Lionel Bosco (born 18 September 1981) is a Belgian former professional basketball player and current assistant coach of Telekom Baskets Bonn of the easycredit BBL and the Champions League.[1][2] He also represents the Belgian national basketball team.
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant Coach |
| League | easycredit BBL Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 18 September 1981 Huy, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10.8 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–2018 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2005–2007 | Atomics Brussels |
| 2007 | JL Bourg |
| 2007–2008 | Leuven Bears |
| 2008–2012 | Optima Gent |
| 2012–2014 | Liège |
| 2014–2017 | Mons-Hainaut |
| 2017–2018 | Brussels |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2020 | Liège Basket (assistant) |
| 2020–2023 | Liège Basket |
| 2023–present | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
Coaching career edit
After his playing career, Bosco became assistant coach of Liège Basket. In March 2020, he was appointed as new head coach after Sacha Massot left the team.[3]
In June 2023, he signed a contract as assistant coach with the Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German easycredit BBL.[4]
International career edit
He represented Belgium at the 2015 EuroBasket where the team was eliminated by Greece in eighth finals, losing 75–54.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Lionel Bosco Basketball Player Profile". Basketball.eurobasket.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- ^ "Lionel Bosco profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- ^ "Lionel Bosco nouveau coach de Liège: "Un beau premier challenge pour moi"". www.dhnet.be. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "LRoel Moors ist der neue Baskets-Headcoach". www.baskets.be. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.