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 BNXT League. Kangoeroes have been playing in the top tier division in Belgium for 11 years, since 2013.
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| Leagues | BNXT League | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| History | BBC Kangoeroes Boom (2009–2013) Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek (2013–2018) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (2018–present) | ||
| Arena | Winketkaai | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| Location | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Team manager | Paul de Peuter | ||
| Head coach | Kristof Michiels | ||
| Championships | 1 Belgian Second Division | ||
| Website | kangoeroesbasket.be | ||
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Previously, the team played in Boom and Willebroek. In 2018, the club moved to Mechelen.
History
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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
editIn 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]
Since the 2021–22 season, Kangoeroes plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[3]
Arenas
edit| Duration | Arena | Location | Capacity |
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| 2013–2018 | De Schalk | Willebroek | 1,100 |
| 2018–present | Winketkaai | Mechelen | 1,500 |
Names
edit- 'BBC Kangoeroes-Boom (2009–2013)
- Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek (2013–2018)
- Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (2018–present)
Honours
edit- Runners-up (1): 2021–22
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
- Champions (1): 2010–11
- Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2012–13
Season by season
edit| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup |
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| 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 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | PBL | 7th | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | PBL | 7th | Runners-up |
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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- Toarlyn Fitzpatrick (1 season: 2013–14)
- Eduardo Hernández-Sonseca (1 season: 2013–14)
- Mohamed Kherrazi (1 season: 2020–21)
- Jito Kok (2 seasons: 2019–21)
- Domien Loubry (2 seasons: 2020–present)
- Wen Mukubu (1 seasons: 2021–2024)
Individual awards
editHead coaches
edit- Yves Defrainge (February–May 2018)
- Paul Vervaeck (2018–present)
Women's basketball
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: 2022-12-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "C-licentie voor Kangoeroes/Boom, niet voor Brussel". Nieuwsblad.be. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Kangoeroes Willebroek verhuist naar Mechelen" [Kangoeroes Willebroek moves to Mechelen] (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.be. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.