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 BNXT League, the highest tier in Belgian basketball.

Leuven Bears
Leagues	BNXT League
Founded	1999 (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)
Arena	Sportoase
Capacity	3,400
Location	Leuven, Belgium
Team colors	Black, Orange, White
Main sponsor	Stella Artois
President	Ben De Goignies
Head coach	Kristof Michiels
Championships	1 Belgian Cup
Website	leuvenbears.be
Home Away

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.

Since the 2021–22 season, Leuven plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.

Honours and titles

• Belgian Cup
  • Winners (1): 2004–05

Season by season

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

Current roster

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 Benson, Casey 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 F 4 Mukubu, Wen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 41 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 PF 6 Vanderstraeten, Viktor 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2006-05-03)3 May 2006 SF 7 Baumann, Noah 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-01-17)17 January 1999 SF 8 Nunes, Remco 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 PG 9 Willems, Wouter 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (2000-03-30)30 March 2000 SF 10 Nunes, Tiago 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 PG 11 Bucumi, Roel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2003-08-11)11 August 2003 PF 12 Huurman, Sam 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-05-11)11 May 2001 C 14 Rogiers, Roby 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 PG 17 Schauvlieger, Steff 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 SF 22 Overton, Jamison 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 PF 24 Carver, Aaron 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1996-08-30)30 August 1996	Head coach Kristof Michiels Assistant coach(es) Tom Van Den Bosch Matthias Tobback Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent Injured Roster Updated: August 19, 2024

Notable players

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.

• Ismael Bako
• D. J. Mbenga
• Hans Vanwijn
• Stanley Pringle
• Ibrahima Fall Faye
• Jonathan Dubas
• Tu Holloway
• John Tofi
• Hugh Robertson
• Ryan Kriener

List of head coaches

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

External links

• Official site (in Dutch)
• Eurobasket.com team page