2009–10 Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League
	Players of GasTerra Flames celebrating winning the DBL title
Competition details
Season	2009–10
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	GasTerra Flames (4th title)
Runners-up	WCAA Giants
Awards
MVP	Danny Gibson
Statistical leaders
Index Rating	Elijah Palmer 21.1
Points	Danny Gibson 18.8
Rebounds	Patrick Hilliman 10.1
Assists	Torey Thomas 7.2
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 50th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. GasTerra Flames dominated throughout the regular season and lost just three games. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden player Danny Gibson was league top scorer and won the Most Valuable Player award.^[1] Flames eventually won its third title in team history, by beating World Class Aviation Academy Giants 4–1 in the playoff finals.

Tams

Team	City	Arena	Head coach
ABC Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Sporthallen Zuid	Ferry Steenmetz
World Class Aviation Academy Giants	Bergen op Zoom	Sporthal Boulevard	Erik Braal
EiffelTowers Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort Sports & Events	Don Beck Maarten van Gent (replacement)
GasTerra Flames	Groningen	Martiniplaza	Marco van den Berg
De Friesland Aris	Leeuwarden	Sporthal Kalverdijkje	Pete Miller
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	Leiden	Vijf Meihal	Toon van Helfteren
Matrixx Magixx	Nijmegen	Sporthal De Horstacker	Michael Schuurs
Rotterdam Challengers	Rotterdam	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam	Zlatko Jezerkic
Upstairs Weert	Weert	Sporthal Boshoven	Olivier van Kempen
Landstede	Zwolle	ZBC Hal	Adriaan van Bergen

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	GasTerra Flames	36	33	3	3126	2580	+546	66	Qualification for playoffs
2	WCAA Giants	36	24	12	2915	2619	+296	48
3	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	36	24	12	2963	2751	+212	48
4	Matrixx Magixx	36	23	13	2893	2677	+216	46
5	ZZ Leiden	36	22	14	2836	2685	+151	44
6	De Friesland Aris	36	19	17	2887	2900	−13	38
7	ABC Amsterdam	36	14	22	2571	2658	−87	28
8	Upstairs Weert	26	12	14	2687	2977	−290	24
9	Landstede	36	5	31	2537	2955	−418	10
10	Rotterdam Challengers	36	4	32	2291	2904	−613	8

Source: DBL

Playoffs

Scene of the playoff final between GasTerra Flames and WCAA Giants

The playoffs started on 22 April and ended 25 May 2010. The winner of the playoffs was crowned Dutch national champion. In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals are played in respectively a best-of-five format and best-of-seven format. The higher seeded team had home advantage and played games one, three, five and seven (if possible) at home. Small bold numbers indicate team seeding.

Quarterfinals 22–25 April			Semifinals 1–13 May						Finals 15–25 May



1 GasTerra Flames	106	77

8 Upstairs Weert	68	61
			1 GasTerra Flames	67	79	67	88	80

			5 ZZ Leiden	76	74	63	90	70
4 Matrixx Magixx	62	62

5 ZZ Leiden	67	94
									1 GasTerra Flames	89	80	84	60	79

									2 WCAA Giants	65	76	79	62	74
2 WCAA Giants	71	78

7 ABC Amsterdam	54	74
			2 WCAA Giants		93	92	95	83

			6 De Friesland Aris		80	77	97	71
3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch	82	75

6 De Friesland Aris	85	87

Source: Eurobasket

Statistical leaders

Category	Player	Team	Statistics
Points per game	Danny Gibson	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	18.8
Rebounds per game	Patrick Hilliman	Rotterdam Challengers	10.1
Assists per game	Torey Thomas	Matrixx Magixx	7.2
Steals per game	Torey Thomas	Matrixx Magixx	2.9
Blocks per game	James Hughes	Matrixx Magixx	1.7

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Danny Gibson (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)

All-Star Team

Danny Gibson (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)
Ronny LeMelle (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)
Kees Akerboom, Jr. (EiffelTowers Den Bosch)
Patrick Hilliman (Rotterdam Challengers)
Matt Haryasz (GasTerra Flames)

Rookie of the Year

Mohamed Kherrazi (ABC Amsterdam)

Coach of the Year

Toon van Helfteren (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)

Statistical Player of the Year

Elijah Palmer (Upstairs Weert)

In European competitions

Club	Competition	Result	W–L	Ref
ABC Amsterdam	EuroChallenge	Regular season	0–6	^[2]
EiffelTowers Den Bosch	EuroChallenge	Last 16	6–6	^[3]

References

↑ "FEB: Leiden-guard Danny Gibson gekozen tot MVP". Sportloketalkmaar.nl. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
↑ "Amsterdam". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
↑ "EiffelTowers Den Bosch". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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[1] "FEB: Leiden-guard Danny Gibson gekozen tot MVP". Sportloketalkmaar.nl. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2014-06-21.

[2] "Amsterdam". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

[3] "EiffelTowers Den Bosch". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.