RBC Pepinster

Royal Basketball Club Pepinster is a Belgian basketball club that is located in the Verviers-Pepinster area of the Province of Liege, Belgium. The club currently competes in the Belgian Fifth Division, the fifth tier of Belgian basketball. Before, the team used to be a regular participant of the Basketball League Belgium. The team club plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Hall du Paire.

RBC Pepinster
LeaguesBelgian First Division
Founded1938 (1938)
HistoryR.B.C. Verviers-Pepinster
(1938–2016)
RBC Pepinster
(2016–present)
ArenaHalle du Paire
Capacity4,000
LocationPepinster, Belgium
Team colorsBlue, White
         
Championships1 Belgian Cup
1 Belgian Supercup
Websiterbcpepinster.be

History

Verviers-Pepinster was the runner-up of the Belgian League twice: in 2003 and 2014. The club also won the Belgian Cup in 1980, and the Belgian Supercup in 2003.

On 29 June 2016, it was announced that the club would leave the Belgian League, due to a lack of budget.[1]

Honors and titles

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup European competitions
2011–12 1 Belgian League 9th
2012–13 1 Belgian League 8th Semifinalist
2013–14 1 Belgian League 9th Round of 16
2014–15 1 Belgian League 8th Round of 16
2015–16 1 Belgian League 10th Round of 16

Notable players

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Head coaches
Coach Period
Ivica Skelin2006–2008
Jurgen Van Meerbeeck2008–2010
Ivica Skelin2010
Aaron McCarthy2010–2012
Nenad Trajković2012–2013
Julien Marnegrave2013–2014
Thibaut Petit2014–2015
Jérôme Jacquemin2015–2016
Aleksandar Zečević2016–2017
Pascal Mossay2017–

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:[2]

  • Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster (1995–1996)
  • VOO Verviers-Pepinster (2007–2013)
  • VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (2013–2015)

Logos
  • The logo of the VOO Wolves (2013–2015)

References
  1. "Basketploeg Verviers-Pepinster trekt zich terug uit Scooore League" (in Dutch). HLN.be. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  2. "VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster Team Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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