2016–17 Dutch Basketball League

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Dutch Basketball League
Season2016–17
Teams8
Games played133
Dates8 October 2016 – 25 May 2017
Final positions
Top seedDonar
ChampionsDonar (6th title)
Runners-upLandstede Zwolle
Awards
MVPLance Jeter
(Donar)
Playoffs MVPChase Fieler
(Donar)
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Chase Fieler 21.5
Points Jordan Gregory 18.5
Rebounds Charles Mitchell 10.9
Assists Lance Jeter 6.2

The 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League was the 57th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on October 8, 2016 and ended May 25, 2017. Donar successfully defended its title.

Teams[]

2016–17 Dutch Basketball League is located in Netherlands
Apollo
Apollo
Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Landstede
Landstede
New Heroes
New Heroes
BSW
BSW
ZZ Leiden
ZZ Leiden
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Location of teams in 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League

Den Bosch and BSW were both close to bankruptcy in the offseason, but managed to stay alive. Challenge Sports Rotterdam changed its name to Forward Lease Rotterdam, after they got a new main sponsor. On November 1, Den Bosch changed its name to New Heroes.[1]

Club Location Venue Capacity
Apollo Amsterdam Amsterdam Apollohal 1,500
Aris Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Sportcentrum Kalverdijkje 1,700
BSW Weert Sporthal Boshoven
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

Foreign players[]

The number of foreign players during the 2016–17 season was restricted to four per DBL team.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Left during season
Apollo Amsterdam Suriname Sergio De Randamie
Aris Leeuwarden United States Jordan Gregory United States Denton Koon Canada Meshack Lufile United States George Marshall
BSW
Donar United States Lance Jeter United States Andrew Smith Croatia Drago Pašalić United States Chase Fieler
Forward Lease Rotterdam United States Gregory Mays United States Jermaine Marshall United States La'Shard Anderson
United States Anthlon Bell
Landstede United States J.T. Tiller United States Keegan Hylan United States J.T. Yoho United States Clayton Vette
New Heroes United States D. J. Balentine United States Justin Watts United States Charles Mitchell United States Steve McWhorther United States Antwan Scott
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden United States Daviyon Draper United States Jonathan Michael Lee Belgium Leigh Enobakhare United States Cashmere Wright

Regular season[]

The Regular season started on 8 October 2016 and finished 8 April 2017.[2]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Donar 28 26 2 2337 1753 +584 52 Qualification to semifinals
2 Landstede 28 20 8 2176 1947 +229 40
3 ZZ Leiden 28 19 9 2032 1903 +129 38 Qualification to quarterfinals
4 New Heroes 28 14 14 2081 2080 +1 28
5 Forward Lease Rotterdam 28 12 16 2086 2212 −126 24
6 Apollo Amsterdam 28 9 19 2093 2294 −201 18
7 Aris Leeuwarden 28 8 20 2088 2388 −300 16
8 BSW 28 4 24 1966 2282 −316 8

Play-offs[]

The play-offs started on April 15 and ended on May 28, 2017.[2] In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals in a best-of-seven format.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                            
4
New Heroes
82 79
5
Forward Lease Rotterdam
6165
1
Donar
84967772
4
New Heroes
76606468
1
Donar
8096747685
2
Landstede
4551794855
3
ZZ Leiden
797875
6
Apollo Amsterdam
827056
2
Landstede
82927867846083
3
ZZ Leiden
88816476788456

Source: DBL

Final standings[]

The final standings are based upon performance in the playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification
1 Donar (C, O) 37 34 3 Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
2 Landstede 36 24 12
3 ZZ Leiden 38 24 14
4 New Heroes 34 16 18
5 Forward Lease Rotterdam 30 12 18
6 Apollo Amsterdam 31 10 21
7 Aris Leeuwarden 28 8 20
8 BSW 28 4 24
Source: DBL
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NEWHEROES.COM NIEUWE HOOFDSPONSOR". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  2. ^ a b "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.
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