Vincent Kesteloot
Kesteloot with Academics Heidelberg in January 2023
No. 10 – MLP Academics Heidelberg
PositionSmall forward / power forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995
Antwerp, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Career information
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Okapi Aalstar
2016–2019Oostende
2019–2021Antwerp Giants
2021–2022Spirou
2022–presentMLP Academics Heidelberg
Career highlights and awards

Vincent Kesteloot (born 23 March 1995) is a Belgian professional basketball player for USC Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[1][2] Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he mainly plays as small forward.

Professional career

Kesteloot started his professional career in 2014 with Okapi Aalstar. In his rookie season, he won the Belgian League Most Promising Player Award.

On 13 June 2016, Kesteloot signed a two-year deal with Oostende.[3] On 17 June 2018, he extended his contract with one more year until 2019.[4] With Oostende, Kesteloot won the Belgian Pro Basketball League three consecutive seasons.

On 2 July 2019, Kesteloot signed a two-year contract with Telenet Giants Antwerp.[5]

On 1 September 2021 he signed with Spirou of the BNXT League.[6]

On 1 October 2022 he signed with USC Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

International career

Kesteloot represented Belgium at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Okapi Aalstar profile
  2. ↑ Eurobasket.com
  3. ↑ Telenet Oostende lands Vincent Kesteloot
  4. ↑ "Vincent Kesteloot minstens tot juni 2019 bij BC Oostende". Site-KW-NL. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Antwerp Giants plukken Vincent Kesteloot weg bij Oostende". Gazet van Antwerpen. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Vincent Kesteloot signs open contract with Spirou Charleroi". Sportando. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ "MLP Academics verpflichten Belgier Kesteloot". mlp-academics-heidelberg.de. October 1, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ FIBA Europe profile
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