2014–15 Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League
Champions SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
16th title
Runners-up Donar
Semifinalists ZZ Leiden
Landstede Zwolle
Teams 9
Games played 32
Duration 10 October 2014 – 28 May 2015
Top seed SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Major awards
MVP United States Lance Jeter
Playoffs MVP United States Brandyn Curry
Statistical leaders
Points

Netherlands Yannick Franke

19.6

Rebounds

United States Kenneth van Kempen

11.0

Assists

United States Lance Jeter

5.0

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 Matrixx Magixx didn't enter. In December the number of teams was reduced to eight, after Den Helder Kings went bankrupt.

Top seeded SPM Shoeters won the league, by beating Donar 4–1 in the Finals.

Teams

Location of teams in 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League

Before the season Magixx announced it would withdraw from the DBL, because they couldn't get the amount of money that was required together.[1] Thereby the league would start with nine teams. In December, Den Helder Kings left as well.

Colors Club City Arena Capacity Head coach Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
          BC Apollo Amsterdam Apollohal
1,500
Estonia Jaanus Liivak Peak
          Port of Den Helder Kings 1 Den Helder KingsDome
1,500
Belgium Jean-Marc Jaumin Port of Den Helder Macron
          SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Maaspoort Sports and Events
2,800
Netherlands Sam Jones SPM Shoes & Boots Joma
          Donar Groningen MartiniPlaza
4,310
Croatia Ivica Skelin Kix
          Challenge Sports Rotterdam Rotterdam Topsportcentrum
1,000
Netherlands Armand Salomon Challenge Sports Kelme
          Aris Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Sporthal Kalverdijkje
1,700
Netherlands Tom Simpson Univé Jako
          Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Leiden Vijf Meihal
2,000
Belgium Eddy Casteels Zorg en Zekerheid Panzari Sports
          BSW 2 Weert Sporthal Boshoven
Netherlands Niels Vorenhout Maxxcom Spalding
          Landstede Basketbal Zwolle Landstede Sportcentrum
1,200
Netherlands Herman van den Belt Landstede Hummel
Notes
^1 Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and all records of the team were expunged on 15 December 2014.[2]
^2 Till 1 January 2015, BSW was known as "Maxxcom BSW" for sponsorship reasons.

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 semi-finals
2 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 28 22 6 2418 2006 +412 44
3 Donar 28 21 7 2225 1903 +322 42 Qualification to quarter-finals
4 Landstede Basketbal 28 20 8 2322 1999 +323 40
5 Challenge Sports Rotterdam 28 8 20 2204 2426 222 16
6 Aris Leeuwarden 28 8 20 2202 2464 262 16
7 Apollo Amsterdam 28 5 23 1880 2297 417 10
8 BSW 28 4 24 1765 2322 557 8

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

Main article: 2015 DBL Playoffs
 
Quarterfinals
(Best of 3)
Semifinals
(Best of 7)
Finals
(Best of 7)
 
                            
 
 
 
 
(4) Landstede105810
 
 
 
(5) Challenge Sports Rotterdam62730
 
(1) SPM Shoeters85667486826887
 
 
(4) Landstede70878873637877
 
 
 
 
 
(1) SPM Shoeters937080628500
 
 
 
(3) Donar546172676400
 
(3) Donar101870
 
 
 
(6) Aris Leeuwarden66730
 
(2) ZZ Leiden8663695985710
 
 
(3) Donar8078796356770
 
 
 
 

Because the number of teams in the DBL decreased to 9, a new Playoff format was chosen. After the seeds 3 till 6 played a best-of-three series in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and finals would be played in a best-of-seven system.[3]

Awards

Lance Jeter was named league MVP
Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player United States Lance Jeter Donar
Playoffs MVP United States Brandyn Curry SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Statistical Player of the Year United States Joe Burton Landstede Basketbal
Defensive Player of the Year Netherlands Morocco Mohamed Kherrazi Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Coach of the Year Croatia Ivica Skelin Donar
MVP U23 Netherlands Yannick Franke Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Most Improved Player Netherlands Yannick Franke Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Sixth Man of the Year United States Dylon Cormier Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Rookie of the Year Netherlands Daan Rosenmuller BSW
All-Star Team
United States Lance Jeter Donar
United States Brandyn Curry SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Netherlands Worthy de Jong Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
United States Mark Sanchez Donar
United States Joe Burton Landstede Basketbal
All-Rookie Team
United Kingdom Netherlands Nigel Van Oostrum Aris Leeuwarden
Netherlands Mick Fleuren BSW
Netherlands Daan Rosenmuller BSW
Netherlands Nigel Onuoha Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Netherlands Jan Driessen Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
All-Defense Team
United States J.T. Tiller Landstede Basketbal
Netherlands Worthy de Jong Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Netherlands Morocco Mohamed Kherrazi Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Netherlands Stefan Wessels SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
United States Joe Burton Landstede Basketbal

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1 Netherlands Yannick FrankeChallenge Sports Rotterdam19.64
2 United States Marquise Simmons Aris Leeuwarden 16.30
3 United States Lance JeterDonar 15.80

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1 Netherlands Kenneth van KempenBSW 11.00
2 United States Ryan WatkinsAris Leeuwarden 10.15
3 United States Marquise Simmons Aris Leeuwarden 8.04

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1 United States Lance JeterDonar 4.96
2 United States Brandyn CurrySPM Shoeters 4.92
3 Netherlands Rogier Jansen ZZ Leiden 4.85

Notable occurrences

On July 21, 2014, Magixx announced it would withdraw its participation for this season, after they couldn't reach a high enough budget.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Magixx krijgt begroting niet rond - Matrixx Magixx". Magixx.nl. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  2. "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland". Basketballleague.nl. 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  3. 1 2 "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  4. "Zorg en Zekerheid verlengt hoofdsponsorschap Leiden Basketball". Zorgenzekerheid.nl. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  5. "ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren". Omroepwest.nl. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  6. "Casteels coach ZZ Leiden". Nos.nl. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
  7. "BC Apollo Amsterdam blijft in de DBL". DBL. 9 August 2014.
  8. "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  9. De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard
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