Leuven Bears
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Leagues | Ethias League | ||
Founded | 1999 | ||
History | Telindus Leuven Vastiau-Godeau Leuven Basket Groot Leuven Passe-Partout Leuven Spotter Leuven Passe-Partout Leuven Bears Stella Artois Leuven Bears |
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Arena | Sportoase | ||
Capacity | 3,400 | ||
Location | Leuven, Belgium | ||
Team colors | Black, Orange, White |
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Main sponsor | Stella Artois | ||
Championships | 1 Belgian Cup 2005 |
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Website | leuvenbears.be | ||
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Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven, Belgium. The club competes in the Basketball League Belgium.
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.
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Belgian Cup | European competitions | ||
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2002–03 | 1 | BLB | 5 | – | – | |||
2003–04 | 1 | BLB | 9 | – | – | |||
2004–05 | 1 | BLB | 6 | – |
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2005–06 | 1 | BLB | 8 | – | – | |||
2006–07 | 1 | BLB | 10 | – | – | |||
2007–08 | 1 | BLB | 9 | – | – | |||
2008–09 | 1 | BLB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | |||
2009–10 | 1 | BLB | 9 | – | – | |||
2010–11 | 1 | BLB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | |||
2011–12 | 1 | BLB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | – | ||
2012–13 | 1 | BLB | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | – | ||
2013–14 | 1 | BLB | 7 | – | Quarterfinalist | – | ||
2014–15 | 1 | BLB | 11 | – | Quarterfinalist | – |
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable former players
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team or one NBA game at any time.
Richard Aigner
Jonathan Dubas
D. J. Mbenga
Stanley Pringle