Belgium women's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 6 (9 February 2025) | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
| National federation | Basketball Belgium | ||
| Coach | Mike Thibault | ||
| Nickname(s) | Belgian Cats | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| EuroBasket | |||
| Appearances | 15 | ||
| Medals | Gold: 2023 Bronze: 2017, 2021 | ||
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| First international | |||
| Soviet Union 91–31 Belgium (Budapest, Hungary; 14 May 1950) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Azerbaijan 28–136 Belgium (Baku, Azerbaijan; 12 November 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Belgium 48–127 Soviet Union (Moulins, France; 22 May 1976) | |||
The Belgium women's national basketball team (nicknamed Belgian Cats) represents Belgium in international basketball, and are controlled by Basketball Belgium. Belgium's first appearance in a major international tournament came at EuroBasket 1950. The team has participated in the European Championship fourteen times overall. Their best results at the event are winning the title in 2023, and two third place finishes (2017, and 2021). Belgium has also competed on the global stage, where they have made two appearances at the World Cup (2018, 2022), and two at the Olympic Games (2020, 2024). Belgium will be the co-host for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket in 2027 along with Finland, Sweden and Lithuania.