2015–16 Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League
Champions Donar (5th title)
Runners-up Landstede
Teams 8
Games played 32
Duration October 6, 2015 – May 27, 2016
Top seed Landstede
TV Ziggo Sport (weekly)
Major awards
MVP Netherlands Worthy de Jong
Playoffs MVP United States Lance Jeter
Statistical leaders
PIR

Canada Ross Bekkering

21.3

Points

United States Javier Duren

17.7

Rebounds

Canada Ross Bekkering

10.5

Assists

United Kingdom Nigel Van Oostrum

8.1

The 2015–16 Dutch Basketball League season was the 56th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The seasons started on October 6, 2015 and ended May 27, 2016. The defending champion is SPM Shoeters Den Bosch.

Rules

Import players

Team Players
Aris Leeuwarden United States Javier Duren United States Joe O'Shea United States Josiah Heath United Kingdom Ali Fraser
Apollo Amsterdam
Donar United States Lance Jeter United States Chase Fieler Croatia Dražen Bubnić United States Will Sullivan
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Serbia Dejan Kravic
Challenge Sports Rotterdam United States La'Shard Anderson Suriname Sergio De Randamie
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden United States Cashmere Wright United States Marquise Simmons
Landstede Basketbal United States Ricardo Glenn Canada Tyson Hinz United States Grant Gibbs United States Steve McWhorter
BSW Belgium Thomas Dreesen

Teams

Location of teams in 2015–16 Dutch Basketball League

On June 18, 2015, it was announced all teams from the 2014–15 season would return.[1]

Colors Club Location Venue Capacity
AMS
Apollo Amsterdam Amsterdam Apollohal 1,500
DON
Donar Groningen MartiniPlaza 4,350
SPM
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Maaspoort Sports and Events 2,800
BSW
BSW Weert Sporthal Boshoven Unknown
LAN
Landstede Zwolle Landstede Sportcentrum 1,200
LEI
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Leiden Vijf Meihal 2,000
LEE
Aris Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Kalverdijkje 1,700
RDM
Challenge Sports Rotterdam Rotterdam Topsportcentrum 1,000

Personnel and kits

Team Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Apollo Amsterdam Netherlands Patrick Faijdherbe Peak
Aris Leeuwarden Netherlands Michael Schuurs[2] Jako Univé
BSW Belgium Pascal Meurs Spalding
Challenge Sports Rotterdam Netherlands Armand Salomon Peak Challenge Sports
Donar Netherlands Erik Braal Burned Mini
Landstede Netherlands Herman van den Belt Hummel Landstede
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch Netherlands Sam Jones Joma SPM Shoes & Boots
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Belgium Eddy Casteels Panzeri Sport Zorg & Zekerheid

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Aris Leeuwarden Netherlands Tom Simpson End of contract Pre-season Netherlands Michael Schuurs 23 May 2015[3]
Donar Croatia Ivica Skelin Netherlands Erik Braal 21 June 2015[4]
BC Apollo Amsterdam Estonia Jaanus Liivak Netherlands Patrick Faijdherbe 9 June 2015[5]
BSW Netherlands Niels Vorenhout Belgium Pascal Meurs 17 July 2015[6]
Aris Leeuwarden Netherlands Michael Schuurs Health issues 26 February 2016 6th Netherlands Klaas Stoppels 26 February 2016[7]

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Landstede Basketbal 28 22 6 2202 1909 +293 44 Qualification to semi-finals
2 Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 28 22 6 2150 1844 +306 44
3 Donar 28 21 7 2316 1917 +399 42 Qualification to quarter-finals
4 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 28 16 12 2128 2003 +125 32
5 Apollo Amsterdam 28 10 18 1938 2102 164 20
6 Challenge Sports Rotterdam 28 9 19 2039 2201 162 18
7 Aris Leeuwarden 28 9 19 2023 2290 267 18
8 BSW 28 3 25 1864 2394 530 6

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals
(21 April – 23 April)
    Semifinals
(30 April – 12 May)
    Finals
(17 May – 27 May)
                           
      1  Landstede 4  
  4  SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 2     4  SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 2    
  5  Apollo Amsterdam 0         1  Landstede 1
      3  Donar 4
      2  Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 2    
  3  Donar 2     3  Donar 4  
  6  Challenge Sports Rotterdam 0  

Quarterfinals

Home court advantage Agg. Home court disadvantage Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Donar 2–0 Challenge Sports Rotterdam 71–65 85–55
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 2–0 Apollo Amsterdam 77–49 91–63

Semifinals

Home court advantage Agg. Home court disadvantage Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Landstede 4–2 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 89–74 88–89 (OT) 66–60 53–63 64–74 75–55
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 2–4 Donar 72–69 68–75 76–93 60–71 73–43 52–59

Awards

The award winners were announced on April 16.[8]

Player and team awards for the 2015–16 season
Most Valuable Player
Playoffs MVP
Defensive Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
DBL MVP Under 23
Statistical Player of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player

Statistical leaders

To be included a player had to have played at least 70% of his teams number of games.

Efficiency

Pos Player Club PIR
1 Canada Ross Bekkering Donar
21.3
2 United States Lance Jeter Donar
18.9
3 Canada Tyson Hinz Landstede
18.9

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 United States Javier Duren Aris Leeuwarden
17.7
2 Netherlands Worthy de Jong ZZ Leiden
17.2
3 United States Steve McWhorter Landstede
15.2

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 Canada Ross Bekkering Donar
10.5
2 United States Ricardo Glenn Landstede
9.5
3 Serbia Dejan Kravic SPM Shoeters
9.4

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 United Kingdom Nigel Van Oostrum Aris Leeuwarden
8.1
2 Netherlands Aron Royé Apollo Amsterdam
4.5
3 Netherlands Leon Williams SPM Shoeters
4.0

References

  1. Startdata seizoen 2015/2016
  2. Klaas Stoppels took over from Schuurs in February 2016, after Schuurs had medical reasons to sit down the rest of the season.
  3. Schuurs tekent bij Aris. "Schuurs tekent bij Aris | #1 Basketball Platform van Nederland". Ibasketball.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  4. Foto: Pro Shots/Stanley Gontha. "Patrick Faijdherbe wil attractief basketball gaan spelen bij BC Apollo - NH | Noord-Holland". nl-nh: Rtvnh.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  5. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/33993/Basketbal/article/detail/4102960/2015/07/17/Meurs-hoofdcoach-van-BSW.dhtml
  6. Wildsea (2016-02-26). "Michael Schuurs geeft trainers taken over aan Klaas Stoppels - Omroep Leo". Omroepleo.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  7. Worthy de Jong uitgeroepen tot MVP
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