Spirou Charleroi

Proximus Spirou
Nickname Karolo's
Leagues Pro Basketball League
Founded 1989 (1989)
History Spirou Monceau
1989–1990
Spirou Charleroi
1990–present
Arena Spiroudome
Capacity 6,300
Location Charleroi, Belgium
Team colors Red, White
              
President Jean-Jacques Cloquet
Head coach Brian Lynch
Championships 10 Belgian Championships
5 Belgian Cups
3 Belgian Supercups
Website www.proximusspirou.be
Uniforms

Spirou Charleroi, for sponsorship reasons Proximus Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the top Belgian League. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome.

The team is named after the long-running Belgian comics magazine Spirou.

History

Non-sponsorship team logo

Spirou Charleroi has won the Belgian League championship ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Belgian Cup 5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 3 times (2001, 2002, 2008).

On July 29, 2014, Jacques Stas became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni Bozzi replaced him as team president.[1]

Sponsorship names

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:

  • Spirou Monceau (1989–1990)
  • Spirou Charleroi (1990–2011)
  • Belgacom Spirou (2011–2014)
  • Proximus Spirou (2014–present)

Current roster

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

Spirou Charleroi roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
C 4 United States Hunt, Dario 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 5 Belgium Libert, Alexandre 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PF 7 Belgium Hervelle, Axel 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 8 United States Linhart, Nate 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG 9 Belgium Marnegrave, Niels 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 11 Belgium Demirtas, Sami 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF 12 United States Ford, Quincy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
PF 13 Belgium Penninck, Boris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 14 Serbia Katić, Raško 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
SF 15 Belgium Marchant, Dorian 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 21 United States Mobley, Matt 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 25 United States Hammonds, Cliff 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Kristof Michiels
  • Netherlands Thomas Roijakkers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 23 April 2018

Trophies

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup Supercup European competitions
2006–07 1 First Division 3rd 3 FIBA EuroCupRS
2007–08 1 First Division 1st 2 ULEB CupRS
2008–09 1 First Division 1st Champion 2 EurocupT16
2009–10 1 First Division 1st Finalist Runner-up 2 EurocupRS
2010–11 1 First Division 1st Semifinalist Winner 1 EuroleagueRS
2011–12 1 First Division 2nd Runner-up 1 EuroleagueRS
2012–13 1 First Division 3rd Last 16 2 EurocupRS
2013–14 1 First Division 5th Semifinalist 2 EurocupRS
2014–15 1 First Division 5th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS
2015–16 1 First Division 5th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS
2016–17 1 First Division 4th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueRS
2017–18 1 First Division Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Jacques Stas coach Belgacom Spirou Charleroi". Eurobasket.com. July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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