Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen

Basketball team in Mechelen, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen, also known as Kangoeroes or Kangoeroes Mechelen, is a professional 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 13 years, since 2013.

LeaguesBNXT League
Founded2009; 17 years ago (2009)
HistoryBBC Kangoeroes Boom
(2009–2013)
Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek
(2013–2018)
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen
(2018–present)
ArenaWinketkaai
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Kangoeroes Mechelen
Kangoeroes Mechelen logo
LeaguesBNXT League
Founded2009; 17 years ago (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 BNXT League
1 Belgian Second Division
Websitekangoeroesbasket.be
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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]

In the 2024–25 season, Kangoeroes won the BNXT League title, after finishing in the first position of the regular season with a 26–10 record. It was the Kangoeroes' first trophy at the highest level.[4]

Arenas

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

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

Honours

BNXT League

BNXT Belgian Championship

Belgian Cup

Belgian Second Division

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

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup European competitions
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
2021–22 1 BNXT BE 2nd Quarterfinalist
BNXT 5th
2022–23 1 BNXT BE 3rd Quarterfinalist
BNXT 9th
2023–24 1 BNXT BE 5th Semifinalist
BNXT 11th
2024–25 1 BNXT BE 2nd Quarterfinalist
BNXT 1st
2025–26 1 BNXT BE 6th Quarterfinalist 4 Europe CupQR
BNXT 8th
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Players

Current roster

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

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Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 1 Belgium Van Eyck, Evert 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 21 – (2005-01-10)10 January 2005
PG 6 Ireland Fulton, CJ 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2002-06-24)24 June 2002
SG 11 United States Klesmit, Max 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2002-06-09)9 June 2002
G 12 United States Hampton, Jalen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2002-03-28)28 March 2002
PF 15 United States Vander Baan, Justin 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (2001-07-23)23 July 2001
F/C 21 Belgium De Ridder, Luikas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (2007-06-21)21 June 2007
F 22 Belgium Dedroog, Leander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1999-08-05)5 August 1999
PG 30 Belgium Cuba Casero-Ortiz, Sigfredo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997
PF 32 Belgium Willems, Seppe 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1999-10-19)19 October 1999
SF 37 Latvia Vīksne, Dāvids 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (2000-11-07)7 November 2000
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Jonas Foerts
  • Belgium Mathieu Detiege
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • Injured Injured
Updated: July 21, 2026
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Notable players

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

More information Criteria ...
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.
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Individual awards

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

Head coaches

  • Belgium Paul Vervaeck (2009–2012)
  • Belgium Tom Poppe (2012)
  • Serbia Aleksander Peldic (2013–2014)
  • Belgium Daniel Goethals (2014–2017)
  • Croatia Damir Milačić (2017–2018)
  • Belgium Yves Defraigne (2018)
  • Belgium Paul Vervaeck (2018–2021)
  • Belgium Kristof Michiels (2021–2024)
  • Belgium Tony Van den Bosch (2024–2026)
  • Belgium Paul Vervaeck (2026–present)

Women's basketball

Current roster

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

More information Players, Coaches ...
Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Dames roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SG 1 France Berkani, Lisa 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 29 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997
PG 2 Belgium Van Gils, Eva 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 23 – (2002-12-15)15 December 2002
PG 4 Belgium Denys, Renée 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 21 – (2004-10-13)13 October 2004
F 6 Belgium Courthiau, Alicia 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 20 – (2005-12-06)6 December 2005
C 7 Chile Morrison, Ziomara 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 37 – (1989-02-15)15 February 1989
F 8 Belgium Kibedi, Annie 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2008-05-24)24 May 2008
SF 10 Belgium Résimont, Laure 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998
SG 11 Belgium De Vooght, Liese 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2003-08-04)4 August 2003
F 12 Belgium Nauwelaers, Heleen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 30 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996
PF 20 Poland Rembiszewska, Amalia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1996-03-02)2 March 1996
F 22 United States Bertsch, Morgan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997
F 33 Egypt Belgium Ibrahim, Tamara 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (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
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