Christophe Beghin (born 2 January 1980) is a Belgian retired basketball player and current coach. Born in Schaerbeek, Beghin had a long and successful professional career in which he was elected Belgium's Player of the Year three times.[1]

Christophe Beghin
Kortrijk Spurs
PositionHead coach
LeagueBelgian Second Division
Personal information
Born (1980-01-02) January 2, 1980 (age 44)
Schaerbeek, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career2009–2017
PositionPower forward / center
Coaching career2017–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2004Oostende
2004–2005Roseto Sharks
2005Spirou Charleroi
2005–2007Verviers-Pepinster
2007–2008Spirou Charleroi
2008–2010Antwerp Giants
2010–2017Spirou Charleroi
As coach:
2017–2019Antwerp Giants (assistant)
2019–2022Antwerp Giants
2022–presentKortrijk Spurs
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Beghin holds the record for most games played with the Belgian national team, with 137 played games.

Coaching career edit

On 18 June 2019, Beghin was announced as Antwerp Giants head coach after Roel Moors left the club.[2] He coached the team for two seasons, winning the Belgian Cup in 2020. On 14 January 2022, Beghin and Antwerp parted ways.[3]

On 11 March 2022, Beghin signed a two-year contract with Kortrijk Spurs of the Top Division 1.[4]

Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2001–02 Telindus Oostende 14 10 28.4 .452 .000 .653 5.4 .5 .9 .6 10.3 9.4
2010–11 Spirou Charleroi 4 0 9.6 .222 .000 .500 1.3 .3 .5 .0 1.3 –0.8
2011–12 9 9 18.3 .431 .333 .607 2.7 .6 .0 .0 7.0 4.6
Career 27 19 22.3 .435 .222 .633 3.9 .6 .5 .3 7.9 6.3

References edit

  1. ^ "Christophe Beghin élu basketteur de l'année". 7sur7. De Persgroep. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Roel Moors verlaat Telenet Giants Antwerp, Christophe Beghin nieuwe coach". Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Telenet Giants Antwerp en head coach Christophe Beghin in onderling overleg uit elkaar – Telenet Giants Antwerp" (in Flemish). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "OFFICIEEL Christophe Beghin twee jaar coach bij Kortrijk Spurs". Basket360 (in Dutch). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.