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| Leagues | BNXT League |
| Founded | 2014 (age 12) |
| History | Limburg United (2014–present) |
| Arena | Sporthal Alverberg |
| Capacity | 2,012[1] |
| Location | Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium |
| Colors | Red, Blue, White |
| Sponsor | Hubo |
| President | Maarten Bostyn |
| Manager | Danny Marguillier |
| Captain | Wout Leemans |
| Championships | 2 Belgian Cup |
| Website | limburgunited.be |
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Limburg United, for sponsorship reasons named Hubo Limburg United, is a professional basketball club based in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium.
Founded in 2014, the club plays in the BNXT League, the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The team plays its home games in Sporthal Alverberg. Limburg has won one trophy, the Belgian Cup in 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 Bree B.B.C. 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 Antwerp Giants assistant Brian Lynch signed a 5-year contract to become United's head coach.[2] The long-term goal of the club was expressed to "become a club in the subtop of Belgium in 3 or 5 years."[3] In the 2016–17 season, Limburg reached the Final of the Belgian Basketball Cup but lost to Telenet Oostende.[4]
Since the 2021–22 season, United plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[5] On 14 March 2022, Limburg United won its first-ever trophy when it captured the Belgian Cup after defeating Oostende in the final.[6]
Honours
Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:
- Hubo Limburg United (2014–present)
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Belgian Cup | European competitions | Other competitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 1 | First Division | 5th | 16–16 | Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | First Division | 4th | 19–16 | Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | First Division | 6th | 19–20 | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 1–5 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | First Division | 6th | 16–22 | Semifinalist | Supercup | RU | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | First Division | 4th | 18–22 | Quarterfinalist | |||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | PBL | 4th | 10–7 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | PBL | 4th | 16–15 | Semifinalist | |||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BNXT | 12th | 16–12 | Champions | |||||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BNXT | 8th | 14–14 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BNXT | 5th | 20–10 | Champions | |||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | BNXT | 4th | 25–11 | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | 2–4 | ||
| 2025–26 | 1 | BNXT | 4th | 23–11 | Semifinalist | |||||
Players
Notable players
- Topias Palmi
- Khadeen Carrington
- Robert Loe
- Seamus Boxley
- Jordan Hulls
- Stanton Kidd
- Osun Osunniyi
- Austin Price
- Jesse Sanders
References
- ^ Extra zitjes in Sporthal Alverberg
- ^ "Brian Lynch tekent voor vijf seizoenen bij Limburg United" (in Dutch). Demorgen.be. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "Limburg United is voor héél de provincie" (in Dutch). Sporza.be. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ^ "BC Telenet Oostende takes home the bpost cup". Euromillionsbasketball.be.
- ^ "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend" (in Dutch). Basketball League. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Stunt van formaat: Limburg United klopt ongeslagen Oostende en wint de Beker van België" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.