• Home
  • FIBA
  • EuroLeague
  • NBA/NCAA
  • National Leagues
  • Podcast
  • Features
  • More
  • Contact

Grimag

  • FIBA
  • EuroLeague
  • NBA/NCAA
  • National Leagues
  • Podcast
  • Features
  • More

Belgium tries to qualify for Eurobasket 2009

May 13, 2009

The Belgian national team has not been crowned with much success in recent years. But a growing number of interesting talents will try to qualify for 2009 Eurobasket in Poland for the first time since 1993. Head coach Eddy Casteels has published his shortlist of 24 players that will attempt the impossible.

In fact, “nothing is impossible” may be the motto of the Belgian Lions this summer. As the team fell into a qualification group that is rather easy compared to the tough France/Italy/Finland pool. In fact, Belgium will play against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Portugal, two teams that may be within their reach. The first-place finisher from this group of three will go on to face then the winner of the aforementioned trio. Belgium is really trying to put every possible chance on their side.

Top players Tomas van den Spiegel, Axel Hervelle and Didie Mbenga have not declined the invitation, and the chances to see them practice with the team are good, explained Casteels yesterday.

They did not say “no,” but all depends on their physical condition and the conditions fixed by their teams if they can play with the national team. I know one thing: The spirit of our group of players is excellent. Without it, we would not have defended our Division A status against Ukraine. I won’t say that we will qualify this year, though, because Portugal finished 9th last time and France comes with 11 NBA players.

Well Eddy, you may know that 11 NBA players means nothing in FIBA scenarios. The 24 selected players look pretty interesting, and I really want to see how this team will play during the qualification round in Antwerpen. The city has been chosen because it promised logistical help and a €10,000 sponsorship for the games.

Here is the list of selected players; it looks nice on the inside positions, while the wings may be a bit deserted.

PG: Sam Van Rossom, Jonathan Tabu, Lionel Bosco, Domien Loubry, Gerrit Major;

SG: Dimitri Lauwers, Roel Moors, Guy Muya, Thomas Dreesen;

SF: Randy Oveneke, Jef Van der Jonckheyd, Bob Menema, Wen Mukubu;

PF: Axel Hervelle, Sacha Massot, Aleksander Lichodzijewski, Maxime Dezeeuw, Yannick Driesen, Kristof Ongenaet;

C: Sebastien Bellin, Christophe Beghin, Piet De Bel, Tomas Van den Spiegel, Didier Mbenga.

May 13, 2009ballineurope
Powered by Sidelines
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
This post was published on May 13, 2009
Bad news from ItalyPete Mickeal to be known as Petko Mihailov?
You Might Also Like
 
My Euroleague Playoff Tuesday
 
Betting on Basketball: Odds, lines on today’s EuroBasket qualifying and relegation games

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

ballineurope
13 years ago FIBAAleksander Lichodzijewski, Axel Hervelle, Bob Menema, Christophe Beghin, Didier Mbenga, Dimitri Lauwers, Domien Loubry, Eddy Casteels, Gerrit Major, Guy Muya, Jef Van der Jonckheyd, Jonathan Tabu, Kristof Ongenaet, Lionel Bosco, Maxime Dezeeuw, Piet De Bel, Randy Oveneke, Roel Moors, Sacha Massot, Sam Van Rossom, Sebastien Bellin, Thomas Dreesen, Tomas Van den Spiegel, Wen Mukubu, Yannick Driesen
Recent Posts
Ireland Men’s Super League basketball preview: Games to watch in Week 14
1 day ago
What if the BAL added some tiers?
1 day ago
Gavin Ware knows his worth
4 days ago
Categories
Recent Posts
Ireland Men’s Super League basketball preview: Games to watch in Week 14
What if the BAL added some tiers?
Gavin Ware knows his worth
Tags
EuroLeagueNBAYouTubeCSKA MoscowFC BarcelonaReal MadridFIBAOlympiacosZalgiris KaunasPanathinaikosACBSpainMaccabi Tel AvivTeam SpainRicky RubioLos Angeles LakersMontepaschi SienaPartizan BelgradeLithuaniaPau GasolTeam LithuaniaGermanyItalyTurkeyIrelandTeam FranceCaja Laboral BaskoniaLietuvos RytasFenerbahce ÜlkerJuan Carlos NavarroGreeceSan Antonio SpursTony ParkerFranceMinnesota TimberwolvesDirk Nowitzkibasketball highlightsTeam RussiaSerbiaTeam USAALBA BerlinEuroBasket 2011EuroCupBrose Baskets BambergDallas Mavericks
Share
0
Facebook
ABOUT
BallinEurope.com was founded in September 2007 by Christophe Ney (who now runs the excellent scouting-themed website European Prospects) and Tobias Seitz, both then bloggers for FIBA.com with over 10 years’ worth of experience in the professional basketball world each. The mission then was to “provide a very unique perspective of Basketball in and about Europe.”
Most Commented
Why Andrei Kirilenko and CSKA Moscow must win the Euroleague
10 years ago
180 Comments
Euroleague Transfers Table 2008/2009
14 years ago
168 Comments
A week in highlights: Spanish block party, mighty Milos, Utah rap and some dude dunking in L.A.
12 years ago
139 Comments
Archives
Get In Touch

Email: emmetryan@gmail.com

Name: Emmet Ryan

2014 © BallinEurope. Join JCI Dublin