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TIB teams up with ESPN !

TIB teams up with ESPN to offer our fans an exclusive acces to ESPN player with a 7-day free trial. You will also get 30% off an annual subscription using promo code: ESPNPLAYERXMAS With this special offer, you can watch all the exciting games of the NCAA season right here ! You can watch all…

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Best Throwback Basketball Jerseys of All Time

I remember the first time I was given a basketball jersey. I wore it everywhere and when I played basketball, I mimicked the actions of the NBA player (Steve Nash). It’s almost like basketball jerseys are alive ‒ especially when we look at the best throwback basketball jerseys of all time.  Throwback basketball jerseys help…

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General Statement

With another season over and done with, we at TIB are already looking forward to the next one as we fully intend to continue what we’ve been doing since Stefaan De Vreese launched ThisIsBasketball back in 2003. Since 2012 I have joined Stefaan’s effort and have been responsible for the large majority of all our…

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Kangoeroes Mechelen are the BNXT League Champions!

With 35 regular season games behind them it eventually all came down to game 36 as 4 teams were in first place in the BNXT League standings. Out of the 4 teams it was Kangoeroes Mechelen who held the best cards. All they had to do was win their game against the last team in…

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LDP Donza are the 2024-’25 TDM1 Champions!

Last night the Top Division Men 1 championship came to a close as the finalists LDP Donza and BC Guco Lier confronted eachother one last time in the third and decisive game of the Finals. Here’s how the series went: Game 1: Game 1 of the TDM1 finals is here and as could be expected…

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2024-’25 TIB’s Top Division Men Awards

With the Regular Season in Top Divison Men over and done with, we a TIB have selected our award winners. TDM1 Player of the Year: Mathieu Coucke TDM1 Youngster of the Year: Matteo Verstraete TDM1 First Team: PG: Sacha De Vreught (Woluwe): 13.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 8.0 apg, 1.9 spg, 0.0 bpg (TIB Rating: 25.5)…

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TDM1 Playoffs set to tip off !

After the regular season in TDM1 6 teams had already secured their spot in the playoffs as Waregem, Guco Lier, Falco Gent, LDP Donza, Mailleux Comblain and SKT Ieper finished in the top 6. The remaining 2 playoff spots were decided by a single Play-in game where Neufchâteau faced Lommel and Avanti Brugge faced Gembo….

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Filou Oostende is the 2024-’25 Belgian Cup Winner!

In a full Coretec Dome Filou Oostende did what was expected of them against the underdog Leuven Bears and got the 67-58 victory for their 21st Belgian Cup Trophy in its history. Oostende got off to a furious start, immediately pulling away to a 15-1 lead. Even though Leuven did manage to close the gab…

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The Next in The BNXT: Impact of the youngsters (NL)

Self-Styled as the new up- and coming league with a focus on the development of young talent, the BNXT League has the lofty ambition of improving and securing the future of Belgian and Dutch Basketball. Now in its 4th season we at TIB figured it was about time to see exactly how this is playing…

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The Next in The BNXT: Impact of the youngsters (BE)

Self-Styled as the new up- and coming league with a focus on the development of young talent, the BNXT League has the lofty ambition of improving and securing the future of Belgian and Dutch Basketball. Now in its 4th season we at TIB figured it was about time to see exactly how this is playing…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Belgian Student/Athletes in the USA (2024-’25): Preview

Much like each year we will now again give you guys an overview of all the Belgian Student/Athletes who are pursuing their American Dream and will be competing in the several school championships in the USA this year. NCAA: NCAA2: NCAA3: NAIA: NJCAA: High School / Prep: This rounds up my overview of the Belgian…

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U16 Belgian Lions miss out on promotion

At the U16 European Championship (Division B) our U16 Belgian Lions narrowly missed out on the final spot to promote to Division A next year as they go down to Switzerland (75-80). After a convincing win in the Quarter-Finals against The Netherlands, things were looking very bright for our U16 Lions who had gathered a…