Gent Hawks

Gent Hawks
Leagues	Belgian second division
Founded	1950
Arena	Tolhuis (capacity: 2,374)
Location	Ghent, Belgium
Team colors	Red, Black
President	Yannick de Clerq
Championships	1 Belgian Championship 1 Belgian Cup 1 Second division

Gent Hawks is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in the Gent area of the Province of East-Flanders, Belgium. The club competes in the second basketball division in Belgium. The team was founded in 1950. The team plays home games at the 2,374 seat Tolhuis. The club has played in the Belgian highest division since 2007. The season before, they became champion in the second division.

History

• 1950 - 1991 : Hellas Gent
• 1991 - 1995 : Bobcat Gent
• 1995 - 1997 : AST Gent
• 1997 - 2000 : Siemens Gent
• 2000 - 2002 : Gent United
• 2002 - 2007 : Gent Dragons
• 2007 - 2012 : Optima Gent
• 2012 - 2013: Gent Dragons
• 2013 - present: Gent Hawks

Trophies and championships

• Belgian League Champion: (1955)
• Belgian Cup Champion: (1992)
• Belgian Second Division Champion: (2007)

Players 2011-2012

Players

La'Shard Anderson	United States	1988	1m85	Point-Guard
Lionel Bosco	Belgium	1981	1m80	Point-Guard
Lars De Lepeleire	Belgium	1991	1m75	Point-Guard
Michael Jenkins	United States	1986	1m92	Shooting-Guard
Senne Geukens	Belgium	1983	1m90	Shooting-Guard
Richard Chaney	Puerto Rico	1984	1m96	Shooting-Forward
Jeffrey Jones	Belgium	1991	1m87	Shooting-Forward
Michael Haynes	United States	1981	2m03	Power-Forward
Brian Heinle	United States	1978	2m05	Power-Forward
Yannick Desiron	Belgium	1992	2m06	Power-Forward
Graham Brown	United States	1984	2m06	Center
Luc Louves	France	1989	2m06	Center

Staff

Coach	Yves Defraigne	Belgium
Assistant-Coach	Jean Collinet	Belgium
Assistant-Coach	Carl Verstraeten	Belgium
Assistant-Coach	Koen Eerdekens	Belgium
General Manager	Tony Van den Bosch	Belgium

External links

• Optima Gent