{{infobox basketball club | name = Hubo Limburg United | color1 = #FFFFFF | color2 = #DE2024 | color3 = black | logo = Limburg United logo 2021.png | image_size = 170px | nickname = | leagues = [[BNXT League]] | founded = {{Start date and age|2014}} | dissolved = <!-- or | folded = --> | history = '''Limburg United''' <br>(2014–present) | arena = Sporthal Alverberg | capacity = 2,012<ref>[https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/hasselt/272-extra-zitjes-in-sporthal~a7d58bae/ Extra zitjes in Sporthal Alverberg]</ref> | location = [[Hasselt]], [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]], [[Belgium]] | colors = Red, Blue, White <br> {{Color box|#DE2024}} {{Color box| blue}} {{Color box|white}} | current = | sponsor = [[Hubo Belgium|Hubo]] | president = Maarten Bostyn | vice-presidents = | manager = Danny Marguillier | coach = Raymond Westphalen | captain = Wout Leemans | ownership = | championships = '''2''' [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] | website = {{URL|http://limburgunited.be/}} | h_body = FFFFFF | h_pattern_b = _redsides_2 | h_shorts = FFFFFF | h_pattern_s = _redsides | a_body = DE2024 | a_pattern_b = _blacksides | a_shorts = DE2024 | a_pattern_s = _blacksides | 3_body = 000000 | 3_pattern_b = _redsides | 3_shorts = 000000 | 3_pattern_s = _redsides }} '''Limburg United''', for sponsorship reasons named '''Hubo Limburg United''', is a professional [[basketball]] club based in [[Hasselt]], [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]], [[Belgium]].
Founded in 2014, the club plays in the [[BNXT League]], the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The team plays its home games in Sporthal Alverberg. Limburg has won one trophy, the [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] in [[2021–22 Belgian Basketball Cup|2022]].
==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 (Belgium)|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 (basketball)|Brian Lynch]] signed a 5-year contract to become United's head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1005/Meer-Sport/article/detail/1827719/2014/03/24/Brian-Lynch-tekent-voor-vijf-seizoenen-bij-Limburg-United.dhtml |title=Brian Lynch tekent voor vijf seizoenen bij Limburg United |work=Demorgen.be | language = Dutch | date=2014-03-24 |accessdate=2014-06-11}}</ref> The long-term goal of the club was expressed to "become a club in the subtop of Belgium in 3 or 5 years."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/zaal/basketbal/1.1915998 |title=Limburg United is voor héél de provincie |work=Sporza.be |date=2014-03-20 | language = Dutch | accessdate=2014-06-11}}</ref> In the 2016–17 season, Limburg reached the Final of the [[Belgian Basketball Cup]] but lost to [[Telenet Oostende]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://euromillionsbasketball.be/article?id=5192|title=BC Telenet Oostende takes home the bpost cup|publisher=Euromillionsbasketball.be}}</ref>
Since the [[2021–22 BNXT League|2021–22 season]], United plays in the [[BNXT League]], in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.<ref>{{cite web |title=Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend |url=https://www.dutchbasketballleague.nl/nieuws/licenties-bnxt-league-2021-2022-toegekend/ |website=Basketball League |access-date=10 July 2021 |language=nl}}</ref> On 14 March 2022, Limburg United won its first-ever trophy when it captured the [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] after defeating Oostende in the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stunt van formaat: Limburg United klopt ongeslagen Oostende en wint de Beker van België |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/basketbal/2022-03/stunt-van-formaat-limburg-united-klopt-ongeslagen-oostende-en-wint-de-beker-van-belgie~1646744480499/ |access-date=16 March 2022 |work=sporza.be |date=13 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
==Honours== ;[[Belgian Basketball Cup]] *'''Champions (2):''' [[2021–22 Belgian Basketball Cup|2021–22]], [[2023–24 Belgian Basketball Cup|2023–24]] *Runner-up (1): [[2016-17 Belgian Basketball Cup|2016–17]]
==Sponsorship names== [[File:Limburg United logo.png|150px|thumb|right|The original Limburg United logo, as introduced in 2014]] Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as: *'''[[Hubo Belgium|Hubo]] Limburg United''' (2014–present)
==Roster== ===Current roster=== {{Basketball roster nationality note}} {{Basketball roster header|team=Hubo Limburg United | wt = n }} <!-- list of players --> {{player3 | num = 0 | nat = BEL | first = Tom | last = Di Maria | pos = G | m = 1.93 | year = 2004 | month = 08 | date = 20 }} {{player3 | num = 3 | nat = NED | first = Marijn | last = Ververs | pos = PG | m = 1.94 | year = 1998 | month = 09 | date = 17 }} {{player3 | num = 5 | nat = BEL | first = Quentin | last = Serron | pos = SG | m = 1.93 | year = 1990 | month = 02 | date = 25 }} {{player3 | num = 6 | nat = BEL | first = Oshean | last = Brathwaite | pos = PG | m = 1.83 | year = 2002 | month = 05 | date = 28 }} {{player3 | num = 9 | nat = BEL | first = Jonas | last = Delalieux | pos = PF | m = 2.02 | year = 1992 | month = 10 | date = 28 }} {{player3 | num = 10 | nat = BEL | first = Aubin | last = Gaterese | pos = C | m = 2.11 | year = 2001 | month = 08 | date = 16 }} {{player3 | num = 16 | nat = BEL | first = Wout | last = Leemans | pos = F | m = 2.05 | year = 2001 | month = 12 | date = 11 | note=C}} {{player3 | num = 21 | nat = BEL | first = Thibault | last = Vanderhaegen | pos = C | m = 2.02 | year = 1998 | month = 02 | date = 16 }} {{player3 | num = 25 | nat = USA | first = Nicolas | last = Timberlake | pos = G | m = 1.93 | year = 1998 | month = 08 | date = 18 }} {{player3 | num = 32 | nat = USA | first = Mason | last = Gillis | pos = PF | m = 1.98 | year = 2000 | month = 11 | date = 24 }} {{player3 | num = 33 | nat = USA | first = Nick | last = Muszynski | pos = C | m = 2.11 | year = 1998 | month = 11 | date = 19 }} {{player3 | num = 55 | nat = USA | first = Jalen | last = Blackmon | pos = PG | m = 1.91 | year = 2002 | month = 09 | date = 07 }} <!-- end list of players --> {{Basketball roster footer | head_coach = *{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Westphalen | asst_coach = *{{flagicon|BEL}} Niels Marnegrave | roster_url = https://www.hubolimburgunited.be/nl/team | accessdate = February 22, 2026 }}
==Season by season== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |- bgcolor= !Season !Tier !League !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after Playoffs}} !{{Tooltip|W–L|Wins-Losses}} ![[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] !colspan=3|European competitions !colspan=2 | Other competitions |- |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2014–15 Belgian Basketball League|2014–15]] | align="center"| 1 | [[Ethias League|First Division]] | align="center"| 5th | align=center|16–16 | [[2014–15 Belgian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinals]] | colspan=3 | | colspan=2| |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2015–16 Belgian Basketball League|2015–16]] | align="center"| 1 | [[Ethias League|First Division]] | align="center"| 4th | align=center|19–16 | [[2015–16 Belgian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinals]] | colspan=3| | colspan=2|
|- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2016–17 Belgian Basketball League|2016–17]] | align="center"| 1 | [[Ethias League|First Division]] | align="center"| 6th | align=center|19–20 | bgcolor=silver | [[2016–17 Belgian Basketball Cup|Runner-up]] | <small>'''4'''</small> [[2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup|FIBA Europe Cup]] || align=center|{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}} || align=center|1–5 | colspan=2| |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2017–18 Belgian Basketball League|2017–18]] | align="center"| 1 | [[Ethias League|First Division]] | align="center"| 6th | align=center| 16–22 | [[2017–18 Belgian Basketball Cup|Semifinalist]] | colspan=3 | | [[Belgian Basketball Supercup|Supercup]] || bgcolor=silver align=center| {{Tooltip|RU|Runner-up}} |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2018–19 Belgian Basketball League|2018–19]] | align="center"| 1 | [[Ethias League|First Division]] | align="center"| 4th | align=center| 18–22 | Quarterfinalist | colspan=3 | | colspan=2| |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2019–20 Pro Basketball League|2019–20]] | align="center"| 1 | [[Pro Basketball League|PBL]] | align="center"| 4th | align=center| 10–7 | | colspan=3 | | colspan=2| |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2020–21 Pro Basketball League|2020–21]] | align="center"| 1 | [[Pro Basketball League|PBL]] | align="center"| 4th | align=center| 16–15 | [[2020–21 Belgian Basketball Cup|Semifinalist]] | colspan=3 | | colspan=2| |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2021–22 BNXT League|2021–22]] | align="center"| 1 | [[BNXT League|BNXT]] | align="center"| 12th | align=center| 16–12 | bgcolor=gold | Champions | colspan=3 | | colspan=2| |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2022–23 BNXT League|2022–23]] | align="center"| 1 | [[BNXT League|BNXT]] | align="center"| 8th | align=center| 14–14 | | colspan=3 | | colspan=2 | |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2023–24 BNXT League|2023–24]] | align="center"| 1 | [[BNXT League|BNXT]] | align="center"| 5th | align=center| 20–10 | bgcolor=gold | [[2023–24 Belgian Basketball Cup|Champions]] | colspan=3 | | colspan=2 | |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2024–25 BNXT League|2024–25]] | align="center"| 1 | [[BNXT League|BNXT]] | align="center"| 4th | align=center| 25–11 | [[2024–25 Belgian Basketball Cup|Quarterfinalist]] | <small>'''4'''</small> [[2024–25 FIBA Europe Cup|FIBA Europe Cup]] || align=center|{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}} || align=center|2–4 | colspan=2| |- |style="background:#efefef;"|[[2025–26 BNXT League|2025–26]] | align="center"| 1 | [[BNXT League|BNXT]] | align="center"| 4th | align=center| 23–11 | [[2025–26 Belgian Basketball Cup|Semifinalist]] | colspan=3 | | colspan=2 | |}
==Players== {{See also|Category: Limburg United players}}
===Notable players=== {{Basketball notable players criteria}} *{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Topias Palmi]] * {{flagicon|ISR}} {{flagicon|TRI}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Khadeen Carrington]] *{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Robert Loe]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Seamus Boxley]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jordan Hulls]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stanton Kidd]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Osun Osunniyi]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Austin Price]] *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jesse Sanders (basketball)|Jesse Sanders]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Limburg United current roster}} {{BNXT League}} {{Ethias League}}
[[Category:Basketball teams in Belgium]] [[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Limburg (Belgium)]] [[Category:Basketball teams established in 2014]] [[Category:Pro Basketball League teams]]