Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier in Belgian basketball.
The team has played in the Belgian First Division since 1999 and has participated in the Belgian Cup since 1954, winning the tournament in 2005. The Belgian Cup victory earned the team a place in the 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup where it finished fourth in its opening-round group and was eliminated.
Since the 2021–22 season, Leuven plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[1]
^"Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
Official site (in Dutch)
Eurobasket.com team page
January 30, 2023
leuven, bears, sponsorship, reasons, also, called, stella, artois, belgian, professional, basketball, club, from, leuven, club, competes, bnxt, league, highest, tier, belgian, basketball, leaguesbnxt, leaguefounded1999, years, 1999, historylist, telindus, leuv. Leuven Bears for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven The club competes in the BNXT League the highest tier in Belgian basketball Leuven BearsLeaguesBNXT LeagueFounded1999 24 years ago 1999 HistoryList Telindus Leuven 1999 2001 Vastiau Godeau Leuven 2001 2003 Basket Groot Leuven 2003 2007 Spotter Leuven 2007 2009 Leuven Bears 2009 present ArenaSportoaseCapacity3 400LocationLeuven BelgiumTeam colorsBlack Orange White Main sponsorStella ArtoisPresidentBen De GoigniesHead coachEddy CasteelsChampionships1 Belgian CupWebsiteleuvenbears beHomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Honours and titles 3 Season by season 4 Players 4 1 Current roster 4 2 Notable players 5 List of head coaches 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe team has played in the Belgian First Division since 1999 and has participated in the Belgian Cup since 1954 winning the tournament in 2005 The Belgian Cup victory earned the team a place in the 2005 06 FIBA EuroCup where it finished fourth in its opening round group and was eliminated Since the 2021 22 season Leuven plays in the BNXT League in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged 1 Honours and titles EditBelgian Cup Winners 1 2004 05Season by season Edit A home game of Leuven Bears in February 2017 Season Tier League Pos Belgian Cup European competitions2002 03 1 BLB 5th2003 04 1 BLB 9th2004 05 1 BLB 6th2005 06 1 BLB 8th 3 FIBA EuroCup2006 07 1 BLB 10th2007 08 1 BLB 9th2008 09 1 BLB 6th2009 10 1 BLB 9th2010 11 1 BLB 6th2011 12 1 BLB 6th Semifinalist2012 13 1 BLB 6th Quarterfinalist2013 14 1 BLB 7th Quarterfinalist2014 15 1 BLB 11th Quarterfinalist2015 16 1 BLB 11th Quarterfinalist2016 17 1 BLB 9th Quarterfinalist2017 18 1 BLB 10th Round of 162018 19 1 BLB 9th Quarterfinalist2019 20 1 BLB 6th Quarterfinalist2020 21 1 BLB 6th Semifinalist2021 22 1 BNXT LeaguePlayers EditCurrent roster Edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Leuven Bears rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht PG 4 Willems Wouter 1 86 m 6 ft 1 in 22 2000 03 30 30 March 2000SG 6 Pritzl Brevin 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 26 1996 10 09 9 October 1996G 7 Allen KeVaughn 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 27 1995 10 10 10 October 1995PF 9 Fulkerson John 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 25 1997 04 29 29 April 1997SF 10 Nunes Tiago 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 21 2002 01 15 15 January 2002PG 11 Bucumi Roel 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 19 2003 08 11 11 August 2003C 12 Vanderhaegen Thibault 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in 24 1998 02 16 16 February 1998F C 13 McGlynn Nick 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in 26 1996 10 06 6 October 1996C 15 Stilmant Kevin 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 22 2000 02 29 29 February 2000SG 21 Snyers Darnell 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 24 1998 06 16 16 June 1998SF 22 Janssens Thomas 20 2002 06 23 23 June 2002SF 23 Nunes Remco 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 21 2002 01 15 15 January 2002PG 24 Ven Lucas 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 21 2001 04 07 7 April 2001C 25 Schrevens Arne 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in 20 2002 07 08 8 July 2002PF Kherrazi Mohamed 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in 32 1990 06 29 29 June 1990 Head coach Eddy CasteelsAssistant coach es Jill LorentLegend C Team captain Injured Roster Updated December 2 2022Notable players Edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time Ismael Bako Tu Holloway D J Mbenga Jonathan Dubas Stanley Pringle John Tofi Ibrahima Fall Faye Hugh Robertson Ryan KrienerList of head coaches EditPeriod Coach Nat 2005 2007 Peter van Noord 2008 2010 Ivica Skelin 2016 2018 Ferried Naciri 2018 present Eddy Casteels References Edit Licenties BNXT League 2021 2022 toegekend Basketball League in Dutch Retrieved 10 July 2021 External links EditOfficial site in Dutch Eurobasket com team page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leuven Bears amp oldid 1125146805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
