Niels Van Den Eynde
No. 9 – Okapi Aalst | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
League | BNXT League | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 23) Lier, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2020–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Antwerp Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Liège Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023-2024 | Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024-2025 | Okapi Aalst | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Niels Van Den Eynde (born 27 December 2000) is a Belgian basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.
Professional career
Van Den Eynde played for BC Guco Lier in his younger years, and helped the team promote to the Belgian Second Division.[1] He averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 in the 2019–20 national second division.
On 15 May 2020, he signed a contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp.[2] In his rookie year, he averaged 5.3 points per game.[3][4] In his second year, he averaged 7.2 points and 2.9 assists per game in 16.2 minutes. Twice, he was selected for the Rising Star Award, but never won it.
On April 16, 2022, he has signed with Liège Basket of the BNXT League. Where he averaged 13.5 points, 4.2 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game in 26.2 minutes. On June 8th 2023, he announced that he will no longer play for Liège Basket in the 2023-2024 season.[5][6]
During the 2023-2024 season, he played for Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen.
References
- ^ ""Dat ik dit seizoen al zo bepalend zou zijn, had ik absoluut niet verwacht"" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Niels Van Den Eynde officieel een Giant". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Niels Van Den Eynde, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Bastiaenssen, Dave. "Antwerp Giants en Niels Van Den Eynde zijn klaar voor de komst van Crailsheim: "De aanwezigheid van onze fans moet de ploeg de nodige energie leveren"". Het Laatse Nieuws. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Niels Van Den Eynde, premier transfert de Liège Basket". lavenir.net (in French). April 16, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Niels Van den Eynde ruilt Antwerp Giants voor Luik" (in Dutch). Sporza. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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