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US Monastir
2021–22 US Monastir basketball season
US Monastir logo
NicknameBlue Empire
USMO
LeaguesChampionnat National A
BAL
Founded1959; 66 years ago (1959)
HistoryUS Monastir
1959–present
ArenaMohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Capacity4,075
LocationMonastir, Tunisia
Team colorsBlue and white
   
PresidentAhmed Belli
Head coachLinos Gavriel
Team captainRadhouane Slimane
Championships1 BAL
7 Tunisian League
4 Tunisian Cup
1 Tunisian Federation Cup
1 Maghreb Championship
Websiteusmonastir.org.tn

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Union Sportive Monastirienne (Template:Lang-ar), commonly known as US Monastir, is a Tunisian professional basketball club based in Monastir.[1] Established in 1959, the team plays in the Championnat National A, the highest tier league in Tunisia and has won seven national championships. Monastir also plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) since 2021.

Home games are played in the Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall.

US Monastir is one of the most decorated clubs in Tunisian basketball history, as the club has experienced recent success including winning 7 Tunisian Leagues and 4 Tunisian Cups. Monastir won the BAL championship in 2022, becoming the first Tunisian team to win the competition.

History

The club was established in 1959 and won its first Tunisian League title in 1998 after defeating Ezzahra Sports in the league finals. As the national champions, Monastir played in the Arab Club Basketball Championship where it lost all three group stage games.[2]

In the 1999–2000 season, Monastir won its first-ever double after winning both the league and cup title. Monastir beat Club Africain in the league final and Ezzahra in the cup final (66–61).

In 2005, Monastir won its third Tunisian championship, defeating Stade Nabeulien 66–51.

The first international title for Monastir arrived in 2012, when they won the Maghreb Basketball Championship after defeating ES Radès in the final.[3]

In 2014, Monastir made its debut in the FIBA Africa Club Championship, Africa's top continental league, for the first time.[1] In 2017, the club ended at third place in the continental league.[4]

In 2019 , Monastir won its fourth Tunisian championship defeating ES Rades. again in 2020 US Monastir won its fifth Tunisian championship and the second in row defeating the same ES Rades. In 2021, Monastir defeated Ezzahra Sports in the Tunisian finals and won its sixth championship, and the third in a row.[5]

In 2021, Monastir was one of the twelve teams to play in the new Basketball Africa League (BAL) as they qualified as Tunisian national champions. In the inaugural season of the league, Monastir reached the Finals where it lost to Zamalek despite being favourites in the competition. Three players of Monastir (Omar Abada, Makrem Ben Romdhane and Wael Arakji) were named to the All-BAL First Team.[6]

In the following season, the 2021–22 season, Monastir won the national double after capturing the CNA and Tunisian Cup titles.[7] On 28 May 2022, Monastir won its first-ever BAL and African championship after defeating Petro de Luanda in the 2022 BAL Finals[8], becoming the first Tunisian team to win the BAL. Point guard Michael Dixon was named the league's MVP; Ater Majok and Radhouane Slimane were named to the All-BAL First Team.[9] Representing the African continent, Monastir played in the 2023 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, where it finished in fourth place after losing to the Spanish team CB Canarias and the American team Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[10]

Arenas

The exterior of the Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall

Since its opening in 2006, Monastir plays its home games in the Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall, which has a capacity of 4,075–5,000 people.[11]

Players

Current roster

As of 8 February 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Player
3 G Ukraine UKR Jerome Randle
7 SG Tunisia TUN Oussama Marnaoui
14 G Tunisia TUN Amrou Bouallegue
23 SG Tunisia TUN Lassaad Chwaya
11 PG Tunisia TUN Houssemm Mahemli
5 F Tunisia TUN Ziyed Channoufi
11 G/F Tunisia TUN Mokhtar Ghyaza
23 F Tunisia TUN Firas Lahyani
28 F Tunisia TUN Mohamed Abbasi
45 F Tunisia TUN Radhouane Slimane (captain)
C South Sudan SSD Deng Acuoth
G Tunisia TUN Michael Roll

Past rosters

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.

Individual awards

Tunisian Cup MVP

All-BAL First Team

BAL Defensive Player of the Year

BAL All-Defensive Team

BAL Sportsmanship Award

Honours

National competitions

Leagues

Champions (7): 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Runner-up (1): 2017–18

Cups

Champions (4): 2000, 2020, 2021, 2022
Runner-up (9): 1992, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Runner-up (1): 2005
Champion (1): 2012

International competitions

Champion (1): 2022
Runner-up (1): 2021
Third place (1): 2017
Third place (1): 2019
Champion (1): 2012
Fourth Place (1): 2023[10]

Season by season

Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs Tunisian Cup International competitions Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win% League Result
US Monastir
2018–19 1 CNA 2nd 14 10 4 .714 Champions Finalist DNQ Said El Bouzidi
2019–20 1 CNA 1st 19 18 1 .947 Champions Winner N/A Miodrag Perišić
2020–21 1 CNA 1st 14 12 2 .857 Champions Winner BAL Runner-up Safouane Ferjani
Mounir Ben Slimane
2021–22 1 CNA 2nd 18 13 5 .722 Champions Winner BAL Champions Toni Vujanic
Miodrag Perišić
2022–23 1 CNA In progress In progress 2023 TBD Marouan Kechrid
Linos Gavriel

Head coaches

The following people have been head coach of US Monastir (since 2009):

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Monastir Team Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Arab Club Championships 1999 Basketball". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019..
  3. ^ "L'US Monastirienne remporte le championnat maghrébin". news.gnet.tn (in French). 5 December 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2020..
  4. ^ a b Africa Champions Cup
  5. ^ "Basket: Et de six pour l'US Monastir". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ "All-Basketball Africa League Awards 2021". afrobasket.com. Retrieved Template:1er juin 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help).
  7. ^ "Basket: L'US Monastir remporte le 7e sacre de son histoire". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  9. ^ Philémon (30 May 2022). "BAL: All the awards of this 2022 edition". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Rio Grande Valley Vipers finish third as Culver goes for 34". FIBA.basketball. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Handzone - LMSL Déménagement pour le Trophée des Champions mercredi 12 mars 2014 : Stats et infos". handzone.net (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  12. ^ "U.S. Monastir History". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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