2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I

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.

Basketball League Belgium Division I
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
Points Derek Raivio 18.7 Rebounds Jason Love 10.4 Assists Domien Loubry 4.8
← 2012–13 2014–15 → All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014.

Teams

Liège

Charleroi

Mons

Aalst

Antwerp

Leuven

Ostend

Verviers

Brussels

Willebroek

2013–14 club locations

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
		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
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
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

Telenet Oostende v Okapi Aalstar

June 3	Okapi Aalstar	84–69	Telenet Oostende	Okapi Forum, Aalst
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

Okapi Aalstar v Telenet Oostende

June 5	Telenet Oostende	91–64	Okapi Aalstar	Sleuyter Arena, Ostend
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

Telenet Oostende v Okapi Aalstar

June 7	Okapi Aalstar	84–79	Telenet Oostende	Okapi Forum, Aalst
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

Okapi Aalstar v Telenet Oostende

June 9	Telenet Oostende	98–61 (Series: Telenet BC Oostende wins series 3–2)	Okapi Aalstar	Sleuyter Arena, Ostend
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

Telenet Oostende v Okapi Aalstar

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• Dušan Djordjević (Telenet BC Oostende)^[3]

Star of the Coaches

• Talor Battle (Belfius Mons-Hainaut)^[4]

Belgian Player of the Year

• Maxime De Zeeuw (Port of Antwerp Giants)^[5]

Coach of the Year

• Fulvio Bastinini (Liège Basket)^[6]

Most Promising Player

• Pierre-Antoine Gillet (Telenet BC Oostende)^[5]

Statistical leaders

Performance Index Rating Pos. Player Team Total PIR 1 Derek Raivio Okapi Aalstar 496 20.7 2 Brandon Ubel Basic-Fit Brussels 613 19.8 3 Jason Love Belfius Mons-Hainaut 698 19.4

Points Pos. Player Team Total PPG 1 Derek Raivio Okapi Aalstar 449 18.7 2 Demond Mallet Belgacom Spirou 649 18.0 3 Tu Holloway Stella Artois Leuven Bears 328 17.3

Rebounds Pos. Player Team Total RPG 1 Jason Love Belfius Mons-Hainaut 375 10.4 2 Akin Akingbala VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster 171 7.4 3 Brandon Ubel Basic-Fit Brussels 227 7.3

Assists Pos. Player Team Total APG 1 Domien Loubry Basic-Fit Brussels 172 4.8 2 Luke Loucks Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek 121 4.7 3 Lionel Bosco Liège Basket 152 4.6

Steals Pos. Player Team Total SPG 1 Tu Holloway Stella Artois Leuven Bears 47 2.5 2 Barry Stewart Port of Antwerp Giants 67 2.1 3 Bradford Burgess Stella Artois Leuven Bears 75 2.1

Blocks Pos. Player Team Total BPG 1 Kevin Tumba Stella Artois Leuven Bears 62 1.7 2 Jason Love Belfius Mons-Hainaut 37 1.0 3 Kenneth Simms Liège Basket 36 1.0

References

1. "C-licentie voor Kangoeroes/Boom, niet voor Brussel". Nieuwsblad.be. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
2. "Basketclub Excelsior Brussels krijgt licentie". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
3. "Dusan Djordjevic verkozen tot MVP van de reguliere competitie". Bcoostende.be (in Dutch). 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
4. "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.
5. "Maxime De Zeeuw van Antwerp Giants is Speler van het Jaar". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
6. "Fulvio Bastinini Coach van het Jaar". Ethias League. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-02.

External links

• ethiasleague.com