Gent Hawks

Gent Hawks
Leagues	Belgian Second Division
Founded	1950 (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
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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