Roel Moors (born 16 December 1978) is a Belgian retired professional

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player and current head coach of

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of the

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Playing career

Moors usually played at the

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position. He was also a member of the

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, whom he played with at the

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and

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. He played more than 100 matches for the Belgian national team. On 8 October 2015 Moors' jersey number 4 was retired by

Coaching career

Antwerp Giants

Starting 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

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. In September 2016, Moors won his first trophy as coach when his team won the

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over Oostende. In the 2018–19 campaign, Moors unexpectedly led Antwerp to the third place in the

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. He was also awarded with the title

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. He won the Coach of the Year of the domestic PBL again in May 2019. In June 2019, it was announced that Moors would leave the club.

Bamberg

On 20 June 2019,

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of the German

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(BBL) announced that Moors had signed a two-year contract.

Göttingen

On 13 July 2020 he signed with

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of the

Bonn

In June 2023, he signed as head coach of the

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, the

winner of the previous season.

Antwerp Giants

In February 2025, he signed as head coach of the Antwerp Giants, returning to his former club.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com profile
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