B.S. Leiden

ZZ Leiden
ZZ Leiden
Leagues	Dutch Basketball League
Founded	1958
History	List BS Leiden; (1958–1967) ; Mercasol Leiden; (1967-1977) ; Parker Leiden; (1977–1983); Elmex Leiden; (1983–1986) ; Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden; (2006–present);
Arena	Vijf Meihal
Capacity	2,000
Location	Leiden, Netherlands
Team colors	Blue, Navy, White, Green;
Main sponsor	Zorg en Zekerheid
President	Marcel Verburg
Team manager	Rob van Hooven
Head coach	Rolf Franke
2017–18 position	DBL, 2nd
Championships	3 Dutch Championships; 2 Dutch Cups ; 2 Dutch Supercups
Website	Link
Uniforms
Home	Away

Bona Stars Leiden, known for sponsorship reason as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden or ZZ Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands that plays in the Dutch first division Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats.^[1]

ZZ Leiden has won the national championship three times, the NBB Cup twice, the Dutch Basketball Supercup twice as well.

History

The old Leiden team (1958–1988)

Tony Parker, Sr. (right) going up against Lace Strong (left), while playing for Parker Leiden in 1980.

On September 23, 1958 the club was founded as Bona Stars by Ton Kallenberg, a physical education professor at a school in Leiden. In 1967 the club entered the eredivisie, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands under the name BS Leiden. When Parker became the main sponsor of the club in 1977 Leiden won its first national championship. In 1983, Leiden was forced to leave the eredivisie, due to the absence of a main sponsor. The team played five years in the Promotiedivisie, the highest non-professional league, before pulling out of the Dutch basketball pyramid.

The Rise of ZZ (2006–2010)

On February 16, 2006 it was announced that Leiden would return at the highest stage in the Netherlands.^[2] The team got a new main sponsor in Zorg en Zekerheid and would play its games in the Vijf Meihal.

After being quarter- and semifinalist in a few seasons, Leiden returned to the top of the Netherlands in 2010. Leading players of the ZZ team were Danny Gibson, who was named the DBL Most Valuable Player Award in 2009–10, and Seamus Boxley. The club won its first NBB Cup, by beating ABC Amsterdam in the championship game. In the Semi-final, heavy favorites Groningen were defeated. In the Playoffs Semi-finals, ZZ once again faced Groningen. The team put up an impressive fight against the top seed, but eventually fell short 3–2.

Back at the top of Dutch basketball (2010–present)

In the 2010–11 season, ZZ Leiden came back on top of the Dutch basketball world as best club. In the regular season, the team finished first. The second DBL title was eventually won, after beating Groningen 4–3 in the Finals. The deciding game 7 turned out to be historic, including three overtimes, which ended in 96-95.^[3]

The following year the team its second NBB Cup, but was defeated in the Finals of the DBL. ZZ Leiden also reached the Round of 16 in the EuroChallenge 2011-12 after their second place in the first group stage this season. In 2013 the team got its third national championship, by going undefeated in the play-offs and beating Aris Leeuwarden in the Finals.

The 2013–14 was a struggling one for Leiden. The team ended on the 4th place in the regular season and lost in the Semifinals to Groningen. After the end of the season, Leiden decided to part ways with head coach Toon van Helfteren.^[4] Van Helfteren eventually won six trophies with Leiden.

Main sponsor Zorg en Zekerheid extended their contract with 3 years in the 2014 offseason,^[5] and a new head coach was signed in Eddy Casteels.^[6] In the 2014–15 season, Leiden finished 2nd in the regular season, but once again was eliminated by Groningen in the Semi-finals.

Logos and names

Former logo of the parent club

Parker Leiden (1977–1983)
Elmex Leiden (1983–1986)
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden (2006–present)

Players

Current roster

ZZ Leiden roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name
G/F	7001180000000000000♠18	de Jong, Worthy
F	7001110000000000000♠11	Kherrazi, Mohamed
C		Simms, Kenneth
G	7000500000000000000♠5	Ververs, Marijn
PF	7001220000000000000♠22	Vette, Clayton
PG		Watson Jr., Maurice

Head coach

Rolf Franke

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Updated: 2 August 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Trophies

Dutch Basketball League^[7]
- Winners (3): 1977–78, 2010–11, 2012–13
  - Runners-up (6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1984–85, 2011–12, 2017–18

Dutch Cup^[7]
- Winners (2): 2009–10, 2011–12
  - Runners-up (3): 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18

Dutch Supercup^[8]
- Winners (2): 2011, 2012
  - Runners-up (2): 2013, 2014

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Cup	Supercup	European competitions
1967–68	1	Eredivisie	6th
1968–69	1	Eredivisie	8th
1969–70	1	Eredivisie	5th
1970–71	1	Eredivisie	3rd
1971–72	1	Eredivisie	8th
1972–73	1	Eredivisie	6th
1973–74	1	Eredivisie	7th
1974–75	1	Eredivisie	5th
1975–76	1	Eredivisie	10th
1976–77	1	Eredivisie	10th
1977–78	1	Eredivisie	1st
1978–79	1	Eredivisie	2nd			1 Champions Cup	RS
1979–80	1	Eredivisie	2nd
1980–81	1	Eredivisie	2nd
1981–82	1	Eredivisie	3rd
1982–83	1	Eredivisie	3rd
1983–84	1	Eredivisie	2nd
1984–85	1	Eredivisie	2nd
1985–86	1	Eredivisie	4th
1986–06	Lower divisions and inactivity
2006–07	1	Eredivisie	8th	Quarterfinalist
2007–08	1	Eredivisie	9th
2008–09	1	Eredivisie	8th
2009–10	1	Eredivisie	3rd	Champion
2010–11	1	DBL	1st	Champion		3 EuroChallenge	QR
2011–12	1	DBL	2nd	Fourth round	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	T16
2012–13	1	DBL	1st	Semifinalist	Champion
2013–14	1	DBL	4th	Runner-up	Runner-up	3 EuroChallenge	RS
2014–15	1	DBL	3rd	Semifinalist	Runner–up
2015–16	1	DBL	3rd	Runner-up		3 FIBA Europe Cup	RS
2016–17	1	DBL	3rd	Quarterfinalist
2017–18	1	DBL		Runners-up

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away
1978–79	European Champions Cup	RS	Sutton & Crystal Palace	125–89	88–96
			Joventut Badalona	101–89	97–82
			Södertälje	115–86	76–77
2010–11	EuroChallenge	QR	Karşıyaka	65–87	77–63
2011–12	EuroChallenge	RS	Beşiktaş	58–86	76–69
			Armia	76–59	74–71
			Göttingen	80–71	71–80
		T16	Ventspils	57–60	69–73
			Oldenburg	76–71	85–62
			Chorale Roanne	63–68	91–56
2013–14	EuroChallenge	RS	Kataja	72–58	77–63
			Bakken Bears	61–62	79–81
			Cholet	67–76	74–52
2015–16	EuroChallenge	RS	Skyliners Frankfurt	51–76	63–58
			Krka	78–86	79–51
			FC Porto	77–51	62–70

List of head coaches

Club symbol Toon van Helfteren played for and coached the team

Coach	From	To	Honours
Toon van Helfteren	2008	2014	2 Dutch Basketball Leagues, 2 NBB Cups, 2 Dutch Supercups
Eddy Casteels	2014	2016
Paul Vervaeck	2016	2018
Rolf Franke	2018	present

Trivia

Leiden competed in the 1982 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. They won 1 match and finished 6th en last.

References

↑ Dutch Basketball League - Teams, basketballleague.nl, accessed 10 July 2011. (in Dutch)
↑ "BS Leiden terug in Eredivisie" (in Dutch). Sleutelstad. 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
↑ "ZZ Leiden kampioen" (in Dutch). NOS. May 29, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
↑ "ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren". Omroepwest.nl. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
↑ "Zorg en Zekerheid nog drie jaar basketbalsponsor Leiden". Omroep West (in Dutch). 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
↑ "Eddy Casteels wordt ook coach van Nederlandse Leiden". HLN.be (in Dutch). 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
1 2 "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
↑ "Super Cup" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

External links

Official website (in Dutch)
Eurobasket.com B.S Leiden Page

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[1] Dutch Basketball League - Teams, basketballleague.nl, accessed 10 July 2011. (in Dutch)

[2] "BS Leiden terug in Eredivisie" (in Dutch). Sleutelstad. 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2014-03-11.

[3] "ZZ Leiden kampioen" (in Dutch). NOS. May 29, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.

[4] "ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren". Omroepwest.nl. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-16.

[5] "Zorg en Zekerheid nog drie jaar basketbalsponsor Leiden". Omroep West (in Dutch). 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

[6] "Eddy Casteels wordt ook coach van Nederlandse Leiden". HLN.be (in Dutch). 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

[jdus-7] 1 2 "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[8] "Super Cup" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.