Limburg United

Hubo Limburg United
Leagues Pro Basketball League
Founded 2014 (2014)
History Limburg United
(2014–present)
Arena Sporthal Alverberg
Capacity 1,730
Location Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
Team colors Red, Black, White
              
Main sponsor Hubo
President Maarten Bostyn
Team manager Danny Marguillier
Head coach Ronnie McCollum
Website limburgunited.be
Uniforms

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 Pro Basketball League (PBL), the first tier of basketball in Belgium.

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.[1] The long-term goal of the club was expressed to "become a club in the subtop of Belgium in 3 or 5 years."[2] In the 2016–17 season, Limburg reached the Final of the Belgian Basketball Cup but lost to Telenet Oostende.[3]

Honours

Belgian Basketball Cup

Sponsorship names

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

  • Hubo Limburg United (2014–present)

Current roster

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

Limburg United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SF 1 United States Carter, Paul 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
SF 4 Belgium Mukubu, Wen 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 5 Belgium Hemeleers, Sam 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PF 6 United States Morris, Dom 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 9 Belgium Delalieux, Jonas 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 10 Belgium Depuydt, Maxime 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 11 Belgium Dedroog, Leander 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 12 United States Spicer, Khaliq 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 13 Belgium Kohajda, Justin 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SG 15 United States Unruh, Tate 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 23 Netherlands Kuta, Nathan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG 24 United States Barker, Kenny 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
SG 31 United States Price, Austin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Head coach

Belgium Pascal Angillis

Assistant coach(es)

Belgium Jeroen Bijnens

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 23 April 2018

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. W–L Belgian Cup European competitions Other competitions
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 CupRS1–5
2017–18 1 First Division 6th 16–22 Semifinalist SupercupRU

Players

Notable players

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

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Lynch tekent voor vijf seizoenen bij Limburg United". Demorgen.be (in Dutch). 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  2. ↑ "Limburg United is voor héél de provincie". Sporza.be (in Dutch). 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  3. ↑ "BC Telenet Oostende takes home the bpost cup". Euromillionsbasketball.be.
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