Montreal Alliance

Montreal Alliance Alliance de Montréal
Leagues	CEBL
Founded	2021
History	Montreal Alliance (2021–present)
Arena	Verdun Auditorium
Capacity	4,111
Location	Montreal, Quebec
Team colours	Red, white, navy & light blue
President	Annie Larouche
General manager	Joel Anthony
Head coach	Derrick Alston
Website	alliancemontreal.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 G 5 Brown, Derek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) G 15 Haïdara, Bahaïde (U) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 26 – (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 G 21 Louis-Jeune, Quincy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) G 23 Ossé, Kemy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 31 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 F 30 Webster-Chan, Negus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 31 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993 C 33 Gueye, Mamadou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 30 – (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 C 35 Ghebrekidan, Biniam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 27 – (1996-06-16)16 June 1996	Head coach Derrick Alston Assistant coach(es) Jeff Dosado Charles Dubé-Brais Quesly-Marie Noresias Vincent Plante Ryan Thorne Legend (C) Team captain (I) Inactive (U) Current U Sports Athlete Injured Roster Transactions Updated: November 4, 2023

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
Totals			11	29	.275	—	0	0	–

Head coaches

• Vincent Lavandier: (2022)
• Derrick Alston, Sr.: (2023-present)

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.

External links

• Official website