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Wikipedia - Antwerp Giants

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.

Antwerp has won the Belgian championship once, in 2000. The team has won five Belgian Cups and two Belgian Supercups.

History

In 1995, Sobabee from Antwerp and Racing Mechelen merged into Racing Basket Antwerpen. The club made its debut on the highest stage in Belgium in the 1998–99 season. Antwerp was one of the top 3 teams until 2001. In the 1999–2000 season the club won its first national championship as Telindus Antwerpen, by beating Oostende 3–1 in the Finals. The team had a setback after the championship year and ended on the 6th, 7th or 8th place for five seasons in a row. In 2007 the club won its third trophy, by winning the Belgian Basketball Cup for the second time.

The second team of the club plays in the Belgian Second Division, while the women's team participates in the regional competition.

The team holds the attendance record for a basketball game in Belgium, with 17,135 spectators, on 31 January 2015, during their game against Spirou Charleroi, in the Sportpaleis. In June 2017, it was announced that Telenet would become the main sponsor of the team for three seasons. The signing of this sponsor, previously main sponsor of Oostende, made the Giants one of the favorites in Belgian basketball.

In the 2018–19 season, Antwerp had its most successful season in club history. In Europe, it qualified for the Basketball Champions League (BCL) after advancing past three qualifying rounds. Antwerp was the surprise of the BCL season, as the team beat Murcia and Nizhny Novgorod in the round of 16 and quarterfinals. It qualified for the Final Four which was hosted in the city of Antwerp in the Sportpaleis. In the semi-finals, Antwerp lost to Iberostar Tenerife, and it won the third place game over Brose Bamberg. Domestically, Antwerp won the Belgian Basketball Cup for the first time in 12 years. In the PBL, Antwerp lost to Filou Oostende 1–3 in the finals.

Since the 2021–22 season, Antwerp plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.

On 12 March 2023, the Giants won their fifth Belgian Cup title after beating Oostende in the final.

Antwerp Giants is a professional basketball team based in Antwerp, Belgium. The team was founded in 1995 and has since become one of the most successful basketball teams in Belgium. The Antwerp Giants play in the Belgian Basketball League, which is the top-tier basketball league in Belgium.

The team's home arena is the Lotto Arena, which has a seating capacity of 5,218 spectators. The team's colors are red and white, and their logo features a giant holding a basketball.

The Antwerp Giants have won several titles and awards over the years, including the Belgian Cup in 2000, 2002, 2019, and 2020, and the Belgian Basketball League championship in 2017 and 2019. The team has also competed in several European competitions, including the EuroCup and the Basketball Champions League.

The Antwerp Giants have a strong roster of talented players, including American point guard Paris Lee, Belgian shooting guard Hans Vanwijn, and Serbian power forward Aleksandar Marelja. The team is known for its fast-paced and aggressive style of play, which has earned them a reputation as one of the most exciting teams to watch in the Belgian Basketball League.

Overall, the Antwerp Giants are a highly respected and successful basketball team with a passionate fan base and a bright future ahead of them.