Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional basketball club based in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.
| 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 | Raymond Westphalen | |||
| Championships | 2 Belgian Cup | |||
| Website | limburgunited | |||
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. Limburg has won one trophy, the Belgian Cup in 2022.
History
editAround 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] On 14 March 2022, Limburg United won its first-ever trophy when it captured the Belgian Cup after defeating Oostende in the final.[6]
Honours
editSponsorship names
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Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:
- Hubo Limburg United (2014–present)
Roster
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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Depth chart
edit| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Maxime De Zeeuw | Yannick Desiron | |
| PF | Jonas Delalieux | Toon Ceyssens | Leander Dedroog |
| SF | Yannick Dammen | Anthony Lambot | |
| SG | Alex Stein | Ferre Vanderhoydonck | Jarne Lesuisse |
| PG | Cliff Hammonds | Quentin Serron |
Season by season
edit| 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 | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BNXT | 12th | 16–12 | ||||||
Players
editNotable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Stunt van formaat: Limburg United klopt ongeslagen Oostende en wint de Beker van België". sporza.be (in Dutch). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.