Roel Moors

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Roel Moors
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Antwerp Giants
Position Head coach
League BNXT League
Personal information
Born (1978-12-16) 16 December 1978 (age 46)
Herentals, Belgium
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
Playing career1996–2015
Position Point guard
Number4
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1997Nieuw Brabo Antwerp
1997–1998 Bree
1999Cuva Houthalen
1999–2000 Brussels
2000–2002 Racing Antwerp
2002–2006 Spirou Charleroi
2006–2007 ASVEL
2007 Leuven Bears
2007–2008Spirou Charleroi
2008–2009 Gent Hawks
2009–2015 Antwerp Giants
As coach:
2015 Antwerp Giants (assistant)
2015–2019 Antwerp Giants
2018–present Belgium U20
2019–2020 Brose Bamberg
2020–2023 BG Göttingen
2023–2025 Telekom Baskets Bonn
2025-present Antwerp Giants
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Roel Moors (born 16 December 1978) is a Belgian retired professional basketball player and current head coach of Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.

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Playing career

Moors usually played at the point guard position. He was also a member of the Belgian national basketball team, whom he played with at the European championships of 2011 and 2013. [1] He played more than 100 matches for the Belgian national team.

On 8 October 2015 Moors' jersey number 4 was retired by Antwerp Giants. [2]

Coaching career

Antwerp Giants

Starting from the 2015–16 season, Moors was an assistant coach with Antwerp Giants. In November 2015, after Paul Vervaeck was fired, he was promoted to head coach. [3] In September 2016, Moors won his first trophy as coach when his team won the Belgian Supercup over Oostende. [4]

In the 2018–19 campaign, Moors unexpectedly led Antwerp to the third place in the Basketball Champions League. He was also awarded with the title Basketball Champions League Best Coach. He won the Coach of the Year of the domestic PBL again in May 2019. [5] In June 2019, it was announced that Moors would leave the club. [6]

Bamberg

On 20 June 2019, Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) announced that Moors had signed a two-year contract. [7]

Göttingen

On 13 July 2020 he signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga. [8]

Bonn

In June 2023, he signed as head coach of the Telekom Baskets Bonn, the Basketball Champions League winner of the previous season. [9]

Antwerp Giants

In February 2025, he signed as head coach of the Antwerp Giants, returning to his former club. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Roel Moors at eurobasket2013.com
  2. ↑ Niemand zal ooit nog het nummer 4 dragen bij de Giants
  3. ↑ Roel Moors blijft aan het roer bij Antwerp Giants
  4. ↑ Antwerp Giants verslaan kampioen Oostende in Supercup
  5. ↑ "The EuroMillions Basketball Awards 2019 results are in!". EuroMillions Basketball League. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Roel Moors verlaat Telenet Giants Antwerp, Christophe Beghin nieuwe coach | Meer Sport | hln.be".
  7. ↑ "Roel Moors wird neuer Head Coach bei Brose Bamberg". Brose Bamberg Basketball. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Göttingen announces coach Roel Moors". Sportando. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Roel Moors ist der neue Baskets-Headcoach". www.baskets.de (in German). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ↑ {{Cite web|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2025/02/19/roel-moors-keert-terug-naar-de-antwerp-giants-jill-lorent-krijgt-nieuwe-functie~1739965872653/
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