Union Mons-Hainaut
| Union Mons-Hainaut | |
|---|---|
| Union Mons-Hainaut logo | |
| Nickname | Renards (Foxes) |
| Leagues | BNXT League |
| Founded | 1959; 66 years ago (1959) |
| History | List
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| Arena | Mons.Arena |
| Capacity | 3,700 |
| Location | Mons, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Team colors | White, Blue, Lime Green |
| President | Ronald Gobert |
| Head coach | Vedran Bosnić |
| Championships | 2 Belgian Cups |
| Website | monshainaut.be |
Union 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 35 years, since the 1990–91 season.[1] Mons-Hainaut also participated in European competitions annually, mostly in the FIBA Europe Cup.
History
[edit ]The 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
[edit ]Current roster
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Belgium Ronny Bayer
- Belgium Lionel Bosco
- Belgium Jean-Marc Jaumin
- Finland Max Besselink
- Montenegro Omar Cook
- United Kingdom Nate Reinking
- Lithuania Evaldas Jocys
- United States Brandon Costner
- United States George Evans
- United States Sean Singletary
- United States Jerel McNeal
- United States Justin Gray
Head coaches
[edit ]- United States Chris Finch (2007–2009)
- Israel Arik Shivek (2009–2012)
- Belgium Yves Defraigne (2012–2017)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Vedran Bosnić (2019–Present)
Arena
[edit ]Home games are played in Mons.Arena, where there is place for 3,700 people per game.
Sponsorship naming and logos
[edit ]Due 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)
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Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2012–2024)
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Union Mons-Hainaut (2024-)
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)