Antwerp Giants
Telenet Giants Antwerp | ||||
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Leagues | Pro Basketball League | |||
Founded | 1995 | |||
History |
Racing Antwerpen 1995–2006 Antwerp Giants 2006–present | |||
Arena | Lotto Arena | |||
Capacity | 5,218 | |||
Location | Antwerp, Belgium | |||
Team colors |
Red, White, Gold | |||
President | Roger Roels | |||
Head coach | Roel Moors | |||
Championships |
1 Belgian Championships 2 Belgian Cups 2 Belgian Supercups | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (4) | |||
Website | www.antwerpgiants.be | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Antwerp Giants, named Telenet Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, are a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the Pro Basketball League (PBL), 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.
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 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 game against Spirou Charleroi, in the Sportpaleis.[1] In June 2017, it was announced that Telenet would become the main sponsor of the team for three seasons.[2]
Trophies
- Winners (1): 1999–2000
- Winners (2): 1999–2000, 2006–07
- Winners (2): 2007, 2016
Names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has frequently changed:
Players
Retired numbers
Antwerp Giants retired numbers | |||||
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Retired |
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4 | Roel Moors | PG | 2000–2002, 2009–2015 | October 8, 2015[3] |
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Belgian Cup | European competitions | ||
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2010–11 | 1 | Division I | 5th | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | |||
2011–12 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | Runner-up | 3 EuroChallenge | |||
2012–13 | 1 | Division I | 5th | Last 16 | 3 EuroChallenge | |||
2013–14 | 1 | Division I | 4th | Runner-up | 3 EuroChallenge | |||
2014–15 | 1 | Division I | 6th | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | |||
2015–16 | 1 | Division I | 5th | Runner-up | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | |||
2016–17 | 1 | Division I | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | |||
2017–18 | 1 | Division I | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | ||||
4 FIBA Europe Cup | ||||||||
Former players
A list of former players of Antwerp Giants since 2000.
Jordan Callahan (2014) Dennis Donkor (2008–14) Maxime De Zeeuw (2012–14) Yannick Driesen (2012–14) Marko Špica (2013–14) Barry Stewart (2013–14) Scott Thomas (2013–14) Frank Turner (2013–14) Clayton Vette (2013–14) Tim Black (2008–13) Bryan Hopkins (2008–13) Maarten Rademakers (2009–13) Ralph Biggs (2010–13) Jason Love (2012–13) LaMarcus Reed (2012–13) Gregg Thondique (2012–13) Salah Mejri (2010–12) Michael Roll (2010–12) Darnell Wilson (2010–12) Mike Morrison (2011–12) Andreas Rojas Palma (2011–12) Julian Vaughn (2011–12) Alan Wiggins (2011–12) Randy Oveneke (2008–11) Graham Brown (2009–11) Brecht Guillemyn (2009–11) Trent Strickland (2009–11) Jef Vander Jonckheyd (2001–03, 2010–11) Wim Vandenweyer (2010–11) Alexander Lichodzijewski (2006–10) Brandon Gay (2007–10) Christophe Beghin (2008–10) Thomas Gardner (2009–10) Thomas De Thaey (2009–10) Thomas Lamot (2005–09) Yves Dupont (2006–09) Nick Oudendag (2007–09) Lee Wouters (2007–09) Brian Lynch (2008–09) David Toya (2005–08) Mladen Sekularac (2005–08) Vincent Verbeeck (2005–08) Ryan Sears (2007–08) Ian Hanavan (2007–08) Kris Sergeant (2007–08) Ayinde Ubaka (2007–08) Gabriel Mikulas (2007–08) Gianni Fiermans (2007–08) Frederik Biot (2007–08) Ed Norvell (2003–07) Len Matela (2003–07) Gur Shelef (2005–07) Senne Geukens (2005–07) Thomas Dreesen (2005–07) Bob Tshitenge (2005–07) Dwayne Archbold (2006–07) Kelley McClure (2006–07) Pieter Loridon (2000–06) Domien Loubry (2001–06) Sebastien Bellin (2003–06) Peter Lorant (2005–06) Damir Milacic (2005–06) Duke Tshomba (2003–05) Sam Rotsaert (2003–05) Paul Bayer (2000–02, 2004–05) Ron Ellis (2004–05) Piet De Bel (2004–05) Jozef Casteels (2001–04) David Arigbabu (2003–04) Igor Starcevic (2003–04) Charles Bennett (2003–04) Niels Vinckx (2003–04) Lennert Swaeb (2003–04) Joeri Moonen (2003–04) Michael Krikemans (2000–03) Maarten Goethaert (2000–03) Tezale Archie (2002–03) Chris Young (2002–03) Miroslaw Lopatka (2002–03) Francisco de Miranda (2002–03) Hugo Sterk (2002–03) Bogdan Karebin (2002–03) Vincent Krieger (2002–03) Ilia Bocevski (2002–03) Stefan Sappenberghs (2000–02) Darius Hall (2001–02) Gerben Van Dorpe (2001–02) Gyasi Cline-Heard (2001–02) Kostyantyn Galenkin (2001–02) Joe Ingegneri (2001–02) Nakiae Miller (2001–02) Shaun Stonerook (2000–01) Otis Hill (2000–01) John O'Connell (2000–01) Milos Babic (2000–01) Vinny Arrendell (2000–01) Dave d'Haens (2000–01)
References
- ↑ "Roundup: Magical 'Night of the Giants'". Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- ↑ Telenet komende drie jaar hoofdsponsor van Antwerp Giants
- ↑
External links
- Antwerp Giants official Web site (in Dutch)