# Spirou Charleroi

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.
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 2010–11 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The following season, Spirou played in the regular season for the second time in a row.
On July 29, 2014, Jacques Stas became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni Bozzi replaced him as team president.
Since the 2021–22 season, Spirou plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.

## Sponsorship names

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)

## Current roster

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

## Honours

* Belgian League
** Champions (10): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
*** Runners-up (2): 2004–05, 2011–12
* Belgian Cup
** Winners (5): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09
* Belgian Supercup
** Winners (7): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
* Charleroi, Belgium Invitational Game
** Winners (1): 2008

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | Supercup | European competitions | European competitions |
| 2006–07 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | | | 3 FIBA EuroCup | RS |
| 2007–08 | 1 | First Division | 1st | | | 2 ULEB Cup | RS |
| 2008–09 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Champion | | 2 Eurocup | T16 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Runner-up | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2010–11 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Semifinalist | Winner | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2011–12 | 1 | First Division | 2nd | | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2012–13 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Last 16 | | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2013–14 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2014–15 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2015–16 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2016–17 | 1 | First Division | 4th | Quarterfinalist | | 3 Champions League | RS |
| 2017–18 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Semifinalist | | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS |
| 2018–19 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | | 3 Champions League | QR3 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS |
| 2019–20 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Runner-up | | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 |
* ↑ The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
* 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.
* Christophe Beghin
* Ralph Biggs
* Marcus Faison
* Niels Marnegrave
* Sacha Massot
* Didier Mbenga
* Wen Mukubu
* Jacques Stas
* Eric Struelens
* Kevin Tumba
* Damir Krupalija
* Tornike Shengelia
* Mike Batiste
* Ron Ellis
* Justin Hamilton
* Dario Hunt
* Demond Mallet
* Andre Riddick
* Mitch Smith
* Matt Walsh
* Alexander Lindqvist