2025–26 BNXT League

2025–26 BNXT League
2025–26 BNXT League
League	BNXT League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	26 September 2025–9 May 2026 (Regular Season);
Teams	18
Regular season
Season MVP	Dante Maddox Jr. (Okapi)
Top scorer	Dante Maddox Jr. (Okapi)
National playoffs
Belgian champions	Windrose Giants Antwerp (2nd title)
Belgian runners-up	Filou Oostende
Dutch champions	Landstede Hammers (2nd title)
Dutch runners-up	ZZ Leiden
Finals
Champions	Windrose Giants Antwerp (1st title)
Runners-up	Filou Oostende
BNXT seasons
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 BNXT League was the fifth season of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The season will start on 26 September 2025 and will finish with the playoffs in 2026.

LeagueBNXT League

SportBasketball

Duration

26 September 2025–9 May 2026 (Regular Season)

Teams18

Quick facts League, Sport ...

Close

The format is kept the same as the 2024-25 season with a round-robin regular season, in which each team will play one home game and one away game against each other team.^[1] The winner of the regular season will be crowned BNXT Champion. In addition, the top teams of each country will qualify for the national play-offs. The national play-offs decide which teams become the national champions.

[1]

Round		Teams entering in this round
Regular season (18 teams)		10 Belgian teams 8 Dutch teams All teams play each other home and away Bottom team relegated The team that finishes the Regular Season at the top of the standings is crowned as the BNXT League champion.
National play-offs (14 teams)		Best 6 Dutch teams Top two Dutch teams go directly to semifinals Four other Dutch teams play in quarterfinals Best 8 Belgian teams All Belgian teams play in quarterfinals

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity
Netherlands
BAL	Weert	Sporthal Boshoven	1,000
Den Helder Suns	Den Helder	Sporthal Quelderduijn	1,250
Donar	Groningen	MartiniPlaza	4,350
Heroes Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort	2,800
Landstede Hammers	Zwolle	Landstede Sportcentrum	1,200
LWD Basket	Leeuwarden	Kalverdijkje	1,700
Rotterdam City Basketball	Rotterdam	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam	2,500
ZZ Leiden	Leiden	Vijf Meihal	2,000
Belgium
Antwerp Giants	Antwerp	Lotto Arena	5,218
Brussels Basketball	Brussels	Sports Complex Neder-Over-Heembeek	1,200
Kangoeroes Mechelen	Mechelen	Winketkaai	1,500
Kortrijk Spurs	Kortrijk	Sportcampus Lange Munte	2,400
Leuven Bears	Leuven	Sportoase	3,400
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	Windrose Giants Antwerp (C)	34	29	5	3286	2622	+664	.853	Advance to National Playoffs (BE)
2	Filou Oostende	34	25	9	3019	2698	+321	.735	Advance to National Playoffs (BE)
3	Okapi Aalst	34	25	9	3281	2984	+297	.735
4	House of Talents Spurs Kortrijk	34	24	10	2988	2734	+254	.706
5	Hubo Limburg United	34	23	11	3107	2737	+370	.676
6	Heroes Den Bosch	34	20	14	2898	2770	+128	.588	Advance to National Playoffs (NL)
7	Donar Groningen	34	19	15	2814	2825	−11	.559	Advance to National Playoffs (NL)
8	Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen	34	19	15	2622	2682	−60	.559	Advance to National Playoffs (BE)
9	Brussels Basketball	34	18	16	2838	2717	+121	.529	Advance to National Playoffs (BE)
10	ZZ Leiden	34	18	16	2890	2803	+87	.529	Advance to National Playoffs (NL)
11	Val-Dieu Spirou Basket	34	16	18	2801	2896	−95	.471	Advance to National Playoffs (BE)
12	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	34	15	19	2709	2724	−15	.441
13	Den Helder Suns	34	15	19	2823	2818	+5	.441	Advance to National Playoffs (NL)
14	Landstede Hammers	34	14	20	2719	2802	−83	.412
15	LWD Basket	34	10	24	2856	3199	−343	.294
16	Union Mons-Hainaut	34	9	25	2788	3170	−382	.265
17	Rotterdam City Basketball	34	4	30	2520	3096	−576	.118
18	PrismaWorx BAL	34	3	31	2345	3027	−682	.088

Home \ Away	BRU	DHE	DON	HDB	OOS	SPU	LIM	MEC	LAN	ARI	OKA	BAL	SPI	ROT	LEU	MON	ANT	ZZL
Brussels Basketball	—	77–90	91–76	76–84	81–96	63–68	62–87	56–57	97–75	93–76	85–89	103–51	88–69	85–68	82–70	96–76	78–79	97–80
Den Helder Suns	80–83	—	86–88	109–64	74–100	73–84	91–83	68–76	73–70	89–83	83–85	101–70	103–94	99–65	71–66	84–90	76–103	68–84
Donar Groningen	77–76	90–92	—	67–81	84–82	105–84	71–82	99–63	61–86	92–82	85–78	85–61	83–74	86–59	82–76	92–85	74–94	75–65
Heroes Den Bosch	72–94	95–70	87–88	—	95–77	97–94	95–79	86–75	77–91	75–65	98–76	97–60	85–98	112–74	66–58	107–57	78–86	75–93
Filou Oostende	84–53	101–91	86–76	97–81	—	75–85	97–85	94–66	86–73	94–76	99–97	88–64	75–86	102–44	70–71	81–60	93–90	76–61
House of Talents Spurs Kortrijk	85–88	85–80	80–76	92–91	96–80	—	111–114	104–64	87–67	102–63	93–82	98–47	75–68	77–74	71–69	89–93	102–93	82–76
Hubo Limburg United	84–85	82–77	79–82	91–77	90–84	82–64	—	106–66	94–62	129–78	99–85	91–54	96–74	119–89	84–75	96–64	86–94	89–61
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen	85–80	80–87	93–84	74–78	73–83	93–84	85–81	—	70–66	89–79	94–74	80–57	118–83	97–73	57–81	76–66	74–61	68–78
Landstede Hammers	79–91	97–82	67–78	71–79	63–89	70–83	90–77	72–67	—	86–93	95–104	87–58	78–77	101–78	83–87	94–96	67–98	81–90
LWD Basket	74–84	98–99	89–88	82–94	90–100	91–97	79–106	98–78	81–91	—	94–105	97–89	90–80	98–85	84–82	77–64	73–122	74–100
Okapi Aalst	87–84	105–85	111–82	107–103	90–109	93–74	107–98	93–76	81–95	118–90	—	108–73	108–89	102–92	95–76	98–78	103–89	108–83
PrismaWorx BAL	89–82	73–83	73–86	61–77	92–96	66–82	62–92	71–77	78–86	72–86	82–103	—	55–86	85–75	65–77	86–64	78–110	64–83
Val-Dieu Spirou Basket	74–82	70–88	100–97	89–73	64–73	86–84	84–96	79–74	87–75	98–84	67–73	82–72	—	96–80	73–69	96–91	82–95	60–87
Rotterdam City Basketball	66–83	0–40	79–101	71–74	82–84	80–110	81–101	74–92	68–88	85–75	76–106	72–68	93–94	—	85–75	103–102	78–91	73–75
Stella Artois Leuven Bears	83–88	84–71	86–78	88–85	76–80	86–97	90–89	71–77	69–61	100–96	90–106	91–64	91–95	93–64	—	91–88	52–104	90–73
Union Mons-Hainaut	104–97	93–88	87–93	88–93	95–115	76–96	105–81	76–93	80–89	101–107	77–104	103–78	79–101	82–78	63–93	—	76–116	77–72
Windrose Giants Antwerp	101–82	90–70	113–72	83–72	96–83	104–80	81–82	81–40	98–71	104–65	106–103	119–62	99–65	103–91	87–81	103–63	—	97–78
ZZ Leiden	102–96	110–102	101–72	89–95	98–90	69–93	75–77	59–75	88–92	108–89	85–97	80–65	87–81	111–68	90–72	107–89	92–96	—

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Windrose Giants Antwerp	2

8	Val-Dieu Spirou Basket	0
			1	Windrose Giants Antwerp	3

			5	Hubo Limburg United	1
4	House of Talents Spurs Kortrijk	1

5	Hubo Limburg United	2
						1	Windrose Giants Antwerp	3

						2	Filou Oostende	2
2	Filou Oostende	2

7	Brussels Basketball	0
			2	Filou Oostende	3

			3	Okapi Aalst	1
3	Okapi Aalst	2

6	Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen	0

2025–26 BNXT League

Competition formula

Teams

Arenas and locations

Regular season

Standings

Results

National Playoffs

Belgium

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Final standings

Dutch

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Final standings

Individual awards

Monthly awards

BNXT Awards

BNXT clubs in European competitions

BNXT clubs in Regional competitions

References

External links

Related Articles

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Windrose Giants Antwerp	2−0	Val-Dieu Spirou Basket	109−92	93–77	—
Filou Oostende	2–0	Brussels Basketball	97–77	77–64	—
Okapi Aalst	2–0	Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen	93–84	90–85	—
House of Talents Spurs Kortrijk	1–2	Hubo Limburg United	63–90	96–86	79–90

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Windrose Giants Antwerp	3−1	Hubo Limburg United	88–73	74–87	84–73	91–79	—
Filou Oostende	3–1	Okapi Aalst	89–80	97–101	78–60	83–77	—

Pos.	Team	Playoffs	Regular season
1	Windrose Giants Antwerp	Champion	1st
2	Filou Oostende	Runner-up	2nd
3	Okapi Aalst	Semifinals	3rd
4	Hubo Limburg United	Semifinals	5th
5	House of Talents Spurs Kortrijk	Quarterfinals	4th
6	Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen		6th
7	Brussels Basketball		7th
8	Val-Dieu Spirou Basket		8th

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
ZZ Leiden	2–1	LWD Basket	111−72	85−94 (OT)	107−86
Den Helder Suns	0–2	Landstede Hammers	72−80	71−90	—

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Heroes Den Bosch	1–3	Landstede Hammers	76–56	63–70	71–86	57–72	—
Donar Groningen	2–3	ZZ Leiden	91–68	78–90	97–89	71–91	77–79

Month	Player of the Month		Young player of the Month		Ref.
Month	Player	Club	Player	Club	Ref.
2025
September	Jalen Blackmon	Hugo Limburg United	Siebe Ledegen	Okapi Aalst	^[9]^[10]
October	Jalen Blackmon	Hugo Limburg United	Siebe Ledegen	Okapi Aalst	^[9]^[10]
November	Dante Maddox	Okapi Aalst	Onyeka Joe Agu	Brussels Basketball	^[11]^[12]
December	Arūnas Mikalauskas	Heroes Den Bosch	Siebe Ledegen (x2)	Okapi Aalst	^[13]^[14]
2026
January	Dante Maddox (x2)	Okapi Aalst	Roel Bucumi	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	^[15]^[16]
February	James Graham	Rotterdam City Basketball	Roel Bucumi (x2)	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	^[17]^[18]
March	Noam Yaacov	Filou Oostende	Siebe Ledegen (x3)	Okapi Aalst	^[19]^[20]

Category	Player	Team	Nominees	Ref.
Most Valuable Player (MVP)	Dante Maddox Jr.	Okapi Aalst	Rasheed Bello (Antwerp Giants) Dante Maddox Jr. (Okapi Aalst) Noam Yaacov (Filou Oostende)	^[21]^[22]
Belgian Playoff Finals MVP	Rasheed Bello	Antwerp Giants	–	^[23]
Dutch Playoff Finals MVP	Jalen Thomas	Landstede Hammers	–	^[24]
Dream Team	Dante Maddox Jr.	Okapi Aalst	–	^[21]^[22]
	Rasheed Bello	Windrose Antwerp Giants
	Enoch Cheeks	Windrose Antwerp Giants
	Tytan Anderson	Filou Oostende
	Zaba Bangala	Kangoeroes Mechelen
Dutch Player of the Year	Marijn Ververs	HUBO Limburg United	Lucas Kruithof (ZZ Leiden) Coen Stolk (Landstede Hammers) Marijn Ververs (Hubo Limburg United)
Belgian Player of the Year	Niels Van Den Eynde	Okapi Aalst	Niels De Ridder (Antwerp Giants) Niels Van Den Eynde (Okapi Aalst) Bram Bogaerts (Kortrijk Spurs)
Rising Star of the Year (Netherlands)	Tjall de Vaal	Rotterdam City Basketball	Thijs Beens (Helder Suns) Tjall de Vaal (Rotterdam) Noah Slingerland (Rotterdam)
Rising Star of the Year (Belgium)	Letto Van Drom	Windrose Antwerp Giants	Guillaume De Mol (Leuven Bears) Victor Vanderstraeten (Leuven Bears) Letto Van Drom (Antwerp Giants)
Sixth Man of the Year	Dante Maddox Jr.	Okapi Aalst	Dante Maddox Jr. (Okapi Aalst) Keevan Veinot (Heroes Den Bosch) Niels De Ridder (Antwerp Giants)
Defensive Player of the Year	Enoch Cheeks	Windrose Antwerp Giants	Lucas Kruithof (ZZ Leiden) Enoch Cheeks (Antwerp Giants) Kevin Tumba (Antwerp Giants)
Coach of the Year	Olivier Foucart	Okapi Aalst	Paul Vervaeck (Den Helder Suns) Roel Moors (Antwerp Giants) Olivier Foucart (Okapi Aalst)
Referee of the Year (Netherlands)	Tijmen Last	–	Bert Van Slooten Stan Kestein Tijmen Last
Referee of the Year (Belgium)	Geert Jacobs	–	Geert Jacobs Nick Van den Broeck Pierre Gillis

Team	Competition	Progress
Filou Oostende	Champions League	Regular Season
Heroes Den Bosch		Qualifying round
Windrose Giants Antwerp		Qualifying round
Windrose Giants Antwerp	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular Season
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen	FIBA Europe Cup	Qualifying round

Team	Competition	Progress
Donar Groningen	European North Basketball League	Quarterfinals
Brussels Basketball	European North Basketball League	Regular season