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| name = Gaëlle Bouzin
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| position = [[Head coach]]
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| league = [[BNXT League]]
| team = [[Landstede Hammers]]
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*[[Dutch Basketball Supercup|Dutch supercup]] winner (2026)
*[[Dutch Basketball League|Dutch championship]] winner ([[2025–26 BNXT League|2026]])
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”’Gaëlle Bouzin”’ (born 23 October 1985) is a Belgian professional [[basketball coach]]. She was the first ever female headcoach ever in the [[BNXT League]] when she became [[head coach]] of the [[Landstede Hammers]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnxtleague.com/en/newsvideo/landstede-hammers-signs-gaelle-bouzin-as-new-head-coach |title=Landstede Hammers signs Gaëlle Bouzin as new head coach |work=bnxtleague.com|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref> She is currently still [[head coach]] of [[Landstede Hammers]] of the [[BNXT League]].
==Coaching career==
After being assistent coach for [[BC Oostende|Filou Oostende]] under the highly successfull [[Dario Gjergja]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtl.be/sport/gaelle-bouzin-remplace-olivier-foucart-comme-assistante-de-dario-gjergja/2022-06-09/article/477221 |title=Gaëlle Bouzin remplace Olivier Foucart comme assistante de Dario Gjergja |date=2022-06-09 |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=RTL Info |language=fr}}</ref>, winning 5 Belgian championships and a Belgian Cup, Bouzin was offered her first job as head coach by [[Landstede Hammers]] in the [[BNXT League]] for 2 seasons.
In her second season, she won the Dutch Championship from an underdog position after placing 5th in the standings. That made her the first Belgian coach and the first female head coach win to win a Dutch championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnxtleague.com/en/newsvideo/landstede-hammers-crowned-dutch-champions-on-home-court |title=Landstede Hammers crowned Dutch Champions on home court |work=bnxtleague.com|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>
After her success in winning the Dutch Championship, she extended her contract with [[Landstede Hammers]] for another season. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnxtleague.com/en/newsvideo/gaelle-bouzin-extends-contract-with-landstede-hammers |title=Gaëlle Bouzin extends contract with Landstede Hammers |work=bnxtleague.com|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://landstedehammers.nl/gaelle-bouzin-verlengt-bij-landstede-hammers/ |title=Gaëlle Bouzin extends contract with Landstede Hammers |work=landstedehammers.nl|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref> She immediately went on to win the [[Dutch Basketball Supercup|Dutch supercup]], beating the [[2025–26 Dutch Basketball Cup|cup winner]] [[Donar (basketball)|Donar]] by 70-62, earning her a second trophy as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bnxtleague.com/en/newsvideo/first-dutch-trophy-goes-to-landstede-hammers |title=First Dutch trophy goes to Landstede Hammers |work=bnxtleague.com|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>
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