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…

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Leiden 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…

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Den 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…

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Belgian 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…

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BNXT 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…

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Jaylen Hands to Antwerp

Jaylen Hands (191 cm, G) has signed in the new BNXT League. Hands signed with the Antwerp Giants, who are currently holding a 3-1 record and sit in third place in the standings of the Belgium round of the BNXT League. Hands started this season in the BBL in Germany. There he played two games…

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BNXT 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…

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Bazoumana Kone from Germany to Belgium

Bazoumana Kone (193 cm, G) is moving to Belgium as he has signed with VOO Liege Basket. Liege will start its season in the newly formed BNXT League this weekend. Kone played in the German BBL last season, where he averaged 7.8 ppg and 1.3 assists per contest. The German guard played just over 15…

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Omar Calhoun to Aalst

Omar Calhoun (197 cm, G) is on the move to Belgium. There he will join Okapi Aalst and coach Yves Defraigne. Aalst plays this season in the newly formed BNXT League. Calhoun has played in countries such as Hungary, Finland, Poland, and Italy. Last season Calhoun played in Ukraine as he collected 16.3 ppg and…

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