Antwerp Giants

Telenet Giants Antwerp
Telenet Giants Antwerp
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

Logo of the Antwerp Giants, without sponsor

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

The Port of Antwerp Giants logo (used until 2017)

Belgian League

Winners (1): 1999–2000

Belgian Cup

Winners (2): 1999–2000, 2006–07

Belgian Supercup

Winners (2): 2007, 2016

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)
Antwerp Giants Sanex (2006–2008)
Antwerp Diamond Giants (2008–2011)
Port of Antwerp Giants (2011–2017)
Telenet Giants Antwerp (2017–present)

Players

Retired numbers

N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Retired
Antwerp Giants retired numbers
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.

Telenet Giants Antwerp roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
PG	7000500000000000000♠5	Lee, Paris	7000183000000000000♠1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SG	7000700000000000000♠7	Donkor, Dennis	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF	7000800000000000000♠8	Tate, Jae'Sean	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F	7000900000000000000♠9	Bleijenbergh, Vrenz	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PF	7001100000000000000♠10	Vanwijn, Hans	7000204999999999999♠2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
G	7001110000000000000♠11	Sanders, Victor	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF	7001130000000000000♠13	Schoepen, Yoeri	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C	7001150000000000000♠15	Gielen, Vincent	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG	7001200000000000000♠20	Akyazili, Thomas	7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C	7001210000000000000♠21	Bako, Ismaël	7000208000000000000♠2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
C	7001220000000000000♠22	Kingsley, Moses	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PF	7001230000000000000♠23	Dudzinski, Dave	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G	7001240000000000000♠24	Kalinoski, Tyler	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G	7001250000000000000♠25	Coppens, Lenny	7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG		Kanda-Kanyinda, Ordane	7000186000000000000♠1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Head coach

Roel Moors

Assistant coach(es)

Thomas Crab
Christophe Beghin

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 25 September 2018

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Belgian Cup	European competitions
2010–11	1	Division I	5th	18–17	Semifinalist	3 EuroChallenge	L16	4–1–3
2011–12	1	Division I	3rd	23–11	Runner-up	3 EuroChallenge	T16	6–6
2012–13	1	Division I	5th	17–13	Last 16	3 EuroChallenge	RS	4–2
2013–14	1	Division I	4th	21–21	Runner-up	3 EuroChallenge	T16	7–5
2014–15	1	Division I	6th	16–17	Semifinalist	3 EuroChallenge	T16	6–6
2015–16	1	Division I	5th	14–16	Runner-up	3 FIBA Europe Cup	QF	13–4
2016–17	1	Division I	3rd	25–17	Quarterfinalist	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2	8–4
2017–18	1	Division I			Quarterfinalist	3 Champions League	QR3	5–1
2017–18	1	Division I			Quarterfinalist	4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	3–3

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
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External links

Antwerp Giants official Web site (in Dutch)

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

[2] Telenet komende drie jaar hoofdsponsor van Antwerp Giants

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