Leuven Bears Explained

Leuven Bears
Leagues:BNXT League
Arena:Sportoase
Capacity:3,400
Location:Leuven, Belgium
Colors:Black, Orange, White
Sponsor:Stella Artois
President:Ben De Goignies
Coach:Kristof Michiels
Championships:1 Belgian Cup
Website:leuvenbears.be
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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.

History

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]

Honours and titles

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueBelgian CupEuropean competitions
2002–031BLB5th
2003–041BLB9th
2004–051BLB6th
2005–061BLB8th
2006–071BLB10th
2007–081BLB9th
2008–091BLB6th
2009–101BLB9th
2010–111BLB6th
2011–121BLB6thSemifinalist
2012–131BLB6thQuarterfinalist
2013–141BLB7thQuarterfinalist
2014–151BLB11thQuarterfinalist
2015–161BLB11thQuarterfinalist
2016–171BLB9thQuarterfinalist
2017–181BLB10thRound of 16
2018–191BLB9thQuarterfinalist
2019–201BLB6thQuarterfinalist
2020–211BLB6thSemifinalist
2021–221BNXT League

Players

Notable players

List of head coaches

PeriodCoach
2005–2007 Peter van Noord
2008–2010 Ivica Skelin
2016–2018 Ferried Naciri
2018–2024 Eddy Casteels
2024–present Kristof Michiels

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend . Basketball League . 10 July 2021 . nl.