After RSW Liège Basket and Apollo Amsterdam obtained their license for the 22-23 season earlier this week, the calendar for the second season of the betFIRST BNXT League has been finalized. The unofficial tip off will be given on Saturday, September 17 with the BNXT Supercup between FILOU Oostende and Heroes Den Bosch.
photo: Belga Image
Competition format
The competition format is maintained in its original form. All BNXT League clubs first work through a national phase in double round robin format from 30 September 2022 to 18 February 2023. After the national phase follows the cross-border competition phase where the best 5 Dutch and Belgian clubs compete against each other in Elite Gold. The remaining 5 clubs from each country meet in Elite Silver. This phase runs from 3 March to 28 April 2023.
Playoffs
The 5 clubs from each country from Elite Gold and the best ranked Dutch and Belgian club from Elite Silver qualify for the national playoffs.
The remaining 8 clubs from Elite Silver qualify for the BNXT playoffs, which will gradually include the dropouts from the national playoffs and eventually both national champions.
Final playoff dates will be set in the month of August.
Calendar
Below you can find the calendar for the national phase in the Netherlands:
Game day 1 – 30/09-1-2/10/22 |
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Friday |
9/30/22 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Yoast United | |
Saturday |
10/1/22 |
20.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | Den Helder Suns | |
Saturday |
10/1/22 |
20.30 |
ZZ Leiden | Donar Groningen | |
Saturday |
10/1/22 |
15.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Sunday |
10/2/22 |
14.00 |
Landstede Hammers | Heroes Den Bosch | |
Game day 2 – 07-08-09/10/22 |
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Friday |
10/7/22 |
20.30 |
Den Helder Suns | ZZ Leiden | |
Friday |
10/7/22 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Saturday |
10/8/22 |
15.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Heroes Den Bosch | |
Sunday |
10/9/22 |
16.00 |
Yoast United | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Sunday |
10/9/22 |
15.00 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | Landstede Hammers | |
Game day 3 – 14-15-16/10/22 |
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Friday |
10/14/22 |
20.30 |
Heroes Den Bosch | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Saturday |
10/15/22 |
20.30 |
Den Helder Suns | Yoast United | |
Saturday |
10/15/22 |
20.30 |
ZZ Leiden | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Saturday |
10/15/22 |
20.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Sunday |
10/16/22 |
14.00 |
Landstede Hammers | Donar Groningen | |
Game day 4 – 21/10/22 |
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Thursday |
10/20/22 |
19.30 |
Landstede Hammers | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Friday |
10/21/22 |
20.30 |
Heroes Den Bosch | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Friday |
10/21/22 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | Den Helder Suns | |
Friday |
10/21/22 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Friday |
10/21/22 |
20.30 |
Yoast United | ZZ Leiden | |
Game day 5 – 23/10/22 |
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Sunday |
10/23/22 |
18.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | Landstede Hammers | |
Sunday |
10/23/22 |
15.00 |
ZZ Leiden | Heroes Den Bosch | |
Sunday |
10/23/22 |
15.00 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | Donar Groningen | |
Sunday |
10/23/22 |
15.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Yoast United | |
Sunday |
10/23/22 |
15.00 |
Den Helder Suns | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Game day 6 – 28-29-30/10/22 |
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Friday |
10/28/22 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Saturday |
10/29/22 |
20.30 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | Yoast United | |
Saturday |
10/29/22 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Sunday |
10/30/22 |
14.00 |
Landstede Hammers | ZZ Leiden | |
Sunday |
10/30/22 |
16:00 |
Heroes Den Bosch | Den Helder Suns | |
Game day 7 – 04-05-06/11/22 |
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Friday |
11/4/22 |
20.30 |
Den Helder Suns | Landstede Hammers | |
Saturday |
11/5/22 |
20.30 |
ZZ Leiden | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Saturday |
11/5/22 |
15.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Donar Groningen | |
Sunday |
11/6/22 |
18.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Sunday |
11/6/22 |
16.00 |
Yoast United | Heroes Den Bosch | |
07/11 to 15/11 | National Team Window | ||||
Game day 8 – 18-19-20/11/22 |
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Friday |
11/18/22 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Saturday |
11/19/22 |
20.30 |
ZZ Leiden | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Saturday |
11/19/22 |
20.30 |
Den Helder Suns | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Sunday |
11/20/22 |
14.00 |
Landstede Hammers | Yoast United | |
Sunday |
11/20/22 |
16:00 |
Heroes Den Bosch | Donar Groningen | |
Game day 9 – 25-26-27/11/22 |
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Friday |
11/25/22 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Landstede Hammers | |
Friday |
11/25/22 |
20.30 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | Den Helder Suns | |
Saturday |
11/26/22 |
20.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | Heroes Den Bosch | |
Saturday |
11/26/22 |
15.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | ZZ Leiden | |
Sunday |
11/27/22 |
16.00 |
Yoast United | Donar Groningen | |
02-03-04/12/2022 |
Domestic Cup weekend |
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Game day 10 – 6-7/12/22 |
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Tuesday |
12/6/22 |
20.30 |
Yoast United | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Tuesday |
12/6/22 |
20.30 |
Heroes Den Bosch | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Tuesday |
12/6/22 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | ZZ Leiden | |
Tuesday |
12/6/22 |
20.30 |
Landstede Hammers | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Tuesday |
12/6/22 |
20.30 |
Den Helder Suns | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Game day 11 – 9-10-11/12/22 |
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Friday |
12/9/22 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Heroes Den Bosch | |
Saturday |
12/10/22 |
20.30 |
ZZ Leiden | Den Helder Suns | |
Saturday |
12/10/22 |
20.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | Yoast United | |
Sunday |
12/11/22 |
15.00 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Sunday |
12/11/22 |
15.00 |
Donar Groningen | Landstede Hammers | |
16-17-18/12/2022 |
Domestic Cup weekend |
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Game day 12 – 26-27/12/2022 |
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Monday |
12/26/22 |
16.00 |
Heroes Den Bosch | ZZ Leiden | |
Monday |
12/26/22 |
15.00 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Monday |
12/26/22 |
15.00 |
Den Helder Suns | Donar Groningen | |
Tuesday |
12/27/22 |
19.30 |
Landstede Hammers | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Friday |
12/30/22 |
19.00 |
Yoast United | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Game day 13 – 06-07-08/01/2023 |
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Saturday |
1/7/23 |
20.30 |
ZZ Leiden | Landstede Hammers | |
Saturday |
1/7/23 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Saturday |
1/7/23 |
20.30 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | Heroes Den Bosch | |
Saturday |
1/7/23 |
20.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Sunday |
1/8/23 |
16.00 |
Yoast United | Den Helder Suns | |
Game day 14 – 13/01/2023 |
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Thursday |
1/12/23 |
20.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.30 |
Heroes Den Bosch | Yoast United | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.30 |
Landstede Hammers | Den Helder Suns | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | ZZ Leiden | |
Game day 15 – 15/01/2023 |
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Sunday |
1/15/23 |
18.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | Donar Groningen | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
ZZ Leiden | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
16.00 |
Yoast United | Landstede Hammers | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
Den Helder Suns | Heroes Den Bosch | |
20-21-22/01/2023 |
Domestic Cup weekend |
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Game day 16 – 27-28-29/01/2023 |
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Friday |
1/27/23 |
20.00 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Den Helder Suns | |
Friday |
1/27/23 |
20.30 |
Heroes Den Bosch | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Saturday |
1/28/23 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | Yoast United | |
Saturday |
1/28/23 |
20.30 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | ZZ Leiden | |
Saturday |
1/28/23 |
15.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Landstede Hammers | |
Game day 17 – 03-04-05/02/2023 |
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Saturday |
2/4/22 |
19.30 |
Donar Groningen | Heroes Den Bosch | |
Saturday |
2/4/23 |
20.00 |
Basketbal Academie Limburg | ZZ Leiden | |
Saturday |
2/4/23 |
20.30 |
Den Helder Suns | Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | |
Sunday |
2/5/23 |
14.00 |
Landstede Hammers | Aris Leeuwarden | |
Sunday |
2/5/23 |
16.00 |
Yoast United | BC Apollo Amsterdam | |
Game day 18 – 18/02/2022 |
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Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
Heroes Den Bosch | Landstede Hammers | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
ZZ Leiden | Yoast United | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball | Basketbal Academie Limburg | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Donar Groningen | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
BC Apollo Amsterdam | Den Helder Suns | |
20/02/23 to 28/02/23 | National Team Window |
Below you can find the calendar for the national phase in Belgium:
Game day 1 – 30/09-1-2/10/22 |
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Friday |
9/30/22 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
Saturday |
10/1/22 |
20.30 |
RSW Liège Basket | Okapi Aalst | |
Saturday |
10/1/22 |
20.30 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Spirou Basket | |
Sunday |
10/2/22 |
15.00 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Sunday |
10/2/22 |
15.00 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Filou Oostende | |
Game day 2 – 07-08-09/10/22 |
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Friday |
10/7/22 |
20.00 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Saturday |
10/8/22 |
20.30 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Filou Oostende | |
Saturday |
10/8/22 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Saturday |
10/8/22 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | Hubo Limburg United | |
Sunday |
10/9/22 |
15.00 |
Spirou Basket | RSW Liège Basket | |
Game day 3 – 14-15-16/10/22 |
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Friday |
10/14/22 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Saturday |
10/15/22 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | Okapi Aalst | |
Saturday |
10/15/22 |
20.30 |
RSW Liège Basket | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Sunday |
10/16/22 |
15.00 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
Sunday |
10/16/22 |
15.00 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Spirou Basket | |
Game day 4 – 21-22-23/10/22 |
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Friday |
10/21/22 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Saturday |
10/22/22 |
20.30 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Saturday |
10/22/22 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | RSW Liège Basket | |
Sunday |
10/23/22 |
15.00 |
Spirou Basket | Filou Oostende | |
Sunday |
10/23/22 |
15.00 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Hubo Limburg United | |
28-29-30/10/2022 |
Domestic Cup weekend |
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Game day 5 – 04/11/22 |
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Thursday |
11/3/22 |
20.30 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Friday |
11/4/22 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | RSW Liège Basket | |
Friday |
11/4/22 |
20.30 |
Spirou Basket | Okapi Aalst | |
Friday |
11/4/22 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Game day 6 – 06/11/22 |
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Sunday |
11/6/22 |
15.00 |
RSW Liège Basket | Hubo Limburg United | |
Sunday |
11/6/22 |
15.00 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Sunday |
11/6/22 |
15.00 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Spirou Basket | |
Sunday |
11/6/22 |
15.00 |
Okapi Aalst | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Sunday |
11/6/22 |
15.00 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Filou Oostende | |
07/11 to 15/11 | National Team Window | ||||
Game day 7 – 18-19-20/11/22 |
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Friday |
11/18/22 |
20.30 |
Spirou Basket | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Saturday |
11/19/22 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | Hubo Limburg United | |
Saturday |
11/19/22 |
20.30 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Saturday |
11/19/22 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
Saturday |
11/19/22 |
20.30 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | RSW Liège Basket | |
Game day 8 – 25-26-27/11/22 |
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Friday |
11/25/22 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Spirou Basket | |
Friday |
11/25/22 |
20.30 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Okapi Aalst | |
Saturday |
11/26/22 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Saturday |
11/26/22 |
20.30 |
RSW Liège Basket | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Saturday |
11/26/22 |
20.30 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
Game day 9 – 02-03-04/12/22 |
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Friday |
12/2/22 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Friday |
12/2/22 |
20.00 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Spirou Basket | |
Saturday |
12/3/22 |
20.30 |
RSW Liège Basket | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Saturday |
12/3/22 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Filou Oostende | |
Saturday |
12/3/22 |
20.30 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Hubo Limburg United | |
Game day 10 – 07/12/22 |
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Wednesday |
12/7/22 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Wednesday |
12/7/22 |
20.30 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | RSW Liège Basket | |
Wednesday |
12/7/22 |
20.30 |
Spirou Basket | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Wednesday |
12/7/22 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Okapi Aalst | |
Wednesday |
12/7/22 |
20.30 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
09-10-11/12/2022 |
Domestic Cup weekend |
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Game day 11 – 16-17-18/12/22 |
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Saturday |
12/17/22 |
20.30 |
RSW Liège Basket | Spirou Basket | |
Saturday |
12/17/22 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Hubo Limburg United | |
Saturday |
12/17/22 |
20.30 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Saturday |
12/17/22 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | Filou Oostende | |
Saturday |
12/17/22 |
20.30 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Game day 12 – 26/12/22 |
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Monday |
12/26/22 |
15.00 |
Filou Oostende | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Monday |
12/26/22 |
15.00 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Okapi Aalst | |
Monday |
12/26/22 |
15.00 |
Spirou Basket | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
Monday |
12/26/22 |
15.00 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Tuesday |
12/27/22 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | RSW Liège Basket | |
Game day 13 – 06-07-08/01/23 |
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Saturday |
1/7/23 |
20.30 |
RSW Liège Basket | Filou Oostende | |
Saturday |
1/7/23 |
20.30 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Hubo Limburg United | |
Saturday |
1/7/23 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Saturday |
1/7/23 |
20.30 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Okapi Aalst | |
Sunday |
1/8/23 |
15.00 |
Spirou Basket | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Game day 14 – 13/01/23 |
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Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | Spirou Basket | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.00 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Friday |
1/13/23 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | RSW Liège Basket | |
Game day 15 – 15/01/23 |
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Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
RSW Liège Basket | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Okapi Aalst | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Filou Oostende | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
Spirou Basket | Hubo Limburg United | |
Sunday |
1/15/23 |
15.00 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Tuesday |
1/17/23 |
20.00 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
20-21-22/01/2023 |
Domestic Cup weekend |
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Game day 16 – 27-28-29/01/23 |
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Friday |
1/27/23 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Saturday |
1/28/23 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
Saturday |
1/28/23 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Saturday |
1/28/23 |
20.00 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | RSW Liège Basket | |
Sunday |
1/29/23 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | Spirou Basket | |
Game day 17 – 03-04-05/02/23 |
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Friday |
2/3/23 |
20.30 |
Hubo Limburg United | Filou Oostende | |
Friday |
2/3/23 |
20.30 |
Circus Brussels Basketball | RSW Liège Basket | |
Saturday |
2/4/23 |
20.30 |
Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Okapi Aalst | |
Saturday |
2/4/23 |
20.30 |
Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | |
Saturday |
2/4/23 |
20.30 |
Spirou Basket | Telenet Giants Antwerp | |
Game day 18 – 18/02/23 |
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Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
Filou Oostende | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
RSW Liège Basket | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | Spirou Basket | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
Telenet Giants Antwerp | Hubo Limburg United | |
Saturday |
2/18/23 |
20.30 |
Okapi Aalst | Circus Brussels Basketball | |
20/02/23 to 28/02/23 | National Team Window |
On these dates the Dutch and Belgian teams play at home in the cross-border phase.
3-4-5/03/2023 |
Cross border phase game day 1 – Belgian teams home |
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3/12/23 |
Domestic Cup final |
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17-18-19/03/2023 |
Cross border phase game day 2 – Dutch teams home |
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24-25-26/03/2023 |
Cross border phase game day 3 – Belgian teams home |
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3/29/23 |
Cross border phase game day 4 – Dutch teams home |
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31/03-1-2/04/2023 |
Cross border phase game day 5 – Dutch teams home |
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7-8-9/04/2023 |
Cross border phase game day 6 – Belgian teams home |
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14-15-16/04/2023 |
Cross border phase game day 7 – Dutch teams home |
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4/19/23 |
Cross border phase game day 8 – Belgian teams home |
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21-22-23/04/2023 |
Cross border phase game day 9 – Dutch teams home |
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4/28/23 |
Cross border phase game day 10 – Belgian teams home |
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Events
The BNXT events for next season are listed below. Mark the dates in your agenda!
– Saturday 17 September 2022: BNXT Media Day & Supercup (FILOU Oostende – Heroes Den Bosch)
– Saturday 11 February 2023: BNXT All Star Game
– Saturday 29 April 2023: BNXT Awards