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 BNXT League. Kangoeroes have been playing in the top tier division in Belgium for 10 years, since 2013.

Kangoeroes Mechelen
Kangoeroes Mechelen logo
LeaguesBNXT 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 coachKristof Michiels
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]

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
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

BNXT Belgian Championship

Belgian Cup

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
2019–20 1 PBL 7th
2020–21 1 PBL 7th Runners-up

Players

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.Age
C 0 United States Davis, DeAndre 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1994-11-23)23 November 1994
PG 3 Belgium Loubry, Domien 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 38 – (1985-03-03)3 March 1985
F 4 Belgium Mukubu, Wen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983
PF 5 Belgium Tshimanga, Godwin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2001-01-25)25 January 2001
PG 6 Belgium Van Buggenhout, Jo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (2003-06-06)6 June 2003
SG 7 Croatia Kotrulja, Luka 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998
F 8 Belgium Mennes, Joppe 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-05-20)20 May 2003
SG 11 United States Fobbs, Brian 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998
SF 14 Belgium Foerts, Jonas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996
C 15 Belgium Palinckx, Mattias 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-02-17)17 February 1997
PG 24 United States Thomas, Larry 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-10-19)19 October 1993
C 34 Nigeria Aririguzoh, Richmond 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1998-09-09)9 September 1998
Head coach
  • Belgium Kristof Michiels
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Wim Van Poucke
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 22, 2022

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards
BNXT League Dream Team
BNXT League Player of the Year
BNXT League Coach of the Year
  • Kristof Michiels – 2022

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

Women's basketball

Current roster

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

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Dames roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SG 1 France Berkani, Lisa 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997
PG 2 Belgium Van Gils, Eva 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 20 – (2002-12-15)15 December 2002
PG 4 Belgium Denys, Renée 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-10-13)13 October 2004
F 6 Belgium Courthiau, Alicia 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 17 – (2005-12-06)6 December 2005
C 7 Chile Morrison, Ziomara 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1989-02-15)15 February 1989
F 8 Belgium Kibedi, Annie 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 15 – (2008-05-24)24 May 2008
SF 10 Belgium Résimont, Laure 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 25 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998
SG 11 Belgium De Vooght, Liese 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2003-08-04)4 August 2003
F 12 Belgium Nauwelaers, Heleen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 27 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996
PF 20 Poland Rembiszewska, Amalia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1996-03-02)2 March 1996
F 22 United States Bertsch, Morgan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997
F 33 Egypt Belgium Ibrahim, Tamara 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2004-09-26)26 September 2004
Head coach
  • Belgium Arvid Diels
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Bilal Ben Abdelkader
  • Belgium Daphne Van Dessel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2022-12-08

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.
  3. "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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