Belgium women's national basketball team

The Belgium women's national basketball team represents Belgium in international basketball competitions for women. Their first appearance in a major international tournament was in 1950, at the European Championship in Budapest. The team has participated in ten European Championship tournaments (including a best finish of 3rd place in 2017) but had not been present at World Championships or the Olympic Games until they qualified for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (where they finished in 4th place).[2]

 Belgium

FIBA ranking	7 2 (12 February 2020)[1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	KBBB
Coach	Philip Mestdagh
Nickname(s)	Belgian Cats
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2020)
Women's World Cup
Appearances	1
EuroBasket
Appearances	12
Medals	(2017)
Home Away

The team is administered by the Belgian Basketball Federation.[3]

The nickname for the team is Belgian Cats.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

Year	Place	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
1976	Did Not Qualify
1980	Did Not Qualify
1984	Did Not Qualify
1988	Did Not Qualify
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996	Did Not Qualify
2000	Did Not Qualify
2004	Did Not Qualify
2008	Did Not Qualify
2012	Did Not Qualify
2016	Did Not Qualify
2020	Qualified
Total	1/12	0	0	0	0	0

World Championship

Year Place Pld W L PF PA 1953 Did Not Qualify 1957 Did Not Qualify 1959 Did Not Qualify 1964 Did Not Qualify 1967 Did Not Qualify 1971 Did Not Qualify 1975 Did Not Qualify 1979 Did Not Qualify 1983 Did Not Qualify

Year Place Pld W L PF PA 1986 Did Not Qualify 1990 Did Not Qualify 1994 Did Not Qualify 1998 Did Not Qualify 2002 Did Not Qualify 2006 Did Not Qualify 2010 Did Not Qualify 2014 Did Not Qualify 2018 Fourth place 6 3 3 456 401 2022 TBD Total 1/19 1 3 3 456 401

EuroBasket

Year Place Pld W L PF PA 1938 Did Not Qualify 1950 8 8 4 4 328 351 1952 Did Not Qualify 1954 Did Not Qualify 1956 Did Not Qualify 1958 Did Not Qualify 1960 10 7 0 7 284 402 1962 10 5 0 5 172 287 1964 Did Not Qualify 1966 Did Not Qualify 1968 7 9 2 7 374 615 1970 12 7 0 7 390 599 1972 Did Not Qualify

Year Place Pld W L PF PA 1974 Did Not Qualify 1976 12 8 1 7 471 740 1978 Did Not Qualify 1980 13 8 1 7 453 668 1981 Did Not Qualify 1983 Did Not Qualify 1985 12 7 0 7 306 350 1987 Did Not Qualify 1989 Did Not Qualify 1991 Did Not Qualify 1993 Did Not Qualify 1995 Did Not Qualify 1997 Did Not Qualify

Year Place Pld W L PF PA 1999 Did Not Qualify 2001 Did Not Qualify 2003 6 8 3 5 578 649 2005 Did Not Qualify 2007 7 8 4 4 525 520 2009 Did Not Qualify 2011 Did Not Qualify 2013 Did Not Qualify 2015 Did Not Qualify 2017 6 5 1 413 376 2019 5 6 3 3 418 400 2021 To Be Determined Total 12/73 87 23 64 4712 5957

Current roster

Roster for the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[4]

Belgium women's national basketball team – 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 5 Mestdagh, Kim 29 – (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Flammes Carolo SF 6 Delaere, Antonia 25 – (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Nantes Rezé G 9 Carpréaux, Marjorie 32 – (1987-09-17)17 September 1987 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) Mechelen SF 10 Resimont, Laure 22 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre PF 11 Meesseman, Emma 26 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg C 12 Wauters, Ann 39 – (1980-10-12)12 October 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Kayseri Basketbol C 13 Linskens, Kyara 23 – (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) BC Enisey F 22 Mestdagh, Hanne 26 – (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Namur-Capitale F 32 Nauwelaers, Heleen 23 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CB Bembibre PF 34 Massey, Billie 19 – (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Basket Hema SKW PF 42 Raman, Jana 28 – (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Valencia Basket PG 55 Allemand, Julie 23 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Lyon ASVEL	Head coach Philip Mestdagh Assistant coach(es) Sven Van Camp Pierre Cornia Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 6 February 2020

See also

• Belgium men's national basketball team
• Belgium women's national 3x3 team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
2. http://www.fiba.basketball/womensbasketballworldcup/2018/game/3009/Spain-Belgium
3. Profile | Belgium, Fiba.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
4. Belgium roster

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Archived records of Belgium team participations