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.
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. 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.
Competition formula RoundTeams entering in this roundRegular 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
Teams
In the 2025–26 season, had a maximum of 18 spots for teams. QSTA United would be demoted based on the results of the 2024-25 season, but could however still apply for a license in case a different team failed to obtain a license. Therefore, all 19 teams from the 2024-25 season applied for a license. Initially, the license request from two teams, QSTA United and Den Helder Suns were rejected due to economic uncertainties. The teams received a month to make another request for a license. QSTA United opted not to make another application, having already accepted their demotion due to competitive results. The Suns reapplied and received their license a month later
The 2025-26 season will therefore consist of 10 Belgian teams and 8 Dutch teams.
Arenas and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
ClubLocationVenueCapacityNetherlandsBALWeertSporthal BoshovenDen Helder SunsDen HelderSporthal QuelderduijnDonarGroningenMartiniPlazaHeroes Den Bosch's-HertogenboschMaaspoortLandstede HammersZwolleLandstede SportcentrumLWD BasketLeeuwardenKalverdijkjeRotterdam City BasketballRotterdamTopsportcentrum RotterdamZZ LeidenLeidenVijf MeihalBelgiumAntwerp GiantsAntwerpLotto ArenaBrussels BasketballBrusselsSports Complex Neder-Over-HeembeekKangoeroes MechelenMechelenWinketkaaiKortrijk SpursKortrijkSportcampus Lange MunteLeuven BearsLeuvenSportoaseLimburg UnitedHasseltAlverberg SporthalMons-HainautMonsMons ArenaOkapi AalstAalstOkapi ForumOostendeOstendCoretec DômeSpirouCharleroiSpiroudome
Regular season Standings
Results
National Playoffs In the national playoffs, quarterfinals will be played best-of-three format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals will be played in a best-of-five format (1–1–1–1–1).
The best placed 8 Belgian teams will be qualified for the Belgian national play-offs, the best placed 6 Dutch teams will be qualified for the Dutch play-offs.
Belgium Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Final standings
Pos. Team Playoffs Regular season 1 Champion 1st 2 Filou OostendeRunner-up 2nd 3 Okapi AalstSemifinals 3rd 4 Hubo Limburg United 5th 5 House of Talents Spurs KortrijkQuarterfinals 4th 6 Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen 6th 7 Brussels Basketball 7th 8 Val-Dieu Spirou Basket 8th
Dutch Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Final standings
Pos. Team Playoffs Regular season 1 Landstede Hammers Champion 5th 2 ZZ LeidenRunner-up 3rd 3 Heroes Den BoschSemifinals 1st 4 Donar Groningen 2nd 5 Den Helder SunsQuarterfinals 4th 6 LWD Basket 6th
Individual awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung player of the Month PlayerClubPlayerClub 2025September Jalen Blackmon Hugo Limburg United Siebe Ledegen Okapi AalstOctoberNovember Dante Maddox Okapi Aalst Onyeka Joe Agu Brussels BasketballDecember Arūnas Mikalauskas Heroes Den Bosch Siebe Ledegen (x2) Okapi Aalst 2026January Dante Maddox (x2) Okapi Aalst Roel Bucumi Stella Artois Leuven BearsFebruary James Graham Rotterdam City Basketball Roel Bucumi (x2) Stella Artois Leuven BearsMarch Noam Yaacov Filou Oostende Siebe Ledegen (x3) Okapi Aalst
BNXT Awards The winner of individual awards was announced on May 12, 2026.
Category Player Team Nominees Most Valuable Player (MVP) Dante Maddox Jr. Okapi Aalst Rasheed Bello (Antwerp Giants) Dante Maddox Jr. (Okapi Aalst) Noam Yaacov (Filou Oostende) Belgian Playoff Finals MVP Rasheed Bello Antwerp Giants – Dutch Playoff Finals MVP Jalen Thomas Landstede Hammers – Dream Team Dante Maddox Jr. Okapi Aalst – Rasheed Bello Windrose Antwerp Giants Enoch Cheeks Windrose Antwerp Giants Tytan Anderson Filou Oostende Zaba Bangala Kangoeroes MechelenDutch 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 LastReferee of the Year (Belgium) Geert Jacobs – Geert Jacobs Nick Van den Broeck Pierre Gillis
BNXT clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Filou OostendeChampions League Regular Season Heroes Den Bosch Qualifying round Windrose Giants Antwerp Qualifying roundFIBA Europe Cup Regular Season Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Qualifying round Italics indicate ongoing progress
BNXT clubs in Regional competitions TeamCompetitionProgress Donar GroningenEuropean North Basketball LeagueQuarterfinals Brussels Basketball Regular season
References
External links Official website