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2011–12 Dutch Basketball League


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titleDutch Basketball League
season2011–12
championsEiffelTowers Den Bosch (15th title)
runners_upZZ Leiden
teams8
dates8 October 2011–15 April 2012
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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 LeeuwardenGasTerra FlamesZZ LeidenEiffelTowers Den BoschMaxxcom BSWRotterdam BasketbalMagixxLandstede Basketbal
USA Lance JeterNGR Manny AdakoUSA Gerad PunchUSA Brandon RozzellMEX Mark SanchezUSA Clavin Chitwood
SUR Sergio de RandamieUSA Alex WesbyUSA Jason DourisseauUSA David BellUSA Avis Wyatt
USA Seamus BoxleyUSA Thomas JacksonCAN Jevohn ShepherdUSA Gabe Kennedy
USA Frank TurnerUSA Tai WesleyUSA David Gonzalvez
USA DeMario AndersonUSA Robbie HarmanUSA Yamene ColemanUSA Rahmon FletscherUSA Donte Minter
USA Tyrone Sally
USA Maurice AckerUSA Markel HumphreyUSA Kelvin MartinUSA Lucas Hargrove
USA Damon HuffmanGHA Amu SaakaUSA Cameron WellsUSA Kareem MaddoxISR 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

ClubCompetitionResultW–LRefOverall5–13
GasTerra FlamesEurocupRegular season
ZZ LeidenEuroChallengeLast 16

References

References

  1. (26 May 2012). "EiffelTowers verslaat Leiden en pakt landstitel". [[Omroep Brabant]].
  2. (18 April 2012). "Seamus Boxley uitgeroepen tot Most valuable Player". Sleutelstad.nl.
  3. "EuroChallenge (2012) Official Website". Fibaeurope.com.
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