National Teams

At the U16 European Championship (Division B) our U16 Belgian Lions narrowly missed out on the final spot to promote to Division A next year as they go down to Switzerland (75-80). After a convincing win in the Quarter-Finals against The Netherlands, things were looking very bright for our U16 Lions

At the U16 European Championship (B-Division) in Skopje our U16 Belgian Lions are on course to regain their spot in A-Division next summer by going undefeated in the Group Phase. After huge victories against Portugal (52-82) and Hungary (84-57) our youngsters came up against a scrappy Bosnia & Herze

After their promotion to the A-Division last summer, our U18 Belgian Lions came to this year’s European Championship with as main goal to maintain in Division A. After a strong group phase in which they defeated Croatia and Turkey – before losing to a very strong Germany – they moved to the Group of

“We got ourselves in this mess. We’ll have to get ourselves out of it.” That was the quote of the day after their complete off-game against Germany to start their Olympic tournament. We’re seven days later now and the Cats have done exactly that. In their second game against the USA our Cats had alr

It was a rough game for our U18 Belgian Lions as they faced Greece for a possible place in the Quarter-Finals of the U18 European Championship (Div. A). For 34 minutes Greece seemed to be in total control as the Belgian offense struggled, shooting a very low percentage from behind the arc, while our

At the U18 European Championship our U18 Lions were able to survive a rough second half to get away with the 73-77 victory against Turkey. Belgium got off to a hot start and quickly ran out to a 14-21 lead to finish out the opening quarter. Our youngsters remained in control in the second quarter…

At the U18 European Championship (Div. A) in Tampere, Finland, our U18 Belgian Lions got off to an excellent start, overpowering Croatia on their way to a 87-71 victory. Belgium got off to an iffy start of the game though and saw Croatia open up with a 2-11 run before our boys got into their…

Talking about a déjà-vu! Just like last year our U20 Belgian Lions had to face Greece for the final podium spot at the European Championship, and exactly like last year the game ended up in a thriller with eventually Greece as the winner. Last year Greece needed an overtime to put Belgium away (68-6

After their solid win against Czechia in the Quarter-Finals, our young Belgian Lions weren’t able to continue their strong play in the Semi-Finals against Slovenia and lost it 79-91. Despite the respectable final score, Belgium was outclassed throughout the entire game but especially in the first ha

At the U20 European Championship (Division A) our Young Lions have managed to qualify for the Quarter-Finals after getting a 3-1 record. In the Group Phase our youngsters were matched in a very tough Group C along with Spain, Turkey and North Macedonia. To open things up our U20 Lions managed to get

After 6 consecutive wins our U20 Cats came up against a strong Netherlands team in the finals to suffer their first defeat of the tournament. The opening score of the game was for Belgium (1 of 2 from the FT-line) but from then on, it was The Netherlands that took the lead and never looked…

At the U20 European Championship (Division B) our U20 Belgian Cats have remained undefeated throughout and qualified for the Finals in which they’ll face The Netherlands. After wins against Great Britain and The Netherlands our U20 Cats qualified for the Semi-Finals in which they faced Iceland today

In Gdynia, Poland, our U20 Belgian Lions started off their European Championship (Division A) campaign with a close win against Turkey as they won it 62-64. From the start the teams were clearly evenly matched, despite the dominance on the boards by Turkey’s big man Salih Altuntas who grabbed 9 rebo

At the U20 European Championship (Division B) our U20 Belgian Cats have cruised through the group phase, winning all 3 of their games and are now headed to the Qualifying Round where they will face Great Britain and The Netherlands. Their opening game against Croatia turned into a thriller where it

Kim Mestdagh steps aside of the Belgian Cats after ten years. Kim Mestdagh is not part of the Belgian Cats’ selection for the first two games in the preliminary round of the 2023 European Championship. At 31, she decided to step aside and focus on her Italian club Schio. “Since I was 16 I have…

Valéry Demory is the head coach of the Belgian Cats, following the departure of Philip Mestdagh. Frenchman Valéry Demory is the new national coach of the Belgian Cats. This was confirmed by the Belgian basketball association on Saturday. “Valéry Demory is a warm personality, with extensive experienc

Belgian Cats will face Bosnia, Germany and North Macedonia in qualification. The Belgian women’s national basketball team (FIBA 6) will face Bosnia-Herzegovina (FIBA 27), Germany (FIBA 40) and North Macedonia (FIBA 79) in Group A of the preliminary round of the 2023 European Championships. The Belgi

The Belgian Cats beat Australia for the first game of the Olympics ! (70-85) The Belgian Cats pulled off a major upset by beating world runner-up Australia 70-85 (halftime: 41-37) in their debut in the women’s basketball tournament at the Tokyo Olympic Games. For the first Olympic women’s basketball

The bronze medal for the Belgian Cats at the Eurobasket, after the win against Belarus this Sunday (69-77). The Belgian Cats have won the bronze medal at the Eurobasket Women after the win against Belarus this Sunday (69-77) . This equals the best result ever in a EuroBasket for the Cats, after the

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…