2018–19 Dutch Basketball League

Dutch Basketball League
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 10
Dates 6 October 2018 – TBD
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The 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) is the 59th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on 6 October 2018.

Format

Due to the increase of teams from nine to ten, the format for the DBL season was changed. The eight highest-placed teams during the regular season qualify for the play-offs, while the two last-placed teams are eliminated. In the quarter-finals, a best-of-three series is played. In the semi-finals, a best-of-five series is played. The finals are decided through a best-of-seven series.[1]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League

On 3 May 2018, the DBL officially announced the Dutch Windmills would made its debut in the upcoming season.[2] Forward Lease Rotterdam changed its name to Feyenoord Basketball, as the team became a part of the multi-sports club of association football club Feyenoord.[3]

Arenas and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity
Apollo AmsterdamAmsterdamApollohal1,500
Aris LeeuwardenLeeuwardenKalverdijkje1,700
BALWeertSporthal Boshoven1,000
Den Helder SunsDen HelderSporthal Sportlaan1,000
DonarGroningenMartiniPlaza4,350
Dutch WindmillsDordrechtSporthal de Boulevard1,100
FeyenoordRotterdamTopsportcentrum1,000
LandstedeZwolleLandstede Sportcentrum1,200
New Heroes's-HertogenboschMaaspoort Sports and Events2,800
ZZ LeidenLeidenVijf Meihal2,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Apollo AmsterdamNetherlands Patrick FaijdherbeNetherlands Dimeo van der HorstAdidas
Aris LeeuwardenBelgium Tony van den Bosch[4]JakoFriezon
BALSerbia Radenko Varagić[5]SpaldingEnvinity
Den Helder SunsNetherlands Peter van NoordBurned
DonarNetherlands Erik Braal[6]Netherlands Jason DourisseauMacronHepro Kunststof Kozijnen
Dutch WindmillsNetherlands Geert HamminkPyrOil
FeyenoordNetherlands Richard den OsNetherlands Ties TheeuwkensAdidas
LandstedeNetherlands Herman van den BeltNetherlands Nigel van OostrumBurnedLandstede
New HeroesCroatia Ivica SkelinNetherlands Stefan WesselsBurnedNew Heroes[7]
ZZ LeidenNetherlands Rolf Franke[8]Netherlands Mohamed KherraziPeakZorg en Zekerheid[9]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
ZZ Leiden Belgium Paul Vervaeck End of contract 30 May 2018[10] Pre-season Netherlands Rolf Franke 11 June 2018[8]
Feyenoord Netherlands Armand Salomon End of contract 23 June 2018[11] Netherlands Richard den Os 23 June 2018[11]
New Heroes Croatia Silvano Poropat Mutual consent 27 August 2018[12] Croatia Ivica Skelin 4 September 2018[13]

Players

Foreign players

In 2017, league policy was changed and the number of allowed foreign players per team was increased from 4 to 5.[14] Additional was the restriction that a team is not allowed to have five foreign players on the court at the same time.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Apollo Amsterdam
Aris Leeuwarden United States Jonathan Williams[15] United States Nick Masterson[16] United States David Michaels[17] United States Griffin Kinney[18] Lithuania Deividas Kumelis[19]
BAL United States Tony Washington[20]
Den Helder Suns Luxembourg Alex Laurent[21] United States Steve Harris[22] Belgium Thibault Vanderhaegen[23] United States Lavone Holland[24]
Donar Croatia Drago Pašalić[25] United States Jobi Wall[26] United States Jordan Callahan[27] United States Teddy Gipson[28] United States Grant Sitton[29]
Dutch Windmills United States Shavon Coleman[30] United States Bennett Koch[31] United States Alec Wintering[32] United States Ryan Richardson[33]
Feyenoord United States La'Shard Anderson[34] United States Justin Gordon[34] Italy Emanuele Montaguti[35]
Landstede United States Noah Dahlman[36] United States Sherron Dorsey-Walker[36] Canada Kaza Kajami-Keane[37] United States Franko House[38]
New Heroes United States Jonathon Williams[39] United States Keshun Sherrill[40] United States Steven Cook[41] United States Payton Henson[42]
ZZ Leiden United States Kenneth Simms[43] United States Clayton Vette[44] United States Maurice Watson Jr.[45] United States Darius Thompson[46] Suriname Sergio De Randamie[47]

Notable transactions

Transactions including players who have won a DBL award, were named to an All-DBL Team or were DBL All-Stars.

Date Player From To
14 June 2018[48]Netherlands Jessey VoornZZ LeidenNew Heroes

Notable retirements

Player Date Team Playing career Notable honors
Tjoe de Paula19 April 2018[49]Den Helder Suns2001–20182x DBL champion
DBL Rookie of the Year
Kees Akerboom Jr.31 May 2018[50]New Heroes2001–201811x DBL All-Star
3x DBL champion

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Apollo Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to play-offs
2 Aris Leeuwarden 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Den Helder Suns 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dutch Windmills 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Donar 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Landstede 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 New Heroes 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 ZZ Leiden 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on October 2018. Source: DBL

Results

Rounds 1 to 18

Home \ Away AMS LEE BAL DHE WIN DON FEY LAN NHO ZZL
Apollo Amsterdam — 91–71
Aris Leeuwarden 77–65 —
BAL —
Den Helder Suns 67–68 — 67–80
Dutch Windmills — 64–78
Donar 91–57 90–51 — 80–75
Feyenoord 60–77 —
Landstede 85–48 —
New Heroes 91–70 86–57 —
ZZ Leiden —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: DBL
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 19 to 36

Home \ Away AMS LEE BAL DHE WIN DON FEY LAN NHO ZZL
Apollo Amsterdam —
Aris Leeuwarden —
BAL —
Den Helder Suns —
Dutch Windmills —
Donar —
Feyenoord —
Landstede —
New Heroes —
ZZ Leiden —
First match(es) will be played on October 2018. Source: DBL
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
– 0 0 0
– 0 0 0
– 0 0 0
– 0 0 0

Semi-finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
– 0 0 000
– 0 0 000

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg
– 0 0 00000

Dutch clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
DonarChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season
New Heroes Den BoschRegular season
ZZ LeidenRegular season

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Dutch Windmills maakt entree in basketbaleredivisie". Nos.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Rotterdamse sportclubs gaan in rood/wit en onder naam Feyenoord spelen". Sportnieuws.nl. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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