Eddy Casteels
| Port of Antwerp Giants | |
|---|---|
| League | Ethias League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 19, 1960 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Career information | |
| Coaching career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1999–2000 | Antwerp Diamond Giants |
| 2000–2001 | Athlon Ieper |
| 2001–2004 | Base Oostende |
| 2004–2006 | RBC Verviers-Pepinster |
| 2006–2008 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 2008–present | Port of Antwerp Giants |
Eddy Casteels (born 19 August 1960) is a Belgian professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Ethias League and EuroChallenge club Antwerp Giants and the Belgium national basketball team.
He was named Coach of the Year of the Ethias League three times, in 2000, 2002 2009.[1]
Coaching career
Casteels' first job as head coach was with the newly merged Racing Basket Antwerpen project. He won the Belgian league with his team in 1999-2000. In the 2000–01 season, Casteels coached Ieper. The Belgian club Athlon Ieper closed down after this season due to financial difficulties.[2] Casteels became winner of the Belgian league with BC Oostende in his first year as head coach of the club. He also won the Belgian Cup in 2002 with Oostende. In 2004 he participated in the FIBA Europe League with his team. In 2004, Casteels became the head coach of Verviers-Pepinster. During his period as head coach of RBC Verviers-Pepinster, Casteels coached his team in the FIBA Europe League in 2005. With the club Spirou Charleroi, Casteels coached in the 2007 EuroCup. In 2008, Casteels signed with the Antwerp Giants. Casteels coached the Antwerp Giants for 4 seasons in a row to the EuroChallenge.
Belgian national team
Casteels qualified the Belgian Lions towards to consecutive participations of EuroBasket in 2011 and 2013.