Bree B.B.C. was a professional basketball team based in Bree, Belgium. The club was dissolved in 2010, after going bankrupt. The club played multiple years as a professional team in the Ethias League and played its home games in the Tilmans Expo Centre.
History Bree became the Belgian league champion for the first time in 2005, and played in the Eurocup the year after. In the Eurocup 2005–06 season, Bree finished in 3rd place in Group A with a 5–5 record, and lost to Hapoel Jerusalem in the 1/8 finals. They finished in 3rd place in the Ethias League in 2006, in 2nd place in the league in 2007 and 2008. Before the 2008–09 season, Bree was denied to enter the league because of their financial situation. The team played the next season in the national second league, de Tweede Nationale. The team won the championship that season, the team would dissolve on 2 April 2010, as a result of bankruptcy.
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueBelgian Cup European competitions1996–97 1 Division I 9th1997–98 1 Division I 12th1998–99 1 Division I 8th1999–00 1 Division I 6th2000–01 1 Division I 4th 3 Korać Cup 2001–02 1 Division I 3rd 3 Korać Cup 1–12002–03 1 Division I 5th 4 Champions Cup 3–62003–04 1 Division I 5th2004–05 1 Division I 1st2005–06 1 Division I 3rd 2 ULEB Cup 5–7 2006–07 1 Division I 2nd 2007–08 1 Division I 2ndSemifinalist 2008–09 2 Second Division 1st
Honors and titles Belgian League: Champions (1): 2004–05
Belgian Supercup: Winners (1): 2005
Belgian Second Division: Champions (1): 2008–09
Notable players
Eric Hinrichsen (1999–2002) Donatas Zavackas (2004–05) Julius Jenkins (2005–06) D'or Fischer (2007–08)
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