2014–15 Dutch Basketball League Explained

Updated:	7 September 2014
Nextseason:	2015–16
Dutch Basketball League
T Bg:	27271D
T Color:	EE8417
Season:	2014–15
Champions:	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (16th title)
Runners Up:	Donar
Semifinalists:	ZZ Leiden Landstede Zwolle
Teams:	9
Games:	32
Duration:	10 October 2014 – 28 May 2015
Top Seed:	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Mvp N:	USA
Mvp Link:	DBL MVP
Playoffs Mvp N:	USA
Playoffs Mvp Link:	DBL Playoffs MVP
Major:	yes
Pir:	23.5
Pir N:	USA
Ppg:	19.6
Ppg N:	NED
Rpg:	11.0
Rpg N:	USA
Apg:	5.0
Apg N:	USA

The 2014–15 season was 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 did not 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

Before the season Matrixx Magixx announced it was withdrawing from the DBL, because the club could not complete its budget.^[1] Consequently, the league started with nine teams instead of ten. In December 2014, 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		Jaanus Liivak	–	Peak
	Port of Den Helder Kings	Den Helder	KingsDome		Jean-Marc Jaumin	Port of Den Helder	Macron
	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort		Sam Jones	SPM Shoes & Boots	Joma
	Donar	Groningen	MartiniPlaza		Ivica Skelin	–	Kix
	Challenge Sports Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Topsportcentrum		Armand Salomon	Challenge Sports	Kelme
	Aris Leeuwarden	Leeuwarden	Sporthal Kalverdijkje		Tom Simpson	Univé	Jako
	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	Leiden	Vijf Meihal		Eddy Casteels	Zorg en Zekerheid	Panzari Sports
		Weert	Sporthal Boshoven		Niels Vorenhout	Maxxcom	Spalding
	Landstede Basketbal	Zwolle	Landstede Sportcentrum		Herman van den Belt	Landstede	Hummel

Notes

Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and all records of the team were expunged on 15 December 2014.^[2]

Till 1 January 2015, BSW was known as "Maxxcom BSW" for sponsorship reasons.

Transactions

See main article: List of 2014–15 DBL transactions.

Regular season

Results

AMS

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DBO

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GRO

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LEE

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ROT

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LEI

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WEE

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ZWO

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Apollo Amsterdam

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52–88

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56–85

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76–82

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66–90

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SPM Shoeters Den Bosch

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111–60

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Donar Groningen

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78–67

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86–54

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Aris Leeuwarden

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72–94

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Challenge Sports Rotterdam

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96–70

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Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

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95–66

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72–81

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113–81

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97–89

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102–55

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BS Weert

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65–94

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56–84

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49–80

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86–75

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83–82

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53–99

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62–83

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Landstede Zwolle

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77–74

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82–81

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73–84

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89–77

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94–89

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79–86

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68–66

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Playoffs

See main article: article and 2015 DBL 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]

Championship team

Awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player		Donar
Playoffs MVP		SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Statistical Player of the Year		Landstede Basketbal
Defensive Player of the Year		Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Coach of the Year		Donar
MVP U23		Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Most Improved Player		Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Sixth Man of the Year		Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Rookie of the Year		BSW

All-Star Team Donar SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Donar Landstede Basketbal

All-Rookie Team Aris Leeuwarden BSW BSW Challenge Sports Rotterdam Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

All-Defense Team Landstede Basketbal Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Landstede Basketbal

Individual statistics

Points

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1	Yannick Franke	Challenge Sports Rotterdam	19.64
2	Marquise Simmons	Aris Leeuwarden	16.30
3	Lance Jeter		15.80

Rebounds

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1	Kenneth van Kempen	BSW	11.00
2	Ryan Watkins		10.15
3	Marquise Simmons	Aris Leeuwarden	8.04

Assists

Rank	width=200	Name	width=200	Team	width=40	APG
1	Lance Jeter		4.96
2	Brandyn Curry		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, Apollo Amsterdam announced that it would play in the DBL after working a long time to reach the DBL budget standard.^[7] This would mean the return of a team from Amsterdam since the departure of ABC in 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Magixx krijgt begroting niet rond . Magixx.nl . 2014-07-21 . 2015-01-07.
2. Web site: Eredivisie basketbal Nederland . Basketballleague.nl . 2014-12-15 . 2015-01-07.
3. Web site: Eredivisie basketbal Nederland . Basketballleague.nl . 2015-01-07.
4. Web site: Zorg en Zekerheid verlengt hoofdsponsorschap Leiden Basketball . Zorgenzekerheid.nl . 2014-06-17 . 2014-06-21.
5. Web site: ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren . Omroepwest.nl . 2014-05-13 . 2014-06-21.
6. Web site: Casteels coach ZZ Leiden . Nos.nl . 2010-08-17 . 2014-06-21.
7. News: BC Apollo Amsterdam blijft in de DBL . DBL . 9 August 2014 .
8. Web site: Eredivisie basketbal Nederland . Basketballleague.nl . 2015-01-07.
9. http://www.dichtbij.nl/noordkop/regionaal-nieuws/artikel/3808130/de-kings-is-officieel-failliet-verklaard.aspx De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard
10. Web site: EuroChallenge (2015) Official Website. Fibaeurope.com. 2 December 2017.

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