Okapi Aalstar

Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Leagues	Scoore League
Founded	1949
History	Okapi Aalst
Arena	Okapi Forum
Capacity	2,800
Location	Aalst, Belgium
Team colors	Blue, White
President	Rudi de Hainaut
Head coach	Steve Ibens
Championships	1 Belgian Cup 2 Belgian Supercups
Website	okapiaalstar.be
Uniforms
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Okapi Aalstar, for sponsorships reasons named Crelan Okapi Aalstar, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Aalst, Belgium. The club competes in the Basketball League Belgium 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

• Belgian League (0):

Runner-up: 2013–14

• Belgian Cup (1):

2011–12

Runner-up: 1963–64, 1997–98, 2012–13

• Belgian Supercup (2):

2012, 2013

Season by season

Season	Domestic competitions				Cup competitions		European competitions
	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Cup	Supercup	Tier	League	Result
2011–12	1	BLB	4	Quarterfinalist	Champion	–	3	EuroChallenge	Last 16
2012–13	1	BLB	4	Semifinalist	Runner–up	Champion	3	EuroChallenge	Last 16
2013–14	1	BLB	5	Runner-up	Semifinalist	Champion	3	EuroChallenge	Regular season

Logos

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  The official Okapi Aalstar crest
• 
  Crelan Okapi Aalstar
  (2015–present)

Players

Current roster

Okapi Aalstar roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name C 6 Tofi, John G 8 Cummard, Lee G/F 9 El Khounchar, Naim F 10 Troisfontaines, Olivier F 13 Kesteloot, Vincent F 20 Lodwick, Abe F/C 25 Hanavan, Ian PG - Benzouien, Rochdi - Madolo, David	Head coach Brad Dean Assistant coach(es) Steven Ibens Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 4, 2014

Notable players

Matt Lojeski ◆ ◆ ◆ Chris Copeland ◆ ◆ Thomas Van Den Spiegel ◆ ◆ Derek Raivio ◆ ◆ Justin Holiday ◆ ◆ Mike Doyle ◆ ◆ Da'Sean Butler ◆ ◆ Notes ◆ Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. ◆ Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. ◆ To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

External links

• Eurobasket.com team profile (English)