---20-20-20--- Two decades of basketball writing - www.berthoop.net ---20-20-20---

Dear Readers,

It is my pleasure to announce that berthoop.net has been online since early 1999. A reliable online presence for 20 years which also matches with Bert's hobbying actvities as a correspondent and writer for major basketball media and websites. Regular writing for Eurobasket.com (as well as for Full Court Press and BasketMe.com in the past) has been among Bert's activities for the last 20 years. Being a basketball correspondent -- one of the very few non-American members of the renowned USBWA-US Basketball Writers Association -- allows Bert to keep in touch with basketball pals and friends internationally.

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Bert's presence on the world wide web, berthoop.net has been remodelled and is now online with a new and more modern design.

From December 1998 until today, Bert has had the chance to meet or interview famous basketball personalities like NBA star Rudy Gay, WNBA and Olympic Champion Katie Smith, coaches like Herb Brown and Chris Finch from the USA, Niksa Bavcevic from Croatia, Veselin Matic of Estonia, Serge Crevecoeur from Belgium, etc. Since 1999, Bert has also covered several special events for different media: the Basketball Champions League Final Four 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium, the EuroBasket Women 2013 held in France, the 2013 EuroCup Final in Charleroi, Belgium, the 2011 EuroChallenge Final Four in Ostend, Belgium, the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women in Czech Republic, the 2002 EuroLeague Women Final Four in Liévin, France, several Harlem Globetrotters shows organized in Belgium, the yearly U18 World Tournament of Douai in Northern France, Belgian Lions' European championship qualifying campaigns, Belgium's EuroMillions Basketball League games, etc.

You can also follow Bert's basketball activities on the following social networks: on twitter at @berthoop_info and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-larsimont-6255a7145.

Take notice that berthoop.net has been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 200 Basketball Blogs on the web. Click on the Feedspot Top 200 Basketball Blogs hyperlink to get more information about it: https://blog.feedspot.com/basketball_blogs/.

You can also watch the short promotional video of berthoop.net via the following hyperlink: http://berthoop.blogspot.com/2018/07/berthoopnet-promotional-video.html.

For more information about Bert's services as a basketball writer, feel free to send an e-mail to info@berthoop.net.

Yours sincerely,

Bertrand 'Bert' Larsimont


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