Belgium women's national basketball team

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Belgium
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FIBA ranking 6 Increase2.svg 1 (21 August 2023) [1]
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation Basketball Belgium
CoachRachid Meziane
Nickname(s)Belgian Cats
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
World Cup
Appearances 2
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances14
MedalsGold medal europe.svgGold: (2023)
Bronze medal europe.svgBronze: (2017, 2021)
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Home
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Away
First international
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 91–31 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
(Budapest, Hungary; 14 May 1950)
Biggest win
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 28–136 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 12 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 48–127 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
(Moulins, France; 22 May 1976)

The Belgium women's national basketball team (nicknamed Belgian Cats) represents Belgium in international basketball, and are controlled by Basketball Belgium. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroBasket 1950. The team has participated in the European Championship fourteen times overall. Their best results at the event are winning the title in 2023, [2] and two third place finishes (2017, [3] and 2021 [4] ). Belgium has also competed on the global stage, where they have made two appearances at the World Cup (2018, [5] 2022 [6] ), and one at the Olympic Games (2020 [7] ).

Contents

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
YearPlacePldWLPFPA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg 1984
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988
Flag of Spain.svg 1992
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 7th422319282
Flag of France.svg 2024 Qualified
Total2/13422319282

FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's World Cup record
YearPlacePldWLPFPA
Flag of Chile.svg 1953 Did not enter
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1957
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1959
Flag of Peru.svg 1964 Did not qualify
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1967 Did not enter
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1971 Did not qualify
Flag of Colombia.svg 1975
Flag of South Korea.svg 1979
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1986
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1990
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1994
Flag of Germany.svg 1998
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2002
Flag of Brazil.svg 2006
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2010
Flag of Turkey.svg 2014
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 Fourth place633456401
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Fifth place633433435
Flag of Germany.svg 2026 To be determined
Total2/191266889836

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women record
YearPlacePldWLPFPA
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1938 Did not enter
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg 1950 8th743287302
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg 1952 Did not enter
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1954
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1956
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg 1958
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg 1960 10th707284402
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1962 10th505172287
Flag of Hungary.svg 1964 Did not enter
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 1966
Flag of Italy.svg 1968 7th927374615
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1970 12th707390599
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg 1972 Did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 1974
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1976 12th817471740
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg 1978 Did not qualify
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1980 13th817453668
Flag of Italy.svg 1981 Did not qualify
Flag of Hungary.svg 1983
Flag of Italy.svg 1985 12th707306350
Flag of Spain.svg 1987 Did not qualify
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1989
Flag of Israel.svg 1991
Flag of Italy.svg 1993
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1995
Flag of Hungary.svg 1997
Flag of Poland.svg 1999
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2001
Flag of Greece.svg 2003 6th835578649
Flag of Turkey.svg 2005 Did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 2007 7th844525520
Flag of Latvia.svg 2009 Did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2011
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2013
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Romania.svg 2015
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2017 Bronze medal icon.svg 6th51413376
Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Serbia.svg 2019 5th633418400
Flag of France.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2021 Bronze medal icon.svg 642445414
Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2023 Gold medal icon.svg 660488338
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Greece.svg 2025 To be determined
Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg 2027
Total14/3998336556046660

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023. [8] [9]

Belgium women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Elise Ramette 24 – (1998-11-03)3 November 19981.77 m (5 ft 10 in) AE Sedis Bàsquet Flag of Spain.svg
SF 6 Antonia Delaere 28 – (1994-08-01)1 August 19941.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Avenida Flag of Spain.svg
SF 10 Laure Résimont 25 – (1998-01-29)29 January 19981.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
PF 11 Emma Meesseman  (C)30 – (1993-05-13)13 May 19931.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg
C 13 Kyara Linskens 26 – (1996-11-13)13 November 19961.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lattes Montpellier Flag of France.svg
SF 22 Bethy Mununga 25 – (1997-07-22)22 July 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ACS Sepsi SIC Flag of Romania.svg
C 23 Serena-Lynn Geldof 26 – (1997-03-02)2 March 19971.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Basket Zaragoza Flag of Spain.svg
C 25 Becky Massey 23 – (2000-03-21)21 March 20001.86 m (6 ft 1 in) IDK Euskotren Flag of Spain.svg
SF 31 Maxuelle Lisowa-Mbaka 22 – (2001-05-14)14 May 20011.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Basketball Club Lucca Flag of Italy.svg
C 34 Billie Massey 23 – (2000-03-21)21 March 20001.86 m (6 ft 1 in) CB Estudiantes Flag of Spain.svg
PG 35 Julie Vanloo 30 – (1993-02-10)10 February 19931.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg
PG 55 Julie Allemand 26 – (1996-07-07)7 July 19961.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Chicago Sky Flag of the United States.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pascal Angills
  • Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jill Lorent
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 June 2023

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