# 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.

## 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.
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity | DBL season | 2012–13 |
| Apollo | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 | 2 | 009 9th |
| Den Helder Kings | 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 | 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

## 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 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 3 | Den Helder Kings | 36 | 24 | 12 | 199 | 150 | +49 | 48 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 4 | ZZ Leiden | 36 | 22 | 14 | 2732 | 2512 | +220 | 44 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 5 | Landstede | 36 | 22 | 14 | 2807 | 2559 | +248 | 44 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 6 | Matrixx Magixx | 36 | 20 | 16 | 249 | 249 | 0 | 40 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 7 | Aris Leeuwarden | 36 | 13 | 23 | 2759 | 2996 | −237 | 26 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 8 | Apollo Amsterdam | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2144 | 2702 | −558 | 14 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 9 | Challenge Sports Rotterdam | 36 | 7 | 29 | 2323 | 2850 | −527 | 14 | |
| 10 | Maxxcom BSW | 36 | 4 | 32 | 2323 | 2850 | −527 | 8 | |
* 1 2 ZZ Leiden won 3–1 head-to-head vs Landstede.
* 1 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

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

## 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 |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | EuroChallenge | Regular season | 3–3 |
| GasTerra Flames | EuroChallenge | Regular season | 2–4 |
| ZZ Leiden | EuroChallenge | Regular season | 2–4 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | 7–11 |