Paul Vervaeck (born 7 March 1956) is a Belgian professional basketball coach for Den Helder Suns of the BNXT League. He coached several clubs in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, as well as the Belgium national under-20 and Netherlands national under-18 teams.
| Den Helder Suns | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | BNXT League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1956 Mechelen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1987–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Maes Pils Mechelen (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1998 | Duvel Willebroek | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | Bree | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Den Helder Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Belgium U20 | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | CEP Fleurus | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | AB Contern | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Kangoeroes Boom | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | CEP Fleurus | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Antwerp Giants | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | ZZ Leiden | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kangoeroes Mechelen | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Netherlands U18 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Yoast United | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Den Helder Suns | ||||||||||||||
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Coaching career
editBorn in Mechelen, Vervaeck began his coaching career as an assistant with Maes Pils Mechelen in 1987.
The following years he went on to coach Duvel Willebroek, Bree, Den Helder (in the Netherlands), CEP Fleurus, AB Contern (in Luxembourg), Kangoeroes.
In 2013, Vervaeck took over his biggest club thus far when he became the head coach of the Antwerp Giants.
On 16 June 2016 Vervaeck was announced as head coach of ZZ Leiden.[1] Under his guidance, Leiden finished as runner-up in both the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and the NBB Cup in the 2017–18 season. After his second season, he left the club for Kangoeroes Mechelen.[2]
In June 2021, he signed for Yoast United.[3] Vervaeck announced his upcoming retirement after the season in April 2023, while stating his intentions to move to Spain and focus on his family rather than coaching.[4] His assistant Jeroen van Vugt took over his job after the 2022–23 season.[5]
In May 2024, he signed with Den Helder Suns of the BNXT League.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Paul Vervaeck nieuwe coach ZZ Leiden". Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Wegen ZZ Leiden en coach Paul Vervaeck scheiden zich" (in Dutch). Omroepwest.nl. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Paul Vervaeck coach van Yoast United Nijmegen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Succescoach Paul Vervaeck stopt na dit seizoen: "Ik wil geen oude knar worden die verkondigt dat vroeger alles beter was"". www.gva.be (in Flemish). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Jeroen van Vugt nieuwe hoofdcoach Yoast United". Yoast United (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Paul Vervaeck nieuwe hoofdcoach Den Helder Suns". heren.denheldersuns.nl (in Dutch). 1 May 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.