William Robeyns
| No. 6 – APR | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | BAL | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1996 Verviers, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Belgian / Rwandan | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Liège Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Spirou Charleroi | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Phoenix Brussels | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Liège Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | APR | ||||||||||||||
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William Robeyns (born 23 February 1996) is a Belgian-Rwandan basketball player who last played for Liège Basket of the BNXT League. He also represents the Rwanda national basketball team.
Professional career
[edit]Robeyns played for Phoenix Brussels from 2018 to 2021. During the 2020-21 season, he averaged 9.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. On 20 May 2021, Robeyns signed with Liège Basket.[1]
In the 2022 Belgian offseason, Robeyns played for APR of the Rwanda Basketball League.[2] On May 4, 2024, Robeyns made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with APR, recording 6 points and 5 rebounds in a overtime win against US Monastir.[3]
National team career
[edit]In August 2021, Robeyn was added to the roster of the Rwanda national basketball team.[4] On 25 August 2021, Robeyn made his debut at the first day of the tournament and contributed 24 points to a 81–68 win over DR Congo.[5]
He won a bronze medal with Rwanda at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan in Angola, which was the country's first podium finish in an international tournament.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Liege welcomes back Robeyns". Eurobasket. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Munyeshuri, Evode (2022-07-11). "REG BBC Proves Too Much For APR, RBL Weekend Wrap. | Ground Sports". Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ "Obadiah inspires resilient APR in overtime win over US Monastir". The BAL. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Robeyns William mu bakinnyi 12 b'u Rwanda bazakina Afrobasket 2021". IGIHE. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ ""Belg" William Robeyns schittert op Afro Basket". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Rwanda see off DR Congo for historic podium finish". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- Living people
- 1996 births
- APR B.C. players
- Belgian men's basketball players
- Brussels Basketball players
- Donar (basketball club) players
- Liège Basket players
- Sportspeople from Verviers
- Rwandan men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Spirou Charleroi players
- Belgian people of Rwandan descent
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen