The Belgian basketball legend Jef Eygel was born 5 March, 1933 in Antwerp, Belgium. The 184-centimeter-tall point guard spent the majority of his career with his hometown team – Antwerpse BC (1950-1968). He finished his career with Racing Mechelen (1969-1970) at the age of 37.
In 1958, Eygel made his debut in EuroLeague. In total, the Belgian guard played 8 seasons in the EuroLeague, averaging 14.4 points per game and twice finishing the season in the Top 10 in scoring. Eygel had a very successful career in the Belgian League, winning 7 titles.
In 1952, Eygel played in the Olympic Games, averaging 5.7 points per game. He also played in 5 EuroBasket editions (1951, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1967) with the Belgian national team, averaging 6.8 points per game. In his EuroLeague and international games from 1957 to 1970, Eygel scored a total of 804 points in 79 games.
ACCOLADES
Belgian League (1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
Belgian League (1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1970)
Belgian League (1953)
EUROLEAGUE STATISTICS
Year
58/59
59/60
60/61
61/62
62/63
63/64
64/65
69/70
TOT
Team
Age
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
37
GP
3
2
5
6
2
4
4
10
36
PPG
22.7
10.5
18.0
21.7
14.0
10.5
15.5
7.6
14.4
PTS
68
21
90
130
28
42
62
76
517
RNK
17th
85th
7th
6th
62nd
41st
24th
34th
OLYMPIC GAMES STATISTICS
Year
1952
TOT
Team
Age
19
GP
3
3
PPG
5.7
5.7
PTS
17
17
RNK
139th
EUROBASKET STATISTICS
Year
1951
1959
1961
1963
1967
TOT
Team
Age
18
26
28
30
34
GP
8
8
8
9
7
40
PPG
4.0
10.6
7.1
5.8
6.1
6.8
PTS
32
85
57
53
43
270
RNK
76th
25th
55th
83rd
96th
Description for statistics
GP – Games played PPG – Points per game PTS – Total points RNK – Individual scoring ranking TRK – Team ranking
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