# 2017–18 Pro Basketball League

The 2017–18 Pro Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, was the 91st season of the Belgian Basketball League, first tier of basketball in Belgium. The defending champion was Oostende. The season started on 23 September 2017 and ended 14 June 2018.

## Teams

Antwerp Giants changed its name to Telenet Giants Antwerp, following a sponsorship agreement with Telenet. Meanwhile, Telenet left Oostende which meant the sponsored club name disappeared after seven years.

### Arenas and locations

| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Basic-Fit Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | 1,200 |
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons.Arena | 4,000 |
| VOO Liège | Liège | Country Hall | 5,000 |
| Crelan Okapi Aalstar | Aalst | Okapi Forum | 2,800 |
| Hubo Limburg United | Hasselt | Alverberg Sporthal | 1,730 |
| Kangoeroes Willebroek | Willebroek | Sporthal de Schalk | 1,000 |
| Oostende | Ostend | Versluys Dôme | 5,000 |
| Proximus Spirou | Charleroi | Spiroudome | 6,200 |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | 3,400 |
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 5,218 |
* ↑ Liège Basket started the season as "BetFirst Liège Basket", however it changed its name into "VOO Liège Basket" in February 2018.

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Basic-Fit Brussels | Serge Crèvecoeur | Spalding | Basic-Fit Fitness |
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Daniel Goethals | Jako | Belfius |
| VOO Liège | Laurent Constantiello | Jako | BetFirst |
| Crelan Okapi Aalstar | Jean-Marc Jaumin | Jartazi | Crelan |
| Hubo Limburg United | Ronnie McCollum | K1X | Hubo |
| Kangoeroes Willebroek | Damir Milačić | Jako | |
| Oostende | Dario Gjergja | Spalding | |
| Proximus Spirou | Brian Lynch | Spalding | Proximus |
| Stella Artois Leuven Bears | Ferried Naciri | | Stella Artois |
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | Roel Moors | Spalding | Telenet |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Hubo Limburg United | Brian Lynch | Signed with Proximus Spirou | 31 June 2017 | Pre-season | Ronnie McCollum | 9 April 2017 |
| Proximus Spirou | Fluvio Bastianini | Mutual consent | 19 March 2017 | Pre-season | Brian Lynch | 9 April 2017 |
| Hubo Limburg United | Ronnie McCollum | Fired | 17 November 2017 | 8th (2–6) | Pascal Angillis | 17 November 2017 |

## Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight highest placed teams advance to the playoffs. The first games are played on 23 September 2017 and the regular season finishes on 20 May 2018.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Oostende | 36 | 29 | 7 | 2969 | 2470 | +499 | 65 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | Telenet Giants Antwerp | 36 | 27 | 9 | 2911 | 2618 | +293 | 63 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Proximus Spirou | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2954 | 2783 | +171 | 61 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | 36 | 23 | 13 | 2898 | 2708 | +190 | 59 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 36 | 20 | 16 | 2870 | 2886 | −16 | 56 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 6 | Hubo Limburg United | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2889 | 2903 | −14 | 52 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 7 | Kangoeroes Willebroek | 36 | 13 | 23 | 2826 | 3111 | −285 | 49 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 8 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2637 | 2812 | −175 | 48 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 9 | VOO Liège | 36 | 8 | 28 | 2970 | 3217 | −247 | 44 | |
| 10 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2628 | 3044 | −416 | 43 | |

## Playoffs

The playoffs start on 26 May and end on 13, 15 or 17 June 2017. The winner of the playoffs is crowned Belgian national champion. In the quarterfinals and semifinals a best-of-three format is used, while the finals are played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team had home advantage and played games one, three and five (if possible) at home. Small bold numbers indicate team seeding.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| 1Oostende | 2 | | |
| 8Basic-Fit Brussels | 0 | | |
| 8Basic-Fit Brussels | 0 | 1Oostende | 2 |
| | | 4Okapi Aalstar | 0 |
| 4Okapi Aalstar | 2 | 4Okapi Aalstar | 0 |
| 5Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 1 | | | | |
| 5Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 1 | | | 1 Oostende | 3 |
| | | | | 2 Telenet Giants Antwerp | 0 |
| 2Telenet Giants Antwerp | 2 | | | 2 Telenet Giants Antwerp | 0 |
| 7Kangoeroes Willebroek | 0 | | | | |
| 7Kangoeroes Willebroek | 0 | 2Telenet Giants Antwerp | 2 | | |
| | | 3Proximus Spirou | 0 |
| 3Proximus Spirou | 2 | 3Proximus Spirou | 0 |
| 6Hubo Limburg United | 0 | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Oostende | 2–0 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 103–62 | 84–63 | |
| Okapi Aalstar | 2–1 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 79–81 | 82–80 | 81–71 |
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | 2–0 | Kangoeroes Willebroek | 76–62 | 95–65 | |
| Proximus Spirou | 2–0 | Hubo Limburg United | 89–62 | 80–73 | |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Oostende | 2–0 | Okapi Aalstar | 82–60 | 80–64 | |
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | 2–0 | Proximus Spirou | 90–80 | 83–82 | |

### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Oostende | 3–0 | Telenet Giants Antwerp | 75–67 | 74–66 | 78–67 |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Oostende (C) | 43 | 36 | 7 | Qualification for Champions League regular season |
| 2 | Telenet Giants Antwerp | 43 | 31 | 12 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Proximus Spirou | 40 | 27 | 13 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Crelan Okapi Aalstar | 41 | 25 | 16 | |
| 5 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 39 | 21 | 18 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup |
| 6 | Hubo Limburg United | 38 | 16 | 22 | |
| 7 | Kangoeroes Willebroek | 38 | 13 | 25 | |
| 8 | Basic-Fit Brussels | 38 | 12 | 26 | |
| 9 | VOO Liège | 36 | 8 | 28 | |
| 10 | Stella Artois Leuven Bears | 36 | 7 | 29 | |

## Awards
### Individual honours

| Award | Player | Club |
| Most Valuable Player | Jean Salumu | Oostende |
| Belgian Player of the Year | Jean Salumu | Oostende |
| Most Promising Player | Thomas Akyazili | Telenet Giants Antwerp |
| Coach of the Year | Dario Gjergja | Oostende |

### All-League Teams

| All-Offensive Team | All-Offensive Team | All-Defensive Team | All-Defensive Team |
| Dušan Đorđević | Oostende | Paris Lee | Telenet Giants Antwerp |
| Garlon Green | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | Bill Amis | Okapi Aalstar |
| Jean Salumu | Oostende | Jean Salumu | Oostende |
| Chase Fieler | Oostende | Jean-Marc Mwema | Oostende |
| Seth Tuttle | Proximus Spirou | Tonye Jekiri | Oostende |

## In European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Oostende | Champions League | Regular season |
| Telenet Giants Antwerp | Champions League | Regular season |
| Proximus Spirou | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
| Belfius Mons-Hainaut | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |