2014–15 Dutch Basketball League
| Dutch Basketball League |
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| Champions |
TBD |
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| Runners-up |
TBD |
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| Teams |
9 |
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| Games played |
32 |
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| Duration |
10 October 2014 – |
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| Top seed |
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
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| Awards |
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| MVP |
 Lance Jeter |
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| Playoffs MVP |
TBD |
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| Defensive Player |
 Mohamed Kherrazi |
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| Rookie of the Year |
Daan Rosenmuller |
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| Coach of the Year |
 Ivica Skelin |
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| MVP U23 |
Yannick Franke |
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| Most Improved Player |
Yannick Franke |
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| Statistical leaders |
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| Points |
Yannick Franke 19.6 |
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| Rebounds |
Kenneth van Kempen 11.0 |
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| Assists |
Lance Jeter 5.0 |
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|
2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014. |
The 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League season will be the 55th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The defending champion is Donar from Groningen.
The league started the season with nine teams, after Matrixx Magixx didn't enter. In December the number of teams was reduced to eight, after Den Helder Kings went bankrupt.
Teams
Before the season Magixx announced it would withdraw from the DBL, because they couldn't get the amount of money that was required together.[1] Thereby the league would start with nine teams. In December, Den Helder Kings left as well.
- Notes
- ^1 Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and all records of the team were expunged on 15 December 2014.[2]
- ^2 Till 1 January 2015, BSW was known as "Maxxcom BSW" for sponsorship reasons.
Transactions
Regular Season
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GP |
Qualification or relegation
|
|---|
| 1 |
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
24 |
4 |
.857 |
28
|
Qualified for semifinals
|
| 2 |
ZZ Leiden |
22 |
6 |
.786 |
28
|
| 3 |
Donar |
21 |
7 |
.750 |
28
|
Qualified for quarterfinals
|
| 4 |
Landstede |
20 |
8 |
.714 |
28
|
| 5 |
Challenge Sports Rotterdam |
8 |
20 |
.286 |
28
|
| 6 |
Aris Leeuwarden |
8 |
20 |
.286 |
28
|
| 7 |
Apollo Amsterdam |
5 |
23 |
.179 |
28
|
| 8 |
BSW |
4 |
24 |
.143 |
28
|
Results
|
AMS |
DBO |
GRO |
LEE |
ROT |
LEI |
WEE |
ZWO |
| Apollo Amsterdam |
|
52–88 |
56–85 |
76–82 |
66–90 |
75–87 |
61–64 |
46–77 |
| 70–92 |
60–77 |
82–62 |
87–80 |
73–76 |
82–62 |
58–72 |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
111–60 |
|
76–59 |
93–66 |
81–59 |
82–77 |
95–57 |
79–56 |
| 87–57 |
84–79 |
108–80 |
108–65 |
91–78 |
80–61 |
70–92 |
| Donar Groningen |
79–55 |
78–67 |
|
86–54 |
85–75 |
70–72 |
92–62 |
74–78 |
| 74–55 |
69–63 |
80–56 |
93–77 |
70–65 |
92–50 |
68–78 |
| Aris Leeuwarden |
89–97 |
72–94 |
92–86 |
|
91–92 |
81–101 |
73–61 |
79–87 |
| 97–91 |
75–89 |
79–97 |
87–73 |
76–89 |
91–85 |
77–83 |
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam |
96–70 |
65–90 |
52–70 |
110–85 |
|
73–86 |
93–81 |
88–92 |
| 72–68 |
74–95 |
78–104 |
74–75 |
72–109 |
84–58 |
58–89 |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
95–66 |
66–67 |
72–81 |
113–81 |
97–89 |
|
102–55 |
76–54 |
| 97–61 |
65–69 |
76–72 |
94–83 |
107–76 |
85–45 |
93–80 |
| BS Weert |
75–64 |
56–88 |
53–71 |
65–94 |
81–83 |
59–73 |
|
56–84 |
| 69–80 |
49–80 |
64–67 |
86–75 |
83–82 |
53–99 |
62–83 |
| Landstede Zwolle |
77–74 |
82–81 |
73–84 |
89–77 |
94–89 |
79–86 |
85–59 |
|
| 68–66 |
65–66 |
81–83 |
84–56 |
94–85 |
73–82 |
84–54 |
Playoffs
Because the number of teams in the DBL decreased to 9, a new Playoff format was chosen. After the seeds 3 till 6 played a best-of-three series in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and finals would be played in a best-of-seven system.[3]
Awards
Individual statistics
- As of 12 February 2015.
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Notable occurrences
- On May 29, 2014 Zorg en Zekerheid extended its sponsorship contract with three more years.[4]
- On May 13, 2014 it was announced ZZ Leiden and Toon van Helfteren – who won six trophies with the club – would part ways.[5] On May 30, the Belgian Eddy Casteels coach was hired as new head coach.[6]
- On June 6, 2014 Matrixx Magixx announced the club was close to bankruptcy because they had trouble finding a new main sponsor.
- On July 21, 2014, Magixx announced it would withdraw its participation for this season, after they couldn't reach a high enough budget.[1]
- On September 29, 2014, the first game ever of the Dutch Talent League (DTL) was played. This league was the newly formed development league of the DBL, mainly made for players under age 25.
- On August 9, 2014, BC Apollo announced that it would play in the DBL after working a long time to reach the budget standard.[7]
- On August 16, 2014, Groningen announced it would be named Donar again.[8]
- On August 29, 2014, the DBL announced this season a new Playoffs system would be used. Just 6 teams would qualify this season, compared to 8 last year.[3]
- On December 2, 2014, Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt.[9]
References
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| | Seasons | |
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| | Playoffs | |
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| | Clubs | |
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| | Awards | |
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| | Statistical leaders | |
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| | Associated competitions | |
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 Category
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2014–15 European basketball competitions |
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| | | | Continental Competitions | |
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| | Regional Leagues | Men | |
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| Women |
- Central Women's Basketball League
- Baltic League
- MŽRKL
- WBFAL
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| | National Leagues | |
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Amsterdam
Jaanus Liivak
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Jean-Marc Jaumin
's-Hertogenbosch
Groningen
Rotterdam
Leeuwarden
Leiden
Weert
Zwolle
Mohamed Kherrazi 