2015–16 Basketball League Belgium Division I

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
Season2015–16
DurationOctober 2, 2015 – June 8, 2016
Number of games32 or 30
Number of teams11
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States John Tofi
Finals
ChampionsTelenet Oostende (17th title)
  Runners-upCrelan Okapi Aalstar
Statistical leaders
Points Australia Ben Madgen 19.0
Rebounds United States Killian Larson 9.0
Assists Belgium Niels Marnegrave 5.8
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Scooore!.

Teams
Location of the 2015–16 Belgian Basketball League teams

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
Team Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Basic-Fit Brussels Belgium Serge Crevecoeur Mass Basic-Fit
Hubo Limburg United United States Brian Lynch K1X Hubo
Belfius Mons-Hainaut Belgium Yves Defraigne Joma Belfius
Kangeroes Basket Willebroek Belgium Daniel Goethals – –
betFirst Liège Basket Italy Fulvio Bastianini Jako betFirst
Crelan Okapi Aalstar United States Brad Dean Jartazi Crelan
Port of Antwerp Giants Belgium Paul Vervaeck Spalding Port of Antwerp
Proximus Spirou Belgium Jacques Stas Joma Proximus
Stella Artois Leuven Bears Republic of Ireland Tom Johnson Jako Stella Artois
Telenet BC Oostende Croatia Dario Gjergja Spalding Telenet
VOO Verviers-Pepinster Wolves Belgium Thibaut Petit Peak VOO

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Stella Artois Leuven Bears Belgium Jurgen van Meerbeeck End of contract – Pre-season Republic of Ireland Tom Johnson March 26, 2015[4]
Stella Artois Leuven Bears Republic of Ireland Tom Johnson Sacked December 1, 2015 11th Belgium Stefan Sappenberghs December 1, 2015[5]

Regular season

The regular season started on October 2, 2015 with the game Basic-Fit Brussels–Telenet Oostende.

Standings
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
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
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
  1. "Belgian Basketball". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  2. "Crelan wordt hoofdsponsor van Okapi Aalstar". Crelan.be. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  3. "Licences Scooore League saison 2015-2016" (in French). Belfius Mons Hainaut. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. "Leuven Bears | Overeenkomst Tom Johnson". Leuvenbears.be. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  5. 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.
  6. "Amerikaan Tofi beste basketballer in België". Sporza.be. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  7. "ROEL MOORS COACH OF THE YEAR". Scoooreleague.be. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  8. "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.
  9. "JOHN TOFI IS STAR OF THE COACHES". Scoooreleague.be. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
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