{{infobox basketball club | name = House of Talents Spurs | color1 = white | color2 = black | color3 = #E32414 | logo = Kortrijk Spurs logo.png | image_size = 170px | nickname = | league = [[BNXT League]] | founded = {{Start date and age|2019}} | dissolved = <!-- or | folded = --> | history = '''Kortrijk Spurs'''<br> (2019–present) | arena = Sportcampus Lange Munte | capacity = 2,400 | location = [[Kortrijk]], [[Belgium]] | colors = Red, Black, White <br> {{Color box|#E32414}} {{Color box| black}} {{Color box|white}} | sponsor = House of Talents | president = Steve Rousseau | vice-presidents = | manager = | coach = [[Johan Roijakkers]] | captain = Sam Hofman | championships = '''1''' [[Top Division Men One]] | website = {{URL|https://www.houseoftalentsspurs.be}} }}
The '''Kortrijk Spurs''', for sponsorship reasons known as '''House of Talents Spurs''', are a Belgian professional basketball club based in [[Kortrijk]]. As of 2023, the club features 62 teams which makes it the largest basketball club in Belgium.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-25 |title=Vers bloed voor de BNXT League: House of Talents Kortrijk Spurs is klaar voor stap hogerop |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/01/25/vers-bloed-voor-de-bnxt-league-house-of-talents-kortrijk-spurs-is-klaar-voor-stap-hogerop~1674641089352/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=sporza.be |language=nl}}</ref> Its first men's team plays in the [[BNXT League]].<ref name=":0" />
Home games are played in the event hall of Sportcampus Lange Munte, which can host 2,400 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sportcampus Lange Munte Kortrijk |url=https://www.kortrijk.be/sportcampus-lange-munte-kortrijk |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Kortrijk |language=nl}}</ref>
== History == The Kortrijk Spurs were founded after a merger between K Basketteam Kortrijk and BC Kortrijk Sport took place in 2019.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2019-03-19 |title=Nieuwe fusieploeg Kortrijk Spurs wordt grootste basketclub van Vlaanderen en strikt Ann Wauters |url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.be/consent?siteKey=Uqxf9TXhjmaG4pbQ&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hln.be%2Fprivacy-gate%2Faccept-tcf2%3FredirectUri%3D%252Fmeer-sport%252Fnieuwe-fusieploeg-kortrijk-spurs-wordt-grootste-basketclub-van-vlaanderen-en-strikt-ann-wauters-br-br~a60947b4%252F |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=HLN.be |language=nl}}</ref> The same year, the first men's team promoted from the Top Division Men Two to the [[Belgian Second Division (basketball)|Top Division Men One]], the Belgian second level.
In the Spurs' second season, [[Christophe Beghin]] (former three-time Belgian Player of the Year) was announced as the new head coach.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 March 2022 |title=OFFICIEEL Christophe Beghin twee jaar coach bij Kortrijk Spurs |language=nl |work=Basket360 |url=https://basket360.be/2022/03/11/officieel-christophe-beghin-twee-jaar-coach-bij-kortrijk-spurs/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313120325/https://basket360.be/2022/03/11/officieel-christophe-beghin-twee-jaar-coach-bij-kortrijk-spurs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They managed to reach the finals of the Top Division I in 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Basket - Top Division Men 1: Kortrijk Spurs speelt finale {{!}} Focus en WTV |url=https://www.focus-wtv.be/sport/basket-top-division-men-1-kortrijk-spurs-speelt-finale |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=www.focus-wtv.be |date=25 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> eventually losing to [[Guco Lier]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guco Lier schrijft sprookje en pakt eerste titel in Top Division Men One - Basketbal Vlaanderen |url=https://www.basketbal.vlaanderen/nieuws/guco-kampioen-2021-2022-in-tdm1 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=www.basketbal.vlaanderen |language=nl}}</ref>
From 2021 to 2023, the sponsorship revenues of the Spurs were doubled tenfold, while several [[West Flanders]] investors stepped in as well.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-05-17 |title=Kortrijk is klaar voor BNXT League: "Sponsorbudget is in 2 jaar tijd vertienvoudigd" |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/05/12/kortrijk-is-klaar-voor-bnxt-league-sponsorbudget-is-in-2-jaar-tijd-vertienvoudigd~1683884738313/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=sporza.be |language=nl}}</ref>
The last team from Kortrijk to play in the Belgian top division, was IJsboerke Kortrijk during the 1970s. The biggest feat of the team was their victory of the [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] in 1976.<ref name=":1" /> In January 2023, the Spurs announced they are for a license in the [[BNXT League]] starting from the [[2023–24 BNXT League|2023–24 season]].<ref name=":0" /> In May 2023, they received their license for the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BNXT League |url=https://bnxtleague.com/en/newsvideo/licenses-bnxt-league-season-23-24 |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=bnxtleague.com}}</ref> On 12 May 2023, the Spurs defeated Donza in the final of the [[Top Division Men One]] season and won the second division title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kortrijk Spurs pakken de titel en promoveren {{!}} Focus en WTV |url=https://www.focus-wtv.be/sport/kortrijk-spurs-pakken-de-titel-en-promoveren |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=www.focus-wtv.be |date=13 May 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>
Following their promotion, Chairman Steve Rousseau stated the team aimed to play for the national championship at one point, and was hopeful for a [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] victory as soon as in 2025.<ref name=":2" />
==Season by season== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |- bgcolor= !Season !Tier !League !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after Play-offs}} ![[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] !colspan=2|European competitions |- | style="background:#efefef;"|2021–22 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | [[Top Division Men One|TDM1]] | style="text-align:center; background:silver;"| 2nd || | colspan=2 | |- | style="background:#efefef;"|2022–23 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | [[Top Division Men One|TDM1]] | style="text-align:center; background:gold;"| Champion || | colspan=2 | |- | rowspan=2 style="background:#efefef;"|[[2023–24 BNXT League|2023–24]] | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 1 | rowspan=2 | [[BNXT League|BNXT]] | style="text-align:center;"| <small>'''BE'''</small> 11th | rowspan=2| [[2023–24 Belgian Basketball Cup|Round of 16]] |rowspan=2 colspan=2 | |- | style="text-align:center;" | <small>'''BNXT'''</small> 16th |- | rowspan=2 style="background:#efefef;"|[[2024–25 BNXT League|2024–25]] | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 1 | rowspan=2 |[[BNXT League|BNXT]] | style="text-align:center;"| <small>'''BE'''</small> 3rd | rowspan=2 |[[2024–25 Belgian Basketball Cup|Semifinalist]] |rowspan=2 colspan=2 | |- | style="text-align:center; background:silver;" | <small>'''BNXT'''</small> 2nd |- | rowspan=2 style="background:#efefef;"|[[2025–26 BNXT League|2025–26]] | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 1 | rowspan=2 |[[BNXT League|BNXT]] | style="text-align:center;"| <small>'''BE'''</small> 5th | rowspan=2 |[[2025–26 Belgian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] |rowspan=2 colspan=2 | |- | style="text-align:center;" | <small>'''BNXT'''</small> 4th |}
== Honours == '''[[Top Division Men One]]''' (2nd tier)
* '''Champions (1):''' 2022–23 ==Players== ===Current roster=== {{Basketball roster header|team=Kortrijk Spurs | ht = | wt =n | age = }} <!-- list of players --> {{player3 | num = 0 | nat = USA | first = Darren | last = Williams | pos = PG | m = 1.73 | year = 2000 | month = 07 | date = 15 | dab=basketball}} {{player3 | num = 2 | nat = NED | first = Miles | last = De Koning | pos = G | m = 1.85 | year = 2005 | month = 10 | date = 23 }} {{player3 | num = 4 | nat = BEL | first = Noël | last = Coleman | pos = PG | m = 1.88 | year = 2000 | month = 01 | date = 17 }} {{player3 | num = 5 | nat = BEL | first = Matt | last = Rotsaert | pos = PG | m = 1.88 | year = 2005 | month = 10 | date = 27 }} {{player3 | num = 6 | nat = BEL | first = Jarne | last = Lesuisse | pos = SG | m = 1.90 | year = 2000 | month = 08 | date = 02 }} {{player3 | num = 7 | nat = BEL | first = Jules | last = Isebaert | pos = SG | m = 1.95 | year = 2005 | month = 09 | date = 06 }} {{player3 | num = 8 | nat = BEL | first = Ilias | last = Van Hecke | pos = F | m = 1.93 | year = 2008 | month = 09 | date = 09 }} {{player3 | num = 9 | nat = BEL | first = Bram | last = Bogaerts | pos = SF | m = 1.98 | year = 1998 | month = 01 | date = 30 }} {{player3 | num = 11 | nat = USA | first = Jay | last = Pal | pos = F | m = 2.06 | year = 2000 | month = 05 | date = 09 }} {{player3 | num = 13 | nat = USA | first = Kihei | last = Clark | pos = PG | m = 1.78 | year = 2000 | month = 01 | date = 25 }} {{player3 | num = 14 | nat = BEL | first = Servaas | last = Buysschaert | pos = PF | m = 2.04 | year = 1999 | month = 03 | date = 19 }} {{player3 | num = 21 | nat = GER | first = Ithiel | last = Horton | pos = PG | m = 1.96 | year = 2000 | month = 06 | date = 26 }} {{player3 | num = 22 | nat = CAN | first = Keon | last = Ambrose-Hylton| pos = F | m = 2.06 | year = 2001 | month = 09 | date = 21 }} {{player3 | num = 25 | nat = USA | first = Marvin | last = Smith | pos = GF | m = 1.98 | year = 1995 | month = 07 | date = 25 | dab=basketball}} {{player3 | num = 33 | nat = BEL | first = Sam | last = Hofman | pos = SF | m = 1.90 | year = 2000 | month = 07 | date = 12 | note=C}} {{player3 | num = 55 | nat = GER | first = Joanic | last =Gruttner Bacoul| pos = F | m = 1.96 | year = 1995 | month = 08 | date = 14 }} <!-- end list of players --> {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Roijakkers]] | asst_coach = * {{flagicon|NED}} Hylke van der Zweep | ath_train = | roster_url = https://www.houseoftalentsspurs.be/ploegen/heren-a | accessdate = February 22, 2026}} {{Basketball roster nationality note}}
==Head coaches== *{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Christophe Beghin]] (2022–2024) *{{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Roijakkers]] (2024–present)
== References == <references />
== External links == * [https://www.houseoftalentsspurs.be/ Official website] (in Dutch) * [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Kortrijk-Spurs/470 Eurobasket.com Kortrijk Spurs Page]
{{BNXT League}} {{Kortrijk Spurs current roster}}
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