Antwerp Giants
- Leagues Played
- Belgium Basketball League 195 BNXT Belgium 93 BNXT League 59 FIBA Europe Cup 55 Belgium Cup 36 Basketball Champions League 34 Club Friendlies 23 Basketball Champions League Qual 13 Euro Cup 10
- Links
- antwerpgiants.be Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Wikipedia
- Related Teams
- Antwerp Giants Women
Fixtures
| BNXT League | 04/26 18:00 | 1 |
Antwerp Giants
vs
Landstede Zwolle
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| BNXT League | 04/30 17:30 | 1 |
Donar Groningen
vs
Antwerp Giants
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| BNXT League | 05/03 18:30 | 1 |
Antwerp Giants
vs
Den Bosch
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Results
| BNXT League | 04/20 18:00 | 1 |
[4] ZZ Leiden
v
Antwerp Giants
[3]
|
W | 52-103 | |
| BNXT League | 04/12 18:00 | 1 |
[3] Antwerp Giants
v
Basketball Academie Limburg
[10] 
|
W | 89-68 | |
| BNXT League | 04/06 18:00 | 1 |
[5] Antwerp Giants
v
ZZ Leiden
[3]
|
W | 85-73 | |
| BNXT League | 03/30 19:00 | 1 |
[10] Basketball Academie Limburg
v
Antwerp Giants
[5]
|
W | 68-82 | |
| BNXT League | 03/19 19:00 | 1 |
[6] Antwerp Giants
v
Donar Groningen
[9]
|
W | 86-76 | |
| BNXT League | 03/07 18:30 | 1 |
[6] Landstede Zwolle
v
Antwerp Giants
[4]
|
L | 72-69 | |
| BNXT League | 03/01 19:00 | 1 |
[1] Den Bosch
v
Antwerp Giants
[3]
|
L | 78-76 | |
| BNXT Belgium | 02/17 19:30 | 22 |
[2] Antwerp Giants
v
Kortrijk Spurs
[8] |
W | 93-67 | |
| BNXT Belgium | 02/14 19:00 | 21 |
[2] Antwerp Giants
v
Kangoeroes Basket
[8] 
|
W | 77-71 | |
| BNXT Belgium | 02/09 19:00 | 20 |
[6] Liege Basket
v
Antwerp Giants
[2]
|
L | 86-80 | |
| BNXT Belgium | 02/02 19:30 | 19 |
[2] Antwerp Giants
v
Limburg United
[3] 
|
W | 84-66 | |
| BNXT Belgium | 01/12 19:30 | 17 |
[6] Spirou Charleroi
v
Antwerp Giants
[1]
|
W | 61-74 |
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.
The Antwerp Giants have a rich history of success, having won multiple Belgian Cup titles and regularly competing in European competitions such as the Basketball Champions League. The team plays their home games at the Lotto Arena, a state-of-the-art arena that can hold up to 5,218 spectators.
Known for their fast-paced and exciting style of play, the Antwerp Giants have a loyal fan base that passionately supports the team at every game. The team's colors are red, white, and black, and their mascot is a giant named "Gigi."
The Antwerp Giants are known for their strong team spirit, skilled players, and dedicated coaching staff. They continue to be a dominant force in Belgian basketball and are always striving for success both domestically and internationally.