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 ranking7 2 (12 February 2020)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKBBB
CoachPhilip Mestdagh
Nickname(s)Belgian Cats
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Women's World Cup
Appearances1
EuroBasket
Appearances12
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
1976Did Not Qualify
1980Did Not Qualify
1984Did Not Qualify
1988Did Not Qualify
1992Did Not Qualify
1996Did Not Qualify
2000Did Not Qualify
2004Did Not Qualify
2008Did Not Qualify
2012Did Not Qualify
2016Did Not Qualify
2020Qualified
Total1/1200000

World Championship

Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1953Did Not Qualify
1957Did Not Qualify
1959Did Not Qualify
1964Did Not Qualify
1967Did Not Qualify
1971Did Not Qualify
1975Did Not Qualify
1979Did Not Qualify
1983Did Not Qualify
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1986Did Not Qualify
1990Did Not Qualify
1994Did Not Qualify
1998Did Not Qualify
2002Did Not Qualify
2006Did Not Qualify
2010Did Not Qualify
2014Did Not Qualify
2018Fourth place633456401
2022TBD
Total1/19133456401

EuroBasket

Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1938Did Not Qualify
19508844328351
1952Did Not Qualify
1954Did Not Qualify
1956Did Not Qualify
1958Did Not Qualify
196010707284402
196210505172287
1964Did Not Qualify
1966Did Not Qualify
19687927374615
197012707390599
1972Did Not Qualify
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1974Did Not Qualify
197612817471740
1978Did Not Qualify
198013817453668
1981Did Not Qualify
1983Did Not Qualify
198512707306350
1987Did Not Qualify
1989Did Not Qualify
1991Did Not Qualify
1993Did Not Qualify
1995Did Not Qualify
1997Did Not Qualify
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1999Did Not Qualify
2001Did Not Qualify
20036835578649
2005Did Not Qualify
20077844525520
2009Did Not Qualify
2011Did Not Qualify
2013Did Not Qualify
2015Did Not Qualify
2017651413376
20195633418400
2021To Be Determined
Total12/7387236447125957

Current roster

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

Belgium women's national basketball team – 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sven Van Camp
  • Pierre Cornia
Legend
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See also

References

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