Mechelen beats Brussels in the Belgian Cup (99-79). They will play against Limburg United in the next round. Mechelen has qualified for the quarter finals of the Belgian Cup on Wednesday. In the return leg of its play-in, they easily defeated Brussels 99-79. Mechelen had narrowly lost the first leg in Brussels 89-87. Mechelen was…
Here is weekly TIB High Five (22-26 December). Arik Smith Mons finished 2020 unbeaten in the Belgian league. That remarkable feat was almost snatched away from them in the very last game of the year. Early in the third quarter, Mons-Hainaut was down 59 to 46, their record very much in peril. Mons straightened their…
Last week-end before the start of the season for EMBL teams. Before playing the opening game of the season against Antwerp, Brussels played his last preseason game against Mons without their starting center Ryan Richards. This has been a back-and-forth first quarter between the 2 teams and the game was tied after one quarter (20-20…
Another preseason game was held yesterday in Mons. And things started pretty well for Mons and Auston Barnes (15 points in the first quarter ! ) and it was 25-20 after 10′. In the second quarter, both teams showed some interesting defensive sequences (40-35 after 20′). In the third quarter, Ian Hanavan’s team took the…
Brussels basketball announced the arrival of 2 new players during a press conference at the Kinepolis. The first one is Ryan Richards, a British/Jamaican center (29 years old, 2M13). Richards was considered as a big talent. He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 49th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft but…
While we were busy preparing our website there have already been several transfers as the EMBL teams are preparing for next season. Here’s a little overview: Most active so far on the transfer market has been Liège Basket as they have signed several youngsters (who will be competing for both their first team in EMBL…
It’s still a bit early in the season but I’m pretty sure most people can agree that one player in particular has stepped up so far as the main contender for the TDM1 Player Of The Year award. That man is of course: Louis Hazard. The 25 year old swingman took his first steps on the…
Record: 12-1, .923% (1st Place)Wins: vs Lier, vs Melsele, @ Lommel, vs Limburg, @ LDP, vs Royal IV, vs Oxaco, @ Spirou, @ Gistel, vs Gent, @ Sijsele & vs WaregemLosses: @ GemboLongest Winning Streak: 6 gamesLongest Losing Streak: 1 gameTeam Scoring: 79.1 ppg (68.1 ppg allowed)Team Rebounding: 39.3 rpgTeam Passing: 12.8 apg Top Players:Louis…
