The Belgium women’s basketball team is on a tear in EuroBasket Women 2017. They’re 2-0 after wins over Montenegro and Russia in consecutive days. We focused on Emma Meesseman the most, and by design. She’s one of the Mystics’ cornerstones. And we wanted to share her journey, especially when things are going well. After all, she made a Montegrin defender fall for a pump fake (maybe?), let alone a crossover.
Speaking about crossovers, there’s one really nice play the Belgians made against Russia early in their upset victory.
With just under four minutes left in the first quarter, Belgian guard Julie Vanloo initiated a fast break by performing the classic “Bria Hartley behind the back” crossover with Russia (and New York Liberty) guard Epiphanny Prince in front of her.