2015–16 Basketball League Belgium Division I

2014–15 2016–17 Scooore! League1 #008D3E #FFFFFF 2015–16 Telenet Oostende (17th title) Crelan Okapi Aalstar 11 32 or 30 October 2, 2015 – June 8, 2016 John Tofi USA yes Ben Madgen 19.0 AUS Killian Larson 9.0 USA Niels Marnegrave 5.8 BEL 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.https://www.eurobasket.com/Belgium/basketball.aspx Belgian Basketball eurobasket.com 2015-08-29 The defending champion was Oostende, and it successfully defended its title. Teams Belgium right 400 Location of the 2015–16 Belgian Basketball League teams Belgium 50.4 4.433333 Spirou Belgium 50.633333 5.566667 Liège left Belgium 50.883333 4.7 Leuven Belgium 51.233333 2.916667 Oostende left Belgium 50.583333 5.85 Verviers bottom Belgium 51.216667 4.4 Giants Belgium 50.933333 4.033333 Okapi Belgium 51.066667 4.366667 Willebroek Belgium 50.45 3.95 Mons Belgium 50.93 5.3375 Limburg top Belgium 50.85 4.35 Brussels bottom The name of Okapi Aalstar was changed to Crelan Okapi Aalstar due to sponsorship reasons on June 3, 2015.http://www.crelan.be/nl/algemeen/news/crelan-wordt-hoofdsponsor-van-okapi-aalstar Crelan wordt hoofdsponsor van Okapi Aalstar Crelan.be 2015-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211136/http://www.crelan.be/nl/algemeen/news/crelan-wordt-hoofdsponsor-van-okapi-aalstar 2015-09-23 dead Club City Arena Capacity Lic. Type of licencehttp://www.monshainaut.be/fr/mod/news-455-licences-scooore-league-saison-2015-2016.html Licences Scooore League saison 2015-2016 Belfius Mons Hainaut fr 29 May 2016 Basic-Fit Brussels Brussels Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek 1200 B Hubo Limburg United Hasselt Alverberg-sporthal 1730 A Belfius Mons-Hainaut Mons Mons Arena 4000 A Kangoroes Willebroek Willebroek Sporthal de Schalk 1000 C betFirst Liège Basket Liège Country Hall Ethias 5000 A Crelan Okapi Aalstar Aalst Okapi Forum 2800 A Port of Antwerp Giants Antwerp Lotto Arena 5218 A Proximus Spirou Charleroi Spiroudome 6200 A Stella Artois Leuven Bears Leuven Sportoase 3400 B Telenet Oostende Ostend Sleuyter Arena 5000 A VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster Verviers Halle du Paire 4000 B Personnel and kits Team Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBasic-Fit Brussels BEL Serge CrevecoeurMassBasic-FitHubo Limburg United USA Brian LynchK1XHuboBelfius Mons-Hainaut BEL Yves DefraigneJomaBelfiusKangeroes Basket Willebroek BEL Daniel Goethals – –betFirst Liège Basket ITA Fulvio BastianiniJakobetFirstCrelan Okapi Aalstar USA Brad DeanJartaziCrelanPort of Antwerp Giants BEL Paul VervaeckSpaldingPort of AntwerpProximus Spirou BEL Jacques StasJomaProximusStella Artois Leuven Bears IRE Tom JohnsonJakoStella ArtoisTelenet BC Oostende CRO Dario GjergjaSpaldingTelenetVOO Verviers-Pepinster Wolves BEL Thibaut Petit PeakVOO Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentStella Artois Leuven BearsBEL Jurgen van Meerbeeck End of contract– Pre-seasonIRE Tom JohnsonMarch 26, 2015http://leuvenbears.be/overeenkomst-tom-johnson/ Leuven Bears | Overeenkomst Tom Johnson Leuvenbears.be 2015-03-26 2015-08-29Stella Artois Leuven BearsIRE Tom Johnson Sacked December 1, 2015 11thBEL Stefan SappenberghsDecember 1, 201501-12-15, 12.17u - Bron: Belga Lees later http://www.demorgen.be/sport/rode-lantaarn-leuven-bears-wisselt-van-trainer-ba64aaeb/SeOa3/ Rode lantaarn Leuven Bears wisselt van trainer nl Demorgen.be 2015-12-01 2016-12-04 Regular season The regular season started on October 2, 2015 with the game Basic-Fit Brussels–Telenet Oostende. Standings main WL complete Scooore League points yes PO PO PO PO PO PO PO PO OOS 23 5 2451 2144 SPI 18 10 2235 2142 AAL 17 11 2426 2337 LIM 15 13 2419 2358 ANT 14 14 2354 2272 MON 18 12 2424 2295 BRU 17 13 2544 2423 LIE 14 16 2542 2647 WIL 10 20 2492 2651 PEP 8 22 2460 2769 LEU 6 24 2362 2671 Q green1 Qualification to playoffs Crelan Okapi Aalstar Telenet Oostende VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster Port of Antwerp Giants Proximus Spirou Hubo Limburg United betFIRST Liège Stella Artois Leuven Bears Belfius Mons-Hainaut Kangoeroes Willebroek Basic-Fit Brussels Playoffs 25px 160px 1 Telenet Oostende 2 8 betFIRST Liège 0 4 Hubo Limburg United 2 5 Port of Antwerp Giants 0 2 Proximus Spirou 0 7 Basic-Fit Brussels 2 3 Crelan Okapi Aalstar 2 6 Belfius Mons-Hainaut 0 1 Telenet Oostende 3 4 Hubo Limburg United 2 7 Basic-Fit Brussels 2 3 Crelan Okapi Aalstar 3 1 Telenet Oostende 3 3 Crelan Okapi Aalstar 1 Awards Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season Most Valuable Playerhttp://sporza.be/cm/sporza/zaal/basketbal/1.2648612 Amerikaan Tofi beste basketballer in België Sporza.be 2016-12-04 2017-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20170906180516/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/zaal/basketbal/1.2648612 dead USA John Tofi – Crelan Okapi Aalstar Coach of the Yearhttp://scoooreleague.be/en/news/1595-roel-moors-coach-of-the-year/ ROEL MOORS COACH OF THE YEAR Scoooreleague.be 2016-11-30 2016-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513004751/http://scoooreleague.be/en/news/1595-roel-moors-coach-of-the-year/ 2016-05-13 dead BEL Roel Moors − Port of Antwerp Giants Player of the Yearhttp://scoooreleague.be/en/news/1593-quentin-serron-belgian-player-of-the-year--hans-vanwijn-best-young-player-of-the-year/ HANS VANWIJN BEST YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR Scoooreleague.be 2016-11-30 2016-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513003816/http://scoooreleague.be/en/news/1593-quentin-serron-belgian-player-of-the-year--hans-vanwijn-best-young-player-of-the-year/ 2016-05-13 dead BEL Quentin Serron − Telenet Oostende Best Young Player BEL Hans Vanwijn − Hubo Limburg United Star of the Coacheshttp://scoooreleague.be/en/news/1594-john-tofi-is--star-of-the-coaches/ JOHN TOFI IS STAR OF THE COACHES Scoooreleague.be 2016-11-30 2016-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160513005154/http://scoooreleague.be/en/news/1594-john-tofi-is--star-of-the-coaches/ 2016-05-13 dead USA John Tofi − Crelan Okapi Aalstar References Category:Pro Basketball League seasons Belgian Lea