Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional

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club based in

Hasselt Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as i ...

, Limburg,

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. Founded in 2014, the club plays in the

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, the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The team plays its home games in Sporthal Alverberg. Limburg has won one trophy, the

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in 2021–22 Belgian Basketball Cup, 2022.

History

Around the beginning of 2014 Limburg United was founded in the city of Hasselt. The name expressing the founders' motivation for there to be a top tier basketball team from Limburg province in the aftermath of

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relegating from BLB Division I in 2008 and eventually disbanding. Limburg United asked for a B-licence for the 2014–15 Basketball League Belgium, and eventually got it. Former

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assistant Brian Lynch signed a 5-year contract to become United's head coach. The long-term goal of the club was expressed to "become a club in the subtop of Belgium in 3 or 5 years." In the 2016–17 season, Limburg reached the Final of the

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but lost to

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. Since the 2021–22 season, United plays in the

, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged. On 14 March 2022, Limburg United won its first-ever trophy when it captured the

after defeating Oostende in the final.

Honours

;

*Champions (1): 2021–22 *Runner-up (1): 2016–17

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as: *

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Limburg United (2014–present)

Roster

Current roster

Depth chart

Season by season

Players

Notable players

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* Stanton Kidd * Jesse Sanders *

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References

{{Ethias League Basketball teams in Belgium Sport in Limburg (Belgium) Basketball teams established in 2014 Pro Basketball League