| Prevseason: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason: | 2010–11 |
| Dutch Basketball League | |
| Season: | 2009–10 |
| Champions: | GasTerra Flames (4th title) |
| Runners Up: | WCAA Giants |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Top Seed: | GasTerra Flames |
| Mvp Link: | Dutch Basketball League MVP |
| Mvp N: | USA |
| Pir: | 21.1 |
| Pir N: | USA |
| Ppg: | 18.8 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Rpg: | 10.1 |
| Rpg N: | NED |
| Apg: | 7.2 |
| Apg N: | USA |
The 2009–10 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 50th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. GasTerra Flames dominated throughout the regular season and lost just three games. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden player Danny Gibson was league top scorer and won the Most Valuable Player award.[1] GasTerra Flames eventually won its third title in team history, by beating World Class Aviation Academy Giants 4–1 in the playoff finals.[2]
It was the first year the league was named the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), after previously being known as the Eredivisie.
| Team | City | Arena | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Sporthallen Zuid | Ferry Steenmetz | |
| WCAA Giants | Bergen op Zoom | Sporthal Boulevard | Erik Braal | |
| EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort |  Don BeckMaarten van Gent (ad. int.) | |
| GasTerra Flames | Groningen | Martiniplaza | Marco van den Berg | |
| De Friesland Aris | Leeuwarden | Sporthal Kalverdijkje | Pete Miller | |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | Toon van Helfteren | |
| Matrixx Magixx | Nijmegen | De Horstacker | Michael Schuurs | |
| Rotterdam Challengers | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | Zlatko Jezerkic | |
| Upstairs Weert | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | Olivier van Kempen | |
| Landstede | Zwolle | ZBC Hal | Adriaan van Bergen |
The playoffs started on 22 April and ended 25 May 2010. The winner of the playoffs was crowned Dutch national champion. In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals are played in respectively a best-of-five format and best-of-seven format. The higher seeded team had home advantage and played games one, three, five and seven (if possible) at home. Small bold numbers indicate team seeding.Source: Eurobasket
| Category | Player | Team | Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.8 | ||||
| 10.1 | ||||
| 7.2 | ||||
| Torey Thomas | Matrixx Magixx | 2.9 | ||
| Matrixx Magixx | 1.7 |
Danny Gibson (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) Ronny LeMelle (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) Matt Haryasz (GasTerra Flames) Statistical Player of the Year
Elijah Palmer (Upstairs Weert) | Club | Competition | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuroChallenge | [3] | |||
| [4] |