Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen, also known as Kangoeroes or Kangoeroes Mechelen, is a basketball club based in Mechelen, Belgium. Founded in 2009, the club plays in the Pro Basketball League (PBL), the top tier division in Belgium since 2013.

Kangoeroes Mechelen
Leagues	Pro Basketball League
Founded	2009 (2009)
History	BBC Kangoeroes Boom (2009–2013) Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek (2013–2018) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (2018–present)
Arena	Winketkaai
Capacity	1,500
Location	Mechelen, Belgium
Team manager	Paul de Peuter
Head coach	Paul Vervaeck
Championships	1 Belgian Second Division
Website	kangoeroesbasket.be
Home Away

Previously, the team played in Boom and Willebroek. In 2018, the club moved to Mechelen.

History

The logo of the club when it was based in Boom

The club was founded in 2009, as a result of a merger between BBC Kangoeroes Willebroek and Boom BBC. The team name was BBC Kangoeroes Boom, but in summer 2013 the team was renamed Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek. In the 2013–14 season, Kangoeroes entered the professional first tier Ethias League. The Kangoeroes received a C-licence from the Belgium Basketball Federation. This license allowed the team to play with a considerably lower budget than other teams.[1]

Move to Mechelen

In January 2018, Kangoroes announced it would move the team to the city of Mechelen starting from the 2018–19 season. The arena in Willebroek did not fulfill the needs of the Division I. With its merger the club would merge with Pitzemburg Basket and the new team was Kangoeres Basket Mechelen.[2]

Arenas

Duration	Arena	Location	Capacity
2013–2018	De Schalk	Willebroek	1,100
2018–present	Winketkaai	Mechelen	1,500

Names

• 'BBC Kangoeroes-Boom (2009–2013)
• Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek (2013–2018)
• Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (2018–present)

Honours

Belgian Second Division

• Champions (1): 2010–11
  • Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2012–13

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Belgian Cup
2009–10	2	Second Division	2nd
2010–11	2	Second Division	1st
2011–12	2	Second Division	5th
2012–13	2	Second Division	2nd	Round of 16
2013–14	1	BLB	10th	Quarterfinalist
2014–15	1	BLB	9th	Round of 16
2015–16	1	BLB	9th	Quarterfinalist
2016–17	1	BLB	8th	Round of 16
2017–18	1	BLB	7th	Round of 16
2018–19	1	BLB	8th	Round of 16

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. PG 4 Deroover, Terry 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F 6 Bogaerts, Bram 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SG 9 Lasisi, Idris 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 10 Van Oosterwyck, Vic 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) PG 11 Simmons, Rayshawn 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) G/F 12 Fletcher, Armon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) PF 13 Clark II, Marvin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) G 14 Swillen, Wout 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) C 21 Stuteville, Eric 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) F 25 Morini, Raphael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) C 33 Kok, Jito 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Head coach Paul Vervaeck Assistant coach(es) Pieter De Groof Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: February 27, 2020

Players

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Toarlyn Fitzpatrick
• Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca

Head coaches

• Yves Defrainge (February–May 2018)
• Paul Vervaeck (2018–present)

References

1. "C-licentie voor Kangoeroes/Boom, niet voor Brussel". Nieuwsblad.be. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
2. "Kangoeroes Willebroek verhuist naar Mechelen" [Kangoeroes Willebroek moves to Mechelen] (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.be. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek at Ethias League website