Phoenix Brussels

Phoenix Brussels is a professional basketball club based in Brussels, Belgium. The team has played in the top tier Pro Basketball League (PBL) since 2013.

Phoenix Brussels
LeaguesPro Basketball League
Founded1957 (1957)
HistoryExcelsior Bruxelles
1999–2013
Brussels Basketball
2013–2019
Phoenix Brussels
2019–present
ArenaSports Complex Neder-Over-Heembeek
Capacity1,000
LocationBrussels, Belgium
Team colorsNavy, White, Cyan
              
PresidentAndré De Kandelaer
Head coachIan Hanavan
Championships1 Belgian Cup
1 Belgian SuperCup
Websitewww.brusselsbasketball.be

Founded as Excelsior Brussels in 1957, the club has won one Belgian Cup in 1995 and one Belgian SuperCup in the same year. Home games are played at the Sports Complex Neder-Over-Heembeek.

History

The club was founded in 1957. In 1999 Excelsior merged with AERA Castor and renamed itself AERA Excelsior Brussel VZW. After 7 years in the 3e Nationale, the Belgian third division, Excelsior promoted to the 2e Nationale in 2009. In the first two years, Excelsior finished 4th and 5th and was defeated in the quarterfinals. In the 2011–12 season Excelsior reached the semifinals and in the 2012–13 season, it finished 10th while missing the Playoffs.

The club moved to the professional Scooore League, the first tier in Belgium, for the 2013–14 season. Excelsior received a C-licence, which allowed them to play with a lower budget in the league.[1] The club also got a new main sponsor in Basic-Fit, and was renamed Basic-Fit Brussels.

During the 2016–17 season, Brussels participated in a European competition for the first time by entering the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup season.[2] Brussels finished fourth and last in Group A, winning one out of six games. Along with this, the club finished in the third place in the Belgian League and reached the Finals for the first time in club history by beating Antwerp Giants in the semi-finals.[3]

On 2 July 2019, the club announced it changed its name to Phoenix Brussels.[4]

Honors and titles

Belgian Cup

  • Winners (1): 1994–95

Belgian Supercup

  • Winners (1): 1995

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. W–L Belgian Cup European competitions
2008–09 3 3e Nationale 2nd
2009–10 2 2e Nationale 5th
2010–11 2 2e Nationale 5th
2011–12 2 2e Nationale 4th
2012–13 2 2e Nationale 10th
2013–14 1 Division I 8th 8–28 Round of 16
2014–15 1 Division I 10th 10–18 Round of 16
2015–16 1 Division I 4th 21–16 Round of 16
2016–17 1 Division I 2nd 28–19 Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS1–5
2017–18 1 Division I 8th 12–26 Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueQR30–2
4 FIBA Europe CupRS2–4
2018–19 1 PBL 3rd 23–17 Semifinalist
2019–20 1 PBL 9th[lower-alpha 1] 6–11 4 FIBA Europe CupRS2–4
  1. The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Players

Current roster
Phoenix Brussels roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
F 2 Izaw-Bolavie, Archange 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG 6 Foerts, Niels 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 10 Robeyns, William 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF Raymond, B. J. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G/F Hazard, Louis 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF Đurišić, Pavle 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G Washington Jr., Darius 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G/F Nouhi, Ayoub 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G Pouedet, Sean 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G Pouedet, Sean 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
C Moris, Stéphane 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 2 March 2020

Notable players

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

Head coaches
  • Serge Crevecoeur
  • Laurent Monier (February–March 2020)
  • Ian Hanavan (September 2020–present)

References
  1. "Basketclub Excelsior Brussels krijgt licentie". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  2. "Excelsior Brussel speelt Europees". Nieuwsblad.be. 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  3. "1/2F EMBL playoffs: Basic-Fit Brussels advances to first finals appearance in club's history". Euromillionsbasketball.be. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  4. "Le Basic-Fit Brussels devient le Phoenix Brussels et reste à Neder-over-Heembeek". 2 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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