Leuven Bears

Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven. The club competes in the Pro Basketball League (PBL), the highest tier in Belgian basketball.

Leuven Bears
LeaguesPro Basketball League
Founded1999 (1999)
History
ArenaSportoase
Capacity3,400
LocationLeuven, Belgium
Team colorsBlack, Orange, White
              
Main sponsorStella Artois
PresidentBen De Goignies
Head coachEddy Casteels
Championships1 Belgian Cup
Websiteleuvenbears.be

History

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.

Honours and titles

Season by season
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
RS
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

Players

Current roster
As of 28 February 2020

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

Leuven Bears roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
PG 4 Fauconnier, Joris 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PG 5 Heat, Josh 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SG 6 Kotrulja, Luka 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
SG 10 Robertson, Hugh 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 11 d'Espalier, Seppe 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 13 Stith, Brandan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jill Lorent
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 28 February 2020

Notable players

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

List of head coaches
Period Coach Nationality
2005–2007Peter van Noord
2008–2010Ivica Skelin
2016–2018Ferried Naciri
2018–presentEddy Casteels
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