The 2015–16 Basketball League Belgium Division I season, for sponsorships reasons named the Scooore! League, was the 89th season of the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The season started on October 2, 2015 and ended on 8 June 2016.[1] The defending champion was Oostende, and it successfully defended its title.
| Scooore! League1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2015–16 | |||||||||
| Duration | October 2, 2015 – June 8, 2016 | |||||||||
| Games played | 32 or 30 | |||||||||
| Teams | 11 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Season MVP |  John Tofi | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Telenet Oostende (17th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Scooore!. | ||||||||||
Teams
edit
The name of Okapi Aalstar was changed to Crelan Okapi Aalstar due to sponsorship reasons on June 3, 2015.[2]
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity | Lic.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic-Fit Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | 1,200 | B |
| Hubo Limburg United | Hasselt | Alverberg-sporthal | 1,730
|
A |
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons Arena | 4,000 | A |
| Kangoroes Willebroek | Willebroek | Sporthal de Schalk | 1,000 | C |
| betFirst Liège Basket | Liège | Country Hall Ethias | 5,000 | A |
| Crelan Okapi Aalstar | Aalst | Okapi Forum | 2,800 | A |
| Port of Antwerp Giants | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 5,218 | A |
| Proximus Spirou | Charleroi | Spiroudome | 6,200 | A |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | 3,400 | B |
| Telenet Oostende | Ostend | Sleuyter Arena | 5,000 | A |
| VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster | Verviers | Halle du Paire | 4,000 | B |
Personnel and kits
edit| Team | Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic-Fit Brussels |  Serge Crevecoeur
|
Mass | Basic-Fit |
| Hubo Limburg United |  Brian Lynch
|
K1X | Hubo |
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Yves Defraigne
|
Joma | Belfius |
| Kangeroes Basket Willebroek | Daniel Goethals
|
– | – |
| betFirst Liège Basket |  Fulvio Bastianini
|
Jako | betFirst |
| Crelan Okapi Aalstar | Brad Dean
|
Jartazi | Crelan |
| Port of Antwerp Giants | Paul Vervaeck
|
Spalding | Port of Antwerp |
| Proximus Spirou | Jacques Stas
|
Joma | Proximus |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears |  Tom Johnson
|
Jako | Stella Artois |
| Telenet BC Oostende |  Dario Gjergja
|
Spalding | Telenet |
| VOO Verviers-Pepinster Wolves | Thibaut Petit
|
Peak | VOO |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Jurgen van Meerbeeck
|
End of contract | – | Pre-season | Tom Johnson
|
March 26, 2015[4] |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Tom Johnson
|
Sacked | December 1, 2015 | 11th | Stefan Sappenberghs
|
December 1, 2015[5] |
Regular season
editThe regular season started on October 2, 2015 with the game Basic-Fit Brussels–Telenet Oostende.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telenet Oostende | 28 | 23 | 5 | 2451 | 2144 | +307 | 51 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Proximus Spirou | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2235 | 2142 | +93 | 46 | |
| 3 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2426 | 2337 | +89 | 45 | |
| 4 | Hubo Limburg United | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2419 | 2358 | +61 | 43 | |
| 5 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2354 | 2272 | +82 | 42 | |
| 6 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2424 | 2295 | +129 | 48 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2544 | 2423 | +121 | 47 | |
| 8 | betFIRST Liège | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2542 | 2647 | −105 | 44 | |
| 9 | Kangoeroes Willebroek | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2492 | 2651 | −159 | 40 | |
| 10 | VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2460 | 2769 | −309 | 38 | |
| 11 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 30 | 6 | 24 | 2362 | 2671 | −309 | 36 |
Source: Scooore League
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telenet Oostende | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | betFIRST Liège | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telenet Oostende | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hubo Limburg United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hubo Limburg United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telenet Oostende | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Proximus Spirou | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 0 | ||||||||||||
Awards
edit| Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season |
|---|
| Most Valuable Player[6] |
| Coach of the Year[7] |
| Player of the Year[8] |
| Best Young Player[8] |
| Star of the Coaches[9] |
References
edit- ^ "Belgian Basketball". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ "Crelan wordt hoofdsponsor van Okapi Aalstar". Crelan.be. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ "Licences Scooore League saison 2015-2016" (in French). Belfius Mons Hainaut. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Leuven Bears | Overeenkomst Tom Johnson". Leuvenbears.be. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ 01-12-15, 12.17u - Bron: Belga Lees later (2015-12-01). "Rode lantaarn Leuven Bears wisselt van trainer" (in Dutch). Demorgen.be. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Amerikaan Tofi beste basketballer in België". Sporza.be. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "ROEL MOORS COACH OF THE YEAR". Scoooreleague.be. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ a b "HANS VANWIJN BEST YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Scoooreleague.be. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ^ "JOHN TOFI IS STAR OF THE COACHES". Scoooreleague.be. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-12-04.