2015–16 Belgian Basketball League

Scooore! League^1
Champions	Telenet Oostende (17th title)
Runners-up	Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Teams	11
Games played	32 or 30
Duration	October 2, 2015 – TBD
Statistical leaders
Points	Ben Madgen 19.0
Rebounds	Killian Larson 9.0
Assists	Niels Marnegrave 5.8

The 2015–16 Belgian Basketball League season, for sponsorships reasons named the Scooore! League, will be the 89th season of the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The seasons started on October 2, 2015 and ended on 8 June 2016.^[1] The defending champion was Oostende.

Teams

Spirou

Liège

Leuven

Oostende

Verviers

Giants

Okapi

Willebroek

Mons

Limburg

Brussels

Location of the 2015–16 Belgian Basketball League teams

The name of Okapi Aalstar was changed to Crelan Okapi Aalstar 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
Kangoeroes Basket 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 BC 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 for the 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 for the playoffs
7	Basic-Fit Brussels	30	17	13	2544	2423	+121	47
8	betFIRST Liège	30	14	16	2542	2647	−105	44
9	Kangoeroes Basket 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]
John Tofi – Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Coach of the Year[7]
Roel Moors − Port of Antwerp Giants
Player of the Year[8]
Quentin Serron − Telenet Oostende
Best Young Player[8]
Hans Vanwijn − Hubo Limburg United
Star of the Coaches[9]
John Tofi − Crelan Okapi Aalstar

References

1. "Belgian Basketball". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
2. "Crelan wordt hoofdsponsor van Okapi Aalstar". Crelan.be. 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.