Top Division I Basketball 2015-2016, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Top Division I (2015-2016)

2014-15

2016-17

The league changed its name from Division II to Top Division I (Top Division I) in 2015

Top Division I Standings

1. Waregem		23-3
2. Gembo BBC		20-6
3. Houthalen		18-8
4. Oxaco		17-9
5. Giants II		16-10
6. Gent Hawks		15-11
7. Ieper		13-13
8. KBGO Duva		12-14
9. Ninane		11-15
10. Soba		9-17
11. Melsele		9-17
12. St-Niklase		8-18
13. Oostkamp		6-20
14. CEP Fleurus		5-21

Points Per Game

Nick CELIS
  Oxaco
  (196-SG-88)
  Avg: 22.3

1. Celis, Oxaco	22.3
2. McCollum, Houthalen	20.2
3. Schoepen, Antwerp	19.5
4. Wachowiak, Gembo	19.0
5. De Pooter, Gent H.	17.1
6. Buysse, Mons-Hai.	16.9
7. Hemeleers, Ooste.	16.9
8. Hounhanou, CEP F.	16.4
9. Jonniaux, CEP F.	16.2
10. Marion, Soba	16.2

Rebounds Per Game

Francois LHOEST
  Ninane
  (196-F-85)
  Avg: 12.8

1. Lhoest, Ninane	12.8
2. Mendy, Ieper	11.0
3. Hounhanou, CEP F.	10.6
4. Derby, Oxaco	9.8
5. Schoepen, Antwerp	9.6
6. De Pooter, Gent H.	9.5
7. Celis, Oxaco	8.8
8. Heinle, Ieper	8.8
9. Scheirs, Oostkamp	8.3
10. Delalieux, Limburg	7.7

Assists Per Game

Sam HEMELEERS
  Ooste.
  (180-PG-95)
  Avg: 6.8

1. Hemeleers, Ooste.	6.8
2. Goethaert, Gembo	5.0
3. Celis, Oxaco	4.0
4. Lhote, Gent Hawks	3.5
5. Perez, St-Niklase	3.4
6. Mwendanga, Antwerp	3.4
7. McCollum, Houthalen	3.0
8. Devacht, Ieper	2.8
9. Heinle, Ieper	2.8
10. Koonings, Houtha.	2.7

Steals Per Game

Sami DEMIRTAS
  KBGO D.
  (190-SG-96)
  Avg: 2

1. Demirtas, KBGO D.	2.0
2. Hemeleers, Ooste.	1.8
3. Mendy, Ieper	1.8
4. Kanda-K., Antwerp	1.6
5. Perez, St-Niklase	1.5
6. Dhooge, Melsele	1.5
7. Mwendanga, Antwerp	1.5
8. Uzkuraitis, Houtha.	1.4
9. Collette, Ninane	1.4
10. De Leeuw, Houth.	1.4

Blocks Per Game

Jonas DELALIEUX
  Limburg .
  (202-C/F-92)
  Avg: 1

1. Delalieux, Limburg	1.0
2. Mollekens, Melsele	0.9
3. Nau, Oxaco	0.8
4. Celis, Oxaco	0.8
5. Linskens, CEP F.	0.8
6. Schoepen, Antwerp	0.8
7. Lambrecht, Ooste.	0.8
8. Bogaerts, Soba	0.7
9. Mestdagh, Gent H.	0.6
10. Heinle, Ieper	0.6

Season 2015-2016

All Games
List of Players
List of Imports
Abroad
Stats

Waregem celebrate Division I title (Photo: skynetblogs.be)

Bent Schoenen Waregem 2015-16

#	XiBR	Cb (oXCH)	OIs	SDR
	whIBis yIuZiQU	029 (8'7'')	y	50
05	SiQIj kij kIIQRj	911 (8'4'')	C/y	90
2	mQRZhU GuallRBFj	021 (8'5'')	y	96
8	miQU WallF AiBiRF	022 (8'4'')	C	96
4	SQjR AURajMiZh	061 (3'00'')	OG	95
	AUanj ghIjdU	023 (8'3'')	y/C	58
6	AUij XiudUs	023 (8'3'')	y	92
4	mQiB kij HullR	066 (8'9'')	G/y	59
05	waB mQuFjRRl	911 (8'4'')	Oy	91
4	giLad gRjIulRU	061 (3'00'')	OG	02
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Arrived: Arne Steinbach (CEP Fleurus), Aaron Van Vooren (BBC Falco Gent)

Average Height: 191.9 cm (6'3.6'')

Average Age: 26.7

Eurobasket.com All-Belgian Top Division I Awards 2016 - May 30, 2016

Eurobasket.com All-Belgian Top Division I 1st Team 2016

Celis

McCollum

Guillemyn

Wachowiak

Hilliman

Finals MVP: Thomas Foucart (192-F-84) of Waregem
Player of the Year: Ronnie McCollum (192-G-78) of Houthalen
Domestic Player of the Year: Nick Celis (196-SG-88) of Oxaco
Import Player of the Year: Ronnie McCollum (192-G-78) of Houthalen
Bosman Player of the Year: Nicolas Wachowiak (200-F/G-91) of Gembo BBC
Defensive Player of the Year: Patrick Hilliman (206-F/C-82) of Melsele
Rookie of the Year: Darnell Snyers (181-PG-98) of Limburg United
Coach of the Year: Olivier Foucart of Waregem

1st Team
SG: Nick Celis (196-SG-88) of Oxaco
G: Ronnie McCollum (192-G-78) of Houthalen
F: Brecht Guillemyn (192-F-87) of Waregem
F/G: Nicolas Wachowiak (200-F/G-91) of Gembo BBC
F/C: Patrick Hilliman (206-F/C-82) of Melsele

2nd Team
PG: Darnell Snyers (181-PG-98) of Limburg United
F: Thomas Foucart (192-F-84) of Waregem
F: Francois Lhoest (196-F-85) of Ninane
F: Yoeri Schoepen (196-F-94) of Antwerp
C/F: Jonas Delalieux (202-C/F-92) of Limburg United

Honorable Mention
Cedric Berquin (198-F-89) of Oostkamp
Lars De Lepeleire (175-PG-91) of Waregem
Sami Demirtas (190-SG-96) of KBGO Duva
Gregory De Pooter (195-F-84) of Gent Hawks
Tomas Goethaert (183-G-83) of Gembo BBC
Brian Heinle (205-F-78) of Ieper
Sam Hemeleers (180-PG-95) of Oostende
Kevin Jonniaux (198-PF-83) of CEP Fleurus
Tim Lambrecht (206-C-98) of Oostende
Amaury Marion (199-SF-91) of Soba
Marius Mwendanga (179-PG-98) of Antwerp
Bart Willy Samaey (199-C-87) of Waregem
Maarten Van Gelder (194-F-83) of Oxaco

Top Division I Round 3 of Finals. Waregem clinch the title - May 19, 2016

Waregem - Houthalen 77-76

Waregem eked out a tough home win over Houthalen and earned Division I title. Lars De Lepeleire sank a free throw late in regulation to secure the decisive victory for Waregem. The hosts took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But Houthalen won third quarter 18-14. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Waregem made 18-of-23 free shots (78.3 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Houthalen helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for forward Thomas Foucart (192-84) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). Center Aaron Van Vooren (200-94) helped adding 13 points. Five Waregem players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was naturalized American guard Ronnie McCollum (192-78, college: Centenary, LA) with 29 points and 6 rebounds (went 11 for 11 at the free throw line !!!) and power forward Jonas Delalieux (202-92) scored 22 points and 8 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Waregem: T.Foucart 18+6reb, B.Guillemyn 14+4reb+1ast, A.Van Vooren 13+4reb+3ast, L.De Lepeleire 12+2reb+5ast, B.Willy Samaey 11+3reb+1ast, A.Steinbach 5+3reb+1ast
Houthalen: R.McCollum 29+6reb+3ast, J.Delalieux 22+8reb, D.Snyers 13+4reb+5ast, V.Uzkuraitis 3+1reb, Y.De Leeuw 3+3reb+1ast, C.Koonings 2+1reb