Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen

Kangoeroes Mechelen
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 coachTony Van den Bosch
Championships1 BNXT League
1 Belgian Second Division
Websitekangoeroesbasket.be

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 12 years, since 2013.

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

History

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

Duration Arena Location Capacity
2013–2018 De Schalk Willebroek 1,100
2018–present Winketkaai Mechelen 1,500

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

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
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

Players

Current roster

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

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
F 2 Dammen, Yannick 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1999-04-26)26 April 1999
F 5 Bangala, Zaba 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-11-13)13 November 2001
F 7 De Wilde, Vic 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2003-03-21)21 March 2003
C 11 Wellian, Chaed 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1992-08-27)27 August 1992
PG 12 Pečiukevičius, Augustas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1991-02-12)12 February 1991
PG 30 Heath, Joshua 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1994-12-28)28 December 1994
PF 32 Willems, Seppe 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-10-19)19 October 1999
F Dedroog, Leander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-08-05)5 August 1999
F Stampley, Nick 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1999-08-05)5 August 1999
G/F Ewuosho, Tobi 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-08-08)8 August 1997
Head coach
  • Tony Van den Bosch
Assistant coach(es)
  • Pieter De Groof
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • Injured
Updated: June 26, 2025

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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

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

Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Dames roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 1 Berkani, Lisa 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 28 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997
PG 2 Van Gils, Eva 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-12-15)15 December 2002
PG 4 Denys, Renée 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 20 – (2004-10-13)13 October 2004
F 6 Courthiau, Alicia 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 19 – (2005-12-06)6 December 2005
C 7 Morrison, Ziomara 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1989-02-15)15 February 1989
F 8 Kibedi, Annie 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 17 – (2008-05-24)24 May 2008
SF 10 Résimont, Laure 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998
SG 11 De Vooght, Liese 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 21 – (2003-08-04)4 August 2003
F 12 Nauwelaers, Heleen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 29 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996
PF 20 Rembiszewska, Amalia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1996-03-02)2 March 1996
F 22 Bertsch, Morgan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997
F 33 Ibrahim, Tamara 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2004-09-26)26 September 2004
Head coach
  • Arvid Diels
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bilal Ben Abdelkader
  • Daphne Van Dessel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • 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.
  4. ^ "Kangoeroes Mechelen pakt na kwartier bibberen BNXT-titel, coach Tony Van den Bosch leidt Mechelaars na hartoperatie naar eerste prijs". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 2025-05-11. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
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