Antwerp Giants

Port of Antwerp Giants
Leagues Belgian League,
FIBA Europe Cup
Founded 2005
Arena Lotto Arena
Arena Capacity 5,218
Location Antwerp, Belgium
Team colors

White, Red

         

President Roger Roels
Head coach Roel Moors
Championships 1 Belgian Championships
2 Belgian Cups
Retired numbers 1 (4)
Website www.antwerpgiants.be
Uniforms
Home
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Logo of the Antwerp Giants, without sponsor

Antwerp Giants, named Port of Antwerp Giants for sponsorship reasons, is a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club was created from the merger of Sobabee and Racing Mechelen BC. Then named Racing Basket Antwerpen, it was renamed Antwerp Giants in 2005.

History

In 1995, Sobabee from Antwerp and Racing Mechelen B.C. 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 till 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 on 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 match against Spirou Charleroi in the Sportpaleis.[1]

Trophies

2000
2000, 2007

Names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has frequently changed:

Players

Retired numbers

Antwerp Giants retired numbers
Nat. Player Position Tenure Retired
4 Belgium Roel Moors PG 2000–2002, 2009–2015 October 8, 2015[2]

Current roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 5 Belgium Kanda, Ordane 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 19 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996
PG 6 Belgium Rojas Palma, Andreas 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (1992-05-12)12 May 1992
C 7 United States Waldow, Brad 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1991-12-30)30 December 1991
PF 8 United States Basabe, Melsahn 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1992-05-29)29 May 1992
F 9 United States Smith, Mike 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1987-07-17)17 July 1987
PG 10 United States McKinney, Mikh 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
G 11 Belgium Vervoort, Thibaut 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (1997-12-10)10 December 1997
F 12 Belgium Mwema, Jean-Marc (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989
PF 13 Belgium Schoepen, Yoeri 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (1994-03-30)30 March 1994
G 14 United States Vaughn, Kwame 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (1991-05-31)31 May 1991
G 15 Belgium Marchant, Dorian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (1993-04-24)24 April 1993
G 20 Belgium Peeters, Philippe 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (1995-01-10)10 January 1995
PF 22 United States Scott, Carleton 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1988-10-09)9 October 1988
PF 23 Belgium Schoepen, Yannick 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1992-02-14)14 February 1992
C 24 United States Langford, Kevin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1985-12-21)21 December 1985
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Eddy Faus

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: March 29, 2016

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Belgian Cup Tier European competitions
2010–11 1 Ethias League 5 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist 3 EuroChallenge – Last 16
2011–12 1 Ethias League 2 Semifinalist Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge – Last 16
2012–13 1 Ethias League 5 Quarterfinalist Last 16 3 EuroChallenge – Regular season
2013–14 1 Ethias League 6 Semifinalist Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge – Last 16
2014–15 1 Scooore League 6 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist 3 EuroChallenge – Last 16

Former players

Note: Scroll down to see more players.

A list of former players of Antwerp Giants since 2000.

United States Jordan Callahan (2014)

Belgium Dennis Donkor (2008-14)

Belgium Maxime De Zeeuw (2012-14)

Belgium Yannick Driesen (2012-14)

Serbia Marko Špica (2013-14)

United States Barry Stewart (2013-14)

United States Scott Thomas (2013-14)

United States Frank Turner (2013-14)

United States Clayton Vette (2013-14)

United States Tim Black (2008-13)

United States Bryan Hopkins (2008-13)

Belgium Maarten Rademakers (2009-13)

United StatesBelgium Ralph Biggs (2010-13)

United States Jason Love (2012-13)

United States LaMarcus Reed (2012–13)

United States Gregg Thondique (2012-13)

Tunisia Salah Mejri (2010–12)

United States Michael Roll (2010–12)

United States Darnell Wilson (2010–12)

United States Mike Morrison (2011–12)

Belgium Andreas Rojas Palma (2011–12)

United States Julian Vaughn (2011–12)

United States Alan Wiggins (2011–12)

Belgium Randy Oveneke (2008–11)

United States Graham Brown (2009–11)

Belgium Brecht Guillemyn (2009–11)

United States Trent Strickland (2009–11)

Belgium Jef Vander Jonckheyd (2001–03, 2010–11)

Belgium Wim Vandenweyer (2010–11)

Belgium Alexander Lichodzijewski (2006–10)

United States Brandon Gay (2007–10)

Belgium Christophe Beghin (2008–10)

United States Thomas Gardner (2009–10)

Belgium Thomas De Thaey (2009–10)

Belgium Thomas Lamot (2005–09)

Belgium Yves Dupont (2006–09)

Netherlands Nick Oudendag (2007–09)

Belgium Lee Wouters (2007–09)

United States Brian Lynch (2008–09)

Slovakia David Toya (2005–08)

Montenegro Mladen Sekularac (2005–08)

Belgium Vincent Verbeeck (2005–08)

United States Ryan Sears (2007–08)

United States Ian Hanavan (2007–08)

Belgium Kris Sergeant (2007–08)

United States Ayinde Ubaka (2007–08)

Argentina Gabriel Mikulas (2007–08)

Belgium Gianni Fiermans (2007–08)

Belgium Frederik Biot (2007–08)

United States Ed Norvell (2003–07)

United States Len Matela (2003–07)

Israel Gur Shelef (2005–07)

Belgium Senne Geukens (2005–07)

Belgium Thomas Dreesen (2005–07)

Democratic Republic of the Congo Bob Tshitenge (2005–07)

United States Dwayne Archbold (2006–07)

United States Kelley McClure (2006–07)

Belgium Pieter Loridon (2000–06)

Belgium Domien Loubry (2001–06)

Belgium Sebastien Bellin (2003–06)

Hungary Peter Lorant (2005–06)

Croatia Damir Milacic (2005–06)

Belgium Duke Tshomba (2003–05)

Belgium Sam Rotsaert (2003–05)

Belgium Paul Bayer (2000–02, 2004–05)

Belgium Ron Ellis (2004–05)

Belgium Piet De Bel (2004–05)

Belgium Jozef Casteels (2001–04)

Germany David Arigbabu (2003–04)

Croatia Igor Starcevic (2003–04)

United States Charles Bennett (2003–04)

Belgium Niels Vinckx (2003–04)

Belgium Lennert Swaeb (2003–04)

Belgium Joeri Moonen (2003–04)

Belgium Michael Krikemans (2000–03)

Belgium Maarten Goethaert (2000–03)

United States Tezale Archie (2002–03)

United States Chris Young (2002–03)

Poland Miroslaw Lopatka (2002–03)

Netherlands Francisco de Miranda (2002–03)

Belgium Hugo Sterk (2002–03)

Ukraine Bogdan Karebin (2002–03)

Netherlands Vincent Krieger (2002–03)

Republic of Macedonia Ilia Bocevski (2002–03)

Belgium Stefan Sappenberghs (2000–02)

United States Darius Hall (2001–02)

Belgium Gerben Van Dorpe (2001–02)

United States Gyasi Cline-Heard (2001–02)

Ukraine Kostyantyn Galenkin (2001–02)

Italy Joe Ingegneri (2001–02)

United States Nakiae Miller (2001–02)

United StatesItaly Shaun Stonerook (2000–01)

United States Otis Hill (2000–01)

Republic of Ireland John O'Connell (2000–01)

Serbia Milos Babic (2000–01)

Belgium Vinny Arrendell (2000–01)

Belgium Dave d'Haens (2000–01)

References

  1. "Roundup: Magical 'Night of the Giants'". Retrieved February 3, 2015.

External links

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