Niels Marnegrave (born 9 December 1987) is a Belgian retired

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player and current coach. He currently is an assistant coach for

Limburg United Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional basketball club based in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. Founded in 2014, the club plays in the BNXT League, the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The team plays i ...

of the

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. In his playing career, he played as

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Career

Marnegrave debuted on the professional level in the 2004–05 season for

Liège Basket Liège Basket is a Belgian professional basketball club from Liège. The club competes in the BNXT League. Founded in 1967, the team plays at 5,600 seat Country Hall Ethias Liège. History The club was founded in Fléron as the Fléron Basket Club ...

. After his debut season he signed with

Dexia Mons-Hainaut Belfius Mons-Hainaut is a Belgian professional basketball club that is based in Mons, Wallonia. The club competes in the highest division of the country, the BNXT League. The club's home arena is the Mons Arena. Founded as Quaregnon in 1959, the c ...

. In 2006 he won the

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with the team. In the 2009–10 season Marnegrave played for

RBC Verviers-Pepinster Royal Basketball Club Pepinster is a Belgian basketball club that is located in the Verviers-Pepinster area of Liège Province, Belgium. The club currently competes in the Belgian Fifth Division, the fifth tier of Belgian basketball. Before, the te ...

. He signed a 3-year contract with the

Leuven Bears Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier in Belgian basketball. History The team has played in the ...

in 2010. In the 2012–13 season, Marnegrave averaged 11.7 points per game and led the league in steals with 2.4 per game. Marnegrave signed with defending Belgian champion Telenet BC Oostende for the 2013–14 season. He still played there in 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 season. On 9 June 2016 Marnegrave signed with

Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome whi ...

Coaching career

In September 2021, Marnegrave joined his last club

as assistant coach.

Honors

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(3): 2014, 2015, 2016 *

(4): 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 ;Individual awards * Belgian League assists leader (1):

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

References

External links

Profile at eurocupbasketball.comEurobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marnegrave, Niels 1987 births Living people Point guards BC Oostende players Limburg United players Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Belgian men's basketball players Leuven Bears players Liège Basket players Spirou Charleroi players Sportspeople from Liège RBC Pepinster players