Vincent Kesteloot
Vincent Kesteloot (born 23 March 1995) is a Belgian professional basketball player for USC Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[1][2] Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he mainly plays as small forward.
Kesteloot with Academics Heidelberg in January 2023 | |
| No. 10 – MLP Academics Heidelberg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / power forward |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 March 1995 Antwerp, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2016 | Okapi Aalstar |
| 2016–2019 | Oostende |
| 2019–2021 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2021–2022 | Spirou |
| 2022–present | MLP Academics Heidelberg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Kesteloot started his professional career in 2014 with Okapi Aalstar. In his rookie season, he won the Belgian League Most Promising Player Award.
On 13 June 2016, Kesteloot signed a two-year deal with Oostende.[3] On 17 June 2018, he extended his contract with one more year until 2019.[4] With Oostende, Kesteloot won the Belgian Pro Basketball League three consecutive seasons.
On 2 July 2019, Kesteloot signed a two-year contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp.[5]
On 1 September 2021 he signed with Spirou of the BNXT League.[6]
On 1 October 2022 he signed with USC Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]
International career edit
Kesteloot represented Belgium at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[8]
References edit
- ^ Okapi Aalstar profile
- ^ Eurobasket.com
- ^ Telenet Oostende lands Vincent Kesteloot
- ^ "Vincent Kesteloot minstens tot juni 2019 bij BC Oostende". Site-KW-NL. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Antwerp Giants plukken Vincent Kesteloot weg bij Oostende". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Vincent Kesteloot signs open contract with Spirou Charleroi". Sportando. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "MLP Academics verpflichten Belgier Kesteloot". mlp-academics-heidelberg.de. October 1, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ FIBA Europe profile
External links edit
- Eurobasket.com Profile