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Belgian Lions will play against Spain, Turkey at the Eurobasket 2022

Belgian Lions will play against Spain, Turkey, Georgia, Russia and Bulgaria at the Eurobasket 2022. Nice but difficult draw for the Belgian Lions for the Eurobasket 2022. The Lions will play in the Group A against Spain, Turkey, Georgia, Russia and Bulgaria. Belgium will have to finish in the first 4 of this group to…

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Belgian Cats: 24 players in pre-selection to prepare a busy summer

Belgian Cats: 24 players in pre-selection to prepare a busy summer who will start in Kortrijk. The Belgian Cats are in front of a busy summer. First, the European Championship, which will take place from 17 to 27 June in Strasbourg and Valencia. Then the Olympic Games, which will take place in Tokyo from July…

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Dario Gjergja extends his contract with the Belgian Lions

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…

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Belgium qualify for the Eurobasket 2022 !

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…

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Tim Lambrecht, Andy Van Vliet and Ajay Mitchell will not play against Denmark

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…

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Dario Gjergja wants 2 wins: “When you play for your country, you can’t play relaxed”

Dario Gjergja wants 2 wins in the Eurbasket Qualifiers:”When you play for your country, you can’t play relaxed” Dario Gjergja, the Belgian Lions coach, knows that a victory against Denmark on Saturday would ensure Belgium’s first place in Group C, and therefore a qualification, 5th in a row, for the Eurobasket 2022, but the coach…

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Gabriel Iffe Lundberg will not play against Belgium

Gabriel Iffe Lundberg will not play against Belgium in the Eurobasket Qualifiers. Gabriel Lundberg just signed a big contract with CSKA Moscow. He left Zielona Gora to sign with the Euroleague team. CSKA paid around 250K for him. Therefore, he will not join Denmark in the Vilnius bubble and he will not play against Belgium…

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Belgian Lions: Ajay Mitchell and Tim Lambrecht replace Kesteloot and Bleijenbergh

Belgian Lions: Ajay Mitchell and Tim Lambrecht replace Kesteloot and Bleijenbergh in the squad for the Eurobasket Qualifier in Vilnius. Vincent Kesteloot tested positive for Covid-19 and therefore can’t join the squad. Being his teammate, Vrenz Bleijenbergh need to stay in quarantine and can’t join the team either. Tim Lambrecht and Ajay Mitchell (18 yo)…

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Philip Mestdagh after the perfect Eurobasket Qualifiers:”It’s only when you work hard that you will be ready to play against great teams”

Philip Mestdagh after the perfect Eurobasket Qualifiers:”It’s only when you work hard that you will be ready to play against great teams” The Belgian Cats finished undeafeted at the Eurobasket Qualifiers against the wins against Finland and Portugal. The opportunity for Philip Mestdagh, the national coach, to point out the work still to be done…

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Easy win for Belgium against Finland (82-47)

Easy win for Belgium against Finland in the Eurobasket 2021 Women Qualifier (82-47). The Belgian Cats have won their fifth game in a row in the Eurobasket 2021 Women Qualifier, in Matosinhos, Portugal. The Belgian Cats easily defeated Finland 82-47. After a good start, thanks to Emma Meesseman, Finland reacted well in the second quarter…