The league changed its name from Division I to Ethias League in 2011
Eurobasket.com All-Belgian League Awards 2010-11 - Jun 16, 2011
Player of the Year: Demond Mallet (185-G-78) of Charleroi Guard of the Year: Demond Mallet (185-G-78) of Charleroi Forward of the Year: Anthony Hilliard (193-G/F-86) of Aalstar * plays at both shooting guard and small forward positions Center of the Year: Christopher Young (206-F/C-79) of Aalstar Most Improved Player of the Year: Quentin Serron (190-G-90) of Oostende Bosman Player of the Year: Christopher Young (206-F/C-79) of Aalstar Import Player of the Year: Demond Mallet (185-G-78) of Charleroi Domestic Player of the Year: Roel Moors (190-G-78) of Antwerp Defensive Player of the Year: Marcus Hatten (186-G-80) of M.Hainaut Coach of the Year: Brad Dean of Aalstar 1st Team G: Demond Mallet (185-78) of Charleroi G: Matt Lojeski (198-85) of Oostende G/F: Anthony Hilliard (193-86) of Aalstar F: Christopher Copeland (203-84) of Aalstar F/C: Christopher Young (206-79) of Aalstar 2nd Team G: Marcus Hatten (186-80) of M.Hainaut G: Timothy Black (178-81) of Antwerp G: Stefon Jackson (196-85) of Aalstar C/F: Rashaun Freeman (206-84) of Verviers-Pep. F/C: John Tofi (203-84) of Leuven Honorable Mention Roel Moors (190-G-78) of Antwerp Christophe Beghin (207-F-80) of Charleroi Jorn Steinbach (181-PG-89) of Aalstar Ronell Taylor (196-G-82) of M.Hainaut Adeola Dagunduro (196-G-86) of Leuven Will Thomas (200-F-86) of Oostende Andrija Stipanovic (208-C-86) of Liege Monwell Randle (203-F/C-83) of Gent Justin Cage (198-F-85) of M.Hainaut James Miller (180-G-79) of Leuven Ron Lewis (193-G-84) of M.Hainaut All-Domestic Players Team G: Guy Muya (190-83) of Liege G: Roel Moors (190-78) of Antwerp F: Christophe Beghin (207-80) of Charleroi PG: Jorn Steinbach (181-89) of Aalstar G: Senne Geukens (190-83) of Gent All-Imports Team G: Demond Mallet (185-78) of Charleroi G: Matt Lojeski (198-85) of Oostende G: Timothy Black (178-81) of Antwerp G/F: Anthony Hilliard (193-86) of Aalstar F: Christopher Copeland (203-84) of Aalstar All-Bosmans Team G: Joseph Gomis (180-78) of Charleroi C/F: Peter Van Paassen (211-78) of M.Hainaut G/F: Tornike Shengelia (205-91) of Verviers-Pep. F/C: Christopher Young (206-79) of Aalstar C: Andrija Stipanovic (208-86) of Liege Playoff Finals: Charleroi sweeps Aalstar to win the fourth straight title - Jun 5, 2011 Finals, Game 3: Charleroi - Aalstar 59-53 (3-0) Charleroi continued its domination in Belgian basketball. They handed 59-53 loss to Aalstar tonight winning the Finals with perfect 3-0. It means that The hosts started the game with a very strong first quarter 23-14. But Okapi Aalstar won second period 18-15. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Spirou Charleroi won last quarter 13-9. It was a great evening for American guard Kyle Weaver (198-86, college: Washington St., agency: Interperformances) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds. International forward Christophe Beghin (207-80, agency: Court Side) helped adding 10 points. Spirou Charleroi's coach Giovanni Bozzi used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Christopher Copeland (203-84, college: Colorado, agency: 540 Sports) with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and the other American import guard Stanley Burrell (190-84) scored 13 points and 5 rebounds. Charleroi was the regular season champion with 25-7 record. They advanced to Playoff Finals after 2-0 win against Oostende in the Semis (71-59, 70-74). Top scorers: Charleroi: K.Weaver 14+7reb+2ast, D.Mallet 11+1reb+1ast, C.Beghin 10+4reb+3ast, J.Hamilton 6+2reb+3ast, A.Riddick 6+10reb+1ast, J.Gomis 5+2ast Aalstar: C.Copeland 16+10reb, S.Burrell 13+5reb+3ast, A.Ruoff 11+1reb+2ast, A.Hilliard 6+7reb+1ast, C.Young 5+9reb+1ast, P.Gonzales 2+2reb+1ast Mons edges Oostende in thrilling 2011 Belgian Cup Final - Apr 25, 2011 Union Mons Hainaut has won the Belgian Cup today. In a very thrilling final game played at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Union Mons Hainaut defeated defending Cup winner BC Oostende 68-66. After a well balanced first quarter, Union Mons Hainaut of Coach Arik Shivek (agency: Avi Zilberman) took a larger lead of ten points (31-21) but Matt Lojeski (198-G-85, college: Hawaii) led Oostende to a a fantastic comeback mainly thanks to great hits from the three-point range. After the half (33-33), BC Oostende ran down the floor at a higher speed and did shoot with more efficiency. The Northern Belgian team even took a 6-point advantage at the end of the third quarter (50-56). In the final seconds of this very intense match-up, Oostende turned the ball over and the Foxes of Mons Hainaut took advantage of that. With around 30 seconds left on the clock, the game was tied at 66-66. With 14 seconds remaining, Mons' forward Ronell Taylor (196-G-82, college: UAB) hit a jumper to make 68-66. Oostende's center Will Thomas (200-F-86, agency: Interperformances) missed two crucial free-throws with a bit more than one second remaining on the clock but the rebound was missed by the Mons' players. After a last time-out taken by BCO Head Coach Jean-Marc Jaumin , the last BCO jump shot attempted by Matt Lojeski on a alley-oop was not successful and the 2000 fans of Mons Hainaut who travelled to Antwerp to attend the Cup final could party as their favourite team won the title. Union Mons Hainaut had already won the Cup in 2006 while Oostende had already won the Cup 12 times. BCO center Thomas Van Den Spiegel (214-C-78), bothered by a back injury, played only three minutes in this game. Best scorers for Union Mons Hainaut: Ronell Taylor 16; Shan Foster (198-G/F-86, college: Vanderbilt) 13; Justin Cage (198-F-85, agency: Priority Sports, college: Xavier) 11; Ahmad Nivins (206-F-87, agency: Impact Basketball, college: St.Joseph's) 10. Best scorers for BC Oostende: Matt Lojeski 16; Darrel Mitchell (180-G-84, agency: Beo Basket, college: LSU) 10; Veselin Petrovic (196-G/F-77, agency: Beo Basket) 10. |
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Union Mons Hainaut has won the Belgian Cup (Photo: www.ethiasleague.com) 
