B.C. Oostende

Basketball Club Oostende, for sponsorship reasons Filou Oostende, is a Belgian professional basketball team. The club is based in Ostend and was founded in 1970. The club competes in the top Pro Basketball League (PBL). Oostende is the most successful basketball club in Belgian history, as the club's honour list includes a record twenty-one Belgian League championships, a record nineteen Belgian Cups and eleven Belgian Supercups.

Filou Oostende
NicknameBCO
LeaguesPro Basketball League
Champions League
Founded25 May 1970 (1970-05-25)
History
ArenaVersluys dôme
Capacity5,000
LocationOstend, Belgium
PresidentJohan Verborgh
Head coachDario Gjergja
Championships21 Belgian Championships
19 Belgian Cups
11 Belgian Supercups
1 BeNeLux Cup
Retired numbers1 (10)
Websitewww.bcoostende.be

History

The club was founded on May 25, 1970 and started playing as Sunair Oostende. The team colors were blue and yellow. BCO – a nickname of the club – started in the Belgian Second Division but promoted in its first season after it took the title. But in the First Division the team relegated immediately. But BCO bounced back and promoted once again and got its final spot in the First Division, as they never relegated since.

In the 1974–75 season the club made its first appearance in Europe, when it played 10 games in the Korać Cup. In 1979 the first trophy was won by Oostende: the Belgian Basketball Cup with Ron Adams as head coach. In 1981 the first national title became a fact for BC Oostende, Roger Dutremble was head coach. The club eventually won 6th straight titles in a row in Belgium. In 1988 the club won the first and only BeNeLux Cup.

Before the 1999–2000 season the club got its first name change, as the name of the club became Telindus Oostende, which referred to the new main sponsor. After the club won some more trophies to add to its honour list, the club got a new arena in the Sea'rena – that was named the Sleuyter Arena after one season[1] and had a capacity of 5,000 people – in 2005.

Nine consecutive championships (2011–2020)
The original BCO logo, used during the 2017–18 season

Before the start of the 2010–11 season the club name was changed in Telenet (BC) Oostende. In the second Telenet season Jean-Marc Jaumin was fired by the club and the Croatian coach Dario Gjergja took over his tasks.[2][3] After that the club won the national title, by beating Spirou Charleroi 3–2 in the Finals, Game 5 ended in 75–74 after overtime.[4]

The logo of the team when it was known as Telenet Oostende

The championship in 2011 was the start of a nice streak for Gjergja, as BCO won the double in 2012–13.[4][5] Star player of the team was Matt Lojeski, who was named League MVP.[6]

In 2013–14, the club won the double once again, as BCO beat Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals.[7] Oostende earlier beat Antwerp Giants in the Cup Final.[8] The Serbian point guard Dušan Đorđević shined for Oostende, as he was the Belgian Cup MVP and the league MVP.[9][10]

On September 23 (2014), the club retired Veselin Petrović's number 10.[11]

In 2017, the club won its sixth-consecutive championship.[12] After the 2016–17 season, main sponsor Telenet left the club in order to sponsor Antwerp Giants instead.[13]

In 2018, the club set a new record by winning its seventh consecutive championship. In the 2018–19 season, the team was named Filou Oostende after a sponsorship agreement with beer brand Filou.[14]

In 2019 Ostend became champions again, for the eighth time in a row. They beat Antwerp in the finals.

In 2020 Ostend was declared champions when the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were leading the standings at that time.[15] On 2 July 2020, head coach Dario Gjergja extended his contract for five more year.[16] On 7 July, team captain Đorđević extended his contract for two more years until 2022.[17]

Sponsorship names

For sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has been frequently changed.

  • Sunair Oostende: (1970–1999)
  • Orange Oostende: (1999–2000)
  • Telindus Oostende: (2000–2008)
  • Base Oostende: (2008–2010)
  • Telenet Oostende: (2010–2017)
  • Filou Oostende:[14] (2018–present)

Honours

Domestic competitions
Champions (21): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2019–20[note 1]
Winners (19): 1961–62, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Winners (11): 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Regional competitions
Winners (1): 1987–88

European competitions
Third place (1): 2010–11

Roster

Current roster

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

Filou Oostende roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 4 Buysse, Simon 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1997-08-08)8 August 1997
PG 6 van der Vuurst de Vries, Keye 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2001-12-29)29 December 2001
SG 7 Schwartz, Loïc 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992
F 8 Troisfontaines, Olivier 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-10-26)26 October 1989
F 9 Mwema, Jean-Marc 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-12-05)5 December 1989
PF 14 Buysschaert, Servaas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999
F/C 15 Gilmore, Michael 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 26 – (1995-01-11)11 January 1995
C 16 Bratanovic, Haris 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 19 – (2001-04-20)20 April 2001
PG 20 Đorđević, Dušan (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 37 – (1983-03-29)29 March 1983
SF 23 Nakić, Mario 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2001-06-14)14 June 2001
PF 30 Gillet, Pierre-Antoine 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-04-16)16 April 1991
C 40 Welsh, Thomas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 25 – (1996-02-03)3 February 1996
F/C 43 Sylla, Amar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2001-10-01)1 October 2001
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Jos Desmet
Team manager
  • Freddy Eiland
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 15 January 2021

Retired numbers
BC Oostende retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure
10Veselin PetrovićSF2005–2014

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup European competitions
2000–01 1 BLB 1st Champion 1 SuproLeagueEF
2001–02 1 BLB 1st 1 EuroleagueRS
2002–03 1 BLB 3rd 2 ULEB CupRS
2003–04 1 BLB 4th Runner–up 3 Europe LeagueEF
2004–05 1 BLB 4th 2 ULEB CupRS
2005–06 1 BLB 1st
2006–07 1 BLB 1st 2 ULEB CupRS
2007–08 1 BLB 5th Champion 2 ULEB CupRS
2008–09 1 BLB 7th 3 EuroChallengeRS
2009–10 1 BLB 3rd Champion
2010–11 1 BLB 4th Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge3rd
2011–12 1 BLB 1st 2 EurocupRS
2012–13 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 EurocupRS
2013–14 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 EurocupL32
2014–15 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 EurocupL32
2015–16 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 FIBA Europe CupR16
2016–17 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Champions LeagueRS
4 FIBA Europe CupSF
2017–18 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Champions LeagueRS
4 FIBA Europe CupR16
2018–19 1 BLB 1st Runner-up 3 Champions LeagueRS
4 FIBA Europe CupQF
2019–20 1 BLB 1st 3 Champions LeagueR16

Notable players

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

References
  1. "Sea'rena wordt omgedoopt tot Sleuyter Arena". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. 13u04 (30 November 2011). "Basketclub Oostende ontslaat coach Jean-Marc Jaumin". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. "Gjergja vervangt Jaumin als coach (Oostende) - Het Nieuwsblad". Nieuwsblad.be. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. Justin Hamilton. "Oostende is basketkampioen na bloedstollende finale". Sporza.be. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. "BC Telenet Oostende wint Belgische beker basketbal | Snap!" (in Dutch). Snap.telenet.be. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. "Amerikaan Lojeski (BC Oostende) MVP". HLN.be. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. "Oppermachtig Oostende verlengt zijn basketbaltitel". Sporza.be. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. "BC Oostende bekerkampioen basket | Focus & WTV" (in Dutch). Focus-wtv.be. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. "Dusan Djordjevic verkozen tot MVP van de reguliere competitie". Bcoostende.be. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. "Telenet BC Oostende wins the Base Cup 2014 at the Heysel Palais 12". Eurobasket.com. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  11. ROSSEL, PETER. "'BCO voelt aan als familie'".
  12. Telenet Oostende is voor zesde keer op rij kampioen in het basketbal
  13. TELENET SPONSORT VOORTAAN ANTWERP GIANTS IN PLAATS VAN OOSTENDE
  14. "Basketbalclub Oostende stelt nieuwe hoofdsponsor voor". BC Oostende (in Dutch). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. "EuroMillions Basketball League cancelled due to coronavirus". 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  16. "Oostende keeps Dario Gjergja for five more years". Eurohoops.net. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

Notes
  1. The 2019–20 Pro Basketball League season was ended on 13 March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, Oostende were named champions based on standings at that time.
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