2015–16 Belgian Basketball League

Scooore! League^1
Teams	11
Games played	32 or 30
Duration	October 2, 2015 – TBD

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 will start on October 2, 2015 and will end after the Playoffs in May or June 2016.^[1] The defending champion is 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
Basic-Fit Brussels	Brussels	Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek	1,200
Hubo Limburg United	Hasselt	Alverberg-sporthal	1,730
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	Mons	Mons Arena	4,000
Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek	Willebroek	Sporthal de Schalk	1,000
betFirst Liège Basket	Liège	Country Hall Ethias	5,000
Crelan Okapi Aalstar	Aalst	Okapi Forum	2,800
Port of Antwerp Giants	Antwerp	Lotto Arena	5,218
Proximus Spirou	Charleroi	Spiroudome	6,200
Stella Artois Leuven Bears	Leuven	Sportoase	3,400
Telenet BC Oostende	Ostend	Sleuyter Arena	5,000
VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster	Verviers	Halle du Paire	4,000

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[3]
Stella Artois Leuven Bears	Tom Johnson	Sacked	December 1, 2015	11th	Stefan Sappenberghs	December 1, 2015[4]

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	25	20	5	2211	1941	+270	45	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Crelan Okapi Aalstar	26	16	10	2252	2166	+86	42
3	Proximus Spirou	25	16	9	1996	1894	+102	41
4	Hubo Limburg United	25	14	11	2170	2097	+73	39
5	Port of Antwerp Giants	25	14	11	2128	2027	+101	39
6	Basic-Fit Brussels	27	16	11	2284	2160	+124	43	Qualification for the playoffs
7	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	27	15	12	2193	2101	+92	42
8	betFIRST Liège	27	13	14	2267	2367	−100	40
9	VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster	27	8	19	2241	2507	−266	35
10	Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek	27	7	20	2203	2387	−184	34
11	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	27	5	22	2130	2428	−298	32

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2016. Source: Scooore League

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	Telenet Oostende
	8	betFIRST Liège
	4
	5	Port of Antwerp Giants
	2
	7
	3
	6

References

1. "Belgian Basketball". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
2. "Crelan wordt hoofdsponsor van Okapi Aalstar". Crelan.be. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
3. "Leuven Bears | Overeenkomst Tom Johnson". Leuvenbears.be. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2015-08-29.