republic actually got off to the best start, despite only dressing 6 players (due to a stomach bug…
