Basketball - MESTDAGH Philip

Date of Birth: 26 Jan 1963

Gender: Male

Function : Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Basketball	Women BEL Belgium	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #11 AUS Australia 70 BEL Belgium 85	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #21 BEL Belgium 87 PUR Puerto Rico 52	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group C #35 CHN China 74 BEL Belgium 62	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #43 JPN Japan 86 BEL Belgium 85	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He secured qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games with the Belgium women's team. Belgium are making their first Olympic appearance in Tokyo. (forbes.com, 23 Feb 2020; philipmestdagh.com, 10 Feb 2020)

He guided the Belgium women's team to a bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships in the Czech Republic. (philipmestdagh.com, 10 Feb 2020)

He coached Blue Cats Ieper to the Belgian Cup in 2012, and won the same trophy with BNC Namur Capitale in 2018. (philipmestdagh.com, 10 Feb 2020)

He coached Blue Cats Ieper to the Belgian Championship in 2012, and repeated the success with Mirtha Castors Braine in 2016. (philipmestdagh.com, 10 Feb 2020)

He was named the 2020 Coach of the Year at the Belgium Sports Gala. (sporza.be, 18 Dec 2020)

In 2012, 2018, and 2019 he was named Coach of the Year in Belgian Women's Basketball. (philipmestdagh.com, 10 Feb 2020)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He was an assistant coach at Blue Cats Ieper in Belgium from 2003 to 2011, and served as head coach of the club between 2011 and 2012. He was head coach of the Belgium U20 women's team from 2012 to 2016 and assistant coach of the Belgium women's team between 2013 and 2014. From 2015 to 2017 he served as head coach at Mithra Castors Braine in Belgium. He then coached the Basket Namur Capitale club in Belgium between 2017 and 2020.

General Interest

General
YOUTH COACHING
In 2020 he spent time coaching the U14 girls team at the Kortrijk Spurs club in Belgium. He had decided not to renew his contract with the Basket Namur Capitale earlier in the year, and was looking for a new challenge. "Only the COVID-19 pandemic threw a spanner in the works. Concrete offers were not forthcoming and I realised that I would be without a club at the start of the coming season. [Kortrijk Spurs] is a new fusion club with many youth teams. They were looking for a coach for the U14 girls team and that is why I decided to accept this fun challenge. I do have an agreement with [them] that when there is an offer, I can immediately release myself." (nieuwsblad.be, 19 Aug 2020)

IN THE FAMILY
His daughters Kim and Hanne have played for the Belgium national women's team and were both part of the squad that won bronze at the 2017 European Championships in the Czech Republic. His son Robin has played basketball at college level in the United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Mar 2021; philipmestdagh.com, 10 Feb 2020; proballers.com, 01 Jan 2011)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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