2010–11 Dutch Basketball League

2010–11 Dutch Basketball League
Season	2010–11
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Season MVP	Jason Dourisseau
Finals
Champions	ZZ Leiden 2nd title
Runners-up	GasTerra Flames
Statistical leaders
Points Glenn Stokes 16.7
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Dutch Basketball League season was the 51st season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden won the national championship by beating GasTerra Flames 4–3 in the finals. The season was decided in game seven in the Vijf Meihal in Leiden. After three overtimes, Leiden won the championship over the Flames.

Teams

Key

	Increased capacity compared to previous year
	Champions after last years Playoffs
	Runners-up in last years Playoffs
	Semifinalists in last years Playoffs
	Quarterfinalists in last years Playoffs

All teams from the 2009–10 season played again this season.

Team	City	Arena	Cap.	2009–10	Head coach
ABC Amsterdam	Amsterdam	Sporthallen Zuid	3,000	7th	Hakim Salem
World Class Aviation Academy Giants	Bergen op Zoom	Sporthal Boulevard	900	2nd	Wierd Goedee
EiffelTowers Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort	2,800	3rd	Raoul Korner
GasTerra Flames	Groningen	Martiniplaza	4,300	1st	Marco van den Berg
Rotterdam Challengers	Rotterdam	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam	2,400	10th	Zlatko Jezerkic
De Friesland Aris	Leeuwarden	Sporthal Kalverdijkje	800	6th	Pete Miller
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	Leiden	Vijf Meihal	2,000	5th	Toon van Helfteren
Upstairs Weert	Weert	Sporthal Boshoven	–	8th	Terence Stansbury
Matrixx Magixx	Nijmegen	De Horstacker	1,200	4th	Michael Schuurs
Landstede Basketbal	Zwolle	Landstede Sportcentrum	1,200	9th	Herman van den Belt

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ZZ Leiden	36	30	6	2774	2376	+398	60	Qualification for playoffs
2	GasTerra Flames	36	29	7	2882	2396	+486	58
3	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	36	26	10	2834	2468	+366	52
4	Magixx Playing for KidsRights	36	22	14	2685	2621	+64	44
5	De Friesland Aris	36	17	19	2739	2889	−150	34
6	WCAA Giants	36	16	20	2841	2784	+57	32
7	BSW	36	16	20	2674	2704	−30	32
8	ABC Amsterdam	36	13	23	2372	2561	−189	26
9	Landstede	36	10	26	2484	2813	−329	20
10	Rotterdam	36	1	35	2307	2980	−673	2

Source: DBL

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	ZZ Leiden	2
	8	ABC Amsterdam	0
						1	ZZ Leiden	3
						4	Magixx KidsRights	1
	4	Magixx KidsRights	2
	5	De Friesland Aris	1
											1	ZZ Leiden	4
											2	GasTerra Flames	3
	3	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	2
	6	WCAA Giants	1
						3	EiffelTowers Den Bosch	2
						2	GasTerra Flames	3
	2	GasTerra Flames	2
	7	BSW	1

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• Jason Dourisseau (GasTerra Flames)

All-Star Team

• Frank Turner (EiffelTowers)
• Jason Dourisseau (GasTerra Flames)
• Julien Mills (EiffelTowers)
• Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)
• Matt Haryasz (GasTerra Flames)

Statistical Player of the Year

• Julien Mills (EiffelTowers)

MVP Under 23

• Jessey Voorn (ABC Amsterdam)

Rookie of the Year

• Craig Osaikhwuwuomwam (ABC Amsterdam)

Most Improved Player

• Worthy de Jong (ZZ Leiden)

Coach of the Year

• Toon van Helfteren (ZZ Leiden)

All-Star Game

Team North Pos. Player Team Starters G Robby Bostain Groningen G Matt Bauscher Groningen F Jason Dourisseau Groningen F Seamus Boxley Leiden C Matt Haryasz Groningen Substitutes G Dimeo van der Horst Amsterdam G Jessey Voorn Amsterdam F Sergio De Randamie Amsterdam F Monta McGhee Leiden F Mark Sanchez Leeuwarden C Ross Bekkering Leiden Coach: Marco van den Berg (Groningen)

Team South Pos. Player Team Starters G Jesse Kimbrough Bergen op Zoom G Kees Akerboom Den Bosch F Markel Humphrey * Nijmegen F Tim Blue Bergen op Zoom C Brandon Griffin Bergen op Zoom Substitutes G Glenn Stokes Weert G Julien Mills Den Bosch F Tyler Tiedeman Bergen op Zoom F Stefan Wessels Den Bosch C Marcel Aarts Den Bosch Coach: Herman van den Belt (Zwolle)