Okapi Aalstar

Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Leagues Scoore League
Founded 1949
History Okapi Aalst
Arena Okapi Forum
Arena Capacity 2,800
Location Aalst, Belgium
Team colors Blue, White
         
President Rudi de Hainaut
Head coach Steve Ibens
Championships 1 Belgian Cup
2 Belgian Supercups
Website okapiaalstar.be
Uniforms
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Okapi Aalstar, for sponsorships reasons named Crelan Okapi Aalstar, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Aalst, Belgium. The club competes in the Basketball League Belgium 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

Runner-up: 2013–14
2011–12
Runner-up: 1963–64, 1997–98, 2012–13
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

Logos

Players

Current roster

Okapi Aalstar roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name
C 6 United States Tofi, John
G 8 United States Cummard, Lee
G/F 9 Belgium El Khounchar, Naim
F 10 United States Troisfontaines, Olivier
F 13 Belgium Kesteloot, Vincent
F 20 United States Lodwick, Abe
F/C 25 United States Hanavan, Ian
PG - Belgium Benzouien, Rochdi
- Belgium Madolo, David
G - United States Dunham, Kellen 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 24 – (1993-06-18)18 June 1993
Head coach

United States Brad Dean

Assistant coach(es)

Belgium Steven Ibens


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: July 28, 2017

Notable players

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