Montreal Alliance

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”.

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	Jo-Annie Charbonneau
General manager	Joel Anthony
Head coach	Jermaine Small
Ownership	Alli–Oop Investments
Website	alliancemontreal.ca

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]

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.^[6]

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."^[7]

Players

Current roster

Montreal Alliance roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 9 Boucard, Guillaume 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 35 – (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 F 23 Boursiquot, Maxime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 28 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997 G 15 Haïdara, Bahaïde 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 27 – (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 G 7 Ngala, Nginyu 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 26 – (1999-04-04)4 April 1999 F 4 Webster-Chan, Negus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 32 – (1993-01-07)7 January 1993	Head coach Jermaine Small 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: December 4, 2024

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				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

Head coaches

• Vincent Lavandier: (2022)
• Derrick Alston, Sr.: (2023–2025)
• Jermaine Small: (2025–present)