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Mid-Season Overview: Spirou Basket Charleroi B

Record: 5-8, .385% (9th Place)Wins: vs Gistel, @ Royal IV, vs Melsele, vs Lommel & vs OxacoLosses: @ Sijsele, @ Gent, vs Gembo, @ LDP, vs Ieper, @ Limburg, @ Waregem & vs LierLongest Winning Streak: 2 gamesLongest Losing Streak: 3 gamesTeam Scoring: 64.6 ppg (70.3 ppg allowed)Team Rebounding: 34.8 rpgTeam Passing: 8.8 apg Top…

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Mid-Season Overview: BBC Lommel

Record: 5-7, .417% (10th Place)Wins: @ Waregem, @ Gistel, vs Gent, vs Limburg & vs Royal IVLosses: @ LDP, vs Oxaco, vs Ieper, @ Lier, @ Spirou, vs Melsele & @ GemboLongest Winning Streak: 3 gamesLongest Losing Streak: 4 gamesTeam Scoring: 77.4 ppg (77.3 ppg allowed)Team Rebounding: 34.2 rpgTeam Passing: 11.6 apg Top Players:Bart Maesen…

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Mid-Season Overview: Limburg United B

Record: 5-7, .417% (11th Place)Wins: @ LDP, vs Sijsele, @ Lier, vs Spirou & vs GistelLosses: @ Melsele, vs Gembo, vs Royal IV, @ Ieper, @ Waregem, @ Gent, @ LommelLongest Winning Streak: 2 gamesLongest Losing Streak: 3 gamesTeam Scoring: 79.3 ppg (76.1 ppg allowed)Team Rebounding: 34.6 rpgTeam Passing: 12.2 apg Top Players:Jarne Lesuisse (60.0 rtpg):…

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Mid-Season Overview: Royal IV Brussels

Record: 3-9, .250% (13th Place)Wins: @ Limburg, @ Oxaco & @ SijseleLosses: @ Gembo, vs Melsele, @ LDP Donza, vs Spirou, @ Ieper, @ Waregem, vs Lier, @ Gent & @ Lommel.Longest Winning Streak: 2 gamesLongest Losing Streak: 4 gamesTeam Scoring: 70.0 ppg (80.4 ppg allowed)Team Rebounding: 32.7 rpgTeam Passing: 8.5 apg Top Players:Christopher de…

TIB Throwbacks

Rik Samaey (’60 – F/C – 2m04) (Video)

In this #ThrowBackThursday we highlight the career of one of Belgium’s most honored basketball players and ultimate teammate: Rik Samaey. What is there to say about a man who achieved pretty much everything there is to achieve in Belgian basketball? In a career that spanned from 1977 to 1996 in the Belgian First Division (EuroMillions Basketball) Samaey won…

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Tony Marion (’63 – PF – 2m02)

In this #ThrowbackThursday we take a look back at the career of Castors Braine’s 2m02 tall Power Forward Tony Marion. Born in Zaïre in 1963 Marion came over to Belgium at a very young age as the family settled at Neder-Over-Heembeek. Inspired by his brother Christian, he quickly picked up playing basketball and joined Racing Club de…

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Liège Basket gets the go-ahead.

Good news for VOO Liège Basket (and the Belgian basketball scene in general) as the tribunal has gone over the club’s plans on clearing their debts and have given their approval. This means not only that Liège can continue their season, but also that they will be able to get the needed work-permits so they can finally…

Belgian Players Abroad

An amazing season for Emma Meesseman

What else can we say except: Belgian Sportswoman Of The Year! It has been an absolutely amazing season for Emma Meesseman who managed to pick up no less than 5 trophies in one year alone. After winning the Russian Cup, the Russian Championship and also the Women’s Euroleague with her team Ekaterinburg, Meesseman extended her season with…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Belgian Youngsters in the USA (2019-’20)

Much like each season we at TIB will again pay close attention to our Belgian youngsters who have chosen and have gotten the opportunity to join a college/prep school in the USA. With the start of the season over there closing in it’s about time to give you a general overview of who will be…

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Kerry Trotter (Braine) – Game Highlights vs Mechelen (Video)

In this #ThrowBackThursday we take you back to the finals of the 1988-’89 season in which the old Royal Castors Braine faced Racing Maes Pils Mechelen, and more specifically the third game of that best-of-five series. In game 3 it was Castors Braine hosting Racing Mechelen with the series tied 1-1. After a huge loss in Mechelen in Game 2,…