Netherlands
Leiden wins inaugrial BNXT League title
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden is the first champion of the BNXT League. In the second game of the finals of the BNXT playoffs, it looked like Donar Groningen was on course for an upset, but Leiden placed a 17-0 run at the beginning of the fourth quarter eventually and won by 71-70. In the sold-out Vijf Meihal, Leiden quickly…
Read MoreLeiden upsets Oostende and sets up an all-Dutch BNXT Final
Heroes Den Bosch and Filou Oostende seemed to have created a good starting position in the first game of the semi-finals of the BNXT play-offs to reach the final. Donar and Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden thought otherwise. Donar won by 100-101 in the Maaspoort against Heroes Den Bosch. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden inflicted first home defeat of Filou Oostende by winning with 78-88. Filou…
Read MoreDen Bosch is the first team to beat Oostende in BNXT League
Den Bosch handed Oostende its first defeat in the BNXT League 75-66. Filou Oostende and Heroes Den Bosch defended intensively in the first quarter. In the first ten minutes, the teams came no further than 14-12. In the second quarter, things went much better on both sides, especially for Heroes Den Bosch. With 26-16, that…
Read MoreBelgian clubs beat Dutch with 8-0 in BNXT League
The BNXT League entered its cross-border phase this weekend and the Belgian teams won all eight games against their Dutch counterparts. For decades the Belgian league was rater higher than the Dutch but this season is the first one that they actually face each other in the same league. On Saturday Mechelen tipped off against…
Read MoreBNXT League enters super complicated cross-border phase
The national phase of the first season in the Dutch-Belgian BNXT League is over. It will now enter the cross-border phase that starts on Friday, March 4, and runs until Friday, April 29. The top 5 from each country will meet in the Elite Gold group. The other clubs find themselves in Elite Silver. The…
Read MoreBNXT League has started
The BNXT (pronounce Be Next) has started. The BNXT is a new league that combines Dutch and Belgian teams. On 10 December 2020, it was announced that the Belgian Pro Basketball League and Dutch Basketball League would merge to form a new multinational league. All clubs from the Dutch DBL voted for, while 9 of 10 teams in Belgium voted…
Read MoreMohamed Kherrazi back to The Netherlands
Mohamed Kherrazi (200 cm, F) is back in The Netherlands. The 31-year-old Dutch national team member signed with Heroes Den Bosch for two years in the newly formed BNXT League. Kherrazi played last year in Belgium, where he averaged 8.5 ppg and 6.5 rebounds in 26 games for Kangoeroes Mechelen. Mohamed Kherrazi has played 71…
Read MoreEinaras Tubutis signs in BNXT, ZZ Leiden
Einaras Tubutis (207 cm, F) has signed to play in the newly formed BNXT League, a merger of Belgian and Dutch pro basketball. He will play for Dutch champion ZZ Leiden. Tubutis played last season for Prienai in his home country of Lithuania. Einars Tubutis, 22 years old, has been a member of the Lithuanian…
Read MoreKim Tillie from Japan to Kolossos
Kim Tillie (210 cm, F/C) has signed with Kolossos H Hotels in the Greek A1. Tille, who is Dutch-French, played the past season in Japan. In 45 games for Okinawa, he averaged 6.1 ppg and 4.5 rebounds. Tillie has played five EuroLeague seasons, most recently for Gran Canaria during the 18/19 season. Kim Tillie, 33…
Read MoreC.J. Jones to Feyenoord Rotterdam
C.J. Jones (196 cm, G/F) has signed his first pro contract. He will play in the BNXT League for Feyenoord Rotterdam and coach Toon van Helfteren. C.J. Jones did not play this past season and finished his college career the year before. The 23-year-old American averaged an impressive 16.4 ppg and 2.7 rebounds for Middle…
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