Limburg United
Hubo Limburg United | ||||
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Leagues | BNXT League | |||
Founded | 2014 | |||
History | Limburg United (2014–present) | |||
Arena | Sporthal Alverberg | |||
Capacity | 2,012[1] | |||
Location | Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium | |||
Team colors | Red, Black, White | |||
Main sponsor | Hubo | |||
President | Maarten Bostyn | |||
Team manager | Danny Marguillier | |||
Head coach | Sacha Massot | |||
Website | limburgunited | |||
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Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional basketball club based in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. Founded in 2014, the club plays in the BNXT League, the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The team plays its home games in Sporthal Alverberg.
History[]
Around the beginning of 2014 Limburg United was founded in the city of Hasselt. The name expressing the founders' motivation for there to be a top tier basketball team from Limburg province in the aftermath of Bree B.B.C. relegating from BLB Division I in 2008 and eventually disbanding. Limburg United asked for a B-licence for the 2014–15 Basketball League Belgium, and eventually got it. Former Antwerp Giants assistant Brian Lynch signed a 5-year contract to become United's head coach.[2] The long-term goal of the club was expressed to "become a club in the subtop of Belgium in 3 or 5 years."[3] In the 2016–17 season, Limburg reached the Final of the Belgian Basketball Cup but lost to Telenet Oostende.[4]
Since the 2021–22 season, United plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[5]
Honours[]
- Runner-up (1): 2016–17
Sponsorship names[]
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:
- Hubo Limburg United (2014–present)
Roster[]
Current roster[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: February 4, 2022 |
Depth chart[]
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Tyrell Nelson | Yannick Desiron | ||
PF | Jonas Delalieux | Leander Dedroog | ||
SF | Tre'Shaun Fletcher | YannickDammen | ||
SG | Miloš Bojović | Ferre Vanderhoydonck | Anthony Lambot | Jarne Lesuisse |
PG | Cliff Hammonds | Casey Benson | Jonathan Tabu | Matthias Bovy |
Season by season[]
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Belgian Cup | European competitions | Other competitions | |||
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2014–15 | 1 | First Division | 5th | 16–16 | Quarterfinals | |||||
2015–16 | 1 | First Division | 4th | 19–16 | Quarterfinals | |||||
2016–17 | 1 | First Division | 6th | 19–20 | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 1–5 | ||
2017–18 | 1 | First Division | 6th | 16–22 | Semifinalist | Supercup | RU | |||
2018–19 | 1 | First Division | 4th | 18–22 | Quarterfinalist | |||||
2019–20 | 1 | PBL | 4th | 10–7 | ||||||
2020–21 | 1 | PBL | 4th | 16–15 |
Players[]
Notable players[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Robert Loe
- Seamus Boxley
- Jordan Hulls
- Stanton Kidd
- Jesse Sanders
- Austin Price (born 1995), American
References[]
- ^ Extra zitjes in Sporthal Alverberg
- ^ "Brian Lynch tekent voor vijf seizoenen bij Limburg United". Demorgen.be (in Dutch). 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "Limburg United is voor héél de provincie". Sporza.be (in Dutch). 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "BC Telenet Oostende takes home the bpost cup". Euromillionsbasketball.be.
- ^ "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- Basketball teams in Belgium
- Sport in Limburg (Belgium)
- Basketball teams established in 2014
- Pro Basketball League