The 2011–12 Basketball League Belgium Division I, for sponsorships reasons named 2011–12 Ethias League, was the 84th season of the Ethias League, the top tier basketball in Belgium. The season started on October 4, 2011, and finished in May 2012. Telenet BC Oostende took the title after beating Belgacom Spirou in five games.
| Basketball League Belgium Division I | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2011–12 | |||||||||
| Duration | 4 October 2011 – May 2012 | |||||||||
| Games played | 32 | |||||||||
| Teams | 9 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Telenet Oostende | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Chris Copeland | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Telenet Oostende (13th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Belgacom Spirou Charleroi | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Port of Antwerp Giants Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2010–11 2012–13 → | ||||||||||
Teams
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Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telenet Oostende | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2467 | 2275 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2291 | 2052 | |
| 3 | Belgacom Spirou | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2478 | 2218 | Qualified for the Playoffs |
| 4 | Generali Okapi Aalstar | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2599 | 2462 | |
| 5 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2388 | 2412 | |
| 6 | Leuven Bears | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2414 | 2441 | |
| 7 | Optima Gent | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2161 | 2222 | – |
| 8 | Belgacom Liège | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2266 | 2468 | |
| 9 | VOO Verviers-Pepinster | 32 | 5 | 27 | 2177 | 2641 |
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Telindus BC Oostende | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Generali Okapi Aalstar | 0 | 5 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 2 | 1 | Telindus BC Oostende | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Belgacom Spirou Basket | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Belgacom Spirou Basket | 2 | 3 | Belgacom Spirou Basket | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Leuven Bears | 1 | ||||||||||||
Awards
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References
edit- ^ "Aalstar speler Copeland MVP van het jaar". Hln.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2014-03-28.