2022–23 BNXT League

BNXT League
Season	2022–23
Dates	30 September 2022 – 18 February 2023 (National phase) 3 March – 28 April 2023 (Cross-border phase) TBD 2023 (Playoffs)
Number of teams	20
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The 2022–23 BNXT League is the second season of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. ZZ Leiden is the defending champion.

The season will begin on 30 September 2022.

Teams

On 20 June 2022, the league announced 20 teams obtained a club license. The Hague Royals were not granted a license.

Phoenix Brussels changed their name to Circus Brussels Basketball after they signed a new sponsorship deal.

Arenas and locations

Apollo

United

Royals

Suns

Aris

Feyenoord

Donar

Hammers

Den Bosch

BAL

Leiden

Spirou

Liège

Leuven

Oostende

Giants

Okapi

Mechelen

Mons

Limburg

Brussels

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Location of teams in the BNXT League

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Netherlands
Apollo Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Apollohal	1,500
Aris Leeuwarden	Leeuwarden	Kalverdijkje	1,700
BAL	Weert	Sporthal Boshoven	1,000
Den Helder Suns	Den Helder	Sporthal Sportlaan	1,000
Donar	Groningen	MartiniPlaza	4,350
Feyenoord	Rotterdam	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam	2,500
Heroes Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort	2,800
Landstede Hammers	Zwolle	Landstede Sportcentrum	1,200
Yoast United	Bemmel	De Kooi	650
ZZ Leiden	Leiden	Vijf Meihal	2,000
Belgium
Antwerp Giants	Antwerp	Lotto Arena	5,218
Circus Brussels	Brussels	Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek	1,200
Kangoeroes Mechelen	Mechelen	Winketkaai	1,500
Leuven Bears	Leuven	Sportoase	3,400
Liège Basket	Liège	Country Hall	5,000
Limburg United	Hasselt	Alverberg Sporthal	1,730
Mons-Hainaut	Mons	Mons Arena	4,000
Okapi Aalst	Aalst	Okapi Forum	2,800
Oostende	Ostend	Coretec Dôme	5,000
Spirou	Charleroi	Spiroudome	6,200

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
Antwerp Giants	Ivica Skelin	Jean-Marc Mwema	Spalding	Telenet
Apollo Amsterdam	Wierd Goedee		Nike	Behind The Arc
Aris Leeuwarden	Vincent van Sliedregt	Tim Hoeve	Craft	Vriezon
BAL	Radenko Varagić		Spalding	Enerparking
Circus Brussels	Jean-Marc Jaumin	Terry Deroover	Macron	Circus
Den Helder Suns	Peter van Noord	Nino Gorissen	Spalding	TekPark
Donar	Andre Stimaj		Macron	FlexVirtual
Feyenoord	Toon van Helfteren		Adidas	Zeeuw & Zeeuw
Heroes Den Bosch	Erik Braal	Boy van Vliet	Macron	Inamood
Kangoeroes Mechelen	Kristof Michiels	Wen Mukubu	Spalding	Bengal
Landstede Hammers	Herman van den Belt		Acerbis	Landstede
Leuven Bears	Eddy Casteels	Joshua Heath	Spalding	Stella Artois
Liège Basket	Lionel Bosco	François Lhoest	Ohka	Solidbeton
Limburg United	Raymond Westphalen	Clifford Hammonds	K1x	Hubo Belgium
Mons-Hainaut	Vedran Bosnić	Justin Cage	Olympic	Belfius
Okapi Aalst	Yves Defraigne	Senne Geukens	Spalding	CheckNet
Oostende	Dario Gjergja	Dušan Đorđević	Spalding	Filou
Spirou	Sam Rotsaert	Alex Libert	Spalding	RTL
Yoast United	Paul Vervaeck		Jako	Yoast SEO
ZZ Leiden	Doug Spradley	Marijn Ververs	Peak	Zorg en Zekerheid

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Antwerp Giants	Luc Smout	End of interim spell	10 May 2022	Pre-season	Ivica Skelin	10 May 2022
ZZ Leiden	Geert Hammink	Signed with Skyliners Frankfurt	17 June 2022		Doug Spradley	15 August 2022
Donar	Matthew Otten	Fired	13 October 2022	10th (0–1)	Andre Stimaj (a.i.)	13 October 2022

National Round

Netherlands

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Heroes Den Bosch	3	3	0	277	183	+94	6	Advance to Elite Gold
2	Yoast United	3	3	0	261	242	+19	6
3	ZZ Leiden	2	2	0	175	145	+30	4
4	Landstede Hammers	3	1	2	208	225	−17	4
5	Den Helder Suns	3	1	2	236	273	−37	4
6	Aris Leeuwarden	3	1	2	238	249	−11	4	Advance to Elite Silver
7	BAL	3	1	2	234	231	+3	4
8	Feyenoord	3	1	2	224	215	+9	4
9	Donar	2	1	1	138	139	−1	3
10	Apollo Amsterdam	3	0	3	193	282	−89	3

Updated to match(es) played on October 17, 2022. Source: BNXT League

Results

Home \ Away	AMS	ARI	BAL	DON	DHE	FEY	HDB	LAN	YOA	ZZL
Apollo Amsterdam	—					63–81	50–112
Aris Leeuwarden		—							92–94
BAL	89–80		—		75–77
Donar		70–76		—
Den Helder Suns					—				80–93	79–105
Feyenoord						—		77–82
Heroes Den Bosch		85–70					—
Landstede Hammers				63–68			63–80	—
Yoast United			74–70						—
ZZ Leiden						70–66				—

Updated to match(es) played on October 17, 2022. Source: BNXT League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Belgium

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Limburg United	3	3	0	263	225	+38	6	Advance to Elite Gold
2	Spirou	3	2	1	238	200	+38	5
3	Mons-Hainaut	3	2	1	283	269	+14	5
4	Oostende	2	2	0	192	158	+34	4
5	Circus Brussels	3	1	2	221	257	−36	4
6	Kangoeroes Mechelen	3	1	2	245	243	+2	4	Advance to Elite Silver
7	Leuven Bears	3	1	2	223	236	−13	4
8	Liège Basket	3	1	2	209	237	−28	4
9	Antwerp Giants	2	1	1	127	137	−10	3
10	Okapi Aalst	3	0	3	220	259	−39	3

Updated to match(es) played on October 17, 2022. Source: BNXT League

Results

Home \ Away	ANT	BRU	LEU	LIE	LIM	MEC	MON	OKA	OOS	SPI
Antwerp Giants	—		61–57
Circus Brussels		—				81–73				55–74
Leuven Bears			—				83–94			83–81
Liège Basket				—		65–81		82–73
Limburg United	80–66				—		101–79
Kangoeroes Mechelen						—			91–97
Mons-Hainaut		110–85					—
Okapi Aalst					80–82			—
Oostende								95–67	—
Spirou				83–62						—

Updated to match(es) played on October 17, 2022. Source: BNXT League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

In European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Oostende	Champions League	Regular season
Heroes Den Bosch		Qualifying rounds
	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season
Kangoeroes Mechelen		Regular season
Donar Groningen		Regular season
Antwerp Giants		Regular season
ZZ Leiden		Qualifying rounds

External links

• Official website