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 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.

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

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)

Current roster

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

Val-Dieu Spirou Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 2 United States men's national basketball team Jackson, Zeb 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2001-11-14)14 November 2001 SF 3 United States men's national basketball team Styles, Dontrez 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2002-06-26)26 June 2002 PF 4 United States men's national basketball team Gary, Juwan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (2001-02-17)17 February 2001 SG 5 Belgium men's national basketball team Polet, Adedayo 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2005-07-01)1 July 2005 G 11 United States men's national basketball team Nottage, Eric (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1994-12-10)10 December 1994 C 12 Belgium men's national basketball team Bilolo, Maxime 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2004-05-17)17 May 2004 G/F 13 Belgium men's national basketball team Zecevic, Lukijan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2005-06-15)15 June 2005 F 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team Sikiraš, Njegoš 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999 SG 22 Belgium men's national basketball team Smout, Quinten 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 C 25 Belgium men's national basketball team Tlarhi Amrani, Mohammed Ali 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2005-05-25)25 May 2005 F/C 31 Canada men's national basketball team Boakye, Enoch 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – (2003-03-24)24 March 2003Head coach Belgium Sam Rotsaert Assistant coach(es) Belgium Frederic Wilmot Legend (C) Team captainInjured Updated: January 24, 2026
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G2United States men's national basketball teamJackson, Zeb1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)24 – (2001-11-14)14 November 2001
SF3United States men's national basketball teamStyles, Dontrez1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)23 – (2002-06-26)26 June 2002
PF4United States men's national basketball teamGary, Juwan1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)25 – (2001-02-17)17 February 2001
SG5Belgium men's national basketball teamPolet, Adedayo1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)20 – (2005-07-01)1 July 2005
G11United States men's national basketball teamNottage, Eric (C)1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)31 – (1994-12-10)10 December 1994
C12Belgium men's national basketball teamBilolo, Maxime2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)22 – (2004-05-17)17 May 2004
G/F13Belgium men's national basketball teamZecevic, Lukijan2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)20 – (2005-06-15)15 June 2005
F16Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball teamSikiraš, Njegoš2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)27 – (1999-04-11)11 April 1999
SG22Belgium men's national basketball teamSmout, Quinten1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)24 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002
C25Belgium men's national basketball teamTlarhi Amrani, Mohammed Ali2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)20 – (2005-05-25)25 May 2005
F/C31Canada men's national basketball teamBoakye, Enoch2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)23 – (2003-03-24)24 March 2003

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 (7): 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004–05, 2011–12
  • 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

SeasonTierLeaguePos.Belgian CupSupercupEuropean competitions
2006–071First Division3rd3 FIBA EuroCupRS
2007–081First Division1st2 ULEB CupRS
2008–091First Division1stChampion2 EurocupT16
2009–101First Division1stRunner-upRunner-up2 EurocupRS
2010–111First Division1stSemifinalistWinner1 EuroleagueRS
2011–121First Division2ndRunner-up1 EuroleagueRS
2012–131First Division3rdLast 162 EurocupRS
2013–141First Division5thSemifinalist2 EurocupRS
2014–151First Division5thQuarterfinalist2 EurocupRS
2015–161First Division5thQuarterfinalist2 EurocupRS
2016–171First Division4thQuarterfinalist3 Champions LeagueRS
2017–181First Division3rdSemifinalist4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2018–191First Division5thSemifinalist3 Champions LeagueQR3
4 FIBA Europe CupRS
2019–201First Division5thRunner-up4 FIBA Europe CupR2
2020–211First Division8thQuarterfinalist
2021–221BNXTBE 6thLast 16
BNXT 11th
2022–231BNXTBE 5thSemifinalist
BNXT 4th
2023–241BNXTBE 5thRunner-up
BNXT 6th
2024–251BNXTBE 9thQuarterfinalist4 FIBA Europe CupR2
BNXT 11th
2025–261BNXTBE 8thSemifinalist
BNXT 11th

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.

External links

  • (in French)