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Verviers-Pepinster
Royal Basketball Club Pepinster is a Belgian basketball club that is located in the Verviers-Pepinster area of Liège Province, Belgium. The club currently competes in the Belgian Fifth Division, the fifth tier of Belgian basketball. Before, the team used to be a regular participant of the Basketball League Belgium. The team club plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Hall du Paire. History Verviers-Pepinster was the runner-up of the Belgian League twice: in 2003 and 2014. The club also won the Belgian Cup in 1980, and the Belgian Supercup in 2003. On 29 June 2016, it was announced that the club would leave the Belgian League, due to a lack of budget. Honors and titles *Belgian Cup **Winners (1): 1979–80 *Belgian Supercup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ... **Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivica Skelin
Ivica Skelin (born 19 September 1973) is a Croatian professional basketball coach who is the current head coach for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League. Coaching career Early years Skelin started his club coaching career with Verviers-Pepinster in Belgium as an assistant coach in 2001, at which position he served until 2004, after that he coached youth teams for the Belgian club. In 2005 Skelin was named the head coach of KK Split. He coached the team one year, after that he went back to Verviers-Pepinster, this time as head coach serving for two seasons. From 2008 to 2010 he was the head coach of the Leuven Bears. In 2010 he returned to Verviers-Pepinster once again for one season as head coach. Netherlands After being named as an assistant coach with the Belgian club Spirou in the 2010–11 season Skelin became the head coach for the Dutch club GasTerra Flames of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) in December 2012. Skelin was signed as a replacement for coach Hakim Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Hervelle
Axel Marie Gustave Hervelle (born 12 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Belgian national basketball team. Professional career Hervelle spent the early part of his career in Belgium. He first played with Verviers-Pepinster in the Belgian League for four years, averaging 11.4 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, in 16 Belgian League games during the 2003–04 season, and becoming the team's captain at only 20 years old. He then signed with the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid. In the 200506 season, he averaged 24 minutes, 8.5 points, and 5.5 rebounds per game, over 32 games played in the Spanish League. In January 2010, Hervelle signed with Bilbao. On 3 August 2018, Hervelle signed a one-year contract with Spirou of the Belgian League. On 30 November 2020, Hervelle announced his retirement. NBA draft rights Hervelle was drafted by the Denver Nuggets, in the second round (52nd pick overall) of the 2005 NBA draft. He became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Basketball Cup
The Belgian Basketball Cup (Dutch: Beker van België), for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Cup, is the top tier national basketball cup competition in Belgium. The tournament is played in a knock-out format, in which teams are drawn against each other. Oostende is the most successful club in the competition's history, as it won 19 titles. History In 2013, the cup got a new name in The Base Cup, referring to the new main sponsor Base. The mobile telephony provider signed a sponsorship contract for 3 years. This led to, in the 2013–14 season, the first time a Final Four was held instead of semi-finals with two legs since 2003. Format Teams from the Basketball League Belgium Division I, the Top Division 1 and Top Division 2 (the first three divisions in Belgian basketball) compete in the competition. In the first round teams from the Top Division I and 2 play in 12 groups. From the second round, teams from the BLB Division I enter the competition. In the second round, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tornike Shengelia
Tornike "Toko" Shengelia ( ka, თორნიკე შენგელია; born October 5, 1991) is a Georgian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna. At a height of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, he plays at the power forward position. Shengelia also represents the senior Georgian national team. He earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2018. Professional career Early career From 2008 to 2010, Shengelia played for both Valencia Basket and its junior team, Valencia BC Sunny Delight. In 2010, he signed with Spirou Charleroi of Belgium, who later loaned him to VOO Verviers-Pepinster for the 2010–11 season. In August 2011, it was announced that he would play for Spirou Charleroi in 2011–12. Brooklyn Nets (2012–2014) Shengelia was selected with the 54th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by Philadelphia 76ers. He was later traded to the Brooklyn Nets on draft night. In July 2012, he joined the Nets for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In 5 games, he avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Belgian Basketball Cup
The 2012–13 Belgian Basketball Cup was the 59th season of the annual basketball cup tournament in Belgium. BC Oostende Basketball Club Oostende, for sponsorship reasons Filou Oostende, is a Belgian professional basketball team. The club is based in Ostend and was founded in 1970. The club competes domestically in the BNXT League and internationally in the Basket ... won its 13th title, by beating Okapi Aalstar 77–76 in the Final. Matt Lojeski was the cup's MVP. Bracket References {{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Belgian Basketball Cup Belgian Basketball Cup Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Basketball Supercup
The Belgian Basketball Supercup, also called the Generali Supercup for sponsorship reasons, is a men’s professional basketball game in Belgium, which is played by the champion of the Basketball League Belgium Division I (Belgian champion) and the winner of the Belgian Basketball Cup. It is a super cup competition. The game is played in Knokke. Belgian Supercup games *Supercup winner listed in yellow Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ... and bold. ;Notes : – Team qualified as the runner-up of the Belgian Cup competition, because the same team won both the Belgian League and Belgian Cup. Supercup winners References {{European basketball cups 1979 establishments in Belgium Supercup Basketball supercup competitions in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenad Trajković
Nenad Trajković ( sr-cyr, Ненад Трајковић; born Naser Trajković; 10 February 1961), is a Serbian basketball coach. Early life Naser Trajković ( sr-cyr, Насер Трајковић) was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. Later he changed his first name to Nenad. Coaching career Trajković started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Partizan, where he had three stints from 1987 to 1995. He worked under the Partizan's head coaches Duško Vujošević, Željko Obradović, Željko Lukajić, Borislav Džaković and Ranko Žeravica. Trajković coached Serbian teams Borac Čačak, Sloga and Partizan. In the 1999–2000 season, he won Yugoslav Basketball Cup for Partizan. In 2003, Trajković went abroad. He was a head coach for Banjalučka pivara (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Krka (Slovenia) and Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium). He also worked as an assistant coach for Real Madrid (Spain), Dynamo Moscow (Russia) and Lottomatica Roma (Italy). In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxime De Zeeuw
Maxime De Zeeuw (born 26 April 1987) is a Belgian professional basketball player for Limburg United of the BNXT League. De Zeeuw usually plays at the power forward position. He has also been a member of the Belgian national basketball team, whom he played with at the European championships of 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Professional career During the 2013-2014 EuroChallenge campaign with his team Antwerp Giants, De Zeeuw was awarded the title of European Player of the Year and Best Defensive Player of the Year by ''Eurobasket.com''. De Zeeuw had an impressive 2013–14 season , in which he was named Belgian Player of the Year. For the 2014–15 season, De Zeeuw signed a contract with Acea Roma of the Italian LBA. For the 2015–16 season, De Zeeuw signed with the Czech team ČEZ Nymburk of EuroCup. On 29 June 2016 De Zeeuw signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. On 16 July 2018 De Zeeuw signed a two-year deal with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Reid
Arizona "AZ" Reid III (born March 11, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Elitzur Eito Ashkelon of the Israeli National League. He was the 2006–07 Big South Conference Player of the Year, 2007–08 Preseason Player of the Year, and the 2007–08 Big South Conference Player of the Year. Family He is the son of Arizona Reid Jr. and Tressa Smith. AZ has three brothers (Jarron Reid, Tyson Miller and Tyshone Reid) and two sisters (Kesha Smith and Tyshennia Reid). His cousin, Roosevelt Dawkins played basketball at College of Charleston. Reid came to High Point from Gaffney, South Carolina, where he was a four-year varsity player at Gaffney High School and was featured in numerous basketball magazines, such as ''SLAM''. Notable High School teammates are NFL Wide Receiver Sidney Rice and college standout Donald Sims Appalachian State University. College A 6'5" power forward for the Panthers, Reid is undersized and relies on his drive to get to the boards over playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamal Olasewere
Jamal Olasewere (born September 16, 1991) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Serie A2. He completed his college career at Long Island University, where he was an All-American and Conference Player of the Year. College career Olasewere, a 6'7" forward from Silver Spring, Maryland attended Springbrook High School and chose Long Island for college. There, he was a four-year starter and led the Blackbirds to three consecutive NCAA tournament bids from 2011 to 2013. As a senior, Olasewere averaged 18.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game and was named Northeast Conference player of the year and an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. For his career, Olasewere scored a school-record 1,871 points and collected 964 rebounds. Professional career In August 2013, Olasewere signed a one-year deal with the Italian League club Vanoli Cremona. In August 2019, he signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Grindaví ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Du Paire
Hall du Paire is a multi-purpose arena in Pepinster, Belgium. Hall du Paire holds 4,000 people and opened in 2006. It hosts the home games of the RBC Verviers-Pepinster professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... club. References External linksVenue information Basketball venues in Belgium Indoor arenas in Belgium Sports venues in Liège Province Pepinster {{Belgium-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |