The 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 58th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season started on 7 October 2017 and ended 21 April 2018.[1] Donar is the defending champion. The playoffs started on 1 May and ended 29 May 2018. Donar captured its seventh championship, its third in a row and fourth in fifth years, after defeating ZZ Leiden in the finals.
Dutch Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
Dates | 7 October 2017 – 29 May 2018 | |||||||||
Number of games | 163 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 9 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Donar | |||||||||
Season MVP | Brandyn Curry | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Donar 7th title | |||||||||
Runners-up | ZZ Leiden | |||||||||
Playoffs MVP | Brandyn Curry | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
Teams
editDen Helder Suns entered the DBL for this season, which meant the return of a teams from Den Helder since the departure of Kings three seasons ago.[2] Starting from the 2017–18 season, BSW Weert was dissolved and replaced by BAL.
Arenas and locations
editClub | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Kalverdijkje | 1,700 |
BAL | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | 1,000 |
Den Helder Suns | Den Helder | Sporthal Sportlaan | 1,000 |
Donar | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 |
Forward Lease Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum | 1,000 |
Landstede | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 |
New Heroes | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 2,800 |
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
editTeam | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Apollo Amsterdam | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | |
Aris Leeuwarden | ![]() | ![]() | Jako | Friezon |
BAL | ![]() | Spalding | ||
Den Helder Suns | ![]() | ![]() | Burned | Envinity[3] |
Donar | ![]() | ![]() | Burned | Hepro |
Forward Lease Rotterdam | ![]() | ![]() | Peak | Forward Lease |
Landstede | ![]() | ![]() | Burned | Landstede |
New Heroes | ![]() | ![]() | Burned | New Heroes |
ZZ Leiden | ![]() | ![]() | Peak | Zorg en Zekerheid |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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New Heroes | ![]() | Mutual consent | May 31, 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() | May 31, 2017[4] |
Aris Leeuwarden | ![]() | End of contract | June 15, 2017 | ![]() | June 15, 2017[5] |
Foreign players
editFor the 2017–18 season, league policy was changed and the number of allowed foreign players per team was increased from 4 to 5.[6] Additional was the restriction that a team is not allowed to have five foreign players on the court at the same time.
- ^ Stephen Domingo of Donar suffered a season-ending injury in January 2018, opening up space for Bradford Burgess.[24]
Regular season
editIn the regular season, teams play against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 7 October 2017 and will end 21 April 2018.
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Donar | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2686 | 2031 | +655 | 56 | Qualification to semifinals |
2 | Landstede | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2556 | 2244 | +312 | 48 | |
3 | ZZ Leiden | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2598 | 2292 | +306 | 48 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
4 | New Heroes | 32 | 24 | 8 | 2618 | 2289 | +329 | 48 | |
5 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2467 | 2636 | −169 | 30 | |
6 | Aris Leeuwarden | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2184 | 2448 | −264 | 20 | |
7 | Apollo Amsterdam | 32 | 9 | 23 | 2350 | 2583 | −233 | 18 | |
8 | Den Helder Suns | 32 | 6 | 26 | 2164 | 2671 | −507 | 12 | |
9 | BAL | 32 | 4 | 28 | 2212 | 2641 | −429 | 8 |
Results
editFirst round
editSecond round
editPlay-offs
editIn the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals are played in a best-of-seven format. The play-offs start on 1 May and ended 29 May 2018.[43]
Bracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
4 New Heroes | 1 | |||||||||
5 Rotterdam | 2 | |||||||||
1 Donar | 4 | |||||||||
5 Rotterdam | 0 | |||||||||
1 Donar | 4 | |||||||||
3 ZZ Leiden | 0 | |||||||||
3 ZZ Leiden | 2 | |||||||||
6 Aris Leeuwarden | 1 | |||||||||
2 Landstede | 0 | |||||||||
3 ZZ Leiden | 4 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
editThe legs were played on 1 May, 3 May and (if necessary) on 5 May.[43] The team with the higher seed played game one and three (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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ZZ Leiden | 2–1 | Aris Leeuwarden | 85–77 | 64–56 | 66–55 |
New Heroes | 1–2 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 99–64 | 97–93 (ot) | 89–92 |
Semifinals
editThe legs were played on 8 May, 10 May, 12 May, 15 May and (if necessary) 17 May, 19 May and 20 May.[43] The team with the higher seed played game one, three, five and seven (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Donar | 4–0 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 96–77 | 85–114 | 98–74 | 107–51 | |||
Landstede | 0–4 | ZZ Leiden | 79–81 | 74–78 | 73–78 | 60–63 |
Finals
editThe legs were played on 22 May, 24 May, 26 May, 29 May and (if necessary) 31 May, 2 June and 3 June.[43] The team with the higher seed played game one, three, five and seven (if necessary) at home.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Donar | 4–0 | ZZ Leiden | 105–66 | 78–71 | 80–69 | 73–66 |
Final standings
editTeams are ranked based on the playoff round in which they were eliminated and their regular season records.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | |
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1 | Donar (C, O) | 40 | 36 | 4 | Qualification for Champions League qualifying rounds |
2 | ZZ Leiden | 43 | 30 | 13 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup qualifying rounds |
3 | Landstede | 36 | 24 | 12 | |
4 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 39 | 17 | 22 | |
5 | New Heroes[b] | 35 | 25 | 10 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup qualifying rounds |
6 | Aris Leeuwarden | 35 | 11 | 24 | |
7 | Apollo Amsterdam | 32 | 9 | 23 | |
8 | Den Helder Suns | 32 | 6 | 26 | |
9 | BAL | 32 | 4 | 28 |
- ^ Donar won the match on November 17, 2017, 56–84 over Aris Leeuwarden. However, the result was reverted because Donar had five foreign players playing on the court at the same time, violating the DBL's foreigner policy.[42]
- ^ New Heroes qualified for the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, after Landstede and Rotterdam denied the invitation.
Awards
editAward | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player[44] | Brandyn Curry | Donar |
Play-offs MVP[45] | Brandyn Curry | Donar |
MVP Under-23[46] | Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries | Den Helder Suns |
Rookie of the Year[47] | Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries | Den Helder Suns |
Defensive Player of the Year[48] | Sean Cunningham | Donar |
All-Defense Team[49] | Sean Cunningham | Donar |
Carrington Love | ZZ Leiden | |
Mohamed Kherrazi | ZZ Leiden | |
Stefan Wessels | New Heroes | |
Thomas Koenis | Donar |
Statistics
editStatistical leaders
editCategory | Player | Team | Average |
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Points | ![]() | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 18.8 |
Rebounds | ![]() | BAL | 8.1 |
Assists | ![]() | ZZ Leiden | 6.8 |
Steals | ![]() | ZZ Leiden | 3.0 |
Blocks | ![]() | Apollo Amsterdam | 1.3 |
Turnovers | ![]() | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 3.8 |
2P% | ![]() | New Heroes | .671 |
3P% | ![]() | Donar | .423 |
FT% | ![]() | Donar | .901 |
In European competitions
editClub | Competition | Performance | Record | Ref |
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Donar | Champions League | Third qualifying round | 2–1–3 | [50] |
FIBA Europe Cup | Semi-finals | 12–6 |