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2017–18 Dutch Basketball League

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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
Season2017–18
Dates7 October 2017 – 29 May 2018
Games played163
Teams9
Regular season
Top seedDonar
Season MVPBrandyn Curry
Finals
ChampionsDonar
7th title
  Runners-upZZ Leiden
Playoffs MVPBrandyn Curry
Statistical leaders
Points Ordane Kanda 18.8
Rebounds Roel Aarts 8.1
Assists Carrington Love 6.8

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League

Den 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

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Club Location Venue Capacity
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

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Apollo Amsterdam Netherlands  Patrick Faijdherbe Netherlands  Dimeo van der Horst Adidas
Aris Leeuwarden Belgium  Tony van den Bosch Netherlands  Stefan Mladenovic Jako Friezon
BAL Serbia  Radenko Varagic Spalding
Den Helder Suns Netherlands  Peter van Noord Netherlands  Tjoe de Paula Burned Envinity[3]
Donar Netherlands  Erik Braal Netherlands  Jason Dourisseau Burned Hepro
Forward Lease Rotterdam Netherlands  Armand Salomon Netherlands  Ties Theeuwkens Peak Forward Lease
Landstede Netherlands  Herman van den Belt Netherlands  Nigel Van Oostrum Burned Landstede
New Heroes Croatia  Silvano Poropat Netherlands  Stefan Wessels Burned New Heroes
ZZ Leiden Belgium  Paul Vervaeck Netherlands  Mohamed Kherrazi Peak Zorg en Zekerheid

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
New Heroes Netherlands  Sander van der Holst Mutual consent May 31, 2017 Pre-season Croatia  Silvano Poropat May 31, 2017[4]
Aris Leeuwarden Netherlands  Klaas Stoppels End of contract June 15, 2017 Belgium  Tony van den Bosch June 15, 2017[5]

Foreign players

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See also: 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League squads

For 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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Left during season
Apollo Amsterdam Belgium  Benjamin Janssens[7] Syria  Micheal Madanly[8]
Aris Leeuwarden United States  Emile Blackman[9] United States  Nate Kratch[10] Lithuania  Deividas Kumelis[11] United States  David Michaels[12] Canada  Meshack Lufile[13][14]
BAL
Den Helder Suns United States  LaVonte Dority[15] Luxembourg  Alex Laurent[16] United States  Quinterian McConico[17]
Donar Croatia  Drago Pašalić[18] United States  Brandyn Curry[19] United States  Bradford Burgess[20] United States  Teddy Gipson[21] United States  Evan Bruinsma[22] United States  Stephen Domingo[23][a]
Forward Lease Rotterdam Belgium  Ordane Kanda-Kanyndia[25] United States  Trevor Setty[26] United States  Marcel Boyd[27] Canada  Joey Puddister[27] Syria  Micheal Madanly[28] United States  Chris Commons[29][30]
Landstede United States  Noah Dahlman[31] United States  Jordan Gregory[32] United States  Sherron Dorsey-Walker[33] United States  Franko House[34]
New Heroes United States  Mike Miklusak[35] United States  Keshun Sherrill[36] British Virgin Islands  Norville Carey[37] United States  Anthony Marshall[38]
ZZ Leiden Suriname  Sergio De Randamie[39] United States  Clayton Vette[40] United States  Carrington Love[41]
  1. ^ Stephen Domingo of Donar suffered a season-ending injury in January 2018, opening up space for Bradford Burgess.[24]

Regular season

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In 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

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Source: DBL, Scoresway

Results

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First round

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Home \ Away APO ARI BAL DHE DON ROT LAN NEW ZZL
Apollo Amsterdam — 82–76 109–114 85–67 47–78 71–84 76–84 67–79 64–83
Aris Leeuwarden 79–73 — 73–76 84–82 20–0[a] 69–80 61–81 48–99 64–66
BAL 54–79 80–96 — 76–82 67–93 65–79 88–91 63–81 73–76
Den Helder Suns 84–74 74–78 60–79 — 69–86 73–76 76–73 56–82 78–100
Donar 88–55 112–65 76–49 98–62 — 82–49 79–68 85–65 91–69
Forward Lease Rotterdam 80–82 83–74 79–62 95–77 68–106 — 92–89 81–91 77–76
Landstede 97–72 87–66 80–59 87–47 60–75 85–65 — 72–65 69–65
New Heroes 89–64 88–47 82–48 91–65 73–95 74–68 87–65 — 68–60
ZZ Leiden 82–69 77–55 101–78 87–49 75–63 92–74 74–64 83–81 —
Source: DBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Second round

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Home \ Away APO ARI BAL DHE DON RDM LAN NEW ZZL
Apollo Amsterdam — 55–74 85–70 94–72 81–87 84–91 65–105 82–93 79–100
Aris Leeuwarden 70–68 — 82–67 85–80 46–70 72–75 73–85 82–90 72–81
BAL 55–80 54–79 — 80–87 66–79 93–81 57–67 61–88 46–75
Den Helder Suns 56–80 69–66 85–83 — 73–95 77–86 44–80 73–77 68–84
Donar 90–61 85–61 84–71 78–56 — 89–65 84–68 71–80 103–112
Forward Lease Rotterdam 65–67 79–63 77–69 72–55 66–95 — 74–92 80–89 92–94
Landstede 73–69 88–66 88–65 84–49 55–86 111–74 — 86–78 82–81
New Heroes 78–73 90–79 92–75 91–52 48–96 114–86 68–69 — 86–78
ZZ Leiden 87–60 72–59 74–70 89–66 61–85 102–74 64–71 79–61 —
Source: DBL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play-offs

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In 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

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
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

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The 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
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

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The 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
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

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The 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
Donar 4–0 ZZ Leiden 105–66 78–71 80–69 73–66

Final standings

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Teams are ranked based on the playoff round in which they were eliminated and their regular season records.

Pos Team Pld W L
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
Source: DBL
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ New Heroes qualified for the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, after Landstede and Rotterdam denied the invitation.

Awards

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Award Player Club
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

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Statistical leaders

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Category Player Team Average
Points Belgium  Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda Forward Lease Rotterdam
18.8
Rebounds Netherlands  Roel Aarts BAL
8.1
Assists United States  Carrington Love ZZ Leiden
6.8
Steals Netherlands  Worthy de Jong ZZ Leiden
3.0
Blocks Netherlands  Berend Weijs Apollo Amsterdam
1.3
Turnovers Belgium  Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda Forward Lease Rotterdam
3.8
2P% Netherlands  Stefan Wessels New Heroes
.671
3P% United States  Brandyn Curry Donar
.423
FT% United States  Brandyn Curry Donar
.901

In European competitions

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Club Competition Performance Record Ref
Donar Champions League Third qualifying round
2–1–3
 [50]
FIBA Europe Cup Semi-finals
12–6

Notes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nieuw seizoen start 5 oktober
  2. ^ "Den Helder volgend seizoen terug in eredivisie basketbal!". Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  3. ^ Shirtsponsor voor Den Helder Suns
  4. ^ Poropat nieuwe coach New Heroes
  5. ^ Van den Bosch nieuwe coach Aris
  6. ^ "Buitenlandse spelers van 4 naar 5". Archived from the original on 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  7. ^ "Apollo haalt buitenlandse forward" (in Dutch). Basketballleague.nl. 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  8. ^ DBL Player Profile – Michal Mandaly
  9. ^ Buitenlandse aanwinst voor Aris
  10. ^ Aris contracteert Nate Kratch
  11. ^ Aris trekt Deividas Kumelis aan
  12. ^ "David Michaels terug bij Aris" (in Dutch). DBL. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  13. ^ Lufile terug bij Aris Leeuwarden
  14. ^ "Meshack Lufile vertrekt bij Aris, Van der List komt terug" (in Dutch). Omrop Fryslan. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  15. ^ Suns trekken LaVonte Dority aan
  16. ^ Luxemburgse forward voor de Suns
  17. ^ McConico tekent bij Den Helder Suns
  18. ^ Slagter en Pasalic twee jaar langer bij Donar
  19. ^ Brandyn Curry gaat naar Donar
  20. ^ "Donar versterkt zich met Amerikaan Bradford Burgess" (in Dutch). Rtvnoord.nl. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  21. ^ "Teddy Gipson tekent tijdelijk contract bij Donar [Teddy Gipson signs temporary contract with Donar]". Donar.nl. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  22. ^ "Donar heeft het team rond met aanwinst Evan Bruinsma".
  23. ^ donar legt de amerikaan stephen domingo voor een seizoen vast
  24. ^ "Domingo rest van het seizoen uitgeschakeld voor Donar" (in Dutch). Rtvnoord.nl. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  25. ^ Belgische belofte naar Rotterdam
  26. ^ "Trevor Setty signs with Forward Lease Rotterdam". Sportando.com. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  27. ^ a b "Versterking voor Forward Lease". Basketballleague.nl. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  28. ^ "Micheal Madanly versterkt Forward Lease" (in Dutch). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  29. ^ Lange mannen voor Rotterdam
  30. ^ "Forward Lease stopt met Commons" (in Dutch). Basketballeague.nl. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  31. ^ Landstede legt Noah Dahlman vast
  32. ^ Landstede Zwolle opent beurs voor Jordan Gregory
  33. ^ Dorsey-Walker naar Landstede
  34. ^ House completeert Zwolse selectie
  35. ^ Amerikaanse schutter New Heroes
  36. ^ TWEEDE AMERIKAANSE AANWINST VOOR NEW HEROES
  37. ^ NEW HEROES PRESENTEERT DERDE BUITENLANDSE AANWINST
  38. ^ New Heroes haalt Anthony Marshall
  39. ^ De Randamie naar ZZ Leiden
  40. ^ ZZ Leiden trekt Vette aan
  41. ^ "ZZ Leiden | Nieuwsbericht | ZZ Leiden haalt Carrington Love" (in Dutch). Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  42. ^ "DBL Bestuur besluit: Donar verliest reglementair van Aris met 20-0". DBL. 2017-11-19. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  43. ^ a b c d "Schema voor de play-offs" [Schedule for the play-offs] (in Dutch). DBL. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  44. ^ "Brandyn Curry gekozen tot MVP". DBL. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  45. ^ "Brandyn Curry MVP play-offs" (in Dutch). DBL. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  46. ^ "MVP U23: Van der Vuurst de Vries" (in Dutch). DBL. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  47. ^ "ROTY: Van der Vuurst de Vries" (in Dutch). DBL. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  48. ^ "Cunningham beste verdediger" (in Dutch). DBL. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  49. ^ "All Defense Team 2017-2018". DBL. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  50. ^ Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds and Regular Season draw completed
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