Gent Hawks
| Gent Hawks | |||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Hall | Sports arena Tolhuis (2,400 seats) |
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| Homepage | www.genthawks.be | ||
| president | |||
| Trainer | Erik Rogiers | ||
| league | Division II |
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| Colours | Red White | ||
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Gent Hawks is a Belgian basketball club based in Ghent .
history
The association was founded in 1950 as Hellas Gent . Five years later the club won the Belgian championship. It remained the only one, making it the highlight in the club's history. In 1992 the team won the club's second title, the Belgian Basketball Cup.
Name story
- Hellas Gent (founded in 1991)
- Bobcat Gent (1991-95)
- AST Gent (1995-97)
- Siemens Gent (1997-00)
- Gent United (2000-02, after merging with BC Brother Gentson )
- Gent Dragons (2002-07)
- Optima Gent (2007-12)
- Gent Dragons (2012-13)
- Gent Hawks (2013-) after merging with Blackhawks Gent
Hall
The club plays its home games in the Tolhuis sports arena with 2,400 seats .
successes
- Belgian champion (1955)
- Belgian Cup Winner (1992)
Web links
- Gent Hawks basketball - team details, stats, news, roster - profile at eurobasket.com (english)
- KBBK AST GENT | Team History - History on the website of FIBA Europe (English)