Belfius Mons-Hainaut is a
Belgian
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professional
basketball
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club that is based in
Mons
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Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...
,
Wallonia
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. The club competes in the highest division of the country, the
BNXT League
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. The club's home arena is the
Mons Arena
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. Founded as Quaregnon in 1959, the club has been a regular in the Belgian first division as the club plays in the highest tier for years, since the 1990–91 season. Mons-Hainaut also participated in European competitions annually, mostly in the
FIBA Europe Cup
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.
History
The club won the
Belgian Cup
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in 2006, and reached the
Belgian national league's final the same season. In 2008, Dexia Mons-Hainaut was the
EuroChallenge
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runner-up. They won their second Belgian Cup in 2011.
Since the
2021–22 season, Mons-Hainaut plays in the
BNXT League
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, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.
Titles and honors
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Belgian League
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**Runners-up (6): 2005–06, 2008–09,
2010–11
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2014–15,
2019–20,
2020–21
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Belgian Cup
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**Winners (2): 2005–06, 2010–11
::Runners-up (1): 2007–08
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Belgian Supercup
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**Winners (1): 2011
::Runners-up (1): 2006
Season by season
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Head coaches
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Chris Finch (2007–2009)
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Arik Shivek
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Coaching career
Shivek started ...
(2009–2012)
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Yves Defraigne (2012–2017)
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Vedran Bosnić (2019–Present)
Arena
Home games are played in
Mons.Arena, where there is place for 3,700 people per game.
Sponsorship naming and logos
Due to sponsorship reasons, the team has been known as:
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Dexia
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In 2008, the bank entered severe ...
Mons-Hainaut (2001–2012)
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Belfius
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Mons-Hainaut (2012–present)
The club has also used several logos:
Dexia_Mons-Hainaut.jpg , Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2001–2012)
Belfius Mons-Hainaut logo.png, Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2012–present)
References
External links
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{{BNXT League
Basketball teams in Belgium
Basketball teams established in 1959
Pro Basketball League