Wikipedia - Pro Basketball 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.

The league is organized by the Basketball League Belgium. The current president of the league is Maarten Bostyn.

The most successful team in the league is Oostende, which holds the record for the most league titles won, with 22, and the now defunct team of Racing Mechelen is second, with 15.

History

On 15 March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the season was prematurely cancelled. Based on the standings in the regular season, Filou Oostende was crowned national champions.

Belgisk - Basketball - Liga

Den belgiske basketballliga er den bedste professionelle basketballliga i Belgien. Den blev grundlagt i 1928, og der er i øjeblikket 10 hold, der deltager i ligaen. Den regerende mester er Belfius Mons-Hainaut, der har vundet ligaen fire gange.

Ligaen spilles i en dobbelt runde-robin format, hvor hvert hold spiller mod hinanden to gange. De otte bedste hold efter grundspillet går videre til slutspillet, som spilles i et bedst-af-tre format. Vinderen af slutspillet krones som belgisk mester.

Den belgiske basketballliga er en af de stærkeste ligaer i Europa, og flere af ligaens hold har nået succes i europæiske turneringer. I 1964 vandt Royal IV Brussels FIBA Europacup Winner's Cup, og i 2010 nåede telenet Oostende finalen i FIBA EuroChallenge.

Nogle af de mest kendte spillere, der har spillet i den belgiske basketballliga, inkluderer Sam Van Rossom, Axel Hervelle og Éric Struelens.