2014–15 Dutch Basketball League
| Dutch Basketball League | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2014–15 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 10 October 2014 – 28 May 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | Playoffs MVP  Brandyn Curry | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014. | |||||||||||||
The 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League season will be the 55th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The defending champion was Donar from Groningen.
The league started the season with nine teams, after
Den Helder Kings
went bankrupt.
Top seeded
SPM Shoeters
won the league, by beating Donar 4–1 in the Finals.
Teams
ZZ Leiden
Before the season
Port of Den Helder Kings
left as well following its bankruptcy.
| Colors | Club | City | Arena | Capacity | Head coach | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apollo Amsterdam
|
 Amsterdam
|
Apollohal | 1,500
|
 Jaanus Liivak
|
– | Peak | |
Port of Den Helder Kings 1
|
 Den Helder
|
KingsDome | 1,500
|
 Jean-Marc Jaumin
|
Port of Den Helder | Macron | |
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
|
 's-Hertogenbosch
|
Maaspoort | 2,800
|
 Sam Jones
|
SPM Shoes & Boots | Joma | |
Donar
|
Groningen
|
MartiniPlaza | 4,310
|
 Ivica Skelin
|
– | Kix | |
Challenge Sports Rotterdam
|
 Rotterdam
|
Topsportcentrum
|
1,000
|
Armand Salomon
|
Challenge Sports | Kelme | |
Aris Leeuwarden
|
 Leeuwarden
|
Sporthal Kalverdijkje
|
1,700
|
Tom Simpson
|
Univé | Jako | |
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
|
 Leiden
|
Vijf Meihal | 2,000
|
Eddy Casteels
|
Zorg en Zekerheid | Panzari Sports | |
BSW 2
|
 Weert
|
Sporthal Boshoven | Niels Vorenhout
|
Maxxcom | Spalding
| ||
Landstede Basketbal
|
 Zwolle
|
Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200
|
Herman van den Belt
|
Landstede | Hummel |
Transactions
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
|
28 | 24 | 4 | 2374 | 1884 | +490 | 48 | Qualification to semifinals |
| 2 | ZZ Leiden | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2418 | 2006 | +412 | 44 | |
| 3 | Donar | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2225 | 1903 | +322 | 42 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Landstede
|
28 | 20 | 8 | 2322 | 1999 | +323 | 40 | |
| 5 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam
|
28 | 8 | 20 | 2204 | 2426 | −222 | 16[a] | |
| 6 | Aris Leeuwarden
|
28 | 8 | 20 | 2202 | 2464 | −262 | 16[a] | |
| 7 | Apollo Amsterdam
|
28 | 5 | 23 | 1880 | 2297 | −417 | 10 | |
| 8 | BSW
|
28 | 4 | 24 | 1765 | 2322 | −557 | 8 | |
| 9 | Port of Den Helder Kings (D)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled |
- ^ Aris Leeuwarden.
Results
AMS
|
DBO
|
GRO | LEE
|
ROT
|
LEI | WEE
|
ZWO
| |
Apollo Amsterdam
|
52–88 | 56–85 | 76–82 | 66–90 | 75–87 | 61–64 | 46–77 | |
| 70–92 | 60–77 | 82–62 | 87–80 | 73–76 | 82–62 | 58–72 | ||
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
|
111–60 | 76–59 | 93–66 | 81–59 | 82–77 | 95–57 | 79–56 | |
| 87–57 | 84–79 | 108–80 | 108–65 | 91–78 | 80–61 | 70–92 | ||
| Donar Groningen | 79–55 | 78–67 | 86–54 | 85–75 | 70–72 | 92–62 | 74–78 | |
| 74–55 | 69–63 | 80–56 | 93–77 | 70–65 | 92–50 | 68–78 | ||
Aris Leeuwarden
|
89–97 | 72–94 | 92–86 | 91–92 | 81–101 | 73–61 | 79–87 | |
| 97–91 | 75–89 | 79–97 | 87–73 | 76–89 | 91–85 | 77–83 | ||
Challenge Sports Rotterdam
|
96–70 | 65–90 | 52–70 | 110–85 | 73–86 | 93–81 | 88–92 | |
| 72–68 | 74–95 | 78–104 | 74–75 | 72–109 | 84–58 | 58–89 | ||
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
|
95–66 | 66–67 | 72–81 | 113–81 | 97–89 | 102–55 | 76–54 | |
| 97–61 | 65–69 | 76–72 | 94–83 | 107–76 | 85–45 | 93–80 | ||
BS Weert
|
75–64 | 56–88 | 53–71 | 65–94 | 81–83 | 59–73 | 56–84 | |
| 69–80 | 49–80 | 64–67 | 86–75 | 83–82 | 53–99 | 62–83 | ||
Landstede Zwolle
|
77–74 | 82–81 | 73–84 | 89–77 | 94–89 | 79–86 | 85–59 | |
| 68–66 | 65–66 | 81–83 | 84–56 | 94–85 | 73–82 | 84–54 |
Playoffs
Because the number of teams in the DBL decreased to nine, a new play-off format was chosen. After the seeds 3–6 played a best-of-three series in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and finals would be played in a best-of-seven format.[3]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 Landstede | 70 | 87 | 88 | 73 | 63 | 78 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 Aris Leeuwarden | 66 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 ZZ Leiden | 86 | 63 | 69 | 59 | 85 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 Donar | 80 | 78 | 79 | 63 | 56 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship team
Awards
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player |  Lance Jeter |
Donar |
Playoffs MVP |
Brandyn Curry |
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
|
| Statistical Player of the Year | Joe Burton |
Landstede Basketbal
|
| Defensive Player of the Year |   Mohamed Kherrazi |
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
|
| Coach of the Year |  Ivica Skelin |
Donar |
| MVP U23 | Yannick Franke |
Challenge Sports Rotterdam
|
| Most Improved Player | Yannick Franke |
Challenge Sports Rotterdam
|
| Sixth Man of the Year | Dylon Cormier |
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
|
| Rookie of the Year | Daan Rosenmuller |
BSW
|
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Individual statistics
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yannick Franke |
Challenge Sports Rotterdam |
19.64 |
| 2 | Marquise Simmons |
Aris Leeuwarden |
16.30 |
| 3 | Lance Jeter |
Donar | 15.80 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth van Kempen |
BSW |
11.00 |
| 2 | Ryan Watkins |
Aris Leeuwarden |
10.15 |
| 3 | Marquise Simmons |
Aris Leeuwarden |
8.04 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Jeter |
Donar | 4.96 |
| 2 | Brandyn Curry |
SPM Shoeters |
4.92 |
| 3 | Rogier Jansen |
ZZ Leiden | 4.85 |
Notable occurrences
- On May 29, 2014, health insurance company Zorg en Zekerheid extended its sponsorship contract with ZZ Leiden for three more years.[4]
- On May 13, 2014, it was announced ZZ Leiden and head coach Toon van Helfteren, who won six trophies with the club, would part ways.[5] On May 30, the Belgian Eddy Casteels coach was hired as new head coach.[6]
- On June 6, 2014, Matrixx Magixx announced the club was close to bankruptcy after having difficulties in finding a new main sponsor to replace The Magixx.
- On July 21, 2014, Magixx announced it would withdraw its participation for this season, after they couldn't reach a high enough budget.[1]
- On September 29, 2014, the first game ever of the Dutch Talent League (DTL) was played. This league was the newly formed development league of the DBL, mainly made for players under age 25.
- On August 9, 2014, ABCin 2010.
- On August 16, 2014, GasTerra Flames announced it would be named "Donar" again.[8]
- On August 29, 2014, the DBL announced for the season a new play-off system would be used. Six teams would qualify this season, compared to eight last year. In the quarter-finals, the first and second seeds received byes.[3]
- On December 2, 2014, Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt. Consequently, the club was expelled from the DBL.[9]
In European competitions
| Club | Competition | Result | W–L | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
EuroChallenge |
Last 16 |
4–8 |
[10] |
References
- ^ a b "Magixx krijgt begroting niet rond". Magixx.nl. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland". Basketballleague.nl. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ a b "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ "Zorg en Zekerheid verlengt hoofdsponsorschap Leiden Basketball". Zorgenzekerheid.nl. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ "ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren". Omroepwest.nl. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ "Casteels coach ZZ Leiden". Nos.nl. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ "BC Apollo Amsterdam blijft in de DBL". DBL. 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
- ^ De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard
- ^ "EuroChallenge (2015) Official Website". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
