[1] Established in 1959, the team plays in the Pro A the first division league in Tunisia and has won seven national championships.

As the national champions, Monastir played in the Arab Club Basketball Championship where it lost all three group stage games.

The first international title for Monastir arrived in 2012, when they won the Maghreb Basketball Championship after defeating ES Radès in the final.

[5] In 2021, Monastir was one of the twelve teams to play in the new Basketball Africa League (BAL) as they qualified as Tunisian national champions.

Three players of Monastir (Omar Abada, Makrem Ben Romdhane and Wael Arakji) were named to the All-BAL First Team.

[12] Monastir began the 2023–24 season with Adel Tlatli as head coach, but hired Mohamed Kardani in April 2024.