The Kortrijk Spurs, for sponsorship reasons known as House of Talents Spurs, are a Belgian professional basketball club based in
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of We ...
. As of 2023, the club features 62 teams which makes it the largest basketball club in Belgium.
Its first men's team plays in the
BNXT League
The BNXT League is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL and Pro Basketball League, PBL. The inaugural season ...
.
Home games are played in the event hall of Sportcampus Lange Munte, which can host 2,400 people.
History
The Kortrijk Spurs were founded after a merger between K Basketteam Kortrijk and BC Kortrijk Sport took place in 2019.
The same year, the first men's team promoted from the Top Division Men Two to the
Top Division Men One, the Belgian second level.
In the Spurs' second season,
Christophe Beghin (former three-time Belgian Player of the Year) was announced as the new head coach. They managed to reach the finals of the Top Division I in 2022, eventually losing to
Guco Lier.
From 2021 to 2023, the sponsorship revenues of the Spurs were doubled tenfold, while several
West Flanders
West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemis ...
investors stepped in as well.
The last team from Kortrijk to play in the Belgian top division, was IJsboerke Kortrijk during the 1970s. The biggest feat of the team was their victory of the
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...
in 1976.
In January 2023, the Spurs announced they are for a license in the
BNXT League
The BNXT League is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL and Pro Basketball League, PBL. The inaugural season ...
starting from the
2023–24 season.
In May 2023, they received their license for the 2023–24 season. On 12 May 2023, the Spurs defeated Donza in the final of the
Top Division Men One season and won the second division title.
Following their promotion, Chairman Steve Rousseau stated the team aimed to play for the national championship at one point, and was hopeful for a
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...
victory as soon as in 2025.
Season by season
Honours
Top Division Men One (2nd tier)
* Champions (1): 2022–23
Players
Current roster
Head coaches
*
Christophe Beghin (2022–2024)
*
Johan Roijakkers
Johan Roijakkers (born 15 September 1980) is a Dutch basketball coach, who is the head coach of the Kortrijk Spurs. He coached eight years in the German Basketball Bundesliga with BG Göttingen and Brose Bamberg and in Italy in the Lega Basket S ...
(2024–present)
References
External links
Official website(in Dutch)
Eurobasket.com Kortrijk Spurs Page
{{Kortrijk Spurs current roster
2019 establishments in Belgium
Basketball teams established in 2019
Basketball teams in Belgium
Kortrijk