Hyères-Toulon Var Basket, also referred to as simply Hyères-Toulon or HTV, is a

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club based in

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and

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. Created by the merger of Omni Sport Hyerois and Club Sportif Toulonnais, the club shares its home games between the

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in Hyères and the Palais des Sports in Toulon. After several years in the

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and

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, the professional section of the club was dissolved in 2018.

History

Hyères-Toulon was promoted to the Pro A as the regular season champion of the 2015–16

season. In the

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, the club ended 15th in the standings which was enough to avoid relegation. In the 2017–18 season, HTV ended last in the standings with only 6 wins. This meant relegation back to the Pro B for the club. Because of financial problems, the club is forced to dissolve the professional section of the club. It sells its professional licence to newly established

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Honours

;

*Champions (1): 2015–16

Season by season

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket Basketball teams in France Sport in Var (department)