Bree B.B.C. is a former professional
basketball
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team based in
Bree,
Belgium
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. The club was dissolved in 2010, after going bankrupt. The club played multiple years as a professional team in the
Ethias League
The Pro Basketball League (PBL), was the highest tier level professional basketball league in Belgium for clubs. In 2021, the league was succeeded by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League.
Through 2014, for sponsorship reasons, the league was previously ...
and played its home games in the
Tilmans Expo Centre.
History
Bree became the
Belgian league
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champion for the first time in 2005, and played in the
Eurocup the year after. In the
Eurocup 2005-06 season, Bree finished in 3rd place in Group A with a 5-5 record, and lost to
Hapoel Jerusalem
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in the 1/8 finals. They finished in 3rd place in the
Ethias League
The Pro Basketball League (PBL), was the highest tier level professional basketball league in Belgium for clubs. In 2021, the league was succeeded by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League.
Through 2014, for sponsorship reasons, the league was previously ...
in 2006, in 2nd place in the league in 2007 and 2008. Before the 2008–09 season, Bree was denied to enter the league because of their financial situation. The team played the next season in the national second league, de ''Tweede Nationale''. The team won the championship that season, but a year later the club went bankrupt and was dissolved.
Season by season
Honors and titles
Belgian League
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*Champions (1): 2004–05
Belgian Supercup
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*Winners (1): 2005
Belgian Second Division
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*Champions (1): 2008–09
Notable players
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Eric Hinrichsen
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(2002–03)
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Donatas Zavackas
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College career
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(2004–05)
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Julius Jenkins
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College career
Jenkins played collegiately at Georgia Southern University.
Professional ...
(2005–06)
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D'or Fischer
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(2007–08)
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Defunct basketball teams in Belgium
Basketball teams established in 1960
Basketball teams disestablished in 2010