US Monastir (basketball)

US Monastir
US Monastir
	US Monastir logo
Leagues	Championnat National A; BAL
Founded	1959; 65 years ago
Arena	Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
Capacity	4,075
Location	Monastir, Tunisia
President	Ahmed Belli
Head coach	Miodrag Perišić
2018–19 position	Tunisian League, 1st of 14

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. Formerly, the club was named Ruspina Sports.

History

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]

Arenas

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

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

US Monastir roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SG	Crawford, Chris (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	31 – (1992-09-30)30 September 1992
C	Majok, Ater (I)	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	36 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987
SG	Mohammed, Alhaji (I)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	42 – (1981-10-29)29 October 1981
C	Washington, Andre (I)	2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	30 – (1993-06-02)2 June 1993