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2014–15 Dutch Basketball League#Playoffs

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated = 7 September 2014

| prevseason = 2013–14

| nextseason = 2015–16

| title = Dutch Basketball League

| t_bg = #27271D

| t_color = #EE8417

| season = 2014–15

| image =

| caption =

| champions = SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (16th title)

| runners_up = Donar

| semifinalists = ZZ Leiden
Landstede Zwolle

| promoted =

| relegated =

| teams = 9

| games = 32

| duration = 10 October 2014 – 28 May 2015

| top_seed = SPM Shoeters Den Bosch

| MVP = Lance Jeter | MVP_n = USA | MVP_link = DBL MVP

| playoffs_MVP = Brandyn Curry | playoffs_MVP_n = USA | playoffs_MVP_link = DBL Playoffs MVP

| major= yes

| PIR_leader = Joe Burton | pir=23.5 |pir_n=USA

| top_scorer = Yannick Franke | ppg = 19.6 | ppg_n = NED

| rebounds_leader = Kenneth van Kempen | rpg = 11.0 | rpg_n = USA

| assists_leader = Lance Jeter | apg = 5.0 | apg_n = USA

| highest_scoring =

| winning_streak =

| losing_streak =

| biggest_home_win =

| biggest_away_win =

| highest_attendance =

| lowest_attendance =

| average_attendance =

}}

The 2014–15 season was the 55th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The defending champion was Donar from Groningen.

The league started the season with nine teams, after Matrixx Magixx did not enter. In December the number of teams was reduced to eight, after Den Helder Kings went bankrupt.

Top seeded SPM Shoeters won the league, by beating Donar 4–1 in the Finals.

Teams

{{Location map+|Netherlands|width=250|float=right|caption=Location of teams in 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League|places=

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=Apollo|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=53.20428|long=5.79958|label=Aris Leeuwarden|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.921830|long=4.470410|label=Challenge Sports|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=53.206060|long=6.591530|label=Donar|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.50863|long=6.09289|label=Landstede|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.68333|long=5.3 |label=SPM Shoeters|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.25|long=5.7 |label=BSW|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.16667|long=5.483333|label=ZZ Leiden|position=right}}

}}

Before the season Matrixx Magixx announced it was withdrawing from the DBL, because the club could not complete its budget.{{cite web|url=http://magixx.nl/nieuws/2267/magixx-krijgt-begroting-niet-rond.html |title=Magixx krijgt begroting niet rond |publisher=Magixx.nl |date=2014-07-21 |access-date=2015-01-07}} Consequently, the league started with nine teams instead of ten. In December 2014, Port of Den Helder Kings left as well following its bankruptcy.

{{Further|2014–15 Dutch Basketball League/squads}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
Colors

! Club

! City

! Arena

! Capacity

! Head coach

! Main sponsor

! Kit manufacturer

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|red}} {{color box|black}}

| Apollo Amsterdam

| File:Flag of Amsterdam.svg Amsterdam

| Apollohal

| {{center|{{Nts|1500}}}}

| {{flagicon|EST|size=20px}} Jaanus Liivak

| –

| Peak

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|#6BAFDC}} {{color box|#00314F}}

| Port of Den Helder Kings {{Ref|1|1}}

| File:Den-Helder flag.svg Den Helder

| KingsDome

| {{center| {{Nts|1500}}}}

| {{flagicon|BEL|size=20px}} Jean-Marc Jaumin

| Port of Den Helder

| Macron

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|black}} {{color box|silver}}

| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch

| File:Hertogenbosch vlag.svg 's-Hertogenbosch

| Maaspoort

| {{center|{{Nts|2800}}}}

| {{flagicon|NED|size=20px}} Sam Jones

| SPM Shoes & Boots

| Joma

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|white}} {{color box|#000080}}

| Donar

| File:Flag of Groningen City.svg Groningen

| MartiniPlaza

| {{center| {{Nts|4310}}}}

| {{flagicon|CRO|size=20px}} Ivica Skelin

| –

| Kix

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|#4A414F}} {{color box|white}}

| Challenge Sports Rotterdam

| File:Flag Rotterdam.svg Rotterdam

| Topsportcentrum

| {{center|{{Nts|1000}}}}

| {{flagicon|NED|size=20px}} Armand Salomon

| Challenge Sports

| Kelme

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|#3333CC}} {{color box|white}}

| Aris Leeuwarden

| File:Leeuwarden flag.svg Leeuwarden

| Sporthal Kalverdijkje

| {{center|{{Nts|1700}}}}

| {{flagicon|NED|size=20px}} Tom Simpson

| Univé

| Jako

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|#2B6EBF}} {{color box|white}}

| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

| File:Leiden flag.svg Leiden

| Vijf Meihal

| {{center|{{Nts|2000}}}}

| {{flagicon|BEL|size=20px}} Eddy Casteels

| Zorg en Zekerheid

| Panzari Sports

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|#000080}} {{color box|white}}

| BSW {{ref|2|2}}

| File:Flag of Weert.svg Weert

| Sporthal Boshoven

|

| {{flagicon|NED|size=20px}} Niels Vorenhout

| Maxxcom

| Spalding

style="text-align:center;"| {{color box|#ffbe0e}} {{color box|#006666}}

| Landstede Basketbal

| File:Flag zwolle.svg Zwolle

| Landstede Sportcentrum

| {{center| {{Nts|1200}}}}

| {{flagicon|NED|size=20px}} Herman van den Belt

| Landstede

| Hummel

{{refbegin}}

;Notes

:{{Note|1|1}} Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt and all records of the team were expunged on 15 December 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/1325 |title=Eredivisie basketbal Nederland |publisher=Basketballleague.nl |date=2014-12-15 |access-date=2015-01-07}}

:{{Note|2|2}} Till 1 January 2015, BSW was known as "Maxxcom BSW" for sponsorship reasons.

{{refend}}

Transactions

{{Main|List of 2014–15 DBL transactions}}

Regular season

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.basketballleague.nl/ Dutch Basketball League], [http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=basketball&page=round&id=3919 Scoresway]

|for_against_style=points |losspoints=0

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF|result9=D

|team2=LDN |team1=DBO |team3=GRO |team4=ZWO |team5=RDM |team6=LWD |team8=WRT |team7=AMS|team9=DHE

|win_AMS= 5 |loss_AMS=23 |pf_AMS=1880 |pa_AMS=2297 |status_AMS=

|win_DBO=24 |loss_DBO= 4 |pf_DBO=2374 |pa_DBO=1884 |status_DBO=

|win_GRO=21 |loss_GRO= 7 |pf_GRO=2225 |pa_GRO=1903 |status_GRO=

|win_LDN=22 |loss_LDN= 6 |pf_LDN=2418 |pa_LDN=2006 |status_LDN=

|win_LWD= 8 |loss_LWD=20 |pf_LWD=2202 |pa_LWD=2464 |status_LWD=

|win_RDM= 8 |loss_RDM=20 |pf_RDM=2204 |pa_RDM=2426 |status_RDM=

|win_WRT= 4 |loss_WRT=24 |pf_WRT=1765 |pa_WRT=2322 |status_WRT=

|win_ZWO=20 |loss_ZWO= 8 |pf_ZWO=2322 |pa_ZWO=1999 |status_ZWO=

|name_AMS=Apollo Amsterdam

|name_DBO=SPM Shoeters Den Bosch

|name_GRO=Donar

|name_LDN=ZZ Leiden

|name_LWD=Aris Leeuwarden |hth_LWD=RDM

|name_RDM=Challenge Sports Rotterdam |hth_RDM=Challenge Sports Rotterdam won head-to-head 2–2 (+40) vs Aris Leeuwarden.

|name_WRT=BSW

|name_ZWO= Landstede

|name_DHE=Port of Den Helder Kings|status_DHE=D

|res_col_header=Q

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Qualification to semifinals

|col_QF=green2 |text_QF=Qualification to quarterfinals

|col_D=black1|text_D=Expelled

}}

=Results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center"
| align="center" width=50|AMS

| width=50|DBO

| width=50|GRO

| width=50|LEE

| width=50|ROT

| width=50|LEI

| width=50|WEE

| width=50|ZWO

align=left rowspan=2 |Apollo Amsterdam

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2 |

| style="background:#fcc;"| 52–88

| style="background:#fcc;"| 56–85

| style="background:#fcc;"| 76–82

| style="background:#fcc;"| 66–90

| style="background:#fcc;"| 75–87

| style="background:#fcc;"| 61–64

| style="background:#fcc;"| 46–77

style="background:#fcc;"| 70–92

| style="background:#fcc;"| 60–77

| style="background:#cfc;"| 82–62

| style="background:#cfc;"| 87–80

| style="background:#fcc;"| 73–76

| style="background:#cfc;"| 82–62

| style="background:#fcc;"| 58–72

align=left rowspan=2 |SPM Shoeters Den Bosch

| style="background:#cfc;" | 111–60

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2 |

| style="background:#cfc;"| 76–59

| style="background:#cfc;"| 93–66

| style="background:#cfc;"| 81–59

| style="background:#cfc;"| 82–77

| style="background:#cfc;"| 95–57

| style="background:#cfc;"| 79–56

style="background:#cfc;"| 87–57

| style="background:#B8E6B8;"| 84–79

| style="background:#cfc;"| 108–80

| style="background:#cfc;"| 108–65

| style="background:#cfc;"| 91–78

| style="background:#cfc;"| 80–61

| style="background:#fcc;"| 70–92

align=left rowspan=2 |Donar Groningen

| style="background:#cfc;"| 79–55

| style="background:#cfc;"| 78–67

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2|

| style="background:#cfc;"| 86–54

| style="background:#cfc;"| 85–75

| style="background:#fcc;"| 70–72

| style="background:#cfc;"| 92–62

| style="background:#fcc;"| 74–78

style="background:#cfc;"| 74–55

| style="background:#cfc;"| 69–63

| style="background:#cfc;"| 80–56

| style="background:#cfc;"| 93–77

| style="background:#cfc;"| 70–65

| style="background:#cfc;"| 92–50

| style="background:#fcc;"| 68–78

align=left rowspan=2 |Aris Leeuwarden

| style="background:#fcc;"| 89–97

| style="background:#fcc;"| 72–94

| style="background:#cfc;"| 92–86

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2 |

| style="background:#fcc;"| 91–92

| style="background:#fcc;"| 81–101

| style="background:#cfc;"| 73–61

| style="background:#fcc;"| 79–87

style="background:#cfc;"| 97–91

| style="background:#fcc;"| 75–89

| style="background:#fcc;"| 79–97

| style="background:#cfc;"| 87–73

| style="background:#fcc;"| 76–89

| style="background:#cfc;"| 91–85

| style="background:#fcc;"| 77–83

align=left rowspan=2 |Challenge Sports Rotterdam

| style="background:#cfc;" | 96–70

| style="background:#fcc;"| 65–90

| style="background:#fcc;"| 52–70

| style="background:#cfc;"| 110–85

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2|

| style="background:#fcc;"| 73–86

| style="background:#cfc;"| 93–81

| style="background:#fcc;"| 88–92

style="background:#cfc;"| 72–68

| style="background:#fcc;"| 74–95

| style="background:#fcc;"| 78–104

| style="background:#fcc;"| 74–75

| style="background:#fcc;"| 72–109

| style="background:#cfc;"| 84–58

| style="background:#fcc;"| 58–89

align=left rowspan=2 |Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

| style="background:#cfc;" | 95–66

| style="background:#fcc;"| 66–67

| style="background:#fcc;"| 72–81

| style="background:#cfc;"| 113–81

| style="background:#cfc;"| 97–89

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2|

| style="background:#cfc;"| 102–55

| style="background:#cfc;"| 76–54

style="background:#cfc;"| 97–61

| style="background:#fcc;"| 65–69

| style="background:#cfc;"| 76–72

| style="background:#cfc;"| 94–83

| style="background:#cfc;"| 107–76

| style="background:#cfc;"| 85–45

| style="background:#cfc;"| 93–80

align=left rowspan=2 |BS Weert

| style="background:#B8E6B8;" | 75–64

| style="background:#fcc;"| 56–88

| style="background:#fcc;"| 53–71

| style="background:#fcc;"| 65–94

| style="background:#fcc;"| 81–83

| style="background:#fcc;"| 59–73

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2 |

| style="background:#fcc;"| 56–84

style="background:#fcc;"| 69–80

| style="background:#fcc;"| 49–80

| style="background:#fcc;"| 64–67

| style="background:#cfc;"| 86–75

| style="background:#cfc;"| 83–82

| style="background:#fcc;"| 53–99

| style="background:#fcc;"| 62–83

align=left rowspan=2 |Landstede Zwolle

| style="background:#cfc;" | 77–74

| style="background:#B8E6B8;"| 82–81

| style="background:#fcc;"| 73–84

| style="background:#cfc;"| 89–77

| style="background:#cfc;"| 94–89

| style="background:#fcc;"| 79–86

| style="background:#cfc;"| 85–59

| style="background:#ccc;" rowspan=2 |

style="background:#cfc;"| 68–66

| style="background:#fcc;"| 65–66

| style="background:#fcc;"| 81–83

| style="background:#cfc;"| 84–56

| style="background:#cfc;"| 94–85

| style="background:#fcc;"| 73–82

| style="background:#cfc;"| 84–54

Playoffs

{{Main article|2015 DBL Playoffs}}

Because the number of teams in the DBL decreased to nine, a new play-off format was chosen. After the seeds 3–6 played a best-of-three series in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and finals would be played in a best-of-seven format.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/1000 |title=Eredivisie basketbal Nederland |publisher=Basketballleague.nl |access-date=2015-01-07}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3|boldwinner=high|omit_blanks=yes|score-boxes=7|skipmatch2=yes|skipmatch4=yes

|score-width=30

||{{RDseed|4}}Landstede|105|81| |||||{{RDseed|5}}Challenge Sports Rotterdam|62|73| ||||

||{{RDseed|3}}Donar|101|87| |||||{{RDseed|6}}Aris Leeuwarden|66|73| ||||

||{{RDseed|1}}SPM Shoeters|85|66|74|86|82|68|87|{{RDseed|4}}Landstede|70|87|88|73|63|78|77

||{{RDseed|2}}ZZ Leiden|86|63|69|59|85|71| |{{RDseed|3}}Donar|80|78|79|63|56|77|

||{{RDseed|1}}SPM Shoeters|93|70|80|62|85| | |{{RDseed|3}}Donar|54|61|72|67|64| | |

|

}}

=Championship team=

{{SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 2014–15 DBL champions}}

Awards

File:Lance Jeter.jpg was named league MVP]]

class="wikitable sortable"
Award

! Player

! Team

Most Valuable Player{{flagicon|USA}} Lance JeterDonar
Playoffs MVP{{flagicon|USA}} Brandyn CurrySPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Statistical Player of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Joe BurtonLandstede Basketbal
Defensive Player of the Year{{flagicon|NED}} {{flagicon|MAR}} Mohamed KherraziZorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Coach of the Year{{flagicon|CRO}} Ivica SkelinDonar
MVP U23{{flagicon|NED}} Yannick FrankeChallenge Sports Rotterdam
Most Improved Player{{flagicon|NED}} Yannick FrankeChallenge Sports Rotterdam
Sixth Man of the Year{{flagicon|USA}} Dylon CormierZorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Rookie of the Year{{flagicon|NED}} Daan RosenmullerBSW

width=100%

|

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

colspan=2 | All-Star Team
{{flagicon|USA}} Lance JeterDonar
{{flagicon|USA}} Brandyn CurrySPM Shoeters Den Bosch
{{flagicon|NED}} Worthy de JongZorg en Zekerheid Leiden
{{flagicon|USA}} Mark SanchezDonar
{{flagicon|USA}} Joe BurtonLandstede Basketbal

|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
colspan=2 | All-Rookie Team
{{flagicon|UK}} {{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Van OostrumAris Leeuwarden
{{flagicon|NED}} Mick FleurenBSW
{{flagicon|NED}} Daan RosenmullerBSW
{{flagicon|NED}} Nigel OnuohaChallenge Sports Rotterdam
{{flagicon|NED}} Jan DriessenZorg en Zekerheid Leiden

|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
colspan=2 | All-Defense Team
{{flagicon|USA}} J.T. TillerLandstede Basketbal
{{flagicon|NED}} Worthy de JongZorg en Zekerheid Leiden
{{flagicon|NED}} {{flagicon|MAR}} Mohamed KherraziZorg en Zekerheid Leiden
{{flagicon|NED}} Stefan WesselsSPM Shoeters Den Bosch
{{flagicon|USA}} Joe BurtonLandstede Basketbal

|}

Individual statistics

=Points=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Rank

!width=200|Name

!width=200|Team

!width=40|PPG

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Yannick Franke||align="left"|Challenge Sports Rotterdam||19.64

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Marquise Simmons||align="left"| Aris Leeuwarden|| 16.30

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Lance Jeter||align="left"|Donar || 15.80

=Rebounds=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Rank

!width=200|Name

!width=200|Team

!width=40|RPG

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Kenneth van Kempen||align="left"|BSW|| 11.00

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Watkins||align="left"|Aris Leeuwarden || 10.15

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Marquise Simmons||align="left"| Aris Leeuwarden|| 8.04

=Assists=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
Rank

!width=200|Name

!width=200|Team

!width=40|APG

1

| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Lance Jeter||align="left"|Donar || 4.96

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandyn Curry||align="left"|SPM Shoeters || 4.92

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Rogier Jansen||align="left"| ZZ Leiden|| 4.85

Notable occurrences

  • On May 29, 2014, health insurance company Zorg en Zekerheid extended its sponsorship contract with ZZ Leiden for three more years.{{cite web|url=http://www.zorgenzekerheid.nl/Consumenten/Activiteitenkalender/Activiteit/Zorg-en-Zekerheid-verlengt-hoofdsponsorschap-Leiden-Basketball.htm |title=Zorg en Zekerheid verlengt hoofdsponsorschap Leiden Basketball |work=Zorgenzekerheid.nl |date=2014-06-17 |access-date=2014-06-21}}
  • On May 13, 2014, it was announced ZZ Leiden and head coach Toon van Helfteren, who won six trophies with the club, would part ways.{{cite web|url=http://www.omroepwest.nl/sport/13-05-2014/zz-leiden-niet-verder-met-coach-toon-van-helfteren |title=ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren |work=Omroepwest.nl |date=2014-05-13 |access-date=2014-06-21}} On May 30, the Belgian Eddy Casteels coach was hired as new head coach.{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/654781-casteels-coach-zz-leiden.html |title=Casteels coach ZZ Leiden |work=Nos.nl |date=2010-08-17 |access-date=2014-06-21}}
  • On June 6, 2014, Matrixx Magixx announced the club was close to bankruptcy after having difficulties in finding a new main sponsor to replace The Magixx.

:On July 21, 2014, Magixx announced it would withdraw its participation for this season, after they couldn't reach a high enough budget.

  • 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, Apollo Amsterdam announced that it would play in the DBL after working a long time to reach the DBL budget standard.{{Cite news | url = http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/949 | title = BC Apollo Amsterdam blijft in de DBL | work = DBL | date = 9 August 2014 }} This would mean the return of a team from Amsterdam since the departure of ABC in 2010.
  • On August 16, 2014, GasTerra Flames announced it would be named "Donar" again.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/963 |title=Eredivisie basketbal Nederland |publisher=Basketballleague.nl |access-date=2015-01-07}}
  • On August 29, 2014, the DBL announced for the season a new play-off system would be used. Six teams would qualify this season, compared to eight last year. In the quarter-finals, the first and second seeds received byes.
  • On December 2, 2014, Den Helder Kings was declared bankrupt. Consequently, the club was expelled from the DBL.[http://www.dichtbij.nl/noordkop/regionaal-nieuws/artikel/3808130/de-kings-is-officieel-failliet-verklaard.aspx De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard De Kings is officieel failliet verklaard]

In European competitions

class="wikitable sortable"
ClubCompetitionResult{{Tooltip|W–L|Wins–Losses}}{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}}
SPM Shoeters Den Boschrowspan=3 style="background-color:#45943B;color:white;text-align:center"|EuroChallengeLast 16{{center|4–8}}rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2012.html|title=EuroChallenge (2015) Official Website|publisher=Fibaeurope.com|access-date=2 December 2017}}

References

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{{Dutch Basketball League}}

{{European Basketball Season 2014–15}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Dutch Basketball League}}

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