William Robeyns
| No. 6 – APR | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | BAL | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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
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
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
- ↑ "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 Nederlands). 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