| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| EuroBasket | ||
 | 2023 Israel/Slovenia | |
Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka (born 14 May 2001) is a Belgian basketball player, and 3x3 basketball player. [1] She plays small forward for the Belgium women's national basketball team. [2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| EuroBasket | ||
| 2023 Israel/Slovenia | |
Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka (born 14 May 2001) is a Belgian basketball player, and 3x3 basketball player. [1] She plays small forward for the Belgium women's national basketball team. [2]
She represented Belgium at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 Europe Cup. She competed at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [3] [4] She took part in the EuroBasket Women 2023 with Belgium who won their first title.
She played for Elizur Landco Ramla, and plays for Le Mura Lucca. [5] [6] [7]
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