Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen, also known as Kangoeroes or Kangoeroes Mechelen, is a basketball club based in Mechelen, Belgium. Founded in 2009, the club plays in the Pro Basketball League (PBL), the top tier division in Belgium since 2013.

Kangoeroes Mechelen
LeaguesPro Basketball League
Founded2009 (2009)
HistoryBBC Kangoeroes Boom
(2009–2013)
Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek
(2013–2018)
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
(2018–present)
ArenaWinketkaai
Capacity1,500
LocationMechelen, Belgium
Team managerPaul de Peuter
Head coachPaul Vervaeck
Championships1 Belgian Second Division
Websitekangoeroesbasket.be

Previously, the team played in Boom and Willebroek. In 2018, the club moved to Mechelen.

History
The logo of the club when it was based in Boom

The club was founded in 2009, as a result of a merger between BBC Kangoeroes Willebroek and Boom BBC. The team name was BBC Kangoeroes Boom, but in summer 2013 the team was renamed Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek. In the 2013–14 season, Kangoeroes entered the professional first tier Ethias League. The Kangoeroes received a C-licence from the Belgium Basketball Federation. This license allowed the team to play with a considerably lower budget than other teams.[1]

Move to Mechelen

In January 2018, Kangoroes announced it would move the team to the city of Mechelen starting from the 2018–19 season. The arena in Willebroek did not fulfill the needs of the Division I. With its merger the club would merge with Pitzemburg Basket and the new team was Kangoeres Basket Mechelen.[2]

Arenas
Duration Arena Location Capacity
2013–2018De SchalkWillebroek1,100
2018–presentWinketkaaiMechelen1,500

Names
  • 'BBC Kangoeroes-Boom (2009–2013)
  • Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek (2013–2018)
  • Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (2018–present)

Honours

Belgian Second Division

  • Champions (1): 2010–11
    • Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2012–13

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup
2009–10 2 Second Division 2nd
2010–11 2 Second Division 1st
2011–12 2 Second Division 5th
2012–13 2 Second Division 2nd Round of 16
2013–14 1 BLB 10th Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 BLB 9th Round of 16
2015–16 1 BLB 9th Quarterfinalist
2016–17 1 BLB 8th Round of 16
2017–18 1 BLB 7th Round of 16
2018–19 1 BLB 8th Round of 16

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
PG 4 Deroover, Terry 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 6 Bogaerts, Bram 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 9 Lasisi, Idris 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 10 Van Oosterwyck, Vic 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PG 11 Simmons, Rayshawn 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F 12 Fletcher, Armon 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 13 Clark II, Marvin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 14 Swillen, Wout 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 21 Stuteville, Eric 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F 25 Morini, Raphael 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 33 Kok, Jito 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Pieter De Groof
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 27, 2020

Players

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Head coaches
  • Yves Defrainge (February–May 2018)
  • Paul Vervaeck (2018–present)

References
  1. "C-licentie voor Kangoeroes/Boom, niet voor Brussel". Nieuwsblad.be. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  2. "Kangoeroes Willebroek verhuist naar Mechelen" [Kangoeroes Willebroek moves to Mechelen] (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.be. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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