| Dutch Basketball League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2011–12 | |||
| Dates | 8 October 2011–15 April 2012 | |||
| Teams | 8 | |||
| Regular season | ||||
| Season MVP |  Seamus Boxley | |||
| Finals | ||||
| Champions | EiffelTowers Den Bosch (15th title) | |||
| Runners-up | ZZ Leiden | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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| ← 2010–11 2012–13 → | ||||
The 2011–12 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 52nd season of the highest Dutch professional basketball league. The regular season started on 8 October 2011. EiffelTowers Den Bosch won its 15th national championship, after beating ZZ Leiden 4–1 in the Finals. Seamus Boxley received the Most Valuable Player award this season.
Rules
This was the first season played with new rules about foreign players; all teams were allowed to have no more than four foreign players on their roster.
Foreign players
Source: Eurobasket
Teams
Den BoschLeeuwardenZwolleRotterdamGroningenNijmegenLeidenWeertclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in the 2011–12 Dutch Basketball League
The league started with 8 teams in the 2011-12 season. WCAA Giants and ABC Amsterdam, quarterfinalist last year, didn't return because the clubs went bankrupt.
- EiffelTowers Den Bosch from 's-Hertogenbosch
- GasTerra Flames from Groningen
- Lasaulec Aris from Leeuwarden
- Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden from Leiden
- Magixx Playing for KidsRights from Nijmegen
- Rotterdam Basketbal College from Rotterdam
- Stepco BSW from Weert
- Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZ Leiden | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2100 | 1838 | +262 | 44 | Qualification for second stage |
| 2 | GasTerra Flames | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2094 | 1923 | +171 | 42 | |
| 3 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2333 | 2015 | +318 | 42 | |
| 4 | Magixx Playing for KidsRights | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2237 | 2201 | +36 | 34 | |
| 5 | Landstede | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2039 | 2001 | +38 | 24 | |
| 6 | Lasaulec Aris | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2176 | 2235 | −59 | 20 | |
| 7 | Stepco BSW | 28 | 5 | 23 | 1969 | 2236 | −267 | 10 | |
| 8 | Rotterdam Basketbal College | 28 | 4 | 24 | 1810 | 2309 | −499 | 8 |
Second stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ZZL | DBO | ARI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZZ Leiden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 312 | 293 | +19 | 6 | Advance to semifinals | — | 78–77 | 82–72 | |
| 2 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 4 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 305 | +14 | 4 | 89–65 | — | 92–71 | ||
| 3 | Lasaulec Aris | 4 | 1 | 3 | 289 | 322 | −33 | 2 | 55–87 | 91–61 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GTF | LAN | MAG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GasTerra Flames | 4 | 3 | 1 | 324 | 292 | +32 | 6 | Advance to semifinals | — | 84–80 | 85–63 | |
| 2 | Landstede | 4 | 2 | 2 | 324 | 336 | −12 | 4 | 63–78 | — | 95–94 | ||
| 3 | Magixx Playing for KidsRights | 4 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 343 | −20 | 2 | 86–77 | 80–86 | — |
Playoffs
The two group winners from the second stage advanced to the playoffs. The semifinals were played in a best-of-five format, while the finals were played in a best-of-seven format. Home advantage was decided by the regulars season seeds of the teams. The home team in each series alternated each game.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 ZZ Leiden | 76 | 76 | 63 | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 Landstede | 63 | 72 | 69 | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 ZZ Leiden | 79 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 81 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 2 GasTerra Flames | 67 | 54 | 72 | 74 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 54 | 80 | 49 | 81 | 74 | |||||||||||||
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Thomas Jackson (ZZ Leiden) - Alex Wesby (GasTerra Flames)
- Markel Humphrey (Magixx)
- Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)
- Tai Wesley (EiffelTowers)
Statistical Player of the Year
In European competitions
| Club | Competition | Result | W–L | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GasTerra Flames | Eurocup | Regular season | 0–6 | |
| ZZ Leiden | EuroChallenge | Last 16 | 5–7 | |
| Overall | 5–13 | |||
References
- "EiffelTowers verslaat Leiden en pakt landstitel". Omroep Brabant. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "Seamus Boxley uitgeroepen tot Most valuable Player". Sleutelstad.nl. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "EuroChallenge (2012) Official Website". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
