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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.

Leuven Bears
Leuven Bears logo
LeaguesBNXT League
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
History
List
  • Telindus Leuven
    (1999–2001)
    Vastiau-Godeau Leuven
    (2001–2003)
    Basket Groot Leuven
    (2003–2007)
    Spotter Leuven
    (2007–2009)
    Leuven Bears
    (2009–present)
ArenaSportoase
Capacity3,400
LocationLeuven, Belgium
Team colorsBlack, Orange, White
     
Main sponsorStella Artois
PresidentBen De Goignies
Head coachKristof Michiels
Championships1 Belgian Cup
Websiteleuvenbears.be

History

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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

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Season by season

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A home game of Leuven Bears in February 2017
Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup European competitions
2002–03 1 BLB 5th
2003–04 1 BLB 9th
2004–05 1 BLB 6th
2005–06 1 BLB 8th 3 FIBA EuroCup
2006–07 1 BLB 10th
2007–08 1 BLB 9th
2008–09 1 BLB 6th
2009–10 1 BLB 9th
2010–11 1 BLB 6th
2011–12 1 BLB 6th Semifinalist
2012–13 1 BLB 6th Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 BLB 7th Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 BLB 11th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 BLB 11th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 BLB 9th Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 BLB 10th Round of 16
2018–19 1 BLB 9th Quarterfinalist
2019–20 1 BLB 6th Quarterfinalist
2020–21 1 BLB 6th Semifinalist
2021–22 1 BNXT League

Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Leuven Bears roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 2 United States  Benson, Casey 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-04-10)10 April 1995
F 4 Belgium  Mukubu, Wen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 41 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983
PF 6 Belgium  Vanderstraeten, Viktor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2006-05-03)3 May 2006
SF 7 United States  Baumann, Noah 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-01-17)17 January 1999
SF 8 Belgium  Nunes, Remco 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002
PG 9 Belgium  Willems, Wouter 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-03-30)30 March 2000
SF 10 Belgium  Nunes, Tiago 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002
PG 11 Belgium  Bucumi, Roel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-08-11)11 August 2003
C 14 Belgium  Rogiers, Roby 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997
G 15 United States  Freidel, Noah 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-11-26)26 November 2000
PG 17 Belgium  Schauvlieger, Steff 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 22 – (2002-09-19)19 September 2002
SF 22 United States  Overton, Jamison 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-09-23)23 September 1999
PF 24 United States  Carver, Aaron 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1996-08-30)30 August 1996
C 31 Belgium  Palinckx, Mattias 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1997-02-17)17 February 1997
Head coach
  • Belgium  Kristof Michiels
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium  Tom Van Den Bosch
  • Belgium  Matthias Tobback

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • Injured  Injured

Updated: November 3, 2024

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

List of head coaches

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Period Coach
2005–2007 Netherlands  Peter van Noord
2008–2010 Croatia  Ivica Skelin
2016–2018 Belgium  Ferried Naciri
2018–2024 Belgium  Eddy Casteels
2024–present Belgium  Kristof Michiels

References

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  1. ^ "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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