Belfius Mons-Hainaut is a Belgian professional basketball club that is based in Mons, Wallonia. The club competes in the highest division of the country, the BNXT League. The club's home arena is the Mons Arena. Founded as Quaregnon in 1959, the club has been a regular in the Belgian first division as the club plays in the highest tier for 34 years, since the 1990–91 season.[1] Mons-Hainaut also participated in European competitions annually, mostly in the FIBA Europe Cup.
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
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| Nickname | Renards (Foxes) |
| Leagues | BNXT League |
| Founded | 1959 |
| History | List
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| Arena | Mons.Arena |
| Capacity | 3,700 |
| Location | Mons, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Team colors | White, Blue, Lime Green |
| Main sponsor | Belfius |
| President | Ronald Gobert |
| Head coach | Vedran Bosnić |
| Championships | 2 Belgian Cups |
| Website | monshainaut.be |
History
editThe club won the Belgian Cup in 2006, and reached the Belgian national league's final the same season. In 2008, Dexia Mons-Hainaut was the EuroChallenge runner-up. They won their second Belgian Cup in 2011.
Since the 2021–22 season, Mons-Hainaut plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[2]
Titles and honors
edit- Belgian Cup
- Winners (2): 2005–06, 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
- Belgian Supercup
- Winners (1): 2011
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Season by season
edit| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2008–09 | 1 | BLB | 2nd | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2010–11 | 1 | BLB | 3rd | Champion | 2 Eurocup | T16 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | BLB | 4th | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2012–13 | 1 | BLB | 2nd | Semifinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | RS |
| 2013–14 | 1 | BLB | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2014–15 | 1 | BLB | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | BLB | 7th | Semifinalist | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | RS |
| 2016–17 | 1 | BLB | 7th | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS |
| 2017–18 | 1 | BLB | 5th | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS |
| 2019–20 | 1 | BLB | 2nd | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | BLB | 2nd | |||
Players
editCurrent roster
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
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Head coaches
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Chris Finch (2007–2009)
Arik Shivek (2009–2012)
Yves Defraigne (2012–2017)
Vedran Bosnić (2019–Present)
Arena
editHome games are played in Mons.Arena, where there is place for 3,700 people per game.
Sponsorship naming and logos
editDue to sponsorship reasons, the team has been known as:
The club has also used several logos:
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Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2001–2012) -
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2012–present)
References
edit- ^ "Historique". Monshainaut.be. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)