2014–15 Dutch Basketball League


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 was Donar from Groningen.
The league started the season with nine teams, after Matrixx Magixx didn't enter. In December the number of teams was reduced to eight, after Den Helder Kings went bankrupt.
Top seeded SPM Shoeters won the league, by beating Donar 4–1 in the Finals.

Teams

Before the season Matrixx Magixx announced it was withdrawing from the DBL, because the club could not complete its budget. Consequently, the league started with nine teams instead of ten. In December 2014, Port of Den Helder Kings left as well following its bankruptcy.
ColorsClubCityArenaCapacityHead coachMain sponsorKit manufacturer
Apollo Amsterdam AmsterdamApollohal
 Jaanus Liivak–Peak
Port of Den Helder Kings Den HelderKingsDome
 Jean-Marc JauminPort of Den HelderMacron
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 's-HertogenboschMaaspoort
 Sam JonesSPM Shoes & BootsJoma
Donar GroningenMartiniPlaza
 Ivica Skelin–Kix
Challenge Sports Rotterdam RotterdamTopsportcentrum
 Armand SalomonChallenge SportsKelme
Aris Leeuwarden LeeuwardenSporthal Kalverdijkje
 Tom SimpsonUnivéJako
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden LeidenVijf Meihal
 Eddy CasteelsZorg en ZekerheidPanzari Sports
BSW WeertSporthal Boshoven Niels VorenhoutMaxxcomSpalding
Landstede Basketbal ZwolleLandstede Sportcentrum
 Herman van den BeltLandstedeHummel

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Transactions

Regular season

Standings

Results

AMSDBOGROLEEROTLEIWEEZWO
Apollo Amsterdam52–8856–8576–8266–9075–8761–6446–77
Apollo Amsterdam70–9260–7782–6287–8073–7682–6258–72
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch111–6076–5993–6681–5982–7795–5779–56
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch87–5784–79108–80108–6591–7880–6170–92
Donar Groningen79–5578–6786–5485–7570–7292–6274–78
Donar Groningen74–5569–6380–5693–7770–6592–5068–78
Aris Leeuwarden89–9772–9492–8691–9281–10173–6179–87
Aris Leeuwarden97–9175–8979–9787–7376–8991–8577–83
Challenge Sports Rotterdam96–7065–9052–70110–8573–8693–8188–92
Challenge Sports Rotterdam72–6874–9578–10474–7572–10984–5858–89
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden95–6666–6772–81113–8197–89102–5576–54
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden97–6165–6976–7294–83107–7685–4593–80
BS Weert75–6456–8853–7165–9481–8359–7356–84
BS Weert69–8049–8064–6786–7583–8253–9962–83
Landstede Zwolle77–7482–8173–8489–7794–8979–8685–59
Landstede Zwolle68–6665–6681–8384–5694–8573–8284–54

Playoffs

Because the number of teams in the DBL decreased to nine, a new play-off format was chosen. After the seeds 3–6 played a best-of-three series in the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and finals would be played in a best-of-seven format.

Championship team

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player Lance JeterDonar
Playoffs MVP Brandyn CurrySPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Statistical Player of the Year Joe BurtonLandstede Basketbal
Defensive Player of the Year Mohamed KherraziZorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Coach of the Year Ivica SkelinDonar
MVP U23 Yannick FrankeChallenge Sports Rotterdam
Most Improved Player Yannick FrankeChallenge Sports Rotterdam
Sixth Man of the Year Dylon CormierZorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Rookie of the Year Daan RosenmullerBSW

Individual statistics

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Notable occurrences