Spirou Charleroi
Encyclopedia
Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi
, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome
.
ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Belgian Cup 5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 3 times (2001, 2002, 2008).
Charleroi
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...
, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome
Spiroudome
Spiroudome is an indoor arena in Charleroi, Belgium. Opened in 2002, it currently can hold 6,300 spectators . It hosts indoor sporting events such as tennis and basketball. The arena hosted the annual ULEB Cup final from 2004 to 2008. It is also the home arena of the Spirou Charleroi basketball...
.
History
Spirou Charleroi has won the Belgian ChampionshipBasketball League Belgium
The Basketball League Belgium , also known as the Ligue Ethias or Ethias League, is the highest professional basketball league in Belgium.-Teams:* Antwerp Giants* Belgacom Liège Basket* Dexia Mons-Hainaut* Generali Okapi Aalstar...
ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Belgian Cup 5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 3 times (2001, 2002, 2008).
Players
| 4. | Chris Hill Chris Hill (basketball) Chris Hill is an American expatriate professional basketball player who has played in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball, Turkish Basketball League and Basketball League Belgium... |
1983 | 1m91 | Forward | |
| 5. | Jiří Welsch Jirí Welsch Jiří Welsch is a Czech professional basketball player with Spirou Basket of the Basketball League Belgium. Welsch has played in the National Basketball Association league in the United States, having been drafted in 2002 by the Philadelphia 76ers.-Early years:Welsch began his professional career... |
27/01/80 | 2m01 | Guard | |
| 6. | Dwayne Broyles Dwayne Broyles Dwayne Broyles is a professional basketball player. He currently plays forward for the Spirou Basket, Charleroi, Belgium wearing number 6.- Career :* 2000-2004: College basketball: James Madison University... |
10/07/82 | 1m96 | Forward | |
| 7. | Justin Hamilton | / | 19/12/80 | 1m91 | Guard |
| 8. | Caleb Green Caleb Green (basketball player) Caleb Green is a professional basketball player, currently playing for Spirou Basket in Belgium. Previously he played for TBB Trier in Germany and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa.-College career:... |
07/10/85 | 2m03 | Forward | |
| 9. | Randy Oveneke | 03/01/86 | 2m01 | Forward | |
| 10. | Andre Riddick Andre Riddick Andre Riddick is a professional basketball player from the U.S.A and currently a member of Spirou Charleroi from Belgium. He is the ULEB Cup's All-Time Leader for rebounds , steals and blocks and also has the highest ULEB Cup percentage of blocks .-References:... |
/ | 01/02/73 | 2m08 | Center |
| 11. | Amauri Jadin | 10/08/86 | 1m89 | Guard | |
| 12. | Demond Mallet Demond Mallet Dayon Demond Mallet is an American professional basketball player that played the 2009-10 season professionally with Türk Telekom B.K. in Ankara, Turkey and currently the 2010-11 season in Belgium with Spirou Charleroi. Before that he played for ACB club Joventut Badalona. He is a 6'2" guard... |
22/02/78 | 1m88 | Guard | |
| 13. | Boris Penninck | 09/09/88 | 2m02 | Center | |
| 14. | Yannick Moray | 19/04/91 | 1m98 | Forward | |
| 15. | Christophe Beghin | 02/01/80 | 2m07 | Center | |
| 20. | Tornike Shengelia Tornike Shengelia Tornike Shengelia is a Georgian professional basketball player. He plays for Spirou Charleroi in the Basketball League Belgium and Euroleague.- National team :Tornike Shengelia plays for the Georgia national team.... |
05/10/91 | 2m07 | Forward |
Staff
| Head coach | Giovanni BOZZI | 23 May 1963 | |
| Assistant coach | Ivica SKELIN | 19 September 1973 | |
| Manager | Jacques STAS | 6 February 1969 |
Achievements
- Belgian ChampionshipsBasketball League BelgiumThe Basketball League Belgium , also known as the Ligue Ethias or Ethias League, is the highest professional basketball league in Belgium.-Teams:* Antwerp Giants* Belgacom Liège Basket* Dexia Mons-Hainaut* Generali Okapi Aalstar...
: 10 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) - Belgian Cups: 5 (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009)
- Belgian Supercups: 3 (2001, 2002, 2008)
Notable players
| Éric Struelens Éric Struelens Éric Struelens is a former Belgian basketball player. Struelens won the Belgian championship 7 times and the Belgian Cup 4 times . He also won twice the Player of the Year award in Belgium... D. J. Mbenga Ralph Biggs Ralph Biggs Ralph Biggs is a naturalized Belgian professional basketball player, originally from the United States. Biggs is 1.99 m tall and 91 kg in weight and plays small forward.... Ivan Zoroski Armands Šķēle Armands Skele Armands Šķēle is a Latvian professional basketball shooting guard, who plays for BC Kalev/Cramo.-Pro career:In 2008, with the Barons, he won the EuroCup and the Latvian Basketball League championship. He is a member of the Latvian national basketball team.Skele's biggest strength is his scoring... Predrag Savović Predrag Savovic Predrag Savović is a retired professional basketball player. He played for the NBA's Denver Nuggets and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB, among other teams.-Education:... Vladimir Kuzmanović Vladimir Kuzmanovic Vladimir Kuzmanović is a retired professional basketball player. Despite being born in Serbia he decided to compete under the flag of Republic of Macedonia. He plays as a guard... Damir Krupalija Damir Krupalija Damir Krupalija is a Bosnian professional basketball player. Krupalija played at the University of Illinois in the US from 1998 to 2002... Milutin Aleksić Milutin Aleksic Milutin Aleksić is a professional basketball player.A native of Belgrade, Aleksić began his career with Red Star Belgrade. He moved to Montenegro in 2002 and spent one season and a half with Buducnost before going on loan to Lemsos midway through the 2003–04 season.He played for the following... Mladen Šekularac Mladen Šekularac Mladen Šekularac is a Montenegrin professional basketball player.At one point Šekularac was considered to be one of the biggest European talents and was projected as NBA Draft lottery pick candidate. His reputation was such that his club at the time, KK FMP, put a €1,300,000 price tag on his... Amit Tamir Amit Tamir Amit Yosef Tamir is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center/forward and he currently plays for Maccabi Rishon LeZion.-Basketball career:... Mouhamed Sene Mouhamed Sene Mouhamed Saer Sene is a Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada from the Spanish ACB. A center, he is noted for his shot-blocking potential because of his 7 ft 8½ in wingspan.... Daniel Santiago Daniel Santiago Daniel Gregg Santiago is a American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player, currently playing at the center position for the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico. Santiago is the fourth player from Puerto Rico to play in a NBA game... |
Matt Walsh Matt Walsh (basketball) Matt Walsh is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. He is listed at 1.99m , and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.- Early years :... /  Andre RiddickAndre Riddick Andre Riddick is a professional basketball player from the U.S.A and currently a member of Spirou Charleroi from Belgium. He is the ULEB Cup's All-Time Leader for rebounds , steals and blocks and also has the highest ULEB Cup percentage of blocks .-References:... Scooter Barry Scooter Barry Richard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV is a retired American professional basketball player.Barry was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry, and has three brothers Drew, Jon, and Brent who also share his profession. He is the only Barry not to play in the NBA... Corey L. Brewer Corey L. Brewer Corey Lavelle Brewer is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in Europe.... Shawn Daniels Shawn Daniels Shawn Daniels is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays in the National Basketball League of Canada for the London Lightning basketball team.-High school and college career:... / Marcus FaisonMarcus Faison Marcus Vondell Faison is a Belgian-American professional basketball player who currently plays for Telenet Oostende in Belgium. He played Division I basketball for Siena College prior to his professional career.-Pro career:Faison joined Beşiktaş Cola Turka for the 2008-09 season... Michael-Hakim Jordan Michael-Hakim Jordan Michael-Hakim Jordan, also referred to as Michael Jordan , is an American professional basketball player with Phoenix Hagen of the Basketball Bundesliga.... Kevin Salvadori Kevin Salvadori Kevin Michael Salvadori is an American former professional basketball player. A 7'0" center from the University of North Carolina, Salvadori went undrafted but did manage to play for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association for two seasons from 1996 to 1998.His father, Al... Wayne Turner Wayne Turner Wayne Keon Turner is an American professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at Beaver Country Day School in Brookline, Massachusetts... Mike Batiste |