Marie Vervaet
Vervaet with Belgium during 2025 EuroBasket | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 February 2000 (age 26) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Career history | |
| 2014–21 | Sint-Katelijne-Waver |
| 2021–2022 | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
| 2022–23 | Kortrijk Spurs |
| 2023– | Castors Braine |
| Career highlights | |
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Medals | |
Marie Vervaet (born 29 February 2000) is a Belgian basketball player who plays for Castors Braine of the Belgian League and EuroLeague Women. Standing at 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), she plays in the small forward position. She also plays for the Belgium national team and has also played for its 3x3 national team.
Professional career
Vervaet is from Vilvoorde. She played for BC Sint-Katelijne-Waver (2014–2021), Kangoeroes Mechelen (2021–2022), and Kortrijk Spurs (2022–2023). Since 2023, she has been playing for Castors Braine. In 2025, she won the double with the Walloon club: both the Belgian championship and the Belgian Cup. She was personally voted Belgian Player of the Year.
National team career
Vervaet played for the national youth teams at the U16, U18, and U19 levels. She participated in several European Championships, the highlight being the gold medal with the U18 team in Sopron, Hungary in 2017. A year later, she finished fourth with the U19 team at the World Cup in Thailand.[1]
In 2021, Vervaet participated with the 3x3 national team in the 3x3 Europe Cup in Paris, along with Lut De Meyer, Becky Massey, and Laure Résimont. They were unable to win a match in France.[2]
In 2025, Vervaet was selected by national coach Mike Thibault for the senior basketball team for the EuroBasket.[3][4] The Belgian Cats won the European Championship title.[5]
Honours and awards
Club
Castors Braine
- Belgian League: 2024–25[6]
- Belgian Cup: 2024–25
National team
Individual
- Belgian Player of the Year: 2025[9]
References
- ^ Patrick Ceulemans (18 June 2025). "Belgische Speelster van het Jaar Marie Vervaet kijkt uit naar debuut op EK: "Toen ik mijn naam hoorde bij de selectie, was ik echt euforisch"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "3X3 Cats houden net niet stand op het EK in Parijs: "Hadden 2x kunnen winnen"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Een selectie die bulkt van toernooiervaring, met één nieuwkomer: dit zijn de 12 Belgian Cats voor het EK basketbal". sporza.be (in Dutch). 13 June 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Les douze Belgian Cats pour le Championnat d'Europe" (in French). basketballbelgium.be. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Belgium repeat as FIBA Women's EuroBasket champions in Final thriller". fiba.basketball. 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Palmarès". castorsbraine.be. 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Marie Vervaet, Zhen Verburgt en Frédéric Dusart vallen in de prijzen". basketbal.vlaanderen (in Dutch). 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Belgian Cats Ploeg van het Jaar, Emma Meesseman Sportvrouw van het Jaar" (in Dutch). basketballbelgium.be. 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Marie Vervaet, Zhen Verburgt en Frédéric Dusart vallen in de prijzen". basketbal.vlaanderen (in Dutch). 6 May 2025.