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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| Telekom Baskets Bonn | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 December 1978 Herentals, Belgium |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1996–2015 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 4 |
| Coaching career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1996–1997 | Nieuw Brabo Antwerp |
| 1997–1998 | Bree |
| 1999 | Cuva Houthalen |
| 1999–2000 | Brussels |
| 2000–2002 | Racing Antwerp |
| 2002–2006 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 2006–2007 | ASVEL |
| 2007 | Leuven Bears |
| 2007–2008 | Spirou 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–present | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As head coach:
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Playing career
editMoors 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
editAntwerp Giants
editStarting 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
editOn 20 June 2019, Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) announced that Moors had signed a two-year contract.[7]
Göttingen
editOn 13 July 2020 he signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.[8]
Bonn
editIn June 2023, he signed as head coach of the Telekom Baskets Bonn, the Basketball Champions League winner of the previous season. [9]
References
edit- ^ Roel Moors at eurobasket2013.com
- ^ Niemand zal ooit nog het nummer 4 dragen bij de Giants
- ^ Roel Moors blijft aan het roer bij Antwerp Giants
- ^ Antwerp Giants verslaan kampioen Oostende in Supercup
- ^ "The EuroMillions Basketball Awards 2019 results are in!". EuroMillions Basketball League. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Roel Moors verlaat Telenet Giants Antwerp, Christophe Beghin nieuwe coach | Meer Sport | hln.be".
- ^ "Roel Moors wird neuer Head Coach bei Brose Bamberg". Brose Bamberg Basketball. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Göttingen announces coach Roel Moors". Sportando. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Roel Moors ist der neue Baskets-Headcoach". www.baskets.de (in German). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.