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Belgian League Finals, Game 3: June 6, 2009
anzulovic, Spirou Basquet champ Belgian 2008-09 (photo spiroubasket.com)Spirou Basket Charleroi is once again the Belgian League champion! Spirou lifted its eighth Belgian League trophy by sweeping the best-of-five finals against Dexia Mons-Hainaut. Spirou rounded a near-perfect domestic season - winning the Belgian League regular season and doubling with the Belgian Cup title - by beating Mons 66-57 at the Spiroudome in Game 3 on Saturday. Jerry Johnson led the winners with 14 points. Len Matela added 12 while Wes Wilkinson and Matt Walsh each had 10 for Spirou. Walsh also pulled down 11 rebounds for a double-double. Nate Reinking led Mons with 16 points while Ben Ebong and Elton Nesbitt each added 13 for the guests. An early 10-0 run put Charleroi ahead for good, 23-19. Mons stayed in the game for 35 minutes, but Sacha Massot and Jerry Johnson took over in crunch time while Spirou's defense did the rest down the stretch. MORE

Finals Playoffs, best of 5 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
3 Spirou Basket (1) 76 82 66 x x
0 Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2) 75 72 57 x x
Belgian League Champion 2008-09: Spirou Basket Charleroi

Semifinals Playoffs, best of 3 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2 Spirou Basket Charleroi (1) 71 54 70
1 Antwerp Diamond Giants (4) 56 61 56
2 Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2) 88 63 109
1 Generali Okapi Aalstar (3) 53 80 94

Quarterfinals Playoffs, best of 3 games
Record Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
2 Generali Okapi Aalstar (3) 78 50 65
1 Spotter Leuven (6) 63 68 58
2 Antwerp Diamond Giants (4) 66 67 52
1 Belgacom Liège Basket (5) 69 55 51

Finals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Spirou Basket vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 76-75 June 2
Game 2 Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. Spirou Basket 72-82 June 4
Game 3 Spirou Basket vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 66-57 June 6

Semifinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Spirou Basket vs. Antwerp Diamond Giants 71-56 May 26
Game 1 Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. Generali Okapi 88-53 May 26
Game 2 Antwerp Diamond Giants vs. Spirou Basket 61-54 May 28
Game 2 Generali Okapi vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 80-63 May 28
Game 3 Spirou Basket vs. Antwerp Diamond Giants 70-56 May 30
Game 3 Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. Generali Okapi 109-94 May 30

Quarterfinals Playoffs round games
Game 1 Generali Okapi Aalstar vs. Spotter Leuven 78-63 May 19
Game 1 Antwerp Diamond Giants vs. Belgacom Liège 66-69 May 19
Game 2 Spotter Leuven vs. Generali Okapi Aalstar 68-50 May 21
Game 2 Belgacom Liège vs. Antwerp Diamond Giants 55-67 May 21
Game 3 Generali Okapi Aalstar vs. Spotter Leuven 65-58 May 23
Game 3 Antwerp Diamond Giants vs. Belgacom Liège 52-51 May 23

LAST GAME GAME 36
May 16, 2009
Day Match Result
May 16 Dexia Mons vs. Optima Gent 103-100
May 16 Antwerp Giants vs. Spirou 78-97
May 16 Generali Okapi vs. Belgacom 85-86
May 16 Base Oostende vs. Spotter 64-80
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STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Spirou Basket Charleroi 32 26 6 2492 2131
2 Dexia Mons-Hainaut 32 24 8 2685 2407
3 Generali Okapi Aalstar 32 19 13 2522 2453
4 Antwerp Diamond Giants 32 17 15 2475 2492
5 Belgacom Liège Basket 32 15 17 2442 2387
6 Spotter Leuven 32 14 18 2334 2387
7 Base BC Oostende 32 13 19 2492 2572
8 Optima Gent 32 9 23 2313 2486
9 VOO Verviers-Pepinster 32 7 25 2293 2733


The Belgian League returns as competitive as ever, with Spirou Charleroi ready to defend the title. Spirou was the first team in Europe to complete its roster for the 2008-09 season, featuring Jure Lalic, Andre Riddick, Dwayne Broyles, Len Matela, Mladen Sekularac or Justin Hamilton. Despite its deep roster, Spirou will not have it easy, as Base Oostende has also put together an outstanding team ready to become a title contender. Rashid Atkins, Jimmy Baxter, Mike Bauer, Matt Haryasz and Slobodan Ljubotina are Oostende's main additions for the upcoming 2008-09 season. Dexia Mons-Hainaut features Adam Hall, Travis Conlan, Caleb Green, Nate Reinking and Kelvin Tolbert, as coach Chris Finch will try to lead his team to battle for the title. Liege Basket moved well in the off-season market to land Will Thomas, Chris Hill and Jerald Fields. With the right chemistry, Liege could be a surprise team this season. Antwerp Diamond Giants, with Brandon Gay, Yves Dupont and Brian Lynch, and Voo Verviers-Pepinster, with Duane Erwin and Adrian Banks, could also fight for a semifinals spot.

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