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RBC Pepinster

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RBC Pepinster
RBC Pepinster logo
LeaguesBelgian First Division
Founded1938; 86 years ago (1938)
HistoryR.B.C. Verviers-Pepinster
(1938–2013)
Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
(2013–2016)
RBC Pepinster
(2016–present)
ArenaHalle du Paire
Capacity4,000
LocationPepinster, Belgium
Team colorsBlue, White
   
Championships1 Belgian Cup
1 Belgian Supercup
Websiterbcpepinster.be

Royal Basketball Club Pepinster is a Belgian basketball club that is located in the Verviers-Pepinster area of Liège Province, Belgium. The club currently competes in the Belgian Fifth Division, the fifth tier of Belgian basketball. Before, the team used to be a regular participant of the Basketball League Belgium. The team club plays its home games at the 4,000 seat Hall du Paire.

History

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Verviers-Pepinster was the runner-up of the Belgian League twice: in 2003 and 2014. The club also won the Belgian Cup in 1980, and the Belgian Supercup in 2003.

On 29 June 2016, it was announced that the club would leave the Belgian League, due to a lack of budget.[1]

Honors and titles

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Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup European competitions
2011–12 1 Belgian League 9th
2012–13 1 Belgian League 8th Semifinalist
2013–14 1 Belgian League 9th Round of 16
2014–15 1 Belgian League 8th Round of 16
2015–16 1 Belgian League 10th Round of 16

Notable players

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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.

Head coaches

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Coach Period
Croatia Ivica Skelin 2006–2008
Belgium Jurgen Van Meerbeeck 2008–2010
Croatia Ivica Skelin 2010
United States Aaron McCarthy 2010–2012
Serbia Nenad Trajković 2012–2013
Belgium Julien Marnegrave 2013–2014
Belgium Thibaut Petit 2014–2015
Belgium Jérôme Jacquemin 2015–2016
Serbia Aleksandar Zečević 2016–2017
Belgium Pascal Mossay 2017–

Sponsorship names

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Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known as:[2]

  • Go Pass Verviers-Pepinster (1995–1996)
  • VOO Verviers-Pepinster (2007–2013)
  • VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster (2013–2015)

Logos

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References

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  1. ^ "Basketploeg Verviers-Pepinster trekt zich terug uit Scooore League" (in Dutch). HLN.be. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  2. ^ "VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster Team Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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