# 2011–12 Dutch Basketball League

The 2011–12 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 52nd season of the highest Dutch professional basketball league. The regular season started on 8 October 2011. EiffelTowers Den Bosch won its 15th national championship, after beating ZZ Leiden 4–1 in the Finals. Seamus Boxley received the Most Valuable Player award this season.

## Rules

This was the first season played with new rules about foreign players; all teams were allowed to have no more than four foreign players on their roster.

### Foreign players

| Aris Leeuwarden | Lance Jeter | Manny Adako | Gerad Punch | Brandon Rozzell | Mark Sanchez |
| GasTerra Flames | Sergio de Randamie | Alex Wesby | Jason Dourisseau | David Bell | Avis Wyatt |
| ZZ Leiden | Seamus Boxley | Thomas Jackson | Jevohn Shepherd | Gabe Kennedy |
| EiffelTowers Den Bosch | Frank Turner | Tai Wesley | David Gonzalvez |
| Maxxcom BSW | DeMario Anderson | Robbie Harman | Yamene Coleman | Rahmon Fletscher | Donte Minter |
| Rotterdam Basketbal | Tyrone Sally |
| Magixx | Maurice Acker | Markel Humphrey | Kelvin Martin | Lucas Hargrove |
| Landstede Basketbal | Damon Huffman | Amu Saaka | Cameron Wells | Kareem Maddox | Ram Elias-Pour |
Source: Eurobasket

## Teams

The league started with 8 teams in the 2011-12 season. WCAA Giants and ABC Amsterdam, quarterfinalist last year, didn't return because the clubs went bankrupt.
* EiffelTowers Den Bosch from 's-Hertogenbosch
* GasTerra Flames from Groningen
* Lasaulec Aris from Leeuwarden
* Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden from Leiden
* Magixx Playing for KidsRights from Nijmegen
* Rotterdam Basketbal College from Rotterdam
* Stepco BSW from Weert
* Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ZZ Leiden | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2100 | 1838 | +262 | 44 | Qualification for second stage |
| 2 | GasTerra Flames | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2094 | 1923 | +171 | 42 | Qualification for second stage |
| 3 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2333 | 2015 | +318 | 42 | Qualification for second stage |
| 4 | Magixx Playing for KidsRights | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2237 | 2201 | +36 | 34 | Qualification for second stage |
| 5 | Landstede | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2039 | 2001 | +38 | 24 | Qualification for second stage |
| 6 | Lasaulec Aris | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2176 | 2235 | −59 | 20 | Qualification for second stage |
| 7 | Stepco BSW | 28 | 5 | 23 | 1969 | 2236 | −267 | 10 | |
| 8 | Rotterdam Basketbal College | 28 | 4 | 24 | 1810 | 2309 | −499 | 8 | |

## Second stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ZZL | DBO | ARI |
| 1 | ZZ Leiden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 312 | 293 | +19 | 6 | Advance to semifinals | — | 78–77 | 82–72 |
| 2 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 4 | 2 | 2 | 319 | 305 | +14 | 4 | Advance to semifinals | 89–65 | — | 92–71 |
| 3 | Lasaulec Aris | 4 | 1 | 3 | 289 | 322 | −33 | 2 | | 55–87 | 91–61 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | GTF | LAN | MAG |
| 1 | GasTerra Flames | 4 | 3 | 1 | 324 | 292 | +32 | 6 | Advance to semifinals | — | 84–80 | 85–63 |
| 2 | Landstede | 4 | 2 | 2 | 324 | 336 | −12 | 4 | Advance to semifinals | 63–78 | — | 95–94 |
| 3 | Magixx Playing for KidsRights | 4 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 343 | −20 | 2 | | 86–77 | 80–86 | — |

## Playoffs

The two group winners from the second stage advanced to the playoffs. The semifinals were played in a best-of-five format, while the finals were played in a best-of-seven format. Home advantage was decided by the regulars season seeds of the teams. The home team in each series alternated each game.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 ZZ Leiden | 1 ZZ Leiden | 1 ZZ Leiden | 1 ZZ Leiden | 76 | 76 | 63 | 62 |
| 5 Landstede | 5 Landstede | 5 Landstede | 5 Landstede | 63 | 72 | 69 | 43 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 Landstede | 5 Landstede | 5 Landstede | 5 Landstede | 63 | 72 | 69 | 43 | 1 ZZ Leiden | 1 ZZ Leiden | 1 ZZ Leiden | 79 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 61 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 81 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 65 |
| 2 GasTerra Flames | 2 GasTerra Flames | 2 GasTerra Flames | 67 | 54 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 81 | 85 | 77 | 65 | 65 |
| 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 54 | 80 | 49 | 81 | 74 | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

* Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)
All-Star Team
* Thomas Jackson (ZZ Leiden)
* Alex Wesby (GasTerra Flames)
* Markel Humphrey (Magixx)
* Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)
* Tai Wesley (EiffelTowers)
Statistical Player of the Year
* Tai Wesley (EiffelTowers)
MVP Under 23
* Thomas Koenis (GasTerra Flames)
Rookie of the Year
* Valentijn Lietmeijer (Lasaulec Aris)
Most Improved Player
* Leon Williams (Rotterdam Basketbal)
Coach of the Year
* Toon van Helfteren (ZZ Leiden)

## In European competitions

| Club | Competition | Result | W–L |
| GasTerra Flames | Eurocup | Regular season | 0–6 |
| ZZ Leiden | EuroChallenge | Last 16 | 5–7 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 5–13 |