2015–16 Dutch Basketball League
| Dutch Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Games played | 32 |
| Duration | October 6, 2015 – May or June 2016 |
| Top seed | Landstede |
| TV | Ziggo Sport (weekly) |
| Major awards | |
| MVP |
 Worthy de Jong |
| Statistical leaders | |
| PIR |
21.3 |
| Points |
17.7 |
| Rebounds |
10.5 |
| Assists |
8.1 |
The 2015–16 Dutch Basketball League season will be the 56th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The seasons will start on October 6, 2015 and will end after the Playoffs in May or June 2016. The defending champion is SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.
Rules
Import players
- Each team is allowed to play with a maximum of 4 foreign players.
| Team | Players | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aris Leeuwarden |  Javier Duren |
Joe O'Shea |
Josiah Heath |
 Ali Fraser |
| Apollo Amsterdam | – | – | – | – |
| Donar | Lance Jeter |
Chase Fieler |
 Dražen Bubnić |
Will Sullivan |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |  Dejan Kravic |
– | – | – |
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam | La'Shard Anderson |
 Sergio De Randamie |
– | – |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Cashmere Wright |
Marquise Simmons |
– | – |
| Landstede Basketbal | Ricardo Glenn |
 Tyson Hinz |
Grant Gibbs |
Steve McWhorter |
| BSW | .svg.png){kind=small} Thomas Dreesen |
– | – | – |
Teams
Location of teams in 2015–16 Dutch Basketball League
On June 18, 2015, it was announced all teams from the 2014–15 season would return.[1]
| Colors | Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 | |
| Donar | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 | |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort Sports and Events | 2,800 | |
| BSW | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | Unknown | |
| Landstede | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 | |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 | |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Kalverdijkje | 1,700 | |
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum | 1,000 | |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Amsterdam | Patrick Faijdherbe |
Peak | – |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Michael Schuurs[2] |
Jako | Univé |
| BSW | Pascal Meurs |
Spalding | – |
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam | Armand Salomon |
Peak | Challenge Sports |
| Donar | Erik Braal |
Burned | Mini |
| Landstede | Herman van den Belt |
Hummel | Landstede |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | Sam Jones |
Joma | SPM Shoes & Boots |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Eddy Casteels |
Panzari Sports | Zorg & Zekerheid |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aris Leeuwarden | Tom Simpson |
End of contract | – | Pre-season | Michael Schuurs |
23 May 2015[3] |
| Donar | Ivica Skelin |
– | Erik Braal |
21 June 2015[4] | ||
| BC Apollo Amsterdam |  Jaanus Liivak |
– | Patrick Faijdherbe |
9 June 2015[5] | ||
| BSW | Niels Vorenhout |
– | Pascal Meurs |
17 July 2015[6] | ||
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landstede Basketbal | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2202 | 1909 | +293 | 44 | Qualification to semi-finals |
| 2 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2150 | 1844 | +306 | 44 | |
| 3 | Donar | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2316 | 1917 | +399 | 42 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2128 | 2003 | +125 | 32 | |
| 5 | Apollo Amsterdam | 28 | 10 | 18 | 1938 | 2102 | −164 | 20 | |
| 6 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2039 | 2201 | −162 | 18 | |
| 7 | Aris Leeuwarden | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2023 | 2290 | −267 | 18 | |
| 8 | BSW | 28 | 3 | 25 | 1864 | 2394 | −530 | 6 |
Source: Dutch Basketball League, Scoresway
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Landstede | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 2 | 4 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Apollo Amsterdam | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Donar | 2 | 3 | Donar | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam | 0 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Home court advantage | Agg. | Home court disadvantage | Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donar | 2–0 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam | 71–65 | 85–55 | |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 2–0 | Apollo Amsterdam | 77–49 | 91–63 |
Semifinals
| Home court advantage | Agg. | Home court disadvantage | Game 1 |
Game 2 |
Game 3 |
Game 4 |
Game 5 |
Game 6 |
Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landstede | 1–1 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 89–74 | 88–89 (OT) | |||||
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 1–1 | Donar | 72–69 | 68–75 | |||||
Awards
The award winners were announced on April 16.[7]
| Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season |
|---|
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Defensive Player of the Year |
| Coach of the Year |
| DBL MVP Under 23 |
| Statistical Player of the Year |
| Sixth Man of the Year |
| Rookie of the Year |
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| Most Improved Player |
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Statistical leaders
To be included a player had to have played at least 70% of his teams number of games.
Efficiency
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Points
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Rebounds
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Assists
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References
- ↑ Startdata seizoen 2015/2016
- ↑ Klaas Stoppels took over from Schuurs in February 2016, after Schuurs had medical reasons to sit down the rest of the season.
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- ↑ Worthy de Jong uitgeroepen tot MVP
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