# 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League

The 2016–17 Dutch Basketball League was the 57th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on October 8, 2016 and ended May 25, 2017. Donar successfully defended its title.

## Teams

Den Bosch and BSW were both close to bankruptcy in the offseason, but managed to stay alive. Challenge Sports Rotterdam changed its name to Forward Lease Rotterdam, after they got a new main sponsor. On November 1, Den Bosch changed its name to New Heroes.
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Sportcentrum Kalverdijkje | 1,700 |
| BSW | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | 1,000 |
| Donar | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 |
| Forward Lease Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum | 1,000 |
| Landstede | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 |
| New Heroes | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 2,800 |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 |

## Foreign players

The number of foreign players during the 2016–17 season was restricted to four per DBL team.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Left during season |
| Apollo Amsterdam | Sergio De Randamie | | | | |
| Aris Leeuwarden | Jordan Gregory | Denton Koon | Meshack Lufile | George Marshall | |
| BSW | | | | | |
| Donar | Lance Jeter | Andrew Smith | Drago Pašalić | Chase Fieler | |
| Forward Lease Rotterdam | Gregory Mays | Jermaine Marshall | | | La'Shard Anderson Anthlon Bell |
| Landstede | J.T. Tiller | Keegan Hylan | J.T. Yoho | Clayton Vette | |
| New Heroes | D. J. Balentine | Justin Watts | Charles Mitchell | Steve McWhorther | Antwan Scott |
| Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Daviyon Draper | Jonathan Michael Lee | Leigh Enobakhare | | Cashmere Wright |

## Regular season

The Regular season started on 8 October 2016 and finished 8 April 2017.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Donar | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2337 | 1753 | +584 | 52 | Qualification to semifinals |
| 2 | Landstede | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2176 | 1947 | +229 | 40 | Qualification to semifinals |
| 3 | ZZ Leiden | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2032 | 1903 | +129 | 38 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 4 | New Heroes | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2081 | 2080 | +1 | 28 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 5 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2086 | 2212 | −126 | 24 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 6 | Apollo Amsterdam | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2093 | 2294 | −201 | 18 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 7 | Aris Leeuwarden | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2088 | 2388 | −300 | 16 | |
| 8 | BSW | 28 | 4 | 24 | 1966 | 2282 | −316 | 8 | |

## Play-offs

The play-offs started on April 15 and ended on May 28, 2017. In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals in a best-of-seven format.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 82 | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 61 | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 5Forward Lease Rotterdam | 61 | 65 | 1Donar | 1Donar | 1Donar | 1Donar | 84 | 96 | 77 | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 4New Heroes | 76 | 60 | 64 | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1Donar | 1Donar | 1Donar | 80 | 96 | 74 | 76 | 85 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2Landstede | 2Landstede | 2Landstede | 45 | 51 | 79 | 48 | 55 |
| 3ZZ Leiden | 3ZZ Leiden | 3ZZ Leiden | 3ZZ Leiden | 3ZZ Leiden | 79 | 78 | 75 | | | | | | | | | 2Landstede | 2Landstede | 2Landstede | 45 | 51 | 79 | 48 | 55 |
| 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 82 | 70 | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 6Apollo Amsterdam | 82 | 70 | 56 | 2Landstede | 82 | 92 | 78 | 67 | 84 | 60 | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3ZZ Leiden | 88 | 81 | 64 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 56 |
Source: DBL

## Final standings

The final standings are based upon performance in the playoffs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
| 1 | Donar (C, O) | 37 | 34 | 3 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
| 2 | Landstede | 36 | 24 | 12 | |
| 3 | ZZ Leiden | 38 | 24 | 14 | |
| 4 | New Heroes | 34 | 16 | 18 | |
| 5 | Forward Lease Rotterdam | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
| 6 | Apollo Amsterdam | 31 | 10 | 21 | |
| 7 | Aris Leeuwarden | 28 | 8 | 20 | |
| 8 | BSW | 28 | 4 | 24 | |

## Awards

| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| G | Lance Jeter | Donar | |
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| F | Chase Fieler | Donar | |
| Pos | Player | Team |
| G | Lance Jeter | Donar |
| G | J.T. Tiller | Landstede |
| F | Clayton Vette | Landstede |
| F | Chase Fieler | Donar |
| C | Drago Pašalić | Donar |
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| G | Maarten Bouwknecht | Den Bosch | |
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| G | Arvin Slagter | Donar | |
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| G | Maarten Bouwknecht | New Heroes | |
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| G | J.T. Tiller | Landstede | |
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| F | Olaf Schaftenaar | Landstede | |
| Pos | Player | Team | Ref |
| G | Arvin Slagter | Donar | |
| Pos | Player | Team |
| G | Sean Cunningham | Donar |
| G | J.T. Tiller | Landstede |
| F | Jason Dourisseau | Donar |
| F | Mohamed Kherrazi | ZZ Leiden |
| C | Thomas Koenis | Donar |
| Pos | Player | Team |
| G | Rens Butter | ZZ Leiden |
| G | Sam van Dijk | Challenge Sports Rotterdam |
| F | Marijn Ververs | ZZ Leiden |
| F | Jules Schild | BSW |
| F | Olaf Schaftenaar | Landstede |
| Player | Team | Ref |
| Erik Braal | Donar | |