Niels Van Den Eynde | |
Number: | 9 |
Position: | Point guard |
League: | BNXT League |
Team: | Okapi Aalst |
Birth Date: | 2000 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Lier, Belgium |
Nationality: | Belgian |
Height M: | 1.80 |
Weight Kg: | 74 |
Career Start: | 2020 |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Team1: | Antwerp Giants |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Team2: | Liège Basket |
Years3: | 2023-2024 |
Team3: | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen |
Years4: | 2024-2025 |
Team4: | Okapi Aalst |
Niels Van Den Eynde (born 27 December 2000) is a Belgian basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.
Van Den Eynde played for BC Guco Lier in his younger years, and helped the team promote to the Belgian Second Division.[1] He averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 in the 2019–20 national second division.
On 15 May 2020, he signed a contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp.[2] In his rookie year, he averaged 5.3 points per game.[3] [4] In his second year, he averaged 7.2 points and 2.9 assists per game in 16.2 minutes. Twice, he was selected for the Rising Star Award, but never won it.
On April 16, 2022, he has signed with Liège Basket of the BNXT League. Where he averaged 13.5 points, 4.2 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game in 26.2 minutes. On June 8th 2023, he announced that he will no longer play for Liège Basket in the 2023-2024 season.[5] [6]
During the 2023-2024 season, he played for Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen.