16 Belgian Lions for a training camp in Japan, from June 30 to July 13. Sixteen players have been selected by coach Dario Gjergja. Three games are planned during these two weeks. The Belgian Lions will face Finland on July 7, Japan on July 9 and Hungary on 11. “It is for the Belgian Lions…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This Sunday morning, we talked to Maxime De Zeeuw: “ The Basketball IQ of Dario Gjergja is off the charts“ In our TIB Playground podcast, Maxime De Zeeuw talked about Dario Gjergja:” His basketball IQ is off the charts. Dario Gjergja knows everything, he lives for basketball. He’s a real student of the game. He…
Axel Hervelle officialy retires from basketball after an amazing career. It was an open secret, but Axel Hervelle decided to make it official yesterday on Twitter: he ends his basketball career. “It’s time for me to admit that the ‘story’ of my life is coming to an end! Thank you basketball for giving me so…
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….
Dario Gjergja is “happy” after the games in the bubble. The Lions finished the Vilnius bubble with 1 win against Czech Repubic and 1 loss against Lithuania. “I am very happy with our record“, Gjergja said at a press conference following Belgium’s defeat against the Lithuanians. “When you see that Lithuania has between 65 and…
