2013–14 Dutch Basketball League

The 2013–14 Dutch Basketball League season was the 54th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The defending champion is Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. GasTerra Flames from Groningen won their 4th title by beating SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 4–3 in the Finals.

Dutch Basketball League
Season	2013–14
Duration	5 October 2013 – 1 June 2014
Games played	36
Teams	10
Regular season
Top seed	GasTerra Flames
Season MVP	Arvin Slagter
Finals
Champions	GasTerra Flames (4th title)
Runners-up	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Semifinalists	Port of Den Helder Kings ZZ Leiden
Playoffs MVP	Arvin Slagter
Statistical leaders
Points Darius Theus 16.9 Rebounds Kenneth van Kempen 8.9 Assists Emmanuel Ubilla 5.6 Index Rating Darius Theus 19.5
← 2012–13 2014–15 → All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014.

Teams

All teams from the 2012-13 season returned. The club EiffelTowers Den Bosch changed its name to SPM Shoeters Den Bosch after their new sponsor SPM Shoes & Boots and Stepco BSW became Maxxcom BSW. During the season Rotterdam Basketbal College changed its name in Challenge Sports Rotterdam after Challenge Sports became their new main sponsor.

Colors Club City Arena Capacity DBL season 2012–13     Apollo Amsterdam Apollohal 1,500 2 009 9th     Den Helder Kings[A] Den Helder Sporthal Sportcenter 1500 1,500 26 006 6th     SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 's-Hertogenbosch Maaspoort 2800 2,800 42 0011st     GasTerra Flames Groningen Martiniplaza 4300 4,300 42 003 3rd     Challenge Sports Rotterdam[B] Rotterdam Topsportcentrum 1000 1,000 24 010 10th     Aris Leeuwarden Leeuwarden Sporthal Kalverdijkje 1700 1,700 10 004 4th     Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Leiden Vijf Meihal 2000 2,000 27 002 2nd     Maxxcom BSW Weert Sporthal Boshoven 0000 32 006 8th     Matrixx Magixx Wijchen Sporthal De Arcus 0700 700 14 007 7th     Landstede Basketbal Zwolle Landstede Sportcentrum 1200 1,200 27 005 5th

Key to colors      Champion      Runner-up      Semifinalist      Quarterfinalist

Squads

Main article: 2013–14 Dutch Basketball League squads

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	GasTerra Flames	36	32	4	2759	2141	+618	64	Qualification for playoffs
2	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	36	29	7	2865	2382	+483	58
3	Den Helder Kings	36	24	12	199	150	+49	48
4	ZZ Leiden	36	22	14	2732	2512	+220	44[a]
5	Landstede	36	22	14	2807	2559	+248	44[a]
6	Matrixx Magixx	36	20	16	249	249	0	40
7	Aris Leeuwarden	36	13	23	2759	2996	−237	26
8	Apollo Amsterdam	36	7	29	2144	2702	−558	14[b]
9	Challenge Sports Rotterdam	36	7	29	2323	2850	−527	14[b]
10	Maxxcom BSW	36	4	32	2323	2850	−527	8

Source: DBL
Notes:

1. ZZ Leiden won 3–1 head-to-head vs Landstede.
2. Apollo Amsterdam won 3–1 head-to-head vs Challenge Sports Rotterdam.

Positions by round

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
GasTerra Flames	6	8	3	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	1	2	1	2	3	2	4	4	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Den Helder Kings	4	3	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	5	4	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4
Landstede	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Matrixx Magixx	8	5	7	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
Aris Leeuwarden	2	6	4	4	5	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Apollo Amsterdam	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	8
Challenge Sports Rotterdam	7	7	8	8	8	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	9
Maxxcom BSW	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Top seed
	Advance to playoffs

Results

Team	AMS	DBO	DHE	GRO	LEE	LEI	ROT	WEE	WIJ	ZWO
AMS		59–74 43–67	75–82 56–63	54–71 43–71	59–72 67–79	50–60 58–87	77–56 60–58	67–58 84–71	60–78 43–73	60–74 67–88
DBO	94–49 69–50		65–66 99–76	51–75 64–77	90–73 104–75	78–67 80–68	85–63 89–67	74–59 96–64	86–69 76–66	80–72 81–65
DHE	91–69 80–59	85–74 76–99		65–75 68–86	80–70 85–52	77–69 75–65	87–51 77–58	82–70 94–55	65–73 95–62	84–87 90–81
GRO	81–45 78–47	52–68 85–69	79–70 78–67		91– 57 81–75	70–61 90–57	78–41 79–50	81–44 97–46	85–79 71–69	83–62 80–78
LEE	80–70 68–84	70–79 72–82	94–77 66–87	77–75 64–81		78–94 83–71	97–98 85–64	88–67 80–70	70–83 90–96	60–86 88–78
LEI	76–64 77–49	69–78 83–86	72–68 82–52	69–63 63–75	84–66 80–68		80–73 88–65	66–59 81–51	65–74 87–73	76–73 79–75
ROT	61–58 64–74	52–74 55–83	76–82 62–78	59–65 57–80	113–105 96–95	75–84 51–84		78–57 71–76	67–65 46–79	70–95 58–69
WEE	59–60 62–60	54–90 47–93	74–85 78–84	49–72 38–79	90–91 81–82	53–104 72–91	59–65 59–53		60–90 60–79	56–85 59–57
WIJ	99–53 87–58	76–64 66–83	78–91 79–84	60–63 50–72	104–71 76–78	75–73 85–84	89–65 91–55	99–67 76–48		68–75 85–69
ZWO	94–43 99–70	77–75 65–78	70–88 82–80	72–66 55–72	82–75 90–65	72–59 75–78	71–64 99–65	82–52 89–66	89–68 75–71

Playoffs

Main article: 2014 DBL Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	GasTerra Flames	2
	8	Apollo Amsterdam	0
						1	GasTerra Flames	3
						4	ZZ Leiden	2
	4	ZZ Leiden	2
	5	Landstede	1
											1	GasTerra Flames	4
											2	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	3
	2	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	2
	7	Aris Leeuwarden	0
						2	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	3
						3	Port of Den Helder Kings	0
	3	Port of Den Helder Kings	2
	6	Matrixx Magixx	0

All-Star Gala

See 2014 DBL All-Star Gala

Awards

Four new awards were handed out this season, in the Playoffs MVP, Sixth Man of the Year award and the All-Defense and All-Rookie Teams.^[2]

• Most Valuable Player: Arvin Slagter (GasTerra Flames)
• Playoffs MVP: Arvin Slagter (GasTerra Flames)
• MVP Under 23: Leon Williams (Landstede Basketbal)
• Statistical Player of the Year: Darius Theus (Aris Leeuwarden)
• Coach of the Year: Ivica Skelin (GasTerra Flames)
• Rookie of the Year: Joshua Duinker (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)
• Most Improved Player: Jeroen van der List (Den Helder Kings)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Dourisseau (GasTerra Flames)
• Sixth Man of the Year: Ali Farokhmanesh (SPM Shoeters Den Bosch)

All-Star Team: Cashmere Wright (GasTerra Flames) Arvin Slagter (GasTerra Flames) Patrick Richard (Matrixx Magixx) Joshua Duinker (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) Tai Wesley (SPM Shoeters Den Bosch)

All-Defense Team: Darius Theus (Aris Leeuwarden) Arvin Slagter (GasTerra Flames) Jason Dourisseau (GasTerra Flames) Stefan Wessels (SPM Shoeters Den Bosch) Ross Bekkering (GasTerra Flames)

All-Rookie Team Yannick Franke (Challenge Sports Rotterdam) Tom Snikkers (Aris Leeuwarden) Roman Grigoryev (Maxxcom BSW) Joshua Duinker (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) Lucas Steijn (BC Apollo)

Statistical leaders

Only players who played more than 29 games qualified. For the two point percentage ranking, a player had to take at least 5 shots per game, for the three point and free throw ranking 3 shots per game.

Category	Player	Team	Average
Points	Darius Theus	Aris Leeuwarden	16.9
Rebounds	Kenneth van Kempen	Maxxcom BSW	8.9
Assists	Emmanuel Ubilla	Den Helder Kings	5.6
Steals	Darius Theus	Aris Leeuwarden	3.1
Blocks	Berend Weijs	Apollo Amsterdam	2.0
2P%	Darius Theus	Aris Leeuwarden	.637
3P%	Arvin Slagter	GasTerra Flames	.500
FT%	Rogier Jansen	Den Helder Kings	.892

In European competitions

Club	Competition	Result	W–L	Ref
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	EuroChallenge	Regular season	3–3	[3]
GasTerra Flames		Regular season	2–4
ZZ Leiden		Regular season	2–4
Overall			7–11

Notes

1. Den Helder played the Playoffs with Port of Den Helder Kings as their official name.^[1]
2. Started the season as Rotterdam Basketbal College.