Belgium women's national basketball team

The Belgium women's national basketball team represents Belgium in international women's basketball competitions for women. Commonly referred to (in all languages) as the Belgian Cats, their first appearance in a major international tournament was in 1950, at the European Championship in Budapest. The team has participated in thirteen European Championship tournaments (including best finishes of 3rd place in 2017 and 2021) 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] and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Belgium men's national basketball team.

Belgium
FIBA ranking5 1 (15 February 2022)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKBBB
CoachValery Demory
Nickname(s)Belgian Cats
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
World Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances13
Medals (2017, 2021)
Home
Away

The Belgian Cats, together with the men's national basketball team, are administered by the Belgian Basketball Federation.[3]

Competitive record

Summer Olympics
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1976Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
20207th422319282
Total1/12422319282

World Cup
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1953Did not qualify
1957
1959
1964
1967
1971
1975
1979
1983
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018Fourth place633456401
2022Qualified
Total2/19133456401

EuroBasket
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
1938Did not qualify
19508844328351
1952Did not qualify
1954
1956
1958
196010707284402
196210505172287
1964Did not qualify
1966
19687927374615
197012707390599
1972Did not qualify
1974
197612817471740
1978Did not qualify
198013817453668
1981Did not qualify
1983
198512707306350
1987Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
20036835578649
2005Did not qualify
20077844525520
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017651413376
20195633418400
2021642445414
2023To be determined
Total13/3993276651576371

2020 Olympic roster

The roster was announced on 4 July 2021.[4]

Belgium women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 5 Kim Mestdagh 31 – (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) PF Schio
SF 6 Antonia Delaere 26 – (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Zaragoza
PG 9 Marjorie Carpréaux 33 – (1987-09-17)17 September 1987 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Castors Braine
PF 11 Emma Meesseman 28 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg
C 12 Ann Wauters 40 – (1980-10-12)12 October 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent
C 13 Kyara Linskens 24 – (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Nadezhda Orenburg
F 22 Hanne Mestdagh 28 – (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Namur-Capitale
F 32 Heleen Nauwelaers 25 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Granada
C 34 Billie Massey 21 – (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
PG 35 Julie Vanloo 28 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) BC Enisey
PF 42 Jana Raman 30 – (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) CB Estudiantes
PG 55 Julie Allemand 25 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) ASVEL Féminin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sven Van Camp
  • Pierre Cornia
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. "Spain v Belgium boxscore - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 - 30 September".
  3. Profile | Belgium, Fiba.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. "Belgium make roster tweaks for Olympic debut". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "Team Roster Belgium" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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