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…
Belgium finished 4th at the 3×3 International Supercup 2021 The Belgian 3×3 team consisting of Thierry Marien, Nick Celis, Thibaut Vervoort and Toon Ceyssens competed at the 3×3 Supercup this weekend in Austria to prepare for the Olympic Qualifiers later this year. On the opening day (Friday) they faced Germany, France and Austria, coming away…
The Belgian Cats won the “Best Belgian Team of the Year” award this Friday. The Cats received 465 points, the Red Flames received 245 pts. Deceuninck-QuickStep cycling team received 208 pts and the third spot. The Cats succeed the Red Lions, the national hockey team, who won the award last year. The Belgian Cats had…
The Belgian Cats climb to 6th place in the world ranking unveiled on Tuesday by FIBA. The Belgian Cats were previously at the 7th place. Belgium take the place of Turkey for the only change in the top 10 of the ranking. The United States remains at the top of the rankings ahead of Australia,…
Belgian Lions: Our top five after the bubble in Vilnius. Retin Obasohan He was the lion who roared loudest during this qualifying window. Obasohan has always been a great athlete, driving powerfully to the basket and sometimes finishing spectacularly. Against the Czech Republic and Lithuania, Obasohan showed he has improved his previously iffy shot selection….
After the big win against Czech Republic, the Lions played against Lithuania this Sunday. If the Lions started the game against Czech Republic very well, this Sunday the first minutes were for Lithuania (14-4 after 4′). After a very energetic time-out from coach Gjergja, the Lions made a good run (14-10 after 6′). Thanks to…
Retin Obasohan was happy after the win against Czech Republic:” I’m proud of our team. From the first guy to the last one. We did our best to represent our country. This was a great team effort. When we trust each other, we bring the best of each other.” Dario Gjergja also reacted after the…
Belgium beats Czech Republic 62-90 . The Lions sit at the top of group C with 3 wins in 3 games. Jean-Marc Mwema started the game strong, he scored 8 points in the first 3 minutes for the Lions (6-12). The Lions were unstoppable, they scored 19 points in the first 5 minutes (10-19 after…
Here are the 12 Belgian Lions to face Czech Republic this Friday in the Eurobasket 2020 qualifiers at 15H30. After four days of preparation in Vilnius, Dario Gjergja and the Belgian Lions sports staff have announced the 12 players for the game against the Czech Republic this Friday at 15H45. Haris Bratanovic and Leander Dedroog…
The Belgian Cats are qualified for the EuroBasket Women 2021 thanks to Finland’s success against Portugal on Saturday night (70-62). In the early evening, Belgium defeated Ukraine 65-87 to clinch a fourth win in four games in these qualifications. The Cats sit at the top of the group G and can’t be overtaken. The next…
