| 2021–22 BNXT League | |
| League: | BNXT League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 21 |
| Top Seed: | Oostende |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022–23 |
| Duration: | 24 September 2021 – 11 June 2022 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2022–23 BNXT League |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Mvp Link: | BNXT League Most Valuable Player |
| Mvp: | Levi Randolph (Oostende) |
| Top Scorer: | Emmanuel Nzekwesi (Mons-Hainaut) |
| Playoffs: | National playoffs |
| Finals Mvp: | Worthy de Jong (ZZ Leiden) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | BNXT League Finals MVP |
| Finals Champ: | ZZ Leiden (1st title) |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Donar |
| Tv: | Sporza NPO 1 Ziggo Sport |
| Conf1: | Belgian |
| Conf1 Champ: | Oostende (23rd title) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
| Seasonslistnames: | BNXT |
| Conf2: | Dutch |
| Conf1 Link: | Pro Basketball League#Title holders |
| Conf2 Link: | List of Dutch basketball champions |
| Conf2 Champ: | Heroes Den Bosch (17th title) |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | ZZ Leiden |
The 2021–22 BNXT League is the inaugural season of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. It replaces the Dutch Basketball League and the Pro Basketball League.
The season started with the BNXT Supercup on 19 September, while the regular season began on 24 September 2021. The season ended on 11 June 2022 with the final game of the Finals.
ZZ Leiden won the inaugural BNXT championship.[1] Heroes Den Bosch won the Dutch national championship while Filou Oostende won the Belgian national championship.
On 10 December 2020, it was announced that the Belgian Pro Basketball League and Dutch Basketball League would merge to form a new multinational league.[2] All clubs from the Dutch DBL voted for, while 9 of 10 teams in Belgium voted in favor of the decision. Serious talks about the initiative had been ongoing since fall 2019.[3] On 20 May 2021, the new name "BNXT League" and logo of the league were revealed.[4]
The league will consist of different stages with national championships and a common BeNeLeague championship. [5] [6]
| Teams entering in this round | |||
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| National regular season (21 teams) 24.09.2021.–20.02.2022. |
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| Elite Gold (10 teams) 27.02.2022–29.04.2022. |
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| Elite Silver (11 teams) 27.02.2022.–29.04.2022. |
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| National play-offs (6 teams) 03.05.2022.–29.05.2022. |
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| BNXT League play-offs (20 teams) 04.05.2022.–11.06.2022. |
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All 22 teams from the 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League and 2020–21 Pro Basketball League were awarded licenses to play.[7] Almere Sailors withdrew in August due to the lack of financial resources.[8] [9]
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
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| Netherlands | ||||
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| Sporthal Sportlaan | align=center | |||
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| Sportcampus Zuiderpark | align=center | |||
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| Belgium | ||||
| Antwerp Giants | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | align=center | |
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | Mechelen | Winketkaai | align=center | |
| Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | align=center | |
| Liège Basket | Liège | Country Hall | align=center | |
| Limburg United | Hasselt | Alverberg Sporthal | align=center | |
| Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons Arena | align=center | |
| Okapi Aalst | Aalst | Okapi Forum | align=center | |
| Oostende | Ostend | COREtec Dôme | align=center | |
| Phoenix Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | align=center | |
| Spirou | Charleroi | Spiroudome | align=center | |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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| Antwerp Giants |  | | Spalding | Telenet |
| Apollo Amsterdam |  | Nike | Behind The Arc | |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Craft | Vriezon | ||
| BAL |  | Spalding | Enerparking | |
| Den Helder Suns | Spalding | TekPark | ||
| Donar |  | Macron | FlexVirtual[10] | |
| Feyenoord | Adidas | Zeeuw & Zeeuw | ||
| Heroes Den Bosch | Macron | Inamood | ||
| Kangoeroes Mechelen | | | Spalding | Bengal |
| Landstede Hammers | Acerbis | Landstede | ||
| Leuven Bears | | | Spalding | Stella Artois |
| Liège Basket | | | Ohka | Solidbeton |
| Limburg United | | | K1x | Hubo Belgium |
| Mons-Hainaut |  | | Olympic | Belfius |
| Okapi Aalst | | | Spalding | CheckNet |
| Oostende | | Spalding | Filou | |
| Phoenix Brussels | | | Macron | None |
| Spirou | | | Spalding | RTL |
| The Hague Royals |  | Burned | None | |
| Yoast United | Paul Vervaeck | | Jako | Yoast SEO |
| ZZ Leiden | Peak | Zorg en Zekerheid | ||
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment | |
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| Kangoeroes Mechelen | Paul Vervaeck | End of contract | 27 February 2021 [11] | Pre-season | Kristof Michiels | 13 April 2021 [12] | |
| Donar | Pete Miller | End of interim contract | 25 May 2021[13] | Matthew Otten | 25 May 2021[14] | ||
| Yoast United | Matthew Otten | Signed with Donar | 25 May 2021[15] | 13 June 2021[16] | |||
| Heroes Den Bosch | Jean-Marc Jaumin | End of contract | 3 June 2021[17] | Erik Braal | 15 June 2021 [18] | ||
| Aris Leeuwarden | Ferried Naciri | End of contract | 3 June 2021[19] | Vincent van Sliedregt | 8 June 2021[20] | ||
| Apollo Amsterdam | Edwin van der Hart | End of contract | 4 June 2021[21] | Wierd Goedee | 25 June 2021[22] | ||
| Limburg United | Sacha Massot | Fired | 30 September 2021[23] | 10th (0–3) | Raymond Westphalen | 30 September 2021 | |
| Phoenix Brussels | Ian Hanavan | Fired | 18 October 2021[24] | 10th (1–3) | Jean-Marc Jaumin | 19 October 2021[25] | |
| Antwerp Giants | Christophe Beghin | Mutual Agreement | 14 January 2022[26] | 2nd (10–5) | Luc Smout | 14 January 2022[27] |
In the national playoffs, quarterfinals were played best-of-three format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (1-1-1-1–1).
See main article: article and 2022 BNXT League Dutch Playoffs. Heroes Den Bosch won its seventeenth national title, ending a 7-year drought, after beating ZZ Leiden in the finals. Thomas van der Mars was named the Finals MVP.
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The highest ranked team before the start of the playoffs, always had the home court advantage. This means that they always played the last game of a playoff series or a home and away matchup at home.
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The individual awards will be given during an award show held in Lint on 30 April 2022.[28]
The following were the statistical leaders in the 2021–22 regular season.[33]
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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| Points per game | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 20.1 | |
| Rebounds per game | Den Helder Suns | 9.2 | |
| Assists per game | Telenet Giants Antwerp | 7.3 | |
| Steals per game | ZZ Leiden | 2.5 | |
| Blocks per game | Aris Leeuwarden | 1.9 | |
| Turnovers per game | The Hague Royals | 4.2 | |
| Minutes per game | Joshua Heath | Leuven Bears | 34.2 |
| Efficiency per game | Landstede Hammers | 25.2 | |
| FG% | Emmanuel Nzekwesi | Belfius Mons-Hainaut | 57.8% |
| 3P% | Pierre-Antoine Gillet | Filou Oostende | 50.0% |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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| Points | Ben Kovac | Den Helder Suns | 43 |
| Rebounds | Kangoeroes Mechelen | 22 | |
| Assists | Anthony Collins | Feyenoord | 15 |
| Steals | 8 | ||
| Yoast United | |||
| Marlon Makwa | Spirou | ||
| Blocks | Apollo Amsterdam | 6 | |
| Filou Oostende | |||
| Three pointers | Heroes Den Bosch | 9 | |
