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 11 years, since 2013.

Kangoeroes Mechelen
Leagues	BNXT League
Founded	2009; 15 years ago (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
Home Away

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
2013–2018	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 Belgian Championship

• Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Belgian Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2020–21

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C 0   Davis, DeAndre 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1994-11-23)23 November 1994 PG 3   Loubry, Domien 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 39 – (1985-03-03)3 March 1985 F 4   Mukubu, Wen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 PF 5   Tshimanga, Godwin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-01-25)25 January 2001 PG 6   Van Buggenhout, Jo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 20 – (2003-06-06)6 June 2003 SG 7   Kotrulja, Luka 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1998-06-06)6 June 1998 F 8   Mennes, Joppe 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – (2003-05-20)20 May 2003 SG 11   Fobbs, Brian 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998 SF 14   Foerts, Jonas 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1996-09-13)13 September 1996 C 15   Palinckx, Mattias 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 PG 24   Thomas, Larry 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1993-10-19)19 October 1993 C 34   Aririguzoh, Richmond 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1998-09-09)9 September 1998	Head coach   Kristof Michiels Assistant coach(es)   Wim Van Poucke Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent   Injured Roster 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.

•   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–present)

Individual awards

BNXT League Dream Team

• Myles Stephens – 2022
• Wen Mukubu – 2022

BNXT League Player of the Year

• Wen Mukubu – 2022

BNXT League Coach of the Year

• Kristof Michiels – 2022

Head coaches

•   Yves Defrainge (February–May 2018)
•   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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 1   Berkani, Lisa 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 26 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997 PG 2   Van Gils, Eva 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 21 – (2002-12-15)15 December 2002 PG 4   Denys, Renée 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 19 – (2004-10-13)13 October 2004 F 6   Courthiau, Alicia 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 18 – (2005-12-06)6 December 2005 C 7   Morrison, Ziomara 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1989-02-15)15 February 1989 F 8   Kibedi, Annie 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 15 – (2008-05-24)24 May 2008 SF 10   Résimont, Laure 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998 SG 11   De Vooght, Liese 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2003-08-04)4 August 2003 F 12   Nauwelaers, Heleen 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 28 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 PF 20   Rembiszewska, Amalia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-03-02)2 March 1996 F 22   Bertsch, Morgan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1997-04-20)20 April 1997 F 33     Ibrahim, Tamara 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – (2004-09-26)26 September 2004	Head coach   Arvid Diels Assistant coach(es)   Bilal Ben Abdelkader   Daphne Van Dessel Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster 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.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek at Ethias League website