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
Leagues	Pro Basketball League
Founded	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	Eddy Casteels
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.

Honours and titles

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

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

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

Leuven Bears roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. 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 7 Haynes, Randy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) PF 9 Delalieux, Jonas 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) F 11 d'Espalier, Seppe 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) C 12 Vanderhaegen, Thibault 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) F 13 Stith, Brandan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) C 15 Fifolt, Žiga 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Head coach Eddy Casteels Assistant coach(es) Jill Lorent Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 22 November 2020

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

• Richard Aigner
• Ismael Bako
• D. J. Mbenga
• Enis Murati
• Baye Keita
• Jonathan Dubas
• Stanley Pringle
• John Tofi
• Ibrahima Fall Faye
• Hugh Robertson

List of head coaches

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

External links

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