BC Castors Braine

BC Castors Braine
Leagues Basketball League Belgium Division I (men)
Belgian Women's Basketball League (women)
Founded 1939
Arena salla André Renauld, complexe sportif Gaston Reiff
Location Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium Belgium
Team colors Yellow, Blue
         
Website
Uniforms

BC Castors Braine (English: Basketball Club Braine Beavers) is a basketball club, with both men's and women's sections, based in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium. The women's team plays in the National First Division and won the title in 2014. The men's team plays in the provincial division.

History

The club was founded in 1939.

The men's team participated in the Korać Cup in 1987-88, 1990-91 and 1996-97.

The women's team reaches the national first division in 2011. In 2014, the female Castors Braine squad won the national championship and the national cup. They followed the title by being runners-up in the 2014–15 EuroCup Women, the first Belgian team to reach a European final.[1] Castors Braine has since won the next four Belgian championships, winning the Belgian Cup as well in 2015 and 2017, with BC Namur-Capitale taking the title instead.

At the beginning of the 2015-2016 season, the Royal Castors Braine takes the name of Mithra Castors Braine following the partnership with Mithra Pharmaceuticals. Include the presentation of the team in the FIBA Europe site for Euroligue.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eurocoupe: Les Castorettes qualifiées pour une finale historique contre Ann Wauters, rtbf.be
  2. ↑ "Club Profile: Mithra Castors Braine | EuroLeague Women". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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