Okapi Aalstar

Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Leagues	Pro Basketball League
Founded	1949
History	Okapi Aalst
Arena	Okapi Forum
Capacity	2,800
Location	Aalst, Belgium
Team colors	Blue, White;
President	Rudi de Hainaut
Championships	1 Belgian Cup ; 2 Belgian Supercups
Website	okapiaalstar.be
Uniforms
Home	Away

Okapi Aalstar, for sponsorships reasons named Crelan Okapi Aalstar, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Aalst, Belgium. The club competes in the top tier Pro Basketball League (PBL) and plays its home games in the Okapi Forum, which has a seating capacity of 2,800 people.

Okapi is a long-time participant of the Belgian first division, is the owner of one Belgian Cup and two Supercups. As well, Aalstar is a regular participant in European competitions; mostly in the EuroChallenge.

In its history the team has known a lot of quality players who would be named Belgian League MVP or have played for top Euroleague and NBA teams like Chris Copeland and Matt Lojeski.

Honours

Belgian League (0):

Runner-up: 2013–14

Belgian Cup (1):

2011–12

Runner-up: 1963–64, 1997–98, 2012–13

Belgian Supercup (2):

2012, 2013

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Belgian Cup	European competitions		Other competitions
2011–12	1	BLB	5th	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	T16
2012–13	1	BLB	4th	Runner–up	3 EuroChallenge	T16	Supercup	C
2013–14	1	BLB	2nd	Semifinalist	3 EuroChallenge	RS	Supercup	C
2014–15	1	BLB	3rd	Semifinalist	3 EuroChallenge	T16
2015–16	1	BLB	2nd	Semifinalist
2016–17	1	BLB	5th	Semifinalist
2017–18	1	BLB		Quarterfinalist

Logos

The official Okapi Aalstar crest
Crelan Okapi Aalstar
(2015–present)

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Okapi Aalstar roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.
G/F	7000200000000000000♠2	Williams, Jonathan	7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG	7000300000000000000♠3	Casero-Ortiz, Sigfredo	7000185000000000000♠1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F/C	7000400000000000000♠4	Amis, Bill	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G	7000500000000000000♠5	Van Impe, Janik	7000190000000000000♠1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
	7000600000000000000♠6	Beerens, Kobe
G	7000800000000000000♠8	Buysse, Simon	7000193000000000000♠1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F	7001110000000000000♠11	Geukens, Senne	7000191000000000000♠1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
C	7001120000000000000♠12	van der Mars, Thomas	7000211000000000000♠2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F/C	7001140000000000000♠14	Buljan, Zvonko	7000206000000000000♠2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C	7001150000000000000♠15	Dierickx, Gilles	7000213000000000000♠2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
PF	7001230000000000000♠23	Thomas, Zach	7000200999999999999♠2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
G	7001240000000000000♠24	Laster, Mike	7000196000000000000♠1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G	7001320000000000000♠32	Rozzell, Brandon	7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Head coach

Jean-Marc Jaumin

Assistant coach(es)

Jean Colinet

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 2018-09-19

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

External links

Eurobasket.com team profile (in English)

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