Antwerp Giants
| Port of Antwerp Giants | |||
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| Leagues |
Belgian League, FIBA Europe Cup |
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Arena | Lotto Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,218 | ||
| Location | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Team colors | White, Red | ||
| President | Roger Roels | ||
| Head coach | Roel Moors | ||
| Championships |
1 Belgian Championships 2 Belgian Cups 2 Belgian Supercups |
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| Retired numbers | 1 (4) | ||
| Website | www.antwerpgiants.be | ||
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Antwerp Giants, named Port of Antwerp Giants for sponsorship reasons, are a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club was created from the merger of Sobabee and Racing Mechelen. Then named Racing Basket Antwerpen, it was renamed Antwerp Giants in 2005.
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 till 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 match against Spirou Charleroi in the Sportpaleis.
Due to sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has frequently changed:
A list of former players of Antwerp Giants since 2000.
Jordan Callahan (2014)
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