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Belgium women's national basketball team

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

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 two at the Olympic Games (2020,[7] 2024[8]).

Belgium
FIBA ranking6 Steady (26 August 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBasketball Belgium
CoachRachid Meziane
Nickname(s)Belgian Cats
Olympic Games
Appearances2
MedalsNone
World Cup
Appearances2
MedalsNone
EuroBasket
Appearances14
MedalsGold Gold: (2023)
Bronze Bronze: (2017, 2021)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Soviet Union 91–31 Belgium 
(Budapest, Hungary; 14 May 1950)
Biggest win
 Azerbaijan 28–136 Belgium 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 12 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Belgium 48–127 Soviet Union 
(Moulins, France; 22 May 1976)

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
  1976 Did not qualify
  1980
  1984
  1988
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020 7th 4 2 2 319 282
  2024 4th 6 2 4 463 460
Total 2/13 10 4 6 782 742

FIBA Women's World Cup

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FIBA Women's World Cup record
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
  1953 Did not enter
  1957
  1959
  1964 Did not qualify
  1967 Did not enter
  1971 Did not qualify
  1975
  1979
  1983
  1986
  1990
  1994
  1998
  2002
  2006
  2010
  2014
  2018 Fourth place 6 3 3 456 401
  2022 Fifth place 6 3 3 433 435
  2026 To be determined
Total 2/19 12 6 6 889 836

EuroBasket Women

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EuroBasket Women record
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
  1938 Did not enter
  1950 8th 7 4 3 287 302
  1952 Did not enter
  1954
  1956
  1958
  1960 10th 7 0 7 284 402
  1962 10th 5 0 5 172 287
  1964 Did not enter
  1966
  1968 7th 9 2 7 374 615
  1970 12th 7 0 7 390 599
  1972 Did not qualify
  1974
  1976 12th 8 1 7 471 740
  1978 Did not qualify
  1980 13th 8 1 7 453 668
  1981 Did not qualify
  1983
  1985 12th 7 0 7 306 350
  1987 Did not qualify
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003 6th 8 3 5 578 649
  2005 Did not qualify
  2007 7th 8 4 4 525 520
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2013
   2015
  2017   6th 5 1 413 376
   2019 5th 6 3 3 418 400
   2021   6 4 2 445 414
   2023   6 6 0 488 338
     2025 To be determined
   2027
Total 14/39 98 33 65 5604 6660

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 14-player roster was announced on 24 May 2024.[9] The final roster was revealed on 6 July 2024.[10]

Belgium women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Elise Ramette 25 – (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) AE Sedis Bàsquet  
SF 6 Antonia Delaere 29 – (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Avenida  
SF 10 Laure Résimont 26 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen  
PF 11 Emma Meesseman (C) 31 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe  
C 13 Kyara Linskens 27 – (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Lattes Montpellier  
PF 15 Nastja Claessens 19 – (2004-12-02)2 December 2004 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) KBT ION Waregem  
SF 22 Bethy Mununga 27 – (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq  
C 25 Becky Massey 24 – (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) IDK Euskotren  
SF 31 Maxuelle Lisowa-Mbaka 23 – (2001-05-14)14 May 2001 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq  
C 34 Billie Massey 24 – (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) CB Estudiantes  
PG 35 Julie Vanloo 31 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Washington Mystics  
F 99 Ine Joris 23 – (2001-07-25)25 July 2001 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) BC Castors Braine  
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2023". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2017". Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2021". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Belgium at the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Belgium at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Belgium at the 2020 women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Belgium at the 2024 women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Voici la préparation complète des Cats en vue des Jeux olympiques de Paris". basketballbelgium.be. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Bonne nouvelle pour les Cats: Julie Allemand est dans le groupe pour les Jeux Olympiques de Paris". bebasket.be. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Team roster: Belgium" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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