2016–17 Pro Basketball League

The 2016–17 Pro Basketball League (PBL), for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, season was the 90th season of the first tier of basketball in Belgium. The defending champion was Oostende, which successfully defended its title.

EuroMillions Basketball League
Season	2016–17
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Telenet Oostende (18th title)
Runners-up	Basic-Fit Brussels
Semifinalists	Proximus Spirou Port of Antwerp Giants
Awards
MVP	Jason Clark
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Codi Miller-McIntyre 19.9 Points Codi Miller-McIntyre 17.2 Rebounds Ryan Anderson 8.5 Assists Codi Miller-McIntyre 5.8
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

On September 4, it was announced that the new name of the league would be EuroMillions Basketball League.[1]

Teams

VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster withdrew from the league, because of a financial disability to participate.[2]

Arenas and locations

Proximus Spirou

Liège

Leuven

Oostende

Giants

Okapi

Willebroek

Mons

Limburg

Brussels

Location of the 2016–17 Belgian Basketball League teams

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 Willebroek	Willebroek	Sporthal de Schalk	1,000
betFirst Liège	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 Oostende	Ostend	Versluys Dôme	5,000

Personnel and sponsors

Team	Head coach	Manufacturer	Sponsors
Basic-Fit Brussels	Serge Crevecoeur	Mass	Basic-Fit
Hubo Limburg United	Brian Lynch	K1x	Hubo
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	Yves Defraigne	Joma	Belfius
Kangoeroes Wilebroek	Daniel Goethals
betFirst Liège	Thibaut Petit	Jako	betFirst
Crelan Okapi Aalstar	Brad Dean	Jartazi	Crelan
Port of Antwerp Giants	Roel Moors	Spalding	Port of Antwerp
Proximus Spirou	Fulvio Bastianini	Joma	Proximus
Stella Artois Leuven Bears	Stefan Sappenberghs	Jako	Stella Artois
Telenet Oostende	Dario Gjergja	Spalding	Telenet

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Telenet Oostende	36	30	6	2918	2559	+359	66	Qualification to playoffs
2	Port of Antwerp Giants	36	22	14	2977	2822	+155	58
3	Basic-Fit Brussels	36	22	14	2884	2792	+92	58
4	Crelan Okapi Aalstar	36	19	17	3030	3024	+6	55
5	Proximus Spirou	36	18	18	2857	2849	+8	54
6	Hubo Limburg United	36	18	18	2974	2922	+52	54
7	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	36	18	18	2766	2752	+14	54
8	Kangoeroes Willebroek	36	18	18	2877	2986	−109	54
9	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	36	9	27	2814	3103	−289	45
10	betFirst Liège	36	6	30	2762	3052	−290	42

Source: EuroMillions Basketball League

Playoffs

The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five playoff format. The higher seeded teams played the first, third and fifth game of the series at home.

	Quarterfinals 17–21 May								Semifinals 24 May–1 June								Finals 7–14 June
	1 Telenet Oostende				73	72
	8 Kangoeroes Willebroek				62	53
									1 Telenet Oostende			80	78	74
									5 Proximus Spirou			70	74	56
	4 Crelan Okapi Aalstar			78	54	63
	5 Proximus Spirou			68	86	79
																	1 Telenet Oostende		78	60	78	77
																	3 Basic-Fit Brussels		70	59	93	64
	2 Port of Antwerp Giants				73	76
	7 Belfius Mons-Hainaut				61	73
									2 Port of Antwerp Giants		81	71	71	73
									3 Basic-Fit Brussels		90	67	74	87
	3 Basic-Fit Brussels			70	93	95
	6 Limburg United			75	80	83

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification
1	Telenet Oostende (C)	45	38	7	Qualification to Champions League regular season
2	Basic-Fit Brussels	47	28	19	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	Port of Antwerp Giants	42	25	17	Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round
4	Proximus Spirou	42	20	22	Qualificiation to FIBA Europe Cup second qualifying round
5	Crelan Okapi Aalstar	39	20	19
6	Hubo Limburg United	39	19	20
7	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	38	18	20	Qualificiation to FIBA Europe Cup first qualifying round
8	Kangoeroes Willebroek	38	18	20
9	Stella Artois Leuven Bears	36	9	27
10	betFirst Liège	36	6	30

Source: EuroMillions Basketball League
(C) Champion.

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• Jason Clark – Port of Antwerp Giants[3]

Star of the Coaches

• Seth Tuttle – Hubo Limburg United[4]

Coach of the Year

• Dario Gjergja – Telenet Oostende[5]

Belgian Player of the Year

• Olivier Troisfontaines – Crelan Okapi Aalstar[6]

Young Player of the Year

• Ismaël Bako – Leuven Bears[7]

References

1. "Scooore! League makes way for Euromillions Basketball League". Scooore! League. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. Basketploeg Verviers-Pepinster trekt zich terug uit Scooore League