Spirou Charleroi

Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the Pro Basketball League (PBL), the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which can host 6,300 people.

Spirou
NicknameKarolo's
LeaguesPro Basketball League
Founded1989 (1989)
HistorySpirou Monceau
1989–1990
Spirou Charleroi
1990–present
ArenaSpiroudome
Capacity6,300
LocationCharleroi, Belgium
PresidentJean-Jacques Cloquet
Head coachSam Rotsaert
Championships10 Belgian Championships
5 Belgian Cups
7 Belgian Supercups
Websitewww.proximusspirou.be

Established in 1989, the team is named after the long-running Belgian comics magazine Spirou.

History

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 7 times (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010).

In the 2010–11 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The following season, Spirou played in the regular season for the second time in a row.

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
The Spiroudome

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 (2014–2018)

Current roster

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

Spirou roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 2 Beane, Anthony 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 4 Greenwood, Moses 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 5 Libert, Alexandre 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 8 Botuli, Noé 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 9 Delalić, Haris 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
PF 13 Schoepen, Yoeri 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 20 Sharma, Josh 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
C 30 Boukichou, Khalid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 32 Creppy, Thomas 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF Bronchart, Thibaut 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
PG Samardzic, Milan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SF Fogang, Noah 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PF Lambrecht, Sam 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG Darboe, Adama 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
  • Sam Rotsaert
Assistant coach(es)
  • Frederic Wilmot
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 28 February 2020

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 Runner-up 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 3rd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2018–19 1 First Division 5th Semifinalist 3 Champions LeagueQR3
4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2019–20 1 First Division 5th[lower-alpha 1] Runner-up 4 FIBA Europe CupR2
  1. The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable players

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

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