Belfius Mons-Hainaut

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 Pro Basketball League (PBL). The club's home arena is 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 31 years, since the 1990–91 season.[1] Mons-Hainaut also participated in European competitions annually, mostly in the FIBA Europe Cup.

Belfius Mons-Hainaut
NicknameRenards (Foxes)
LeaguesPro Basketball League
Founded1959 (1959)
History
ArenaMons.Arena
Capacity3,700
LocationMons, Wallonia, Belgium
Team colorsWhite, Blue, Lime Green
     
PresidentRonald Gobert
Head coachVedran Bosnić
Championships2 Belgian Cups
Websitemonshainaut.be

History

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.

Titles and honors
  • Belgian League
    • Runners-up (4): 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2007–08
Runners-up (1): 2006

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup European competitions
2008–091BLB 2nd 3 EuroChallengeT16
2009–101BLB 6th Semifinalist 2 EurocupRS
2010–111BLB 3rd Champion 2 EurocupT16
2011–121BLB 4th Semifinalist 2 EurocupRS
2012–131BLB 2nd Semifinalist 3 EuroChallengeRS
2013–141BLB 3rd Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS
2014–151BLB 2nd Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallengeT16
2015–161BLB 7th Semifinalist 3 FIBA Europe CupRS
2016–171BLB 7th Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2017–181BLB 5th Runner-up 4 FIBA Europe CupR2
2018–191BLB 6th Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Belfius Mons-Hainaut roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 00 Smith, Arik 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 1 Lambot, Anthony 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 3 Durham, Jabril 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PF 5 Barnes, Auston 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG 7 Mintogo, Igor 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PF 8 Cage, Justin 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 10 Spencer, Skylar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 11 Mortant, Zaccharie 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 13 Bronchart, Romain 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 14 Van Caeneghem, Sander 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SG 20 Giancaterino, Lorenzo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF 23 Penava, Ajdin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Frank De Meulemeester
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 21 October 2020

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Head coaches

Arena

Home games are played in Mons.Arena, where there is place for 3,700 people per game.

Sponsorship naming and logos

Due to sponsorship reasons, the team has been known as:

  • Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2001–2012)
  • Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2012–present)

The club has also used several logos:

  • Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2001–2012)
  • Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2012–present)

References
  1. "Historique". Monshainaut.be. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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