# 2012–13 Dutch Basketball League

The 2012–13 Dutch Basketball League was the 53rd season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on 6 October 2012 and ended on 23 May 2013.
Second-seeded ZZ Leiden won the DBL title, after defeating fourth-seeded Aris Leeuwarden 4–0 in the play-off finals. EiffelTowers Den Bosch player Andre Young was voted the Most Valuable Player of the regular season.

## Teams

Apollo Amsterdam and Den Helder Kings entered the DBL for the 2012–13 season to bring the number of teams to ten.

### Arenas and locations

| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Kalverdijkje | 1,700 |
| Stepco BSW | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | 1,000 |
| Den Helder Kings | Den Helder | KingsDome | 1,500 |
| GasTerra Flames | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 |
| EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 2,800 |
| Rotterdam Basketbal College | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | 1,000 |
| Landstede Basketbal | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 |
| ZZ Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 |

## Regular season
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3076 | 2503 | +573 | 60 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | ZZ Leiden | 36 | 27 | 9 | 2812 | 2381 | +431 | 54 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | GasTerra Flames | 36 | 26 | 10 | 2832 | 2623 | +209 | 52 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | Aris Leeuwarden | 36 | 20 | 16 | 3008 | 2862 | +146 | 40 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | Landstede | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2900 | 2819 | +81 | 38 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 6 | Den Helder Kings | 36 | 18 | 18 | 2577 | 2625 | −48 | 36 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 7 | Matrixx Magixx | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2902 | 2984 | −82 | 34 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 8 | Stepco BSW | 36 | 16 | 20 | 2743 | 2924 | −181 | 32 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 9 | Apollo Amsterdam | 36 | 4 | 32 | 2541 | 3064 | −523 | 8 | |
| 10 | Rotterdam Basketbal College | 36 | 3 | 33 | 2589 | 3195 | −606 | 6 | |

### Results

| Team | AMS | DBO | DHE | GRO | LEE | LEI | ROT | WEE | WIJ | ZWO |
| AMS | | 63–82 44–109 | 59–66 59–85 | 68–89 60–77 | 80–84 80–85 | 68–85 72–69 | 80–60 91–97 | 75–76 85–88 | 77–92 87–95 | 71–83* 65–68 |
| DBO | 85–56 105–68 | | 73–54 82–66 | 64–68 92–44 | 79–75* 79–62 | 95–93* 88–85 | 111–64 100–73 | 88–66 87–65 | 94–60 96–78 | 86–84 90–62 |
| DHE | 71–64 88–66 | 79–64 67–60 | | 68–55 72–87 | 53–80 65–52 | 44–83 70–75 | 88–70 93–73 | 83–74 71–61 | 95–71 82–84 | 89–77 71–64 |
| GRO | 91–67 83–57 | 76–80 75–83 | 83–75 63–50 | | 84–63 90–87 | 69–67 79–70 | 73–68 105–83 | 97–53 88–67 | 91–87 95–74 | 85–83 86–65 |
| LEE | 91–85 103–69 | 60–98 93–76 | 99–60 86–60 | 78–71 84–74 | | 73–69 72–93 | 120–64 103–80 | 98–91 85–61 | 90–96* 98–82 | 91–85 96–83 |
| LEI | 84–64 100–49 | 64–59 80–70 | 70–64 71–59 | 70–48 66–68 | 72–58 70–59 | | 101–66 81–59 | 76–64 91–58 | 86–75* 70–54 | 66–56 75–62 |
| ROT | 79–86 71–85 | 46–95 64–84 | 72–85 72–73 | 73–77 77–95 | 86–106 75–87 | 49–86 70–82 | | 65–70 70–74 | 70–80 82–72 | 67–86 80–94 |
| WEE | 82–67 101–78 | 86–95 87–92 | 77–85* 80–68 | 83–77 82–84 | 92–77 81–79 | 65–63 84–73 | 65–69 83–79 | | 78–87 86–81 | 65–89 90–92 |
| WIJ | 90–70 86–79 | 68–77 85–104 | 82–67 77–67 | 83–64 68–81 | 104–100* 95–85 | 81–85 60–74 | 88–70 93–88 | 75–66 84–87 | | 100–82 64–80 |
| ZWO | 79–64 87–85 | 62–71 78–85 | 77–70 83–76 | 89–86 66–74 | 92–69 87–77 | 78–89 72–78 | 97–67 105–91 | 104–77 67–77 | 88–78 93–73 | |
* means win after overtime.

## Playoffs

    See 2013 DBL Playoffs.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stepco BSW | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stepco BSW | 0 | 1 | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Aris Leeuwarden | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Aris Leeuwarden | 3 | 4 | Aris Leeuwarden | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Landstede Basketbal | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Landstede Basketbal | 0 | | | | 4 | Aris Leeuwarden | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 4 |
| 2 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 4 |
| 7 | Matrixx Magixx | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Matrixx Magixx | 0 | 2 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | GasTerra Flames | 0 | | | |
| 3 | GasTerra Flames | 3 | 3 | GasTerra Flames | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Den Helder Kings | 0 | | | | | | |

## Awards

* Andre Young (EiffelTowers)
All-Star Team
* Andre Young (EiffelTowers)
* Worthy de Jong (ZZ Leiden)
* Zach Novak ( Landstede)
* Stefan Wessels (EiffelTowers)
* Ross Bekkering (ZZ Leiden)
Best Defender of the Year
* Jason Dourisseau (GasTerra Flames)
Statistical Player of the Year
* Samme Givens (Aris Leeuwarden)
MVP Under 23
* Jessey Voorn (GasTerra Flames)
Rookie of the Year
* Berend Weijs (Apollo Amsterdam)
Most Improved Player
* Jeroen van der List (Den Helder Kings)
Coach of the Year
* Raoul Korner (EiffelTowers)

## Statistical leaders
### Individual leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
| Points per game | Anthony Miles | Rotterdam Basketbal College | 18.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Darryl Webb | Landstede Basketbal | 9.9 |
| Assists per game | Whit Holcomb-Faye | Aris Leeuwarden | 7.8 |
| Steals per game | Josh Magette | Landstede Basketbal | 2.6 |
| Blocks per game | Berend Weijs | BC Apollo | 2.8 |
| Turnovers per game | Aron Royé | BC Apollo | 3.0 |
| Minutes per game | Bryquis Perine | Stepco BSW | 35.8 |
| Fouls per game | Antwan Carter | Stepco BSW | 3.5 |
| FG% | Samme Givens | Aris Leeuwarden | .660 |
| FT% | Zack Novak | Landstede Basketbal | .843 |
| 3FG% | Ties Theeuwkens | GasTerra Flames | .466 |

### Team statistics

| Category | Team | Statistics |
| Points per game | EiffelTowers | 85.4 |
| Rebounds per game | GasTerra Flames | 40.4 |
| Assists per game | EiffelTowers | 19.3 |
| Steals per game | EiffelTowers | 15.4 |
| Blocks per game | BC Apollo | 3.3 |
| Turnovers per game | BC Apollo | 17.2 |
| Fouls per game | Den Helder Kings | 20.5 |
| FG% | Aris Leeuwarden | .573 |
| FT% | EiffelTowers | .762 |
| 3FG% | EiffelTowers | .364 |