| Montreal Alliance Alliance de Montréal | |
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| 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 |
TheMontreal Alliance (French:Alliance de Montréal) are a Canadian professionalbasketball team based inMontreal,Quebec, Canada founded in 2021. They compete in theCanadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and play their home games at theVerdun Auditorium.[1] The Montreal Alliance’s mascot is called “Alli-Oop”.[2]
Most recently, theMontreal Jazz played its only season in theNational Basketball League of Canada in the2012–13 season. The team did not play in the2013–14 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, thatVincent 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 theOttawa Blackjacks in a CEBL game outdoors atIGA Stadium. According to the league, "It will be the first professional five-on-five basketball game held outdoors in Canadian history."[8]
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All CEBL Teams
CEBL Second All Star
| Season | Player |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Ahmed Hill |
| 2024 | Chris Smith |
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Jermaine Small | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4th East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Play in game | |
| Totals | 26 | 58 | .310 | — | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
Vincent Lavandier: (2022)[9]
Derrick Alston, Sr.: (2023–2025)[10]
Jermaine Small: (2025–present)[11]
