B.C. Oostende

Oostende
Nickname BCO
Leagues Belgian League
Champions League
Founded 25 May 1970 (1970-05-25)
History Sunair Oostende
(1970–1999)
Telindus Oostende
(1999–2008)
Base Oostende
(2008–2010)
Telenet Oostende
(2010–2017)
Oostende
(2017–present)
Arena Sleuyter Arena
Arena Capacity 5,000
Location Ostend, Belgium
Team colors Gold, Black
         
President Johan Verborgh
Team manager Philip Debaere
Head coach Dario Gjergja
Championships 18 Belgian Championships
18 Belgian Cups
9 Belgian Supercups
1 BeNeLux Cup
Retired numbers 1 (10)
Website bcoostende.be
Uniforms
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Basketball Club Oostende is a Belgian professional basketball team. The club is based in Ostend and was founded in 1970. The club competes in the top Belgian League. The club's honour list includes 17 Belgian Leagues, 18 Belgian Cups, 9 Belgian Supercups, and 1 BeNeLux Cup.

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 trophie 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.

2011–2017: Six-Peat

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 23 September 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]

Sponsorship names

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

Honours

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
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
1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015
1988

Roster

Retired numbers

BCO retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
10 Serbia Veselin Petrović SF 2005–2014

Current roster

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

Telenet Oostende roster roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PF 4 Belgium Lambrecht, Tim 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997
PG 5 Belgium Serron, Quentin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1990-02-25)25 February 1990
SG 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina Buza, Nedim 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 22 – (1995-05-10)10 May 1995
F 12 Belgium Gillet, Pierre-Antoine 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1991-04-16)16 April 1991
SG 13 Belgium Salumu, Jean 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990
C 14 Serbia Katić, Raško 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 36 – (1980-12-08)8 December 1980
C 15 Belgium Boukichou, Khalid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1992-09-17)17 September 1992
PG 20 Serbia Đorđević, Dušan (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 34 – (1983-03-29)29 March 1983
G 25 United States Newbill, D. J. 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1992-05-22)22 May 1992
PF Serbia Jagodić-Kuridža, Marko 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1987-05-15)15 May 1987
F/C United States McCrea, Javon 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 24 – (1992-11-05)5 November 1992
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: March 27, 2016

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Belgian Cup European competitions
2000–01 1 BLB 1st Winner 1 SuproLeague
EF
2001–02 1 BLB 1st 1 Euroleague
RS
2002–03 1 BLB 3rd 2 ULEB Cup
RS
2003–04 1 BLB 4th Runner–up 3 Europe League
EF
2004–05 1 BLB 4th 2 ULEB Cup
RS
2005–06 1 BLB 1st
2006–07 1 BLB 1st 2 ULEB Cup RS
2007–08 1 BLB 5th Winner 2 ULEB Cup RS
2008–09 1 BLB 7th 3 EuroChallenge RS
2009–10 1 BLB 3rd Winner
2010–11 1 BLB 4th Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge 3rd
2011–12 1 BLB 1st 2 Eurocup RS
2012–13 1 BLB 1st Winner 2 Eurocup RS
2013–14 1 BLB 1st Winner 2 Eurocup L32
2014–15 1 BLB 1st Winner 2 Eurocup L32
2015–16 1 BLB 1st Winner 3 Europe Cup R16
2016–17 1 BLB 1st Winner 3 Champions League RS
4 Europe Cup SF

Notable players

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