RBC Pepinster
Basketball team in Pepinster, Belgium
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Royal Basketball Club Pepinster is a Belgian basketball club that is located in the Verviers-Pepinster area of Liège Province, Belgium. The club currently competes in the Belgian Fifth Division, the fifth tier of Belgian basketball. Before, the team used to be a regular participant of the Basketball League Belgium. The team club plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Hall du Paire.
(1938–2013)
Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
(2013–2016)
RBC Pepinster
(2016–present)
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| Leagues | Belgian First Division | ||
| Founded | 1938 | ||
| History | R.B.C. Verviers-Pepinster (1938–2013) Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (2013–2016) RBC Pepinster (2016–present) | ||
| Arena | Halle du Paire | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Location | Pepinster, Belgium | ||
| Team colors | Blue, White | ||
| Championships | 1 Belgian Cup 1 Belgian Supercup | ||
| Website | rbcpepinster | ||
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History
Verviers-Pepinster was the runner-up of the Belgian League twice: in 2003 and 2014. The club also won the Belgian Cup in 1980, and the Belgian Supercup in 2003.
On 29 June 2016, it was announced that the club would leave the Belgian League, due to a lack of budget.[1]
Honors and titles
- Belgian Cup
- Winners (1): 1979–80
- Belgian Supercup
- Winners (1): 2003
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | European competitions |
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| 2011–12 | 1 | Belgian League | 9th | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Belgian League | 8th | Semifinalist | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Belgian League | 9th | Round of 16 | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Belgian League | 8th | Round of 16 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Belgian League | 10th | Round of 16 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Head coaches
| Coach | Period |
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 Ivica Skelin | 2006–2008 |
 Jurgen Van Meerbeeck | 2008–2010 |
| Ivica Skelin | 2010 |
 Aaron McCarthy | 2010–2012 |
 Nenad Trajković | 2012–2013 |
| Julien Marnegrave | 2013–2014 |
| Thibaut Petit | 2014–2015 |
| Jérôme Jacquemin | 2015–2016 |
| Aleksandar Zečević | 2016–2017 |
| Pascal Mossay | 2017– |
Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:[2]
- Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster (1995–1996)
- VOO Verviers-Pepinster (2007–2013)
- VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (2013–2015)
Logos
The logo of the VOO Wolves (2013–2015)
