Union Sportive Monastirienne (Arabic: الاتحاد الرياضي المنستيري), 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.
The club was established in 1959 and won its first Tunisian League title in 1998 after defeating Ezzahra Sports in the league finals. 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.
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.[2]
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 in the final and won its sixth championship and the third in a row.
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.
In the following season, the 2021–22 season, Monastir won the national double after capturing the CNA and Tunisian Cup titles. On 28 May 2022, Monastir won its first-ever BAL and African championship after defeating Petro de Luanda in the 2022 BAL Finals.[3] Point guard Michael Dixon was named the league's MVP while Ater Majok and Radhouane Slimane were named to the All-BAL First Team.
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Union Sportive Monastirienne Arabic الاتحاد الرياضي المنستيري 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 US Monastir2021 22 US Monastir basketball seasonNicknameUSMOLeaguesChampionnat National ABALFounded1959 64 years ago 1959 HistoryUS Monastir1959 presentArenaMohamed Mzali Sports HallCapacity4 075LocationMonastir TunisiaTeam colorsBlue and white PresidentAhmed BelliHead coachLinos GavrielTeam captainRadhouane SlimaneChampionships1 BAL7 Tunisian League4 Tunisian Cup1 Tunisian Federation Cup1 Maghreb ChampionshipWebsiteusmonastir org tnHomeAwayThirdHome games are played in the Mohamed Mzali Sports Hall Monastir won the BAL championship in the 2022 its first continental championship Contents 1 History 2 Arenas 3 Players 3 1 Current roster 3 2 Past rosters 3 3 Notable players 3 4 Individual awards 4 Honours 4 1 National competitions 4 1 1 Leagues 4 1 2 Cups 4 2 International competitions 5 Season by season 6 Head coaches 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe club was established in 1959 and won its first Tunisian League title in 1998 after defeating Ezzahra Sports in the league finals 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 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 2 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 in the final and won its sixth championship and the third in a row 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 In the following season the 2021 22 season Monastir won the national double after capturing the CNA and Tunisian Cup titles On 28 May 2022 Monastir won its first ever BAL and African championship after defeating Petro de Luanda in the 2022 BAL Finals 3 Point guard Michael Dixon was named the league s MVP while Ater Majok and Radhouane Slimane were named to the All BAL First Team Arenas Edit 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 people Players EditCurrent roster Edit The following was Monastir s roster for the 2022 BAL Finals US Monastir rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht AgeG 00 Dixon Michael WI 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 32 1990 12 01 1 December 1990SG 1 Marnaoui Oussama 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in 23 1999 06 16 16 June 1999SG 2 Jaziri Naji 1 89 m 6 ft 2 in 28 1994 10 21 21 October 1994PG 11 Mahemli Houssem 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in 22 2000 02 14 14 February 2000F 15 Methnani Wassef 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 24 1998 08 07 7 August 1998SF 23 Lahyani Firas 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 31 1991 07 19 19 July 1991G F 26 Ghyaza Mokhtar 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 36 1986 11 15 15 November 1986F 28 Rassil Mohamed 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 24 1998 02 03 3 February 1998F 45 Slimane Radhouane C 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 42 1980 08 16 16 August 1980 Head coach Miodrag PerisicAssistant coach es Zied Kechaou Marouan KechridLegend C Team captain I Import player E BAL Elevate player WI World import AI African import Injured Roster Updated March 5 2022Past rosters Edit 2021 BAL season 2022 BAL seasonNotable players Edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo 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 Omar Abada 2 seasons 19 21 Makrem Ben Romdhane 1 season 20 21 Wael Arakji 1 season 21 Tom Wamukota 1 season 19 20 Walter Hodge 1 season 20 Radhouane Slimane 3 seasons 14 20 Ater Majok 2 seasons 20 22 Solo Diabate 1 season 21 22 Individual awards Edit Tunisian Cup MVP Firas Lahyani 2017 Omar Abada 2020 2021 Radhouane Slimane 2022All BAL First Team Omar Abada 2021 Wael Arakji 2021 Makrem Ben Romdhane 2021 Radhouane Slimane 2022 Ater Majok 2022BAL Defensive Player of the Year Ater Majok 2022BAL All Defensive Team Ater Majok 2022BAL Sportsmanship Award Makrem Ben Romdhane 2021Honours EditNational competitions Edit Leagues Edit Tunisian League 4 Champions 7 1997 98 1999 2000 2004 05 2018 19 2019 20 2020 21 2021 22 Runner up 1 2017 18Cups Edit Tunisian CupChampions 4 2000 2020 2021 2022 Runner up 9 1992 1998 1999 2001 2005 2015 2016 2017 2019Tunisian SupercupRunner up 1 2005Tunisian Federation CupChampion 1 2012International competitions Edit Basketball Africa LeagueChampion 1 2022 Runner up 1 2021FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup 2 Third place 1 2017Arab Club Basketball ChampionshipThird place 1 2019Maghreb ChampionshipChampion 1 2012Season by season EditSeason Tier League Regular season Playoffs Tunisian Cup International competitions Head coachFinish Played Wins Losses Win League ResultUS Monastir2018 19 1 CNA 2nd 14 10 4 714 Champions Finalist DNQ Said El Bouzidi2019 20 1 CNA 1st 19 18 1 947 Champions Winner N A Miodrag Perisic2020 21 1 CNA 1st 14 12 2 857 Champions Winner BAL Runner up Safouane FerjaniMounir Ben Slimane2021 22 1 CNA 2nd 18 13 5 722 Champions Winner BAL Champions Toni VujanicMiodrag PerisicHead coaches EditThe following people have been head coach of US Monastir since 2009 Costel Cernat 2009 Adel Tlatli Walid Gharbi Safouane Ferjani Monoom Aoun 2015 2016 George Ketselidis 2016 2017 Zeljko Zecevic 2017 2018 Ridha Labidi 2018 Said El Bouzidi 2018 2019 Miodrag Perisic 2019 2020 Walid Zrida 2020 Safouane Ferjani 2020 2021 Mounir Ben Slimane 2021 Toni Vujanic 2021 2022 Miodrag Perisic 2022 Linos Gavriel 2022 present References Edit a b U S Monastir Team Profile Eurobasket com Retrieved 6 October 2019 a b Africa Champions Cup US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions The BAL Retrieved 30 May 2022 U S Monastir History Eurobasket com Retrieved 14 May 2021 External links EditU S Monastir at Eurobasket com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title US Monastir basketball amp oldid 1129003988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
