It was a rough game for our U18 Belgian Lions as they faced Greece for a possible place in the Quarter-Finals of the U18 European Championship (Div. A). For 34 minutes Greece seemed to be in total control as the Belgian offense struggled, shooting a very low percentage from behind the arc, while our big…
At the U18 European Championship our U18 Lions were able to survive a rough second half to get away with the 73-77 victory against Turkey. Belgium got off to a hot start and quickly ran out to a 14-21 lead to finish out the opening quarter. Our youngsters remained in control in the second quarter…
At the U18 European Championship (Div. A) in Tampere, Finland, our U18 Belgian Lions got off to an excellent start, overpowering Croatia on their way to a 87-71 victory. Belgium got off to an iffy start of the game though and saw Croatia open up with a 2-11 run before our boys got into their…
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…
After 6 consecutive wins our U20 Cats came up against a strong Netherlands team in the finals to suffer their first defeat of the tournament. The opening score of the game was for Belgium (1 of 2 from the FT-line) but from then on, it was The Netherlands that took the lead and never looked…
At the U20 European Championship (Division B) our U20 Belgian Cats have remained undefeated throughout and qualified for the Finals in which they’ll face The Netherlands. After wins against Great Britain and The Netherlands our U20 Cats qualified for the Semi-Finals in which they faced Iceland today. In that Semi-Final match-up a diminished Iceland (suiting…
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….
At the U20 European Championship (Division B) our U20 Belgian Cats have cruised through the group phase, winning all 3 of their games and are now headed to the Qualifying Round where they will face Great Britain and The Netherlands. Their opening game against Croatia turned into a thriller where it was eventually Louann Battiston…
