BC Oostende

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Telenet Oostende
Nickname BCO
Leagues Belgian League
Eurocup
Founded 1970
History Sunair Oostende
1970–1999
Telindus Oostende
1999–2008
Base Oostende
2008–2010
Telenet Oostende
2010–present
Arena Sleuyter Arena
(capacity: 5,000)
Location Oostende, Belgium
Team colors Yellow and Black
         
President Arthur Goethals
Head coach Dario Gjergja
Championships Belgian Championships: 14
'81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '88, '95, '01, '02, '06, '07, '12, '13
Belgian Cups: 13
'79, '81, '82, '83, '85, '89, '91, '97, '98, '01, '08, '10, '13
BeNeLux Cup: 1
'88
Website bcoostende.be
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BC Oostende, for sponsorship reasons is known as Telenet Oostende, is a Belgian professional basketball team that was founded in 1970. The club competes in the top Belgian League.. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

History

Oostende has won 14 Belgian League titles, including a 6 year in a row sequence, from 1981 to 1986. They have also won 13 Belgian Cup titles, and the only BeNeLux title in existence.

Sponsorship names

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

  • Sunair Oostende: (1970–1999)
  • Telindus Oostende: (1999–2008)
  • Base Oostende: (2008–2010)
  • Telenet Oostende: (2010–present)

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

BC Oostende roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 5 Belgium Serron, Quentin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 10 Serbia Petrović, Veselin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 11 United States Wilkinson, Wesley 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
SF 14 Poland Ponitka, Mateusz 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G/F 13 Belgium Salumu, Jean 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 15 Morocco Boukichou, Khalid 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
G 20 Serbia Djordjević, Dušan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
F/C 21 United States Wright, Brent 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 7 United States Thompson, Ryan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 9 Belgium Marnegraeve, Niels 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 6 Venezuela Echenique, Gregory 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
PF 12 Belgium Gillet, Pierre-Antoine 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
F/C 4 United States Berggren, Jared 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • Belgium Dario Gjergja

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2013-10-02

Results

Season by season results of the club in national, cup and European competitions.

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Belgian Cup European competitions
2010–11 1 Ethias League 4 Semifinalist Finalist 3 EuroChallenge: third place
2011–12 1 Ethias League 1 Champion 2 Eurocup: group stage
2012–13 1 Ethias League 1 Champion Winner 2 Eurocup: group stage
2013–14 1 Ethias League 2 Eurocup: in progress

Notable former players

External links

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