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Gent Hawks

Leagues

Belgian Second Division

Founded

1950; 75 years ago (1950)

Arena

Tolhuis

Capacity

2,374

Location

Ghent, Belgium

Team colors

Red, Black

President

Yannick de Clerq

Championships

1 Belgian Championship
1 Belgian Cup
2 Second Division

Website

genthawks.be

Home

Away

Gent Hawks, for sponsorship reasons Wanty Gent Hawks, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in the Gent area of the Province of East-Flanders, Belgium. The club competes in the second basketball division in Belgium. The team was founded in 1950 as Hellas Gent. The team plays home games at the 2,374 seat Tolhuis. The club has played in the Belgian highest division since 2007. The season before, they became champion in the second division.

Names

1950 – 1991 : Hellas Gent
1991 – 1995 : Bobcat Gent
1995 – 1997 : AST Gent
1997 – 2000 : Siemens Gent
2000 – 2002 : Gent United
2002 – 2007 : Gent Dragons
2007 – 2012 : Optima Gent
2012 – 2013: Gent Dragons
2013 – present: Gent Hawks

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Cup	RS	PO	CU
2002–03	2	Tweede Nationale	8	–	–		–
2003–04	2	Tweede Nationale	10	–	–		–
2004–05	2	Tweede Nationale	7	–	–		–
2005–06	2	Tweede Nationale	8	–	–	12–12	–
2006–07	2	Tweede Nationale	2	Champion	–	20–6	4–2
2007–08	1	BLB	10	–	–	6–30	–
2008–09	1	BLB	8	–	–	9–23	–
2009–10	1	BLB	8	–	–	10–22	–
2010–11	1	BLB	9	–	–	5–27	–
2011–12	1	BLB	7	–	–	12–20	–
2012–13	2	Tweede Nationale	9	–	–	13–15	–	–
2013–14	2	Tweede Nationale	8	–	–	16–14	–	–

Honors and titles

Domestic competitions

Belgian League:

Champions (1): 1955

Belgian Cup:

Winners (1): 1992

Belgian 2nd Division:

Champions (2): 2007, 2017

European competitions

1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup: Second Round

External links

Pro Basketball League

Basketball League Belgium

Seasons

1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21

Clubs

2020–21 season	Mons-Hainaut Okapi Aalst Oostende Limburg United Kangoeroes Mechelen Phoenix Brussels Spirou Charleroi Leuven Bears Antwerp Giants Liège Basket
Former	Antwerpse Bree Fresh Air Gent Hawks GSG Aarschot Lier Maccabi Brussels SKT Ieper R.C. Mechelen Standard Liège Wevelgem Wolves Verviers-Pepinster

Awards

Statistical leaders

Related competitions (awards)

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