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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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.
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.
Club | 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 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Apollo Amsterdam |
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Adidas | |
Aris Leeuwarden |
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Jako | Friezon |
BAL |
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Spalding | ||
Den Helder Suns |
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Burned | Envinity [3] |
Donar |
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Burned | Hepro |
Forward Lease Rotterdam |
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Peak | Forward Lease |
Landstede |
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Burned | Landstede |
New Heroes |
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Burned | New Heroes |
ZZ Leiden |
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Peak | Zorg en Zekerheid |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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New Heroes |
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Mutual consent | May 31, 2017 | Pre-season |
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May 31, 2017 [4] |
Aris Leeuwarden |
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End of contract | June 15, 2017 |
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June 15, 2017 [5] |
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.
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.
Pos | 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 |
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]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||||
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Donar | 4–0 | ZZ Leiden | 105–66 | 78–71 | 80–69 | 73–66 |
Teams 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 |
Award | 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 |
Category | Player | Team | Average |
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Points |
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Forward Lease Rotterdam | 18.8
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Rebounds |
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BAL | 8.1
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Assists |
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ZZ Leiden | 6.8
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Steals |
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ZZ Leiden | 3.0
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Blocks |
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Apollo Amsterdam | 1.3
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Turnovers |
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Forward Lease Rotterdam | 3.8
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2P% |
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New Heroes | .671
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3P% |
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Donar | .423
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FT% |
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Donar | .901
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Club | Competition | Performance | Record | Ref |
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Donar | Champions League | Third qualifying round | 2–1–3 |
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FIBA Europe Cup | Semi-finals | 12–6
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