Niels Van Den Eynde

Niels Van den Eynde

No. 9–Okapi Aalst
Position	Point guard
League	BNXT League
Personal information
Born	(2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 24) Lier, Belgium
Listed height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2022	Antwerp Giants
2022–2023	Liège Basket
2023–2024	Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
2024–present	Okapi Aalst
Medals Men's basketball Representing   Belgium FIBA U20 European Championship Division B 2019 Portugal Team FIBA U18 European Championship Division B 2018 Macedonia Team

Niels Van den Eynde (born 27 December 2000) is a Belgian basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League.

Professional career

Van Den Eynde played for BC Guco Lier in his younger years, and helped the team promote to the Belgian Second Division. ^[1] He averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 in the 2019–20 national second division.

On 15 May 2020, he signed a professional contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp. ^[2] In his rookie year, he averaged 5.3 points per game. ^{[3] [4]} In his second year, he averaged 7.2 points and 2.9 assists per game in 16.2 minutes. Twice, he was selected for the BNXT League Rising Star of the Year, but never won the award.

On 16 April 2022 he signed with Liège Basket of the BNXT League. Where he averaged 13.5 points, 4.2 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game in 26.2 minutes. On 5 June 2023 he announced that he will no longer play for Liège Basket in the 2023-2024 season. ^{[5] [6]}

During the 2023-2024 season, he played for Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen.

Since 2023, he was a member of the Belgian Lions. He participated in the EuroBasket Qualifiers 2025, playing twice against Latvia.

After a difficult season, he signed for Okapi Aalst. After coming of the bench in the first 10 games, he became a starter for Eddy Casteels’s team. At the end of the regular season, he was selected second, behind Niels De Ridder, for the BNXT League Player of the Year. He averaged 14.8 points and dished out 5.2 assists.

References

1. ""Dat ik dit seizoen al zo bepalend zou zijn, had ik absoluut niet verwacht"" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
2. "Niels Van Den Eynde officieel een Giant". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
3. "Niels Van Den Eynde, Basketball Player". Proballers. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
4. Bastiaenssen, Dave. "Antwerp Giants en Niels Van Den Eynde zijn klaar voor de komst van Crailsheim: "De aanwezigheid van onze fans moet de ploeg de nodige energie leveren"". Het Laatse Nieuws. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
5. "Niels Van Den Eynde, premier transfert de Liège Basket". lavenir.net (in French). April 16, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
6. "Niels Van den Eynde ruilt Antwerp Giants voor Luik" (in Dutch). Sporza. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.