2011–12 Dutch Basketball League
| Dutch Basketball League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2011–12 | |||
| Dates | 8 October 2011–15 April 2012 | |||
| Number of teams | EiffelTowers Den Bosch (15th title) | |||
| Runners-up | ZZ Leiden | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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← 2010–11 2012–13 → | ||||
The 2011–12 EiffelTowers Den Bosch won its 15th national championship, after beating ZZ Leiden 4–1 in the Finals.[1] Seamus Boxley received the Most Valuable Player award this season.[2]
Rules
This was the first season played with new rules about foreign players; all teams were allowed to have no more than four foreign players on their roster.
Foreign players
Aris Leeuwarden
|
 Lance Jeter
|
 Manny Adako
|
Gerad Punch
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Brandon Rozzell
|
 Mark Sanchez
|
Clavin Chitwood
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GasTerra Flames
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Sergio de Randamie
|
Alex Wesby
|
Jason Dourisseau
|
David Bell
|
Avis Wyatt
| |
| ZZ Leiden | Seamus Boxley
|
Thomas Jackson
|
 Jevohn Shepherd
|
Gabe Kennedy
| ||
EiffelTowers Den Bosch
|
Frank Turner
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Tai Wesley
|
David Gonzalvez
| |||
Maxxcom BSW
|
DeMario Anderson
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Robbie Harman
|
Yamene Coleman
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Rahmon Fletscher
|
Donte Minter
| |
Rotterdam Basketbal
|
Tyrone Sally
| |||||
| Magixx | Maurice Acker
|
Markel Humphrey
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Kelvin Martin
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Lucas Hargrove
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Landstede Basketbal
|
Damon Huffman
|
 Amu Saaka
|
Cameron Wells
|
Kareem Maddox
|
 Ram Elias-Pour
|
Source: Eurobasket
Teams
Weert
The league started with 8 teams in the 2011-12 season.
ABC Amsterdam
, quarterfinalist last year, didn't return because the clubs went bankrupt.
- EiffelTowers Den Bosch from 's-Hertogenbosch
- Groningen
- Leeuwarden
- Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden from Leiden
- Magixx Playing for KidsRights from Nijmegen
- Rotterdam Basketbal College from Rotterdam
- Stepco BSW from Weert
- Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZ Leiden | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2100 | 1838 | +262 | 44 | Qualification for second stage |
| 2 | GasTerra Flames
|
28 | 21 | 7 | 2094 | 1923 | +171 | 42 | |
| 3 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch
|
28 | 21 | 7 | 2333 | 2015 | +318 | 42 | |
| 4 | Magixx Playing for KidsRights | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2237 | 2201 | +36 | 34 | |
| 5 | Landstede
|
28 | 12 | 16 | 2039 | 2001 | +38 | 24 | |
| 6 | Lasaulec Aris
|
28 | 10 | 18 | 2176 | 2235 | −59 | 20 | |
| 7 | Stepco BSW
|
28 | 5 | 23 | 1969 | 2236 | −267 | 10 | |
| 8 | Rotterdam Basketbal College
|
28 | 4 | 24 | 1810 | 2309 | −499 | 8 |
Source: DBL
Second stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ZZL | DBO
|
ARI
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZ Leiden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 312 | 293 | +19 | 6 | Advance to semifinals | — | 78–77 | 82–72 | |
| 2 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 305 | +14 | 4 | 89–65 | — | 92–71 | ||
| 3 | Lasaulec Aris
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 289 | 322 | −33 | 2 | 55–87 | 91–61 | — |
Source: DBL
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GTF
|
LAN
|
MAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GasTerra Flames
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 324 | 292 | +32 | 6 | Advance to semifinals | — | 84–80 | 85–63 | |
| 2 | Landstede
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 324 | 336 | −12 | 4 | 63–78 | — | 95–94 | ||
| 3 | Magixx Playing for KidsRights | 4 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 343 | −20 | 2 | 86–77 | 80–86 | — |
Source: DBL
Playoffs
The two group winners from the second stage advanced to the playoffs. The semifinals were played in a best-of-five format, while the finals were played in a best-of-seven format. Home advantage was decided by the regulars season seeds of the teams. The home team in each series alternated each game.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 54 | 80 | 49 | 81 | 74 | |||||||||||||
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Thomas Jackson (ZZ Leiden) - GasTerra Flames)
- Markel Humphrey (Magixx)
- Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)
- EiffelTowers)
Statistical Player of the Year
- EiffelTowers)
- GasTerra Flames)
- Lasaulec Aris)
- Rotterdam Basketbal)
In European competitions
| Club | Competition | Result | W–L | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GasTerra Flames |
Eurocup | Regular season | 0–6 |
|
| ZZ Leiden | EuroChallenge | Last 16 | 5–7 |
[3] |
| Overall | 5–13 | |||
References
- ^ "EiffelTowers verslaat Leiden en pakt landstitel". Omroep Brabant. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Seamus Boxley uitgeroepen tot Most valuable Player". Sleutelstad.nl. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "EuroChallenge (2012) Official Website". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
