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2011–12 Dutch Basketball League
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prevseason | 2010–11 | |||
| nextseason | 2012–13 | |||
| title | Dutch Basketball League | |||
| season | 2011–12 | |||
| champions | EiffelTowers Den Bosch (15th title) | |||
| runners_up | ZZ Leiden | |||
| teams | 8 | |||
| dates | 8 October 2011–15 April 2012 | |||
| MVP | Seamus Boxley | MVP_link = DBL Most Valuable Player | MVP_n = USA | |
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The 2011–12 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 52nd season of the highest Dutch professional basketball league. The regular season started on 8 October 2011. EiffelTowers Den Bosch won its 15th national championship, after beating ZZ Leiden 4–1 in the Finals. Seamus Boxley received the Most Valuable Player award this season.
Rules
This was the first season played with new rules about foreign players; all teams were allowed to have no more than four foreign players on their roster.
Foreign players
| Aris Leeuwarden | GasTerra Flames | ZZ Leiden | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | Maxxcom BSW | Rotterdam Basketbal | Magixx | Landstede Basketbal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Lance Jeter | NGR Manny Adako | USA Gerad Punch | USA Brandon Rozzell | MEX Mark Sanchez | USA Clavin Chitwood | ||
| SUR Sergio de Randamie | USA Alex Wesby | USA Jason Dourisseau | USA David Bell | USA Avis Wyatt | |||
| USA Seamus Boxley | USA Thomas Jackson | CAN Jevohn Shepherd | USA Gabe Kennedy | ||||
| USA Frank Turner | USA Tai Wesley | USA David Gonzalvez | |||||
| USA DeMario Anderson | USA Robbie Harman | USA Yamene Coleman | USA Rahmon Fletscher | USA Donte Minter | |||
| USA Tyrone Sally | |||||||
| USA Maurice Acker | USA Markel Humphrey | USA Kelvin Martin | USA Lucas Hargrove | ||||
| USA Damon Huffman | GHA Amu Saaka | USA Cameron Wells | USA Kareem Maddox | ISR Ram Elias-Pour |
Source: Eurobasket
Teams
The league started with 8 teams in the 2011-12 season. WCAA Giants and ABC Amsterdam, quarterfinalist last year, didn't return because the clubs went bankrupt.
- EiffelTowers Den Bosch from 's-Hertogenbosch
- GasTerra Flames from Groningen
- Lasaulec Aris from Leeuwarden
- Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden from Leiden
- Magixx Playing for KidsRights from Nijmegen
- Rotterdam Basketbal College from Rotterdam
- Stepco BSW from Weert
- Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle
Regular season
Second stage
Group A
Group B
Playoffs
The two group winners from the second stage advanced to the playoffs. The semifinals were played in a best-of-five format, while the finals were played in a best-of-seven format. Home advantage was decided by the regulars season seeds of the teams. The home team in each series alternated each game. ||1 ZZ Leiden|76|76|63|62||||5 Landstede|63|72|69|43||| ||2 GasTerra Flames|67|54|72|74|73|||3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch|54|80|49|81|74||
||1 ZZ Leiden|79|70|74|70|61|||3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch|81|85|77|65|65||
Awards
Most Valuable Player
- USA Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden) All-Star Team
- USA Thomas Jackson (ZZ Leiden)
- USA Alex Wesby (GasTerra Flames)
- USA Markel Humphrey (Magixx)
- USA Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)
- USA Tai Wesley (EiffelTowers) Statistical Player of the Year
- USA Tai Wesley (EiffelTowers) MVP Under 23
- NED Thomas Koenis (GasTerra Flames) Rookie of the Year
- NED Valentijn Lietmeijer (Lasaulec Aris) Most Improved Player
- NED Leon Williams (Rotterdam Basketbal) Coach of the Year
- NED Toon van Helfteren (ZZ Leiden)
In European competitions
| Club | Competition | Result | W–L | Ref | Overall | 5–13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GasTerra Flames | Eurocup | Regular season | ||||
| ZZ Leiden | EuroChallenge | Last 16 |
References
References
- (26 May 2012). "EiffelTowers verslaat Leiden en pakt landstitel". [[Omroep Brabant]].
- (18 April 2012). "Seamus Boxley uitgeroepen tot Most valuable Player". Sleutelstad.nl.
- "EuroChallenge (2012) Official Website". Fibaeurope.com.
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