Belfius Mons-Hainaut is a

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professional

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club that is based in

Mons Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...

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. The club competes in the highest division of the country, the

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. The club's home arena is the

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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

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History

The club won the

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in 2006, and reached the Belgian national league's final the same season. In 2008, Dexia Mons-Hainaut was the

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runner-up. They won their second Belgian Cup in 2011. Since the 2021–22 season, Mons-Hainaut plays in the

, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.

Titles and honors

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**Runners-up (6): 2005–06, 2008–09,

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, 2014–15, 2019–20,

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**Winners (2): 2005–06, 2010–11 ::Runners-up (1): 2007–08 *

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**Winners (1): 2011 ::Runners-up (1): 2006

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Head coaches

* Chris Finch (2007–2009) *

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(2009–2012) * Yves Defraigne (2012–2017) * 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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Mons-Hainaut (2001–2012) *

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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

* {{BNXT League Basketball teams in Belgium Basketball teams established in 1959 Pro Basketball League