2013–14 Basketball League Belgium Division I

Basketball League Belgium Division I
Season2013–14
Duration4 October 2013 – 9 June 2014
Games played36
Teams10
Regular season
Top seedTelenet Oostende
Season MVPSerbia Dušan Djordjević
Finals
ChampionsTelenet Oostende
15th title
  Runners-upOkapi Aalstar
SemifinalistsSpirou Charleroi
Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Awards
Player of the YearBelgium Maxime De Zeeuw
Statistical leaders
Points United States Derek Raivio 18.7
Rebounds United States Jason Love 10.4
Assists Belgium Domien Loubry 4.8
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014.

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.

Teams

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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
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
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
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
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

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Star of the Coaches
Belgian Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Most Promising Player

Statistical leaders

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. ^ a b "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.