# 2010–11 Dutch Basketball League

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 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 36 | 26 | 10 | 2834 | 2468 | +366 | 52 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | Magixx Playing for KidsRights | 36 | 22 | 14 | 2685 | 2621 | +64 | 44 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | De Friesland Aris | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2739 | 2889 | −150 | 34 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 6 | WCAA Giants | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2841 | 2784 | +57 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 7 | BSW | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2674 | 2704 | −30 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 8 | ABC Amsterdam | 36 | 13 | 23 | 2372 | 2561 | −189 | 26 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 9 | Landstede | 36 | 10 | 26 | 2484 | 2813 | −329 | 20 | |
| 10 | Rotterdam | 36 | 1 | 35 | 2307 | 2980 | −673 | 2 | |

## Playoffs

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

## Awards

* 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.PlayerTeam Starters G Robby BostainGroningen G Matt BauscherGroningen F Jason DourisseauGroningen F Seamus BoxleyLeiden C Matt HaryaszGroningen Substitutes G Dimeo van der HorstAmsterdam G Jessey VoornAmsterdam F Sergio De RandamieAmsterdam F Monta McGheeLeiden F Mark SanchezLeeuwarden C Ross BekkeringLeiden Coach: Marco van den Berg (Groningen) | Team South Pos.PlayerTeam Starters G Jesse KimbroughBergen op Zoom G Kees AkerboomDen Bosch F Markel Humphrey *Nijmegen F Tim BlueBergen op Zoom C Brandon GriffinBergen op Zoom Substitutes G Glenn StokesWeert G Julien MillsDen Bosch F Tyler TiedemanBergen op Zoom F Stefan WesselsDen Bosch C Marcel AartsDen Bosch Coach: Herman van den Belt (Zwolle) |