Women's national basketball team representing Belgium
The Belgium women's national basketball team (nicknamed Belgian Cats) represents Belgium in international basketball, and are controlled by Basketball Belgium. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroBasket 1950. The team has participated in the European Championship fourteen times overall. Their best results at the event are winning the title in 2023,[2] and two third place finishes (2017,[3] and 2021[4]). Belgium has also competed on the global stage, where they have made two appearances at the World Cup (2018,[5] 2022[6]), and one at the Olympic Games (2020[7]).
Competitive record
Olympic Games
FIBA Women's World Cup
EuroBasket Women
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
A 14-player roster was announced on 24 May 2024.[8] The final roster was revealed on 6 July 2024.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2023". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2017". Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2021". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Belgium at the 2020 women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Voici la préparation complète des Cats en vue des Jeux olympiques de Paris". basketballbelgium.be. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Bonne nouvelle pour les Cats: Julie Allemand est dans le groupe pour les Jeux Olympiques de Paris". bebasket.be. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Belgium" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 2. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belgium women's national basketball team.
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Belgium National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com