Belgium women's national basketball team

Belgium
FIBA ranking6 Decrease 1 (14 September 2026)
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBasketball Belgium
CoachMike Thibault
NicknameBelgian Cats
Olympic Games
Appearances2
World Cup
Appearances3
EuroBasket
Appearances15
Medals1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold: (2023, 2025)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze: (2017, 2021)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
First international
 Soviet Union 91–31 Belgium 
(Budapest, Hungary; 14 May 1950)
Biggest win
 Azerbaijan 28–136 Belgium 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 12 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Belgium 48–127 Soviet Union 
(Moulins, France; 22 May 1976)

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 15 times overall. Their best results at the event are winning two titles (2023, 2025) and two third place finishes (2017, and 2021). Belgium has also competed on the global stage, where they have made three appearances at the World Cup (2018, 2022, 2026), and two at the Olympic Games (2020, 2024). Belgium will be the co-host for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket in 2027 along with Finland, Sweden and Lithuania.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
Canada 1976Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 20207th422319282
France 20244th624463460
United States 2028To be determined
Total2/131046782742

FIBA Women's World Cup

FIBA Women's World Cup record
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
Chile 1953Did not enter
Brazil 1957
Soviet Union 1959
Peru 1964Did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1967Did not enter
Brazil 1971Did not qualify
Colombia 1975
South Korea 1979
Brazil 1983
Soviet Union 1986
Malaysia 1990
Australia 1994
Germany 1998
China 2002
Brazil 2006
Czech Republic 2010
Turkey 2014
Spain 20184th633456401
Australia 20225th633433435
Germany 20265th431319300
Japan 2030To be determined
Total3/20169712081136

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women record
Year Place Pld W L PF PA
Italy 1938Did not enter
Hungary 19508th743287302
Soviet Union 1952Did not enter
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954
Czechoslovakia 1956
Poland 1958
Bulgaria 196010th707284402
France 196210th505172287
Hungary 1964Did not enter
Romania 1966
Italy 19687th927374615
Netherlands 197012th707390599
Bulgaria 1972Did not qualify
Italy 1974
France 197612th817471740
Poland 1978Did not qualify
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 198013th817453668
Italy 1981Did not qualify
Hungary 1983
Italy 198512th707306350
Spain 1987Did not qualify
Bulgaria 1989
Israel 1991
Italy 1993
Czech Republic 1995
Hungary 1997
Poland 1999
France 2001
Greece 20036th835578649
Turkey 2005Did not qualify
Italy 20077th844525520
Latvia 2009Did not qualify
Poland 2011
France 2013
HungaryRomania 2015
Czech Republic 2017651413376
LatviaSerbia 20195th633418400
FranceSpain 2021642445414
IsraelSlovenia 2023660488338
Czech RepublicGermanyItalyGreece 2025660456342
BelgiumFinlandSwedenLithuania 2027Qualified as co-host
Total15/41104396560607002

Current roster

Roster for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Belgium women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 4 Elise Ramette 27 – (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) ŽKK Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro
PF 5 Nastja Claessens 21 – (2004-12-02)2 December 2004 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Kansas State Wildcats United States
SF 6 Antonia Delaere 32 – (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Minnesota Lynx United States
PF 11 Emma Meesseman (C) 33 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
C 13 Kyara Linskens 29 – (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
SF 22 Bethy Mununga 29 – (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) ASVEL Basket France
C 25 Becky Massey 26 – (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket Landes France
SF 31 Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka 25 – (2001-05-14)14 May 2001 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) CS Rapid București Romania
C 34 Billie Massey 26 – (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) CB Jairis Spain
G 35 Julie Vanloo 33 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Athinaikos Greece
PG 55 Julie Allemand 30 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Toronto Tempo Canada
G 71 Alicia Courthiau 20 – (2005-12-06)6 December 2005 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Wisconsin Badgers United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Pascal Angillis
  • France Frederic Dusart
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 4 September 2026

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 14 September 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2023". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2025". Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2017". Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Belgium at the EuroBasket Women 2021". Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Belgium at the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Belgium at the 2022 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Belgium at the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup". Retrieved 10 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Belgium at the 2020 women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Belgium at the 2024 women's Olympic Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sélection finale des 12 Belgian Cats pour la Coupe du Monde à Berlin" (in French). basketballbelgium.be. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Team roster: Belgium" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 3 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.