BNXT League

Big news this Saturday as the BNXT League announced that there will again be a system of promotions and relegations, making things extra interesting for TDM1 teams on the Belgian side and the Promotiedivisie teams on the Dutch side. The last team of the BNXT season will relegate back to the second d

In a full Coretec Dome Filou Oostende did what was expected of them against the underdog Leuven Bears and got the 67-58 victory for their 21st Belgian Cup Trophy in its history. Oostende got off to a furious start, immediately pulling away to a 15-1 lead. Even though Leuven did manage to close the g

Ever since joining the Leuven Bears in January 2024 lanky 1m98 tall Point Guard Jalen Tate has been on a steady rise after a rocky start, turning into a very solid floor general. Despite still missing 3 key players (Riley, Vanderhaegen & Fulkerson) due to injuries, the Leuven Bears have been dominan

As most of you have probably already heard/read on several sites, Liège Basket has been taken over by some new investors, CFP Investment Group. One of their founding members is Ernie Cambo who will take over as president for Liège Basket. So far so good, but unfortunately Cambo is also co-owner of t

Excellent news from Leuven as they have announced the return of their floor-leader of these past 3 seasons: Joshua Heath. After three excellent seasons with Leuven, Heath had the opportunity to try out closer at home in the G-League and although he had already prolonged his contract with Leuven, bot

Belgian Competition: Liège Basket – Okapi Aalst: 82-73 Nice win by Liège Basket who used a strong final quarter to pull away from Aalst to get the 82-73 victory to start off their season. Newcomer Ziga Fifolt had himself a very solid game and finished with the 19 pts & 13 rebs Double-Double for Lièg

In Game 4 of the Belgian Finals Filou Oostende managed to hold off the Kangoeroes to capture their 11th consecutive title (23rd title in the club’s history) with the 83-91 final score to take the series 3-1. Despite BNXT MVP Levi Randolph struggling Oostende could count on an excellent Phil Booth wh

Congratulations to Hubo Limburg United for capturing their first ever trophy in the club’s history! They are the 2021-’22 Belgian Cup Winner. In an excellent game and great atmosphere Oostende seemed in control throughout 3 quarters, leading it 52-56 headed into the final quarter. In that final quar

In the first game of the cross-border phase of the BNXT League it’s Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen who comes away with the close win against ZZ Leiden Basketball, 98-93. Kangoeroes came out swinging in the opening quarter and immediately ran out to a double digit lead before Leiden was able to find thei

Jaylen Hands extends his contract with the Antwerp Giants, untile the end of the season. Jaylen Hands will remain with Antwerp until the end of the season The American combo guard joined Antwerp a few weeks ago to replace the injured Markel Brown. Hands was able to quickly convince the club and the

Ian Hanavan and Phoenix Brussels part ways, the team announced on Monday. The loss against Liège was the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Ian Hanavan is no longer the head coach of Phoenix Brussels. After a difficult first year, Brussels’s board decided to continue with Ian Hanavan, considering t

Former Aalst player signs in NBA, with the Charlotte Hornets. Last season, Cameron McGriff played for Aalst in EMBL. With Aalst, he averaged 13.5 points, 5 rebounds, 1.3 assist and 1 steal. The Charlotte Hornets announced that McGriff signed an unguaranteed contract with the team, ahead of the NBA s

Limburg United dismiss Sacha Massot, with immediate effect. Limburg United announced on Thursday morning that they have taken the decision to separate, with immediate effect, from their coach Sacha Massot. This departure comes after three defeats in as many games in the BNXT League. The defeats agai

Antwerp beats Nancy, in a friendly game in Vittel (70-81). With most of his new signings (Matthew Tiby was out and Markel Brown on limited minutes), Antwerp played a friendly game against Nancy (Pro B, France). If Nancy started the game strongly (10-3 after 5′), the entry of Elvar Fridriksson change

Brussels Basketball signs youngster Joel Ekamba, who played for Monaco. Joel Ekamba signs a In 2019, Ekamba left Mons-Hainaut to sign with Limoges in France. In 2020, after a good season in the U21 championship, he left Limoges for Monaco. In 2020-2021, he played 3 games with Monaco in U21, where he

Vrenz Bleijenbergh will leave Antwerp, he declares for 2021 NBA Draft as expected. After the elimination against Mons, Vrenz Bleijenbergh decided to announce that he’s leaving Antwerp and he declares for 2021 NBA Draft as expected. Vrenz Bleijenbergh Now it’s time for a new chapter “17 years spent w

Games of the EMBL Final will be available on a big screen in Oostende, like BCO already did for the semi-final. Before the semi-final against Limburg, Filou Oostende decided to set up a large LED screen of 16m2 outside of the Versluys Dôme. This big screen will also be available now for the games of

Niels Foerts’ family reacts after his departure from Brussels: “Niels was not treated correctly by the club” Now that it is official that Niels Foerts will not play for Brussels anymore, his father, Johan, decided to tell his truth. According to him, Brussels didn’t treated Niels correctly: ” In Apr

The BNXT League is born ! The officials of the Pro Basketball League (PBL) and the Dutch Basketball League presented this Thursday the name of the new competition which will bring together the Belgian and Dutch championships in one and same competition from next season: the BNXT League. On Thursday,

Wins for Antwerp, Oostende, Mons and Aalst in the EMBL Playoffs this wednesday Oostende won Wednesday night at home against Spirou de Charleroi (86-74) for the first round of the quarter-finals of the playoffs. At the same time, Aalst won against Limburg United (77-68), while Antwerp and Mons respec