Bree B.B.C.
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| Bree B.B.C. | |||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Dissolved | 2010 | ||
| History | VZW Breese Basketbalclub BBC | ||
| Arena | Expodroom | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Location | Bree, Belgium | ||
| Team colors | Red, Blue | ||
| President | Rik Monnens | ||
| Championships | 1 Belgian Championship 1 Belgian Supercup | ||
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Bree B.B.C. was a professional basketball team based in Bree, Belgium.[1] The club was dissolved in 2010, after going bankrupt. The club played multiple years as a professional team in the Ethias League and played its home games in the Tilmans Expo Centre.
History
[edit]Bree became the Belgian league champion for the first time in 2005,[2] and played in the Eurocup the year after. In the Eurocup 2005–06 season, Bree finished in 3rd place in Group A with a 5–5 record, and lost to Hapoel Jerusalem in the 1/8 finals. They finished in 3rd place in the Ethias League in 2006, in 2nd place in the league in 2007 and 2008. Before the 2008–09 season, Bree was denied to enter the league because of their financial situation.[3] The team played the next season in the national second league, de Tweede Nationale. The team won the championship that season, the team would dissolve on 2 April 2010,[2] as a result of bankruptcy.[1]
Season by season
[edit]| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | European competitions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 1 | Division I | 9th | ||||
| 1997–98 | 1 | Division I | 12th | ||||
| 1998–99 | 1 | Division I | 8th | ||||
| 1999–00 | 1 | Division I | 6th | ||||
| 2000–01 | 1 | Division I | 4th | 3 Korać Cup | R32 | ||
| 2001–02 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | 3 Korać Cup | R1 | 1–1 | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Division I | 5th | 4 Champions Cup | RS | 3–6 | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Division I | 5th | ||||
| 2004–05 | 1 | Division I | 1st | ||||
| 2005–06 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | 2 ULEB Cup | EF | 5–7 | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Division I | 2nd | ||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Division I | 2nd | Semifinalist | |||
| 2008–09 | 2 | Second Division | 1st | ||||
Honors and titles
[edit]- Champions (1): 2004–05[3]
- Winners (1): 2005
- Champions (1): 2008–09[3]
Notable players
[edit]
Eric Hinrichsen (1999–2002)[1]
Donatas Zavackas (2004–05)
Julius Jenkins (2005–06)
D'or Fischer (2007–08)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Jure, Brendan (30 April 2024). "Former Island basketball star enters BC Hall of Fame". Victoria News. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Bree op 2 april zo goed als zeker in vereffening" [Bree almost certain to go into liquidation on 2 April]. Nieuwsblad (in Belgian Dutch). 19 March 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Basket Bree Basketball History". EuroBasket. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
