Rob Meurs – In memoriam
Today headcoach Phil Martelli walked into our office at Saint Joseph's University and asked if I was related to Rob Meurs, which was the first foreign coach he had ever met. Obviously I am not related, but it is not…
Dr. Jack Ramsay, the connection between my host university SJU and Belgium
Being a former student of Saint Joseph's University, dr. Jack Ramsay (°1925) was the headcoach for the SJU Hawks in the period 1955-1966. During this decade, he would lead the Hawks to 7 Big Five crowns, including one appearance in…
Visiting St. Francis College (SFC) in Brooklyn (and NYC)
This weekend, our host university of Saint Joseph’s was off to play a scrimmage at Boston College. This gave us the weekend off and so we had an excellent oppurtunity to visit New York City. From Philadelphia, that’s only a…
NBA game: Philadelphia 76’s vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Yesterday evening we attended the NBA exhibition game between the Philadelphia 76's and the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the last unofficial game before the NBA season kicks off on October 30th. It seemed an ideal opportunity to have good tickets…
Heading to … SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE
Today I will leave Delaware for my four-weeks apprenticeship at Saint Joseph's University (in Philadelphia). I'm really happy with this choice and really excited to be part of their coaching staff for the next four weeks. I'll do this trip…
University of Delaware campus – some pictures
The University of Delaware counts 20000 students, all on 1 campus. To compare, the University of Leuven has 53000, but all spreaded over different campuses and spread over the cities of Leuven and Heverlee. Here, campus is like a little…
International Coaching Apprenticeship in Basketball (ICAB) – Day 1
Yesterday I arrived at the University of Delaware to participate to the International Coaching Apprenticeship in Basketball (ICAB). For the next 5 weeks I will be part of the coaching staff of a NCAA Div 1 College team. FIBA Europe,…
A new journey in my coaching career…
Last Monday I received the message that I was selected by FIBA to participate in the ICAB program, organised by the University of Delaware. ICAB stands for International Coaching Apprenticeship in Basketball. This is a unique and intense coaches education…
Fiba Europe Coaching Certificate 2011-2013
After three consecutive summers of intense training during the European Youth Championships in Pardubice (2011), Vilnius (2012) and Tallinn (2013), I completed the Fiba Europe Coaching Certificate. Among the lecturer's were Europe's best coaches, led by Michael Schwarz: Svetislav Pesic…
Arras Pays d’Artois Season 2012-2013
During the season 2012-2013 I worked for the first time as a professional coach for Arras Pays d'Artois. Besides being assistant-coach of this Euroleague Women's team, I was head of their youth program "Centre de Formation". Our U20 team finished…