Historical mark of the star of a Belgium that crushed Serbia for a ticket to the semifinals
MADRID, 22 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The center of the Belgian basketball team Emma Meesseman achieved a historic record at Eurobasket 2023 on Thursday by signing a ‘triple-double’, the first on the continental tournament list, in her team’s victory against Serbia.
Meesseman showed himself as one of the stars of the championship that Ljubljana is already hosting in its decisive phase with a display of 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. The 30-year-old center was the main culprit in the beating that Belgium endorsed the Serbian team to be in the penultimate round of the tournament (93-53).
“I love writing history, either with the team or now with the statistics,” Meesseman said in statements collected by the FIBA website after the match where he rounded off that historic ‘triple-double’ with his tenth assist in the last minute.
“I didn’t really mind getting back on the pitch, but to see the team, how happy they were for me, how excited we are about this, it’s amazing to witness and be a part of that,” he added of his return to the court at the end of search for the record
Meesseman, who also had five steals for a total PIR of 38 in the 29 minutes he was on the court, hoped that this “achievement” would “drive them forward for more history.” The Belgian team wrote another unprecedented record with the 37 assists they distributed in their first game against Israel.