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Antwerp Giants
Belgian professional basketball club
Belgian professional basketball club
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Windrose Giants Antwerp | |||
| logo | Telenet Giants logo.png | |||
| image_size | 170px | |||
| leagues | BNXT League | |||
| founded | ||||
| history | Racing Antwerpen | |||
| 1995–2006 | ||||
| Antwerp Giants | ||||
| 2006–present | ||||
| arena | Lotto Arena | |||
| capacity | 5,500 | |||
| location | Antwerp, Belgium | |||
| colors | Red, White, Black, Yellow | |||
| president | Björn Verhoeven | |||
| coach | Roel Moors | |||
| captain | Jean-Marc Mwema | |||
| retired_numbers | 1 (4) | |||
| championships | 1 Belgian Championships | |||
| 4 Belgian Cups | ||||
| 2 Belgian Supercups | ||||
| website | antwerpgiants.be | |||
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| gm | Eddy Faus |
1995–2006 Antwerp Giants 2006–present
4 Belgian Cups 2 Belgian Supercups
Antwerp Giants, named Windrose Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, is a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketball. The club was created from the merger of Sobabee and Racing Mechelen. Then named Racing Basket Antwerpen, it was renamed Antwerp Giants in 2005.
Antwerp has won the Belgian championship once, in 2000. The team has won five Belgian Cups and two Belgian Supercups.
History
In 1995, Sobabee from Antwerp and Racing Mechelen merged into Racing Basket Antwerpen. The club made its debut on the highest stage in Belgium in the 1998–99 season. Antwerp was one of the top 3 teams until 2001. In the 1999–2000 season the club won its first national championship as Telindus Antwerpen, by beating Oostende 3–1 in the Finals. The team had a setback after the championship year and ended in the 6th, 7th or 8th place for five seasons in a row. In 2007 the club won its third trophy, by winning the Belgian Basketball Cup for the second time.
The second team of the club plays in the Belgian Second Division, while the women's team participates in the regional competition.
The team holds the attendance record for a basketball game in Belgium, with 17,135 spectators, on 31 January 2015, during their game against Spirou Charleroi, in the Sportpaleis. In June 2017, it was announced that Telenet would become the main sponsor of the team for three seasons. The signing of this sponsor, previously the main sponsor of Oostende, made the Giants one of the favorites in Belgian basketball.
In the 2018–19 season, Antwerp had its most successful season in club history. In Europe, it qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) after advancing past three qualifying rounds. Antwerp was the surprise of the BCL season, as the team beat Murcia and Nizhny Novgorod in the round of 16 and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four which was hosted in the city of Antwerp in the Sportpaleis. In the semi-finals, Antwerp lost to Iberostar Tenerife, and it won the third place game over Brose Bamberg. Domestically, Antwerp won the Belgian Basketball Cup for the first time in 12 years. In the PBL, Antwerp lost to Filou Oostende 1–3 in the finals.
Since the 2021–22 season, Antwerp plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.
On 12 March 2023, the Giants won their fifth Belgian Cup title after beating Oostende in the final.
On 8 July 2024 Antwerp got a new name sponsor. The company Windrose Technology, which is located in electronic trucks are the new name sponsor. The new team name is Windrose Giants Antwerp.
Trophies
Domestic competitions
- Belgian League :Champions (1): 1999–2000
- Belgian Cup :Winners (5): 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
- Belgian Supercup :Winners (2): 2007, 2016
European competitions
- Basketball Champions League
- Third place (1): 2018–19
Names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has frequently changed:
- Racing Basket Antwerpen (1996–1999)
- Telindus Racing Antwerpen (1999–2004)
- Daewoo Racing Antwerpen (2005–2006)
- Sanex Antwerp Giants (2006–2008)
- Antwerp Diamond Giants (2008–2011)
- Port of Antwerp Giants (2011–2017)
- Telenet Giants Antwerp (2017–2024)
- Windrose Giants Antwerp (2024–present)
Players
Retired numbers
| N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BEL | Roel Moors | PG | 2000–2002, 2009–2015 | October 8, 2015 |
Current roster
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | BNXT | Belgian Cup | European competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | 1 | Division I | 5th | 18–17 | – | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | 23–11 | Runner-up | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Division I | 5th | 17–13 | Last 16 | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Division I | 4th | 21–21 | Runner-up | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Division I | 6th | 16–17 | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Division I | 5th | 14–16 | Runner-up | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | QF |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | 25–17 | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Division I | 2nd | 31–12 | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | QR3 |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 3–3 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Division I | 2nd | 35–9 | Champion | 3 Champions League | 3rd |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | 11–6 | Champion | 3 Champions League | RS |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | 20–11 | Quarterfinals | 2 EuroCup | RS |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BNXT | 4th | 17–11 | 6th | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup |
| 2022–23 | 1 | BNXT | 2nd | 22–6 | 5th | Champion | 4 FIBA Europe Cup |
| 2023–24 | 1 | BNXT | 2nd | 22–8 | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2024–25 | 1 | BNXT | 6th | 23–13 | 6th | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup |
Head coaches
| Antwerp Giants}}" | Name | Antwerp Giants}}" | Nat. | Antwerp Giants}}" | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISR | 2005–2007 | ||||
| BEL | 2007–2008 | ||||
| BEL | 2008–2013 | ||||
| BEL | 2013–2015 | ||||
| BEL | 2015–2019 | ||||
| BEL | 2019–2022 | ||||
| BEL | 2022 | ||||
| CRO | 2022–2024 | ||||
| NED | 2024 | ||||
| BEL | 2024–2025 | ||||
| BEL | 2025–present |
Notable former players
A list of former players of Antwerp Giants since 2000
- USA {{flagicon | SRB}} Kevin Punter (2017)
- USA Jordan Callahan (2014)
- BEL Maxime De Zeeuw (2012–14)
- BEL Yannick Driesen (2012–14)
- SRB Marko Špica (2013–14)
- USA Frank Turner (2013–14)
- USA Clayton Vette (2013–14)
- USABEL Ralph Biggs (2010–13)
- USA Jason Love (2012–13)
- TUN Salah Mejri (2010–12)
- USA Michael Roll (2010–12)
- USA Julian Vaughn (2011–12)
- BEL Christophe Beghin (2008–10)
- USA Thomas Gardner (2009–10)
- NLD Nick Oudendag (2007–09)
- USA Brian Lynch (2008–09)
- Montenegro Mladen Sekularac (2005–08)
- USA Ryan Sears (2007–08)
- USA Ian Hanavan (2007–08)
- USA Ayinde Ubaka (2007–08)
- USA Len Matela (2003–07)
- ISR Gur Shelef (2005–07)
- BEL Domien Loubry (2001–06)
- BEL Sebastien Bellin (2003–06)
- HUN Peter Lorant (2005–06)
- BEL Ron Ellis (2004–05)
- USAITA Shaun Stonerook (2000–01)
- USA Otis Hill (2000–01)
- USA Speedy Smith (2020)
- SRB Milos Babic (2000–01)
- BEL Andy Van Vliet (2014–15)
- BEL Hans Vanwijn (2017–20)
- BEL Jean-Marc Nwema (2009–16, 2021–24)
References
References
- (July 2017). "Roundup: Magical 'Night of the Giants'".
- [http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170606_02913659/telenet-komende-drie-jaar-hoofdsponsor-van-antwerp-giants Telenet komende drie jaar hoofdsponsor van Antwerp Giants]
- (5 May 2019). "Antwerp use home support to stun Bamberg for third place". Basketball Champions League.
- (8 March 2020). "Antwerp Giants troeven Charleroi af in spannende bekerfinale". Sporza.be.
- "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend".
- (2023-03-12). "Antwerp Giants kloppen favoriet Oostende in spannende bekerfinale".
- (2024-07-08). "WINDROSE GIANTS ANTWERP!".
- "Niemand zal ooit nog het nummer 4 dragen bij de Giants".
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