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 | Nicolas Lesage |
| General manager | Joel Anthony |
| Head coach | Jermaine Small |
| Ownership | Alli–Oop Investments |
| 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”.[2]
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.[3]
In February 2021, it was first announced that a Montreal team would join the CEBL in 2022.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
On January 20, 2025, the Alliance were purchased from the CEBL by Alli–Oop Investments, a group led by General Manager Joel Anthony and includes Weeve CEO and founder Léo Bouisson, and pharmacy owner Ian-Philip Paul-Hus. The team was owned by the CEBL prior to the announcement and becomes the 7th privately owned team in the CEBL.[7]
On May 23, 2025, the Montreal Alliance will host the Ottawa Blackjacks in a CEBL game outdoors at IGA Stadium. According to the league, "It will be the first professional five-on-five basketball game held outdoors in Canadian history."[8]
Players
Current roster
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Honours
All CEBL Teams
CEBL Second All Star
| Season | Player |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Ahmed Hill |
| 2024 | Chris Smith |
Season-by-season record
| League | Season | Coach | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Jermaine Small | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4th East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Play in game | |
| Totals | 26 | 58 | .310 | — | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
Head coaches
- Vincent Lavandier: (2022) [9]
- Derrick Alston, Sr.: (2023–2025) [10]
- Jermaine Small: (2025–present)[11]
References
- ^ "CEBL adds Montreal Alliance as 9th franchise | CBC Sports".
- ^ https://cultmtl.com/2022/02/meet-the-new-montreal-alliance-mascot-alli-oop-canadian-elite-basketball-league-cebl/#:~:text=After%20a%20nearly%20two-week%20long%20name%20search%2C%20the,of%20their%20cute%20wolf%20mascot%20will%20be%20Alli-Oop.
- ^ "No Montreal Jazz in London Lightning lineup this year". Metro News. August 5, 2013.
- ^ "CEBL headed to Montreal, expansion team to come in 2022". CBC Sports. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Montreal Alliance hopes to ride pro basketball momentum in Quebec Montreal Gazette, October 27, 2021
- ^ "Vincent Lavandier tabbed as Montreal Alliance's first head coach". montrealgazette. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "CEBL's MONTRÉAL ALLIANCE SOLD TO LOCAL INVESTOR GROUP ALLI-OOP". www.cebl.ca. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ "Montreal to host Ottawa in outdoor Canadian Elite Basketball League game in May". CBC.ca. The Canadian Press. March 24, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ https://www.alliancemontreal.ca/lavandier-named-head-coach-of-montreal-alliance
- ^ https://www.alliancemontreal.ca/en-ca/bio-derrickalstonsr
- ^ https://www.alliancemontreal.ca/en-ca/bio-jermaine