{{short description|Belgian basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Loïc Schwartz | image = SQBB - Loïc Schwartz.jpg | image_size = | caption = | position = [[Shooting guard]] | height_m = 1.98 | height_footnote = | weight_kg = 80 | weight_footnote = | league = [[LNB Pro A]] | team = Saint-Quentin | number = 00 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1992|12|4}} | birth_place = [[Brussels]], Belgium | death_date = | death_place = | draft_year = | career_start = 2010 | career_end = | years1 = 2010–2013 | team1 = [[Belfius Mons-Hainaut|Mons-Hainaut]] | years2 = 2013–2014 | team2 = [[RBC Pepinster|Verviers-Pepinster]] | years3 = 2014–2017 | team3 = [[Spirou Charleroi]] | years4 = 2017–2021 | team4 = [[B.C. Oostende|Oostende]] | years5 = 2021–2022 | team5 = [[Promitheas Patras B.C.|Promitheas Patras]] | years6 = 2022 | team6 = [[Orléans Loiret Basket]] | years7 = 2022–present | team7 = [[Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball|Saint-Quentin]] | highlights = *4× [[Pro Basketball League|PBL champion]] ([[2017–18 Pro Basketball League|2018]]–[[2020–21 Pro Basketball League|2021]]) *[[Pro Basketball League Finals MVP|PBL Finals MVP]] ([[2020–21 Pro Basketball League|2021]]) *3× [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] champion (2011, [[2017–18 Belgian Basketball Cup|2018]], [[2020–21 Belgian Basketball Cup|2021]]) *[[Belgian Basketball Cup MVP|Belgian Cup MVP]] ([[2020–21 Belgian Basketball Cup|2021]]) *[[Belgian Basketball Supercup|Belgian Supercup]] champion (2011) *[[Belgian Player of the Year (basketball)|Belgian Player of the Year]] ([[2020–21 Pro Basketball League|2021]]) | medal_templates = }} '''Loïc Schwartz''' (born 4 December 1992) is a Belgian professional [[basketball]] player for [[Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball|Saint-Quentin]] of the [[LNB Pro A]]. He also represents the [[Belgium national basketball team]] internationally.<ref>{{cite web |title=Loic Schwartz, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/48458/loic-schwartz |website=Proballers |access-date=10 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
==Professional career== Schwartz started his career with [[Belfius Mons-Hainaut]] in 2010, where he stayed three seasons. He then went on to play one season with [[RBC Pepinster|Verviers-Pepinster]] and three seasons with [[Spirou Charleroi]].
In 2017, Schwartz signed with the defending champions [[BC Oostende]]. In the 2020 offseason, Schwartz extended his contract with Oostende until 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=KW |first1=Redactie |title=Loïc Schwartz tekent nieuw driejarencontract bij Filou Oostende |url=https://kw.be/sport/basketbal/loic-schwartz-tekent-nieuw-driejarencontract-bij-filou-oostende/ |access-date=10 July 2021 |work=KW.be |date=12 July 2020 |language=nl}}</ref> In the [[2020–21 Pro Basketball League|2020–21 season]], Schwartz had a breakout season in which he averaged 11.4 points per game. In March, he won his third Belgian Cup title and was named the Cup Final MVP, after he added 11 points in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=De 20ste Beker van België is binnen! – Filou Oostende |url=https://bcoostende.be/nieuws/de-20ste-beker-van-belgie-is-binnen/ |access-date=10 July 2021 |language=nl-BE}}</ref> His season earned him the [[Belgian Player of the Year (basketball)|Belgian Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Loïc Schwartz (Oostende) is beste Belgische Speler van het Jaar, Vladimir Mihailovic (Aalst) verkozen tot MVP in Euromillions Basketball League |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20210509_95182858 |access-date=10 July 2021 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |language=nl-BE}}</ref> Later, he won his fourth Belgian championship with Oostende and was named the [[Pro Basketball League Finals MVP|PBL Finals MVP]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Recordkampioen Oostende heeft zijn 10e titel op een rij te pakken |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/basketbal/2021-06/recordkampioen-oostende-heeft-zijn-10e-titel-op-een-rij-te-pakken~1622547870519/ |access-date=10 July 2021 |work=sporza.be |date=9 June 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> In the finals series against Mons-Hainaut, he averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Filou Oostende kampioen |url=https://basket360.be/2021/06/09/filou-oostende-kampioen/ |website=Basket360 |access-date=10 July 2021 |language=nl |date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
On 2 August 2021 Schwartz signed with Greek club [[Promitheas Patras B.C.|Promitheas Patras]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Promitheas lands Belgian Loic Schwartz |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/1235019/promitheas-adds-loic-schwartz/ |website=Eurohoops |access-date=January 28, 2022 |date=August 3, 2021}}</ref>
On 28 January 2022 he signed with [[Orléans Loiret Basket]] of the [[LNB Pro A]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/loic-schwartz-joins-orleans/|title=Loïc Schwartz joins Orleans|last=|first=|date=January 28, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 28, 2022 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}</ref>
==National team career== Since 2014, Schwartz represents the [[Belgium national basketball team]]. Before, he also played the Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 national teams.
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