BC Oostende

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Filou Oostende
Filou Oostende logo.png
NicknameBCO
Leagues BNXT League
Founded25 May 1970;53 years ago (1970-05-25)
History
List
  • Sunair Oostende
    (1970–1999)
    Telindus Oostende
    (1999–2008)
    Base Oostende
    (2008–2010)
    Telenet Oostende
    (2010–2017)
    Oostende
    (2017–2018)
    Filou Oostende
    (2018–present)
Arena COREtec Dôme
Capacity5,000
Location Ostend, Belgium
Main sponsor Van Honsebrouck Brewery
PresidentJohan Verborgh
Head coach Dario Gjergja
Championships24 Belgian Championships
20 Belgian Cups
12 Belgian Supercups
2 BNXT Supercup
1 BeNeLux Cup
Retired numbers1 (10)
Website www.bcoostende.be

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 domestically in the BNXT League and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. Oostende is the most successful basketball club in Belgian history, as the club's honour list includes a record twenty-four Belgian League championships, a record nineteen Belgian Cups and eleven Belgian Supercups.

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History

The club was founded on 25 May 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.

Ten consecutive championships (2011–2021)

The original BCO logo, used during the 2017-18 season BCO Logo.png
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 Telenet Oostende logo 2014.png
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, brewed by Van Honsebrouck Brewery. [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 July 2, 2020, head coach Dario Gjergja extended his contract for five more year. [16] On July 7, team captain Đorđević extended his contract for two more years until 2022. [17]

On 9 June 2021, Ostend secured their 10th consecutive domestic title. By beating Mons-Hainaut in the final series (3-1) Ostend brought home the 7th double in 10 years, as they beat Mechelen in the cupfinal earlier in the season.

Since the 2021–22 season, Oostende plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged. [18]

Sponsorship names

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

Honours

Domestic competitions

Champions (24): 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] , 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Winners (20): 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, 2020–21
Winners (12): 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021
Winners (3): 1958–59, 1970-71, 1972-73

Regional competitions

Winners (3): 2021, 2022, 2023
Winners (1): 1987–88

European competitions

Third place (1): 2010–11

Players

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
G/F 4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Buysse, Simon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)26 – (1997-08-25)25 August 1997
F 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mennes, Joppe 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)20 – (2003-05-20)20 May 2003
G 9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Van Rossom, Sam 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)37 – (1986-06-03)3 June 1986
G/F 11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Salumu, Jean 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)33 – (1990-07-26)26 July 1990
C 13 Flag of Estonia.svg Tass, Matthias 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)24 – (1999-03-23)23 March 1999
PF 14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Buysschaert, Servaas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)24 – (1999-03-19)19 March 1999
C 16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bratanovic, Haris   Cruz Roja.svg 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)22 – (2001-04-20)20 April 2001
PF 17 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pintelon, Xander 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)21 – (2003-01-10)10 January 2003
G 18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Verstraete, Matteo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)20 – (2003-11-12)12 November 2003
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Jefferson, Damien 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)26 – (1997-10-03)3 October 1997
PF 30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gillet, Pierre-Antoine  (C)2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)32 – (1991-04-16)16 April 1991
G 44 Flag of the United States.svg Ahmad, Khalil 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)27 – (1996-12-24)24 December 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: November 18, 2023

Retired numbers

BC Oostende retired numbers
NoNat.PlayerPositionTenure
10 Flag of Serbia.svg Veselin Petrović SF 2005–2014

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. Belgian Cup European competitions
2000–011 BLB 1stChampion1 SuproLeague EF
2001–021 BLB 1st1 Euroleague RS
2002–031 BLB 3rd2 ULEB Cup RS
2003–041 BLB 4thRunner–up3 Europe League EF
2004–051 BLB 4th2 ULEB Cup RS
2005–061 BLB 1st
2006–071 BLB 1st2 ULEB Cup RS
2007–081 BLB 5thChampion2 ULEB Cup RS
2008–091 BLB 7th3 EuroChallenge RS
2009–101 BLB 3rdChampion
2010–111 BLB 4thRunner-up3 EuroChallenge 3rd
2011–12 1 BLB 1st2 Eurocup RS
2012–13 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 Eurocup RS
2013–14 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 Eurocup L32
2014–15 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 Eurocup L32
2015–16 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Europe Cup R16
2016–17 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Champions League RS
4 Europe Cup SF
2017–18 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Champions League RS
4 Europe Cup R16
2018–19 1 BLB 1stRunner-up3 Champions League RS
4 Europe Cup QF
2019–20 1 BLB 1stSemifinalist3 Champions League R16
2020–21 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Champions League RS

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:

  • 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.

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References

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  2. ↑ 13u04 (30 November 2011). "Basketclub Oostende ontslaat coach Jean-Marc Jaumin". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 10 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  13. ↑ TELENET SPONSORT VOORTAAN ANTWERP GIANTS IN PLAATS VAN OOSTENDE
  14. 1 2 "Basketbalclub Oostende stelt nieuwe hoofdsponsor voor". BC Oostende (in Dutch). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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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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