Hans Vanwijn is our guest for another interview. He speaks about Limburg, Antwerp, his future and many others things.
The Antwerp Giants have just announced that combo guard Stephaun Branch has extended his contract with the club for one more season. Branch joined the Giants during the course of the past season in December 2019 to bolster the Giants’ backcourt who were at that time missing Sanders due to an injury. With his strong…
Hans Vanwijn from the Antwerp Giants has been elected as the 2019-’20 EMBL Belgian Player of the Year. In 14 games Vanwijn recorded averages of 12.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 0.5 spg & 0.4 bpg. Seppe D’espallier from the Leuven Bears has been elected as the 2019-’20 EMBL Belgian Youngster of the Year. The…
After an emergency meeting the Pro Liga and all its clubs have unanimously decided to end the competition after only 17 games played (out of 26 games in the regular season) due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Current leader Filou Oostende is thus declared as the 2019-’20 Champion, while the tickets for the European competitions next…
The Telenet Giants Antwerp have prolonged their Belgian Cup title as they defeated Spirou Basket Charleroi with the 83-78 final score. The Giants really made the difference in an excellent third quarter and headed into the final quarter they were holding on to a 68-56 lead. Spirou fought back however and slowly but surely closed the gap and with…
“Coming back stronger”. That seems to be the motivation which drives Hans Vanwijn this season. The 2015-’16 Belgian Youngster of the Year who had been on a steady climb ever since joining the EuroMillions Basketball League in 2013 unexpectedly saw his rise grind to a halt last season when his numbers dropped significantly and although his team…
The Telenet Giants Antwerp have got their first win of the Champions League Regular season as they defeated Bandirma with the 93-90 final score. Luka Rupnik led the Giants with his 22 pts & 3 rebs, while Ibrahima Fall Faye finished with the 16 pts & 10 rebs double-double and also added 4 blks & 3 stls. Victor…
Despite losing the second game of their Champions League Qualification Round at Sodertalje with the 68-73 score, the Telenet Giants Antwerp have qualified for the regular season of the Champions League. Vincent Kesteloot led the Giants in scoring with 18 pts and also grabbed 4 rebs. David Dudzinski added 11 pts & 7 rebs, while Hans Vanwijn finished with 10 pts, 4…
It has already been 4 years since the always smiling Ralph Biggs decided to put an end to his playing career.In this #ThrowBackThursday we take a look back at the players who have impacted First Division basketball in Belgium. It is safe to say that Ralph Biggs undoubtedly belongs in that category: The lanky swingman started his…
