Jean-Marc Mwema

Jean-Marc Mwema
No. 29 – Telenet Giants Antwerp
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	BNXT League; FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	5 December 1989 (age 34); Merksem, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian / Congolese
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2011 / Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2016	Antwerp Giants
2016–2021	Oostende
2021–present	Antwerp Giants
Career highlights and awards
	5× PBL champion (2017–2021); 3× Belgian Cup champion (2017, 2018, 2021); PBL Most Promising Player (2012);

Jean-Marc Mwema (born 5 December 1989) is a Belgian-Congolese professional basketball player for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League.^[1] He also represents the Belgian national basketball team.

Professional career

Mwema played a long time for Antwerp Giants, as he played in Antwerp from 2009 until 2016. In the 2011–12 season, Mwema was named the BLB Most Promising Player.

In December 2016, Mwema signed a contract with Telenet Oostende.^[2] On 19 February 2017, marked the first time Mwema won a title with his team when he won the Belgian Cup.^[3] Mwema signed a one-year extension with the team on July 28, 2020.^[4] In his five seasons with Oostende, he won the Pro Basketball League (PBL) five consecutive times.

On 5 August 2021, Mwema returned to Antwerp Giants for a second stint, signing a contract for three seasons.^[5]

International career

He represented Belgium at the EuroBasket 2015, where the team was eliminated in the Round of 16 after a 75–54 loss to Greece.^[6]

Honours

Oostende

Pro Basketball League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Belgian Cup: 2017, 2018, 2021

Individual

PBL Most Promising Player: 2012

References

^ "Jean-Marc Mwema". Court-side.com. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
^ "Oostende strikt Belgian Lion en Giants-boegbeeld Jean-Marc Mwema". Sporza.be. 10 December 2016.
^ Basketbalclub Oostende steekt 18e beker op zak (in Dutch)
^ "Filou Oostende extends Mwema and Tresfontaines". Sportando. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
^ "Jean-Marc Mwema. Is. Back! – Telenet Giants Antwerp" (in Flemish). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

External links

Profile at Eurobasket.com

[1] "Jean-Marc Mwema". Court-side.com. Retrieved 2014-06-13.

[2] "Oostende strikt Belgian Lion en Giants-boegbeeld Jean-Marc Mwema". Sporza.be. 10 December 2016.

[3] Basketbalclub Oostende steekt 18e beker op zak (in Dutch)

[4] "Filou Oostende extends Mwema and Tresfontaines". Sportando. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

[5] "Jean-Marc Mwema. Is. Back! – Telenet Giants Antwerp" (in Flemish). Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[6] "GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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