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Tag: Steven Verplancken

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Belgian Student/Athletes in the USA – 2023-’24 Season Overview

Coming into the season the expectations were high for Ajay Mitchell and he did not disappoint as he led the team in scoring and assists and finished as the 3rd best scorer in the conference with his 19.9 ppg. He recorded 4 games in which he scored more than 30 points, including a career-high 39…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

The NCAA season tipped-off!

Yesterday was the start of the NCAA season and already we saw some very nice performances from our Belgian representatives. The UCSB Gauchos tipped off their season with a nice 75-59 win over San Francisco State. Ajay Mitchell got the starting nod and responded with a 10 pts & 10 asts Double-Double, while also adding…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Belgian Student/Athletes in the USA (2022-’23)

Much like every season we again take a look at all the Belgian youngsters who have decided to take the step towards collegiate basketball in the USA and follow their performances throughout the season. Here’s our overview for the upcoming season. If you know of any players who are missing or see any mistake in…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA (2021-’22) (16/1/2022 Update)

Much like each year we again have a nice amount of talented Belgian youngsters who have decided to continue their athletic and academic development across the ocean in the United States. In this overview we’ll list all the players we’re aware of and give you an idea on how they’re performing on the courts this…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

TIB Power Ranking: Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA (Feb. 14) (Full Review)

Much like last season we at TIB will again publish our several Power Rankings throughout the season. Our ranking is based on the TIB rating which is calculated using the players’ stats and is somewhat similar to the standard efficiency rating but also takes into account the level of competition the player competes in. Toumani…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

TIB Power Ranking: Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA (December 15th)

Much like last season we at TIB will again publish our several Power Rankings throughout the season. Our ranking is based on the TIB rating which is calculated using the players’ stats and is somewhat similar to the standard efficiency rating but also takes into account the level of competition the player competes in. Here’s…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

NCAA: Nice performance for Steven Verplancken Jr

Nice performance for Steven Verplancken Jr against Quincy Hawks. After a succesful year at Glenville State College in the NCAA2, Steven Verplancken committed to Southern Illinois earlier this year. For his second game in NCAA with Southern Illinois, he recorded 14 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in 25 minutes from the bench….

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Overview: Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA (2020-’21)

Traditionally we at TIB publish a little overview at the start of each season discussing the Belgian Players who will be playing abroad. We do this in three seperate categories: Belgian Players Abroad in which we discuss the Belgian professional players abroad. Belgian Youngsters Abroad in wich we discuss the Belgian youngsters (born in 1999…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Steven Verplancken committed to Southern Illinois (NCAA)

After his very successful freshman season at Glenville State College in the NCAA 2nd Division, Belgian youngster with Dominican roots Steven Verplancken made himself available for transfer this off-season and quickly racked up the offers from 1st Division universities all over the country. After careful consideration he has now elected to commit to Southern Illinois…

Belgian Student-Athletes in the USA

Player Profile: Steven Verplancken Jr.

The Belgian guard with Dominican roots has just finished a very impressive season at Glenville State (NCAA2). The youngster left Gistel-Oostende back in 2017 to move to The States and finish out his High School at Teays Valley Christian where he graduated this past season before joining Glenville State. Despite it only being his first…