title: 2011–12 Basketball League Belgium Division I
text: # 2011–12 Basketball League Belgium Division I
  
  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.
  
  ## Teams
  
  * Belgacom Liège Basket
  * Belgacom Spirou Basket
  * Dexia Mons-Hainaut
  * Generali Okapi Aalstar
  * Optima Gent
  * Port of Antwerp Giants
  * Stella Artois Leuven Bears
  * Telenet BC Oostende
  * VOO Verviers-Pepinster
  
  ## Regular season
  
  | 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 | Qualified for the semifinals |
  | 3 | Belgacom Spirou | 32 | 23 | 9 | 2478 | 2218 | Qualified for the Playoffs |
  | 4 | Generali Okapi Aalstar | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2599 | 2462 | Qualified for the Playoffs |
  | 5 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2388 | 2412 | Qualified for the Playoffs |
  | 6 | Leuven Bears | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2414 | 2441 | Qualified for the Playoffs |
  | 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | 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
  
  ### Most Valuable Player
  
  * Christopher Copeland (Okapi Aalstar)
  
  ### Coach of the Year
  
  * Bradley Dean (Generali Okapi Aalstar)
  
  ### Most Promising Player
  
  * Jean-Marc Mwema (Antwerp Giants)
  
  ### Star of the Coaches
  
  * Christopher Copeland (Generali Okapi Aalstar)
  
  ### Belgian Player of the Year
  
  * Jorn Steinbach (Generali Okapi Aalstar)
  