Okapi Aalst

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Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Crelan Okapi Aalstar logo
LeaguesPro Basketball League
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
HistoryOkapi Aalst
ArenaOkapi Forum
Capacity2,800
LocationAalst, Belgium
Team colorsBlue, White
   
PresidentRudi de Hainaut
Championships1 Belgian Cup
2 Belgian Supercups
Websiteokapiaalstar.be

Okapi Aalstar, for sponsorships reasons named Crelan Okapi Aalstar, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Aalst, Belgium. The club competes in the top tier Pro Basketball League (PBL) 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
2017–18 1 BLB Quarterfinalist

Logos

Players

Current roster

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

Okapi Aalstar roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G/F 2 United States Williams, Jonathan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 3 Belgium Casero-Ortiz, Sigfredo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F/C 4 United States Amis, Bill 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 5 Belgium Van Impe, Janik 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
6 Belgium Beerens, Kobe
G 8 Belgium Buysse, Simon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G/F 11 Belgium Geukens, Senne 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 12 Netherlands van der Mars, Thomas 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F/C 14 Croatia Buljan, Zvonko 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
C 15 Belgium Dierickx, Gilles 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
PF 23 United States Thomas, Zach 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
G 24 United States Laster, Mike 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 32 United States Rozzell, Brandon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 2018-09-19

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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