2008–09 Basketball League Belgium Division I
Basketball league season
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The 2008–09 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorship reasons named 2008–09 Ethias League, was the 81st season of the Basketball League Belgium, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium. Spirou Charleroi won the 2009 national title, their second straight and eight total title.[1]
| Basketball League Belgium Division I | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2008–09 | |||||||||
| Teams | 9 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Matt Lojeski | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Spirou Charleroi (8th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → | ||||||||||
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirou (C) | 32 | 26 | 6 | .813 | — | Qualification to playoff semifinals |
| 2 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 32 | 24 | 8 | .750 | 2 | |
| 3 | Okapi Aalstar | 32 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 7 | Qualification to playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Antwerp Giants | 32 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 9 | |
| 5 | Liège | 32 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 11 | |
| 6 | Leuven Bears | 32 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 12 | |
| 7 | Base Oostende | 32 | 13 | 19 | .406 | 13 | |
| 8 | Optima Gent | 32 | 9 | 23 | .281 | 17 | |
| 9 | Verviers-Pepinster | 32 | 7 | 25 | .219 | 19 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Spirou Charleroi | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Antwerp Giants | 2 | 4 | Antwerp Giants | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Liège Basket | 1 | 1 | Spirou Charleroi | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Okapi Aalstar | 2 | 3 | Okapi Aalstar | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Leuven Bears | 1 | ||||||||||||