2015–16 Basketball League Belgium Division I
| 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!. | ||||||||||
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.
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 |  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
| 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
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
- ^ "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.
