Christophe Beghin

Christophe Beghin
Kortrijk Spurs
Position	Head coach
League	Belgian Second Division
Personal information
Born	January 2, 1980 (age 44); Schaerbeek, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career	2009–2017
Position	Power forward / center
Coaching career	2017–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2004	Oostende
2004–2005	Roseto Sharks
2005	Spirou Charleroi
2005–2007	Verviers-Pepinster
2007–2008	Spirou Charleroi
2008–2010	Antwerp Giants
2010–2017	Spirou Charleroi
As coach:
2017–2019	Antwerp Giants (assistant)
2019–2022	Antwerp Giants
2022–present	Kortrijk Spurs
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 3× Belgian Player of the Year (2002, 2009, 2010); As coach: Belgian Cup champion (2020);

Last updated January 12, 2024

Christophe Beghin (born 2 January 1980) is a Belgian retired basketball player and current coach. Born in Schaerbeek, Beghin had a long and successful professional career in which he was elected Belgium's Player of the Year three times.^[1]

Coaching career

On 18 June 2019, Beghin was announced as Antwerp Giants head coach after Roel Moors left the club.^[2] He coached the team for two seasons, winning the Belgian Cup in 2020. On 14 January 2022, Beghin and Antwerp parted ways.^[3]

On 11 March 2022, Beghin signed a two-year contract with Kortrijk Spurs of the Top Division 1.^[4]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2001–02	Telindus Oostende	14	10	28.4	.452	.000	.653	5.4	.5	.9	.6	10.3	9.4
2010–11	Spirou Charleroi	4	0	9.6	.222	.000	.500	1.3	.3	.5	.0	1.3	–0.8
2011–12	Spirou Charleroi	9	9	18.3	.431	.333	.607	2.7	.6	.0	.0	7.0	4.6
Career		27	19	22.3	.435	.222	.633	3.9	.6	.5	.3	7.9	6.3

Related Research Articles

Basketball Club Oostende, for sponsorship reasons Filou Oostende, is a Belgian professional basketball team. The club is based in Ostend and was founded in 1970. The club competes domestically in the BNXT League and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. Oostende is the most successful basketball club in Belgian history, as the club's honour list includes a record twenty-four Belgian League championships, a record nineteen Belgian Cups and eleven Belgian Supercups.

Antwerp Giants, named Telenet Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, is a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketball. The club was created from the merger of Sobabee and Racing Mechelen. Then named Racing Basket Antwerpen, it was renamed Antwerp Giants in 2005.

Hein Vanhaezebrouck is a Belgian football manager who is currently manager of Belgian Pro League club K.A.A. Gent. He has a reputation of favouring an offensive style of play.

The 2012–13 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons named 2012–13 Ethias League, was the 85th season of the top tier basketball league in Belgium. The season started on October 6, 2012 and finished on June 9, 2013. The season ended with the defending champions Telenet Oostende defeating Belfius Mons-Hainaut in three games to win its 14th national title.

Ivica Skelin is a Croatian professional basketball coach who is the current head coach for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League.

The 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons the 2013–14 Ethias League, was the 87th season top tier basketball league in Belgium. The season started on October 4, 2013 and finished on June 9, 2014. Telenet BC Oostende won their 3rd straight title by beating Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals. Dušan Djordjević was named Most Valuable Player.

Roel Moors is a Belgian retired professional basketball player and current head coach of Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga and the Champions League.

The Pro Basketball League (PBL) Star of the Coaches was an annual Pro Basketball League award given to the player who got the most votes for being the league's best player from coaches in the league. The award was discontinued in 2018, when it was decided that coaches' votes would contribute to elect the season MVP, and no longer used for a separate award.

The Basketball League Belgium Division I Coach of the Year is an annual Basketball League Belgium Division I award given to the best coach of the league. The award is handed out after the end of the regular season.

The Belgian Prayer of the Year is an annual Basketball League Belgium Division I award given to the best player with a Belgian nationality. The award is organised by the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.

The Pro Basketball League (PBL) Rising Star is an annual Pro Basketball League (PBL) award given to the best young player in the top tier domestic basketball league in Belgium. Formerly, the award was named the PBL Most Promising Player of the Year. Maxime De Zeeuw was the inaugural winner in 2009.

Jean-Marc Mwema is a Belgian professional basketball player for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the BNXT League. He also represents the Belgian national basketball team.

Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional basketball club based in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.

Guy Muya is a Belgian-Congolese retired basketball player and current coach. He was the captain of the Belgian national basketball team and represented the team at two EuroBasket tournaments, in 2011 and 2013.

Paris Lee is an American-born naturalized Cameroonian professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Illinois State University. A 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) point guard, Lee was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year as a senior in the 2016–17 season.

The 2017–18 Pro Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, was the 91st season of the Belgian Basketball League, first tier of basketball in Belgium. The defending champion was Oostende. The season started on 23 September 2017 and ended 14 June 2018.

Desonta Bradford is an American basketball player for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League. He played college basketball for East Tennessee State. He was named the 2017–18 Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's coaches.

The BNXT League, for sponsorship reasons the betFirst BNXT League, is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the DBL and PBL. The inaugural season was the 2021–22 season, which started in September 2021.

The 2021–22 BNXT League is the inaugural season of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. It replaces the Dutch Basketball League and the Pro Basketball League.

The Kortrijk Spurs, for sponsorship reasons known as House of Talent Spurs, are a Belgian professional basketball club based in Kortrijk. As of 2023, the club features 62 teams which makes it the largest basketball club in Belgium. Its first men's team currently plays in the Top Division Men One (TDM1). From the 2023–24 season, they will play in the BNXT League.

References

↑ "Christophe Beghin élu basketteur de l'année". 7sur7. De Persgroep. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
↑ "Roel Moors verlaat Telenet Giants Antwerp, Christophe Beghin nieuwe coach" . Retrieved 18 June 2019.
↑ "Telenet Giants Antwerp en head coach Christophe Beghin in onderling overleg uit elkaar – Telenet Giants Antwerp" (in Flemish). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
↑ "OFFICIEEL Christophe Beghin twee jaar coach bij Kortrijk Spurs". Basket360 (in Dutch). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Christophe Beghin élu basketteur de l'année". 7sur7. De Persgroep. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2012.

[2] "Roel Moors verlaat Telenet Giants Antwerp, Christophe Beghin nieuwe coach" . Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[3] "Telenet Giants Antwerp en head coach Christophe Beghin in onderling overleg uit elkaar – Telenet Giants Antwerp" (in Flemish). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[4] "OFFICIEEL Christophe Beghin twee jaar coach bij Kortrijk Spurs". Basket360 (in Dutch). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]