1. Jean Willem "Willy" Steveniers was born on 12 December 1938 and is a Belgian former professional basketball player and coach.
10 Facts About Willy Steveniers
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Willy Steveniers was named the Belgian Player of the Year four times.
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Willy Steveniers was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991.
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Willy Steveniers is generally considered by most fans and sports journalists to have been the best Belgian basketball player of all time, and he was named The Best Belgian Basketball Player of the 20th Century, and was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Belgian League, in 2019.
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Willy Steveniers is the Belgian League's all-time top scorer, with 11,870 career points scored.
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Willy Steveniers won the league's championship five times, four times with Racing Mechelen, and once with Standard Liege.
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Willy Steveniers was named the Belgian Player of the Year in 1965,1966,1967, and 1970.
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Willy Steveniers was named to the FIBA European Selection team, in 1966.
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Willy Steveniers was a member of the senior Belgian national basketball team.
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Willy Steveniers played at the 1959 EuroBasket, and at the 1961 EuroBasket.