Montreal Alliance

Montreal Alliance
Alliance de Montréal
Montreal Alliance Alliance de Montréal logo
LeaguesCEBL
Founded2021
HistoryMontreal Alliance
(2021–present)
ArenaVerdun Auditorium
Capacity4,111
LocationMontreal, Quebec
Team coloursRed, white, navy & light blue
       
PresidentJo-Annie Charbonneau
General managerJoel Anthony
Head coachDerrick Alston
Websitealliancemontreal.ca

The Montreal Alliance (French: Alliance de Montréal) are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada founded in 2021. They compete in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play their home games at the Verdun Auditorium.[1] The Montreal Alliance’s mascot is called “Alli-Oop”.

History

Most recently, the Montreal Jazz played its only season in the National Basketball League of Canada in the 2012–13 season. The team did not play in the 2013–14 NBL Canada season after failing to secure a new ownership group.[2]

In February 2021, it was first announced that a Montreal team would join the CEBL in 2022.[3] On October 27, 2021, the team name and branding was revealed. Joel Anthony was named the inaugural general manager of the Alliance the next month.[4] The Montréal Alliance announced on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, that Vincent Lavandier had been named the first head coach of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) expansion franchise.[5]

Players

Current roster

Montreal Alliance roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 9 Canada Boucard, Guillaume 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 34 – (1990-03-16)16 March 1990
F 23 Canada Boursiquot, Maxime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 27 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997
G 15 Canada Haïdara, Bahaïde 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 26 – (1998-04-28)28 April 1998
G 7 Canada Ngala, Nginyu 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 25 – (1999-04-04)4 April 1999
F 4 Canada Webster-Chan, Negus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 32 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Canada Jeff Dosado
  • Canada Charles Dubé-Brais
  • Canada Quesly-Marie Noresias
  • Canada Vincent Plante
  • Canada Ryan Thorne
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Inactive
  • (U) Current U Sports Athlete
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 4, 2024

Season-by-season record

League Season Coach Regular season Post season
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
CEBL
2022 Vincent Lavandier 4 16 .200 10th Did not qualify
2023 Derrick Alston 7 13 .350 5th East Did not qualify
2024 6 14 .300 5th East 0 1 .000 Lost semi-finals
Totals 17 43 .283 — 0 1 .000

Head coaches

References

  1. ^ "CEBL adds Montreal Alliance as 9th franchise | CBC Sports".
  2. ^ "No Montreal Jazz in London Lightning lineup this year". Metro News. August 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "CEBL headed to Montreal, expansion team to come in 2022". CBC Sports. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ Montreal Alliance hopes to ride pro basketball momentum in Quebec Montreal Gazette, October 27, 2021
  5. ^ "Vincent Lavandier tabbed as Montreal Alliance's first head coach". montrealgazette. Retrieved 16 May 2022.