Spirou Charleroi

Basketball team in Charleroi, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spirou Basket, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which can host 6,300 people.

NicknameKarolo's
LeaguesBNXT League
Founded1989; 37 years ago (1989)
HistorySpirou Monceau
1989–1990
Spirou Basket de Charleroi
1990–present
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NicknameKarolo's
LeaguesBNXT League
Founded1989; 37 years ago (1989)
HistorySpirou Monceau
1989–1990
Spirou Basket de Charleroi
1990–present
ArenaSpiroudome
Capacity6,300
LocationCharleroi, Belgium
PresidentJean-Jacques Cloquet
Head coachSam Rotsaert
Team captainEric Nottage
Championships10 Belgian Championships
5 Belgian Cups
7 Belgian Supercups
Websitewww.spiroubasket.be
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Established in 1989, the team is named after the long-running Belgian comics magazine Spirou, the publisher of which, Dupuis, is based in Marcinelle, Charleroi.

History

Spirou Charleroi has won the Belgian League championship ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Belgian Cup 5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 7 times (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010).

In the 1996–97 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The club participated in the regular phase of the tournament in four other seasons (2000–01, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12).

During the 2004–05 season, Spirou reached the quarter-finals of the EuroCup, its best result on the European stage to date.

On July 29, 2014, Jacques Stas became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni Bozzi replaced him as team president.[1]

Since the 2021–22 season, Spirou plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[2]

Sponsorship names

The Spiroudome

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:

  • Spirou Monceau (1989–1990)
  • Spirou Charleroi (1990–2011)
  • Belgacom Spirou (2011–2014)
  • Proximus Spirou (2014–2018)
  • Val-Dieu Spirou (2025–present)[3]

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

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Val-Dieu Spirou Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 2 United States Jackson, Zeb 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2001-11-14)14 November 2001
SF 3 United States Styles, Dontrez 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2002-06-26)26 June 2002
PF 4 United States Gary, Juwan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (2001-02-17)17 February 2001
SG 5 Belgium Polet, Adedayo 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2005-07-01)1 July 2005
G 11 United States Nottage, Eric (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1994-12-10)10 December 1994
C 12 Belgium Bilolo, Maxime 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2004-05-17)17 May 2004
G/F 13 Belgium Zecevic, Lukijan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2005-06-15)15 June 2005
F 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sikiraš, Njegoš 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999
SG 22 Belgium Smout, Quinten 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
C 25 Belgium Tlarhi Amrani, Mohammed Ali 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2005-05-25)25 May 2005
F/C 31 Canada Boakye, Enoch 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – (2003-03-24)24 March 2003
Head coach
  • Belgium Sam Rotsaert
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Frederic Wilmot
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: January 24, 2026
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Honours

  • Belgian League
  • Belgian Cup
    • Winners (5): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09
      • Runners-up (7): 1996-97, 2000-01, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2019-20, 2023-24
  • Belgian Supercup
    • Winners (7): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
  • Charleroi, Belgium Invitational Game
    • Winners (1): 2008

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup Supercup European competitions
2006–07 1 First Division 3rd 3 FIBA EuroCupRS
2007–08 1 First Division 1st 2 ULEB CupRS
2008–09 1 First Division 1st Champion 2 EurocupT16
2009–10 1 First Division 1st Runner-up Runner-up 2 EurocupRS
2010–11 1 First Division 1st Semifinalist Winner 1 EuroleagueRS
2011–12 1 First Division 2nd Runner-up 1 EuroleagueRS
2012–13 1 First Division 3rd Last 16 2 EurocupRS
2013–14 1 First Division 5th Semifinalist 2 EurocupRS
2014–15 1 First Division 5th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS
2015–16 1 First Division 5th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS
2016–17 1 First Division 4th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueRS
2017–18 1 First Division 3rd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2018–19 1 First Division 5th Semifinalist 3 Champions LeagueQR3
4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2019–20 1 First Division 5th[a] Runner-up 4 FIBA Europe CupR2
2020–21 1 First Division 8th Quarterfinalist
2021–22 1 BNXT BE 6th Last 16
BNXT 11th
2022–23 1 BNXT BE 5th Semifinalist
BNXT 4th
2023–24 1 BNXT BE 5th Runner-up
BNXT 6th
2024–25 1 BNXT BE 9th Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe CupR2
BNXT 11th
2025–26 1 BNXT Semifinalist
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  1. [a]
    The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Notable players

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Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
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