The Belgian national basketball team remain on the fringes of the sport and, on a global scale, the Lions have yet to fully make an impact. When the summer Olympics eventually takes place in Tokyo later this year, the team will be absent but there is some good news for followers of the Belgian side….
Ismael Bako and ASVEL beat Barcelona in Euroleague Friday night ! The French LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne won Friday night in Spain against Barcelona (69-76) in Euroleague. Pau Gasol did not play. It’s the 6th win in a row for ASVEL in Euroleague. Thanks to an excellent Norris Cole (21 points and 4 assists), the visitors…
Dario Gjergja extends his contract with the Belgian Lions. Dario Gjergja will continue to coach the Belgian men’s national basketball team until the 2023 World Cup. The 45-year-old Croat extended his contract until the 2023 World Cup. In 11 games with the Lions, Gjergja only lost 1, against Lithuania. Dario Gjergja succeeded Eddy Casteels in…
Terry Deroover signs with Brussels Basketball for 3 years from next season. Terry Deroover is back home. The Brussels native signed a 3 years-deal with Brussels Basketball from the 2021-2022 season. He will also be the new Technical director of the youth school. “I am obviously delighted because it has been a while since I…
Belgium qualify for the Eurobasket 2022 ! Thanks to the win against Denmark (88-65), Belgium will play his 5th straight Eurobasket in 2022 ! In the first half, Adama Darboe was the leader for Denmark with 16 points, but it wasn’t enough to stop Retin Obasohan (10 points) and Ismael Bako (8 points). Belgium had…
Pau Gasol reportedly signs with Barcelona until the end of the season according to Mundo Deportivo. A legend is back ! Pau Gasol (40yo), will sign a contract with Barcelona until the end of the season. Gasol started his career with Barcelona in 1998. The best Spanish player of all time wants to play the…
Valencia beats Real Madrid thanks to a big performance from Sam Van Rossom. From the start, Valencia shooted very well from long range (12/26 to 3 points) to take the lead (29-21). Well launched, the teammates of the Belgian international continued at the same pace (55-35). Back to the wall, Real Madrid relied on Walter…
Tim Lambrecht, Andy Van Vliet and Ajay Mitchell will not play against Denmark tommorrow at 15H30. Andy Van Vliet, Ajay Mitchell and Tim Lambrecht are out of the final squad for Saturday’s game against Denmark. Basketball Belgium announced the team on Friday. National coach Dario Gjergja opted for Thomas Akyazili, Manu Lecomte, Jean-Marc Mwema, Jonathan…
Youngster Jo Van Buggenhout signs with Kangoeroes Mechelen. Jo Van Buggenhout signed a contract until 2024 with Kangoeroes. This season, he played in Double-Affiliation with Basics Melsele in TDM1 and with Phantoms Boom in 1e Landelijke. In TDM1, he played only 2 games before the season was shut down. Against Limburg United B, he recorded…
LeBron James and Kevin Durant named NBA All-Star Game captains. Praised by the fan vote, LeBron James (Lakers) and Kevin Durant (Brooklyn) will be the captains of the West and East teams of an All-Star Game which will finally take place on March 7 in Atlanta, despite the opposition expressed by several of the stars…
