Niels Van Den Eynde

Niels Van Den Eynde is a Belgian basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the BNXT League and for Belgian national team. His cousins Bastiaan Van den Eynde and Mathjis Van den Eynde both play basketball professionally.

Professional career

Van Den Eynde played for BC Guco Lier in his younger years, and helped the team promote to the Belgian Second Division. He averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the 2019–20 national second division.
On 15 May 2020, he signed a professional contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp. In his rookie year, he averaged 5.3 points per game. 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.
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.
He represented Belgium in EuroBasket 2025.