2014–15 Dutch Basketball League
| 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| League | Dutch Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 32 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | TBD |
| Runners-up | TBD |
The 2014–15 Dutch Basketball League season will be the 55th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The defending champion is Donar from Groningen.
Teams
Before the season Magixx announced it wouldn't play in the DBL this season, after they couldn't get a high enough budget.[1]
Stadia and locations
| Colors | Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Apollo |  Amsterdam
|
Apollohal | ||
| Port of Den Helder Kings |  Den Helder
|
KingsDome | ||
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |  's-Hertogenbosch
|
Maaspoort Sports and Events | ||
| Donar |  Groningen
|
MartiniPlaza | ||
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam |  Rotterdam
|
Topsportcentrum | ||
| Aris Leeuwarden |  Leeuwarden
|
Sporthal Kalverdijkje | ||
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |  Leiden
|
Vijf Meihal | ||
| Maxxcom BSW |  Weert
|
Sporthal Boshoven | ||
| Landstede Basketbal |  Zwolle
|
Landstede Sportcentrum |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Club | Head coach | Chairman | Main sponsor | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Apollo | TBA |  Ramon Siljade
|
– | Peak |
| Port of Den Helder Kings |  Jean-Marc Jaumin
|
Paul Mijnen
|
Port of Den Helder | macron |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |  Sam Jones
|
Jos Frederiks
|
SPM Shoes & Boots | Joma |
| Donar |  Ivica Skelin
|
– | – | Kix |
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam | Armand Salomon
|
Dave de Held
|
Challenge Sports | |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Tom Simpson
|
Gert Schurer
|
Univé | Jako |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Eddy Casteels
|
Marcel Verburg
|
Zorg en Zekerheid | |
| Maxxcom BSW | Niels Vorenhout
|
Michael de Jager
|
Maxxcom | Spalding |
| Landstede Basketbal | Herman van der Belt
|
Rob van Kessel
|
Landstede | Hummel |
Transactions
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landstede Basketbal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 2 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Donar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Aris Leeuwarden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Maxxcom BSW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | BC Apollo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Port of Den Helder Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Correct as of 9 August 2014.
Notable occurrences
- On May 29, 2014 Zorg en Zekerheid extended its sponsorship contract with three more years.[2]
- On May 13, 2014 it was announced ZZ Leiden and Toon van Helfteren – who won six trophies with the club – would part ways.[3] On May 30, the Belgian Eddy Casteels coach was hired as new head coach.[4]
- On June 6, 2014 Matrixx Magixx announced the club was close to bankruptcy because they had trouble finding a new main sponsor.
- On July 21, 2014, Magixx announced it would withdraw its participation for this season, after they couldn't reach a high enough budget.[5]
- On September 29, 2014, the first game ever of the Dutch Talent League (DTL) was played. This league was the newly formed development league of the DBL, mainly made for players under age 25.
- On August 9, 2014, BC Apollo announced that it would play in the DBL after working a long time to reach the budget standard.[6]
- On August 16, 2014, Groningen announced it would be named Donar again.[7]
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Zorg en Zekerheid verlengt hoofdsponsorschap Leiden Basketball". Zorgenzekerheid.nl. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ "ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren". Omroepwest.nl. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ "Casteels coach ZZ Leiden". Nos.nl. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "BC Apollo Amsterdam blijft in de DBL". DBL. 9 August 2014.
- ^ [3]
