Gent Hawks

Gent Hawks
Gent Hawks
Leagues	Belgian Second Division
Founded	1950; 74 years ago
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	–	–