Antwerpse was founded in May 1910 Jos De Combe Sr. and became a very successful club in Belgian basketball mostly from the mid-'50s to the mid-'70s winning eight titles in the BLB Belgian Cup twice.
In 1972 the club changed its official name to Racing Basket Antwerpen.
Finally in 1995 Sobabee merged with the other legendary club of Belgian basketball, Racing Mechelen, and created a new club based in Antwerp which now is known as Antwerp Giants.
Second division (1): The club has competed for 9 seasons in European competitions organized by FIBA Europe from 1958 until 1974.
A well-known rivalru was the city derby against Zaziko BBC, an Antwerp club founded in 1949.