2017–18 Dutch Basketball League
Dutch Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
Dates | 7 October 2017 – 29 May 2018 | |||||||||
Number of games | 163 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 9 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Donar | |||||||||
Season MVP | Brandyn Curry | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Donar 7th title | |||||||||
Runners-up | ZZ Leiden | |||||||||
Playoffs MVP | Brandyn Curry | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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The 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 58th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season started on 7 October 2017 and ended 21 April 2018.[1] Donar is the defending champion. The playoffs started on 1 May and ended 29 May 2018. Donar captured its seventh championship, its third in a row and fourth in fifth years, after defeating ZZ Leiden in the finals.
Teams
[edit]Den Helder Suns entered the DBL for this season, which meant the return of a teams from Den Helder since the departure of Kings three seasons ago.[2] Starting from the 2017–18 season, BSW Weert was dissolved and replaced by BAL.
Arenas and locations
[edit]Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Kalverdijkje | 1,700 |
BAL | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | 1,000 |
Den Helder Suns | Den Helder | Sporthal Sportlaan | 1,000 |
Donar | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 |
Forward Lease Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum | 1,000 |
Landstede | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 |
New Heroes | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 2,800 |
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Apollo Amsterdam | ![]() |
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Adidas | |
Aris Leeuwarden | ![]() |
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Jako | Friezon |
BAL | ![]() |
Spalding | ||
Den Helder Suns | ![]() |
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Burned | Envinity[3] |
Donar | ![]() |
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Burned | Hepro |
Forward Lease Rotterdam | ![]() |
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Peak | Forward Lease |
Landstede | ![]() |
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Burned | Landstede |
New Heroes | ![]() |
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Burned | New Heroes |
ZZ Leiden | ![]() |
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Peak | Zorg en Zekerheid |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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New Heroes | ![]() |
Mutual consent | May 31, 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
May 31, 2017[4] |
Aris Leeuwarden | ![]() |
End of contract | June 15, 2017 | ![]() |
June 15, 2017[5] |
Foreign players
[edit]For the 2017–18 season, league policy was changed and the number of allowed foreign players per team was increased from 4 to 5.[6] Additional was the restriction that a team is not allowed to have five foreign players on the court at the same time.
- ^ Stephen Domingo of Donar suffered a season-ending injury in January 2018, opening up space for Bradford Burgess.[24]
Regular season
[edit]In the regular season, teams play against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 7 October 2017 and will end 21 April 2018.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Donar | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2686 | 2031 | +655 | 56 | Qualification to semifinals |
2 | Landstede | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2556 | 2244 | +312 | 48 | |
3 | ZZ Leiden | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2598 | 2292 | +306 | 48 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
4 | New Heroes | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2618 | 2289 | +329 | 48 | |
5 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2467 | 2636 | −169 | 30 | |
6 | Aris Leeuwarden | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2184 | 2448 | −264 | 20 | |
7 | Apollo Amsterdam | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2350 | 2583 | −233 | 18 | |
8 | Den Helder Suns | 32 | 6 | 26 | 2164 | 2671 | −507 | 12 | |
9 | BAL | 32 | 4 | 28 | 2212 | 2641 | −429 | 8 |
Results
[edit]First round
[edit]Second round
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals are played in a best-of-seven format. The play-offs start on 1 May and ended 29 May 2018.[43]
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
4 New Heroes | 1 | |||||||||
5 Rotterdam | 2 | |||||||||
1 Donar | 4 | |||||||||
5 Rotterdam | 0 | |||||||||
1 Donar | 4 | |||||||||
3 ZZ Leiden | 0 | |||||||||
3 ZZ Leiden | 2 | |||||||||
6 Aris Leeuwarden | 1 | |||||||||
2 Landstede | 0 | |||||||||
3 ZZ Leiden | 4 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]The legs were played on 1 May, 3 May and (if necessary) on 5 May.[43] The team with the higher seed played game one and three (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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ZZ Leiden | 2–1 | Aris Leeuwarden | 85–77 | 64–56 | 66–55 |
New Heroes | 1–2 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 99–64 | 97–93 (ot) | 89–92 |
Semifinals
[edit]The legs were played on 8 May, 10 May, 12 May, 15 May and (if necessary) 17 May, 19 May and 20 May.[43] The team with the higher seed played game one, three, five and seven (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Donar | 4–0 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 96–77 | 85–114 | 98–74 | 107–51 | |||
Landstede | 0–4 | ZZ Leiden | 79–81 | 74–78 | 73–78 | 60–63 |
Finals
[edit]The legs were played on 22 May, 24 May, 26 May, 29 May and (if necessary) 31 May, 2 June and 3 June.[43] The team with the higher seed played game one, three, five and seven (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Donar | 4–0 | ZZ Leiden | 105–66 | 78–71 | 80–69 | 73–66 |
Final standings
[edit]Teams are ranked based on the playoff round in which they were eliminated and their regular season records.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | |
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1 | Donar (C, O) | 40 | 36 | 4 | Qualification for Champions League qualifying rounds |
2 | ZZ Leiden | 43 | 30 | 13 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup qualifying rounds |
3 | Landstede | 36 | 24 | 12 | |
4 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 39 | 17 | 22 | |
5 | New Heroes[b] | 35 | 25 | 10 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup qualifying rounds |
6 | Aris Leeuwarden | 35 | 11 | 24 | |
7 | Apollo Amsterdam | 32 | 9 | 23 | |
8 | Den Helder Suns | 32 | 6 | 26 | |
9 | BAL | 32 | 4 | 28 |
- ^ Donar won the match on November 17, 2017, 56–84 over Aris Leeuwarden. However, the result was reverted because Donar had five foreign players playing on the court at the same time, violating the DBL's foreigner policy.[42]
- ^ New Heroes qualified for the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, after Landstede and Rotterdam denied the invitation.
Awards
[edit]Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player[44] | Brandyn Curry | Donar |
Play-offs MVP[45] | Brandyn Curry | Donar |
MVP Under-23[46] | Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries | Den Helder Suns |
Rookie of the Year[47] | Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries | Den Helder Suns |
Defensive Player of the Year[48] | Sean Cunningham | Donar |
All-Defense Team[49] | Sean Cunningham | Donar |
Carrington Love | ZZ Leiden | |
Mohamed Kherrazi | ZZ Leiden | |
Stefan Wessels | New Heroes | |
Thomas Koenis | Donar |
Statistics
[edit]Statistical leaders
[edit]Category | Player | Team | Average |
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Points | ![]() |
Forward Lease Rotterdam | 18.8
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Rebounds | ![]() |
BAL | 8.1
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Assists | ![]() |
ZZ Leiden | 6.8
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Steals | ![]() |
ZZ Leiden | 3.0
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Blocks | ![]() |
Apollo Amsterdam | 1.3
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Turnovers | ![]() |
Forward Lease Rotterdam | 3.8
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2P% | ![]() |
New Heroes | .671
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3P% | ![]() |
Donar | .423
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FT% | ![]() |
Donar | .901
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In European competitions
[edit]Club | Competition | Performance | Record | Ref |
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Donar | Champions League | Third qualifying round | 2–1–3 |
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FIBA Europe Cup | Semi-finals | 12–6
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Notes
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nieuw seizoen start 5 oktober
- ^ "Den Helder volgend seizoen terug in eredivisie basketbal!". Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ Shirtsponsor voor Den Helder Suns
- ^ Poropat nieuwe coach New Heroes
- ^ Van den Bosch nieuwe coach Aris
- ^ "Buitenlandse spelers van 4 naar 5". Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Apollo haalt buitenlandse forward" (in Dutch). Basketballleague.nl. 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ DBL Player Profile – Michal Mandaly
- ^ Buitenlandse aanwinst voor Aris
- ^ Aris contracteert Nate Kratch
- ^ Aris trekt Deividas Kumelis aan
- ^ "David Michaels terug bij Aris" (in Dutch). DBL. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Lufile terug bij Aris Leeuwarden
- ^ "Meshack Lufile vertrekt bij Aris, Van der List komt terug" (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslan. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ Suns trekken LaVonte Dority aan
- ^ Luxemburgse forward voor de Suns
- ^ McConico tekent bij Den Helder Suns
- ^ Slagter en Pasalic twee jaar langer bij Donar
- ^ Brandyn Curry gaat naar Donar
- ^ "Donar versterkt zich met Amerikaan Bradford Burgess" (in Dutch). Rtvnoord.nl. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Teddy Gipson tekent tijdelijk contract bij Donar [Teddy Gipson signs temporary contract with Donar]". Donar.nl. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "Donar heeft het team rond met aanwinst Evan Bruinsma".
- ^ donar legt de amerikaan stephen domingo voor een seizoen vast
- ^ "Domingo rest van het seizoen uitgeschakeld voor Donar" (in Dutch). Rtvnoord.nl. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Belgische belofte naar Rotterdam
- ^ "Trevor Setty signs with Forward Lease Rotterdam". Sportando.com. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b "Versterking voor Forward Lease". Basketballleague.nl. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Micheal Madanly versterkt Forward Lease" (in Dutch). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Lange mannen voor Rotterdam
- ^ "Forward Lease stopt met Commons" (in Dutch). Basketballeague.nl. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Landstede legt Noah Dahlman vast
- ^ Landstede Zwolle opent beurs voor Jordan Gregory
- ^ Dorsey-Walker naar Landstede
- ^ House completeert Zwolse selectie
- ^ Amerikaanse schutter New Heroes
- ^ TWEEDE AMERIKAANSE AANWINST VOOR NEW HEROES
- ^ NEW HEROES PRESENTEERT DERDE BUITENLANDSE AANWINST
- ^ New Heroes haalt Anthony Marshall
- ^ De Randamie naar ZZ Leiden
- ^ ZZ Leiden trekt Vette aan
- ^ "ZZ Leiden | Nieuwsbericht | ZZ Leiden haalt Carrington Love" (in Dutch). Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "DBL Bestuur besluit: Donar verliest reglementair van Aris met 20-0". DBL. 2017-11-19. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b c d "Schema voor de play-offs" [Schedule for the play-offs] (in Dutch). DBL. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Brandyn Curry gekozen tot MVP". DBL. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Brandyn Curry MVP play-offs" (in Dutch). DBL. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "MVP U23: Van der Vuurst de Vries" (in Dutch). DBL. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "ROTY: Van der Vuurst de Vries" (in Dutch). DBL. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Cunningham beste verdediger" (in Dutch). DBL. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "All Defense Team 2017-2018". DBL. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds and Regular Season draw completed