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	Worthy de Jong
Playoffs MVP	Lance Jeter
Statistical leaders
PIR	Ross Bekkering 21.3
Points	Javier Duren 17.7
Rebounds	Ross Bekkering 10.5
Assists	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

Each team is allowed to play with a maximum of 4 foreign players.

Team	Players
Aris Leeuwarden	Javier Duren	Joe O'Shea	Josiah Heath	Ali Fraser
Apollo Amsterdam	–	–	–	–
Donar	Lance Jeter	Chase Fieler	Dražen Bubnić	Will Sullivan
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	Dejan Kravic	–	–	–
Challenge Sports Rotterdam	La'Shard Anderson	Sergio De Randamie	–	–
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	Cashmere Wright	Marquise Simmons	–	–
Landstede Basketbal	Ricardo Glenn	Tyson Hinz	Grant Gibbs	Steve McWhorter
BSW	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	Patrick Faijdherbe	Peak	–
Aris Leeuwarden	Michael Schuurs^[2]	Jako	Univé
BSW	Pascal Meurs	Spalding	–
Challenge Sports Rotterdam	Armand Salomon	Peak	Challenge Sports
Donar	Erik Braal	Burned	Mini
Landstede	Herman van den Belt	Hummel	Landstede
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	Sam Jones	Joma	SPM Shoes & Boots
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	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	Tom Simpson	End of contract	–	Pre-season	Michael Schuurs	23 May 2015^[3]
Donar	Ivica Skelin		–		Erik Braal	21 June 2015^[4]
BC Apollo Amsterdam	Jaanus Liivak		–		Patrick Faijdherbe	9 June 2015^[5]
BSW	Niels Vorenhout		–		Pascal Meurs	17 July 2015^[6]
Aris Leeuwarden	Michael Schuurs	Health issues	26 February 2016	6th	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	Qualification to semi-finals
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

Source: Dutch Basketball League, Scoresway

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
Worthy de Jong − ZZ Leiden Ross Bekkering − Donar Grant Gibbs − Landstede Basketbal
Playoffs MVP
Lance Jeter − Donar
Defensive Player of the Year
Mohamed Kherrazi − ZZ Leiden
Coach of the Year
Herman van den Belt − Landstede Basketbal
DBL MVP Under 23
Maarten Bouwknecht − SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Statistical Player of the Year
Ross Bekkering − Donar
Sixth Man of the Year
Rogier Jansen − ZZ Leiden
Rookie of the Year
Freek Vos − Landstede Basketbal
Most Improved Player
Grant Gibbs − Landstede Basketbal

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	Ross Bekkering	Donar	21.3
2	Lance Jeter	Donar	18.9
3	Tyson Hinz	Landstede	18.9

Points


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

Rebounds


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

Assists


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

References

↑ Startdata seizoen 2015/2016
↑ Klaas Stoppels took over from Schuurs in February 2016, after Schuurs had medical reasons to sit down the rest of the season.
↑ Schuurs tekent bij Aris. "Schuurs tekent bij Aris | #1 Basketball Platform van Nederland". Ibasketball.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
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↑ 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.
↑ http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/33993/Basketbal/article/detail/4102960/2015/07/17/Meurs-hoofdcoach-van-BSW.dhtml
↑ Wildsea (2016-02-26). "Michael Schuurs geeft trainers taken over aan Klaas Stoppels - Omroep Leo". Omroepleo.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
↑ Worthy de Jong uitgeroepen tot MVP

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Clubs

Current	Aris Leeuwarden Apollo Amsterdam Donar BSW Rotterdam Shooters Den Bosch Landstede ZZ Leiden

Former	ABC Amsterdam Almere Pioneers Virtus Werkendam Den Helder Punch Magixx Flamingo's Haarlem Bergen op Zoom RZ DED The Wolves SVE Blue Stars AMVJ

Awards

Statistical leaders

Associated competitions

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Domestic leagues

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