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Wikipedia - BNXT League
The BNXT League is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the DBL and PBL. The inaugural season was the 2021–22 season, which started in September 2021.
History
On 10 December 2020, it was announced that the Belgian Pro Basketball League and Dutch Basketball League would merge to form a new multinational league. All clubs from the Dutch DBL voted for, while 9 of 10 teams in Belgium voted in favor of the decision. Serious talks about the initiative had been ongoing since fall 2019. On 20 May 2021, the new name "BNXT League" and logo of the league were announced.
The league started its inaugural season amidst an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a great number of games had to be played behind locked doors as a result of national lockdowns. On 11 June 2022, ZZ Leiden were crowned the inaugural BNXT champions. The following year, on 13 June 2023, Leiden repeated as champions.
Ligaen består af 16 hold, otte fra hvert land. Holdene spiller en regelmæssig sæson på 30 kampe, hvorefter de otte bedste hold går videre til slutspillet.
BNXT League er den øverste basketballliga i både Belgien og Holland. Den er også en af de mest konkurrencedygtige ligaer i Europa. Vinderen af ligaen kvalificerer sig til Basketball Champions League, den tredje mest prestigefyldte turnering for klubhold i Europa.
Nogle af de største navne i basketball har spillet i BNXT League, herunder Jan Veselý, Dennis Schröder og Emmanuel Mudiay. Ligaen er kendt for sin høje kvalitet og spændende kampe.
BNXT League er et must-see for basketballfans i Belgien og Holland. Den er også en god mulighed for at se nogle af de bedste spillere i Europa i aktion.