The Montreal Alliance are a Canadian professional

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team based in

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, Canada founded in 2021. They compete in the

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(CEBL) and play their home games at the

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. The Montreal Alliance’s mascot is called “Alli-Oop”.

History

Most recently, the

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played its only season in the

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in the 2012–13 season. The team did not play in the

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after failing to secure a new ownership group. In February 2021, it was first announced that a Montreal team would join the CEBL in 2022. On October 27, 2021, the team name and branding was revealed.

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was named the inaugural general manager of the Alliance the next month. The Montréal Alliance announced on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, that

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had been named the first head coach of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) expansion franchise.

Players

Current roster

Season-by-season record

Head coaches

: (2022–present)

References

External links

Official website
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