Limburg United

Hubo Limburg United
Leagues	Belgian League
Founded	2014
History	Limburg United (2014–present)
Arena	Sporthal Alverberg
Arena Capacity	1,730
Location	Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium
Team colors	Red, Black, White
Main sponsor	Hubo
President	Maarten Bostyn
Team manager	Danny Marguillier
Head coach	Brian Lynch
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.

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.^[1] The long-term goal of the club was expressed to "become a club in the subtop of Belgium in 3 or 5 years."^[2]

Names

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Limburg United roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. 1.0 !PG – USA ! Hulls, Jordan 7000180000000000000♠1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 2.5 !G/F 0 BEL ! Proesmans, Sam 7000192000000000000♠1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 3.5 !F 5 BEL ! Celis, Nick 7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 1.5 !G 7 BEL ! Donkor, Dennis 7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 2.0 !SG 8 USA ! Stewart, Barry 7000195000000000000♠1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 3.5 !F 9 BEL ! Vanwijn, Hans 7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 3.5 !F 11 USA ! Thomas, Scott 7000198000000000000♠1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 3.5 !F 12 USA ! Watts, Dane 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 3.0 !SF 15 USA ! Oliver, Devin 7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Head coach Brian Lynch Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: June 18, 2015

Notable players

References