2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I
| Basketball League Belgium Division I | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2013–14 | |||||||||
| Duration | 4 October 2013 – 9 June 2014 | |||||||||
| Games played | 36 | |||||||||
| Teams | 10 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Telenet Oostende | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Dušan Djordjević | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Telenet Oostende 15th title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Okapi Aalstar | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Spirou Charleroi Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Player of the Year |  Maxime De Zeeuw | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2012–13 2014–15 → All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014. | ||||||||||
The 2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons the 2013–14 Ethias League, was the 87th season top tier basketball league in Belgium. The season started on October 4, 2013 and finished on June 9, 2014. Telenet BC Oostende won their 3rd straight title by beating Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals. Dušan Djordjević was named Most Valuable Player.
Teams
Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek and Basic-Fit Brussels made their first Ethias League appearances after playing in the 2e Nationale in the 2012–13 season. Both clubs received a C-licence, which allows the teams to use a lower budget and doesn't allow them to play European but does to participate for three years. After those years they have to get an A or B-licence.[1][2]
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity | Titles | ||
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| Basic-Fit Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | 1,200 | 0 | ||
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons Arena | 4,000 | 0 | ||
| Belgacom Spirou | Charleroi | Spiroudome | 6,200 | 10 | ||
| Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek | Willebroek | Sporthal de Schalk | 1,000 | 0 | ||
| Liège Basket | Liège | Country Hall Ethias | 5,000 | 0 | ||
| Okapi Aalstar | Aalst | Generali Forum | 2,800 | 0 | ||
| Port of Antwerp Giants | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 5,218 | 1 | ||
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | 3,400 | 0 | ||
| Telenet Oostende | Ostend | Sleuyter Arena | 5,000 | 14 | ||
| VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster | Verviers | Halle du Paire | 4,000 | 0 | ||
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Telenet BC Oostende | 36 | 29 | 7 | 3037 | 2637 | +400 | 65 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2767 | 2533 | +234 | 61 | |
| 3 | Belgacom Spirou | 36 | 24 | 12 | 2986 | 2795 | +191 | 60 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Liège Basket | 36 | 23 | 13 | 2760 | 2621 | +139 | 59 | |
| 5 | Okapi Aalstar | 36 | 22 | 14 | 2877 | 2670 | +207 | 58 | |
| 6 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2907 | 2748 | +159 | 55 | |
| 7 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2734 | 2887 | −153 | 53 | |
| 8 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 36 | 8 | 28 | 2901 | 3185 | −284 | 44 | |
| 9 | VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2485 | 2910 | −425 | 43 | |
| 10 | Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek | 36 | 6 | 30 | 2806 | 3274 | −468 | 42 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Liège Basket | 1 | 5 | Okapi Aalstar | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Okapi Aalstar | 2 | 1 | Telenet BC Oostende | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Okapi Aalstar | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telenet BC Oostende | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Belgacom Spirou | 1 | 6 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||
Finals
| June 1 | Telenet Oostende | 86–68 | Okapi Aalstar | Sleuyter Arena, Ostend |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 19–24, 22–22, 28–6 | |||
| Belgacom 5 | Pts: Dušan Đorđević 19 Rebs: Dušan Đorđević 8 Asts: Đorđević, Marnegrave 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: John Tofi 24 Rebs: Hanavan, Butler 6 Asts: Derek Raivio 7 |
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| June 3 | Okapi Aalstar | 84–69 | Telenet Oostende | Okapi Forum, Aalst |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 20–20, 13–14, 22–22 | |||
| Belgacom 5 | Pts: Derek Raivio 30 Rebs: John Tofi 10 Asts: Derek Raivio 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ryan Thompson 24 Rebs: Dušan Đorđević 8 Asts: Dušan Đorđević 3 |
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| June 5 | Telenet Oostende | 91–64 | Okapi Aalstar | Sleuyter Arena, Ostend |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 24–21, 29–12, 18–16 | |||
| Belgacom 5 | Pts: Jared Berggren 18 Rebs: Jared Berggren 12 Asts: Dušan Đorđević 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: John Tofi 12 Rebs: Hanavan, Tofi 7 Asts: Derek Raivio 6 |
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| June 7 | Okapi Aalstar | 84–79 | Telenet Oostende | Okapi Forum, Aalst |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 30–23, 13–18, 22–21 | |||
| Belgacom 5 | Pts: Da'Sean Butler 21 Rebs: 3 players 7 Asts: 3 players 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ryan Thompson 21 Rebs: Wes Wilkinson 7 Asts: Dušan Đorđević 7 |
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| June 9 | Telenet Oostende | 98–61 (Series: Telenet BC Oostende wins series 3–2) |
Okapi Aalstar | Sleuyter Arena, Ostend |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 33–13, 21–18, 24–18, 20–12 | |||
| Belgacom 5 | Pts: Ryan Thompson 21 Rebs: Wes Wilkinson 11 Asts: Dušan Đorđević 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: John Tofi 12 Rebs: Ian Hanavan 9 Asts: Derek Raivio 2 |
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Awards
Statistical leaders
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References
- ^ "C-licentie voor Kangoeroes/Boom, niet voor Brussel". Nieuwsblad.be. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Basketclub Excelsior Brussels krijgt licentie". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Dusan Djordjevic verkozen tot MVP van de reguliere competitie". Bcoostende.be (in Dutch). 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ "Maxime de Zeeuw Belgische speler van het jaar, Talor Battle wint Ster van de Coaches, Gillet Belofte van het Jaar". Ethias League. 2014-05-14. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ a b "Maxime De Zeeuw van Antwerp Giants is Speler van het Jaar". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ^ "Fulvio Bastinini Coach van het Jaar". Ethias League. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
