2016–17 Dutch Basketball League

The 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League was the 57th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on October 8, 2016 and ended May 25, 2017. Donar successfully defended its title.

Dutch Basketball League
Season2016–17
Duration8 October 2016 – 25 May 2017
Number of games133
Number of teams8
Regular season
Top seedDonar
Season MVPLance Jeter
(Donar)
Finals
ChampionsDonar (6th title)
  Runners-upLandstede Zwolle
Playoffs MVPChase Fieler
(Donar)
Statistical leaders
Points Jordan Gregory 18.5
Rebounds Charles Mitchell 10.9
Assists Lance Jeter 6.2
Index Rating Chase Fieler 21.5

Teams
Location of teams in 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League

Den Bosch and BSW were both close to bankruptcy in the offseason, but managed to stay alive. Challenge Sports Rotterdam changed its name to Forward Lease Rotterdam, after they got a new main sponsor. On November 1, Den Bosch changed its name to New Heroes.[1]

Club Location Venue Capacity
Apollo AmsterdamAmsterdamApollohal1,500
Aris LeeuwardenLeeuwardenSportcentrum Kalverdijkje1,700
BSWWeertSporthal Boshoven
1,000
DonarGroningenMartiniPlaza4,350
Forward Lease RotterdamRotterdamTopsportcentrum1,000
LandstedeZwolleLandstede Sportcentrum1,200
New Heroes's-HertogenboschMaaspoort2,800
Zorg en Zekerheid LeidenLeidenVijf Meihal2,000

Foreign players

The number of foreign players during the 2016–17 season was restricted to four per DBL team.

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Left during season
Apollo AmsterdamSuriname Sergio De Randamie
Aris LeeuwardenUnited States Jordan GregoryUnited States Denton KoonCanada Meshack LufileUnited States George Marshall
BSW
DonarUnited States Lance JeterUnited States Andrew SmithCroatia Drago PašalićUnited States Chase Fieler
Forward Lease RotterdamUnited States Gregory MaysUnited States Jermaine MarshallUnited States La'Shard Anderson
United States Anthlon Bell
LandstedeUnited States J.T. TillerUnited States Keegan HylanUnited States J.T. YohoUnited States Clayton Vette
New HeroesUnited States D. J. BalentineUnited States Justin WattsUnited States Charles MitchellUnited States Steve McWhortherUnited States Antwan Scott
Zorg en Zekerheid LeidenUnited States Daviyon DraperUnited States Jonathan Michael LeeBelgium Leigh EnobakhareUnited States Cashmere Wright

Regular season

The Regular season started on 8 October 2016 and finished 8 April 2017.[2]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Donar 28 26 2 2337 1753 +584 52 Qualification to semifinals
2 Landstede 28 20 8 2176 1947 +229 40
3 ZZ Leiden 28 19 9 2032 1903 +129 38 Qualification to quarterfinals
4 New Heroes 28 14 14 2081 2080 +1 28
5 Forward Lease Rotterdam 28 12 16 2086 2212 −126 24
6 Apollo Amsterdam 28 9 19 2093 2294 −201 18
7 Aris Leeuwarden 28 8 20 2088 2388 −300 16
8 BSW 28 4 24 1966 2282 −316 8
Source: Dutch Basketball League, Scoresway

Play-offs

The play-offs started on April 15 and ended on May 28, 2017.[2] In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals in a best-of-seven format.

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                            
4
New Heroes		 82 79
5
Forward Lease Rotterdam		6165
1
Donar		84967772
4
New Heroes 		76606468
1
Donar		8096747685
2
Landstede		4551794855
3
ZZ Leiden		797875
6
Apollo Amsterdam 		827056
2
Landstede		82927867846083
3
ZZ Leiden 		88816476788456

Source: DBL

Final standings

The final standings are based upon performance in the playoffs.

Pos Team Pld W L Qualification
1 Donar (C, O) 37 34 3 Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
2 Landstede 36 24 12
3 ZZ Leiden 38 24 14
4 New Heroes 34 16 18
5 Forward Lease Rotterdam 30 12 18
6 Apollo Amsterdam 31 10 21
7 Aris Leeuwarden 28 8 20
8 BSW 28 4 24
Source: DBL
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Awards

References
  1. "NEWHEROES.COM NIEUWE HOOFDSPONSOR". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  2. "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.
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