Lionel Bosco

Lionel Bosco
Telekom Baskets Bonn
PositionAssistant Coach
Leagueeasycredit BBL
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981 (age 43)
Huy, Belgium
Listed height5 ft 10.8 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2005–2018
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2019–present
Career history
As player:
2005–2007Atomics Brussels
2007JL Bourg
2007–2008Leuven Bears
2008–2012Optima Gent
2012–2014Liège
2014–2017Mons-Hainaut
2017–2018Brussels
As coach:
2019–2020Liège Basket (assistant)
2020–2023Liège Basket
2023–presentTelekom Baskets Bonn

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.

Coaching career

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

He represented Belgium at the 2015 EuroBasket where the team was eliminated by Greece in eighth finals, losing 75–54.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lionel Bosco Basketball Player Profile". Basketball.eurobasket.com. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  2. ^ "Lionel Bosco profile | Game center". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  3. ^ "Lionel Bosco nouveau coach de Liège: "Un beau premier challenge pour moi"". www.dhnet.be. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "LRoel Moors ist der neue Baskets-Headcoach". www.baskets.be. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.