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.

Dutch Basketball League
Season	2012–13
Duration	6 October 2012 – 23 May 2013
Games played	36
Teams	10
Regular season
Top seed	EiffelTowers Den Bosch
Season MVP	Andre Young
Finals
Champions	ZZ Leiden (3rd title)
Runners-up	Aris Leeuwarden
Semifinalists	EiffelTowers Den Bosch GasTerra Flames
Statistical leaders
Points Anthony Miles 18.8 Rebounds Darryl Webb 9.9 Assists Whit Holcomb-Faye 7.8
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Second-seeded ZZ Leiden won the DBL title, after defeating fourth-seeded Aris Leeuwarden 4–0 in the play-off finals.^[1] 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.

Apollo

Kings

Aris

Rotterdam

Donar

Landstede

EiffelTowers

BSW

Leiden

Location of teams in the 2012–13 Dutch Basketball League

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
3	GasTerra Flames	36	26	10	2832	2623	+209	52
4	Aris Leeuwarden	36	20	16	3008	2862	+146	40
5	Landstede	36	19	17	2900	2819	+81	38
6	Den Helder Kings	36	18	18	2577	2625	−48	36
7	Matrixx Magixx	36	17	19	2902	2984	−82	34
8	Stepco BSW	36	16	20	2743	2924	−181	32
9	Apollo Amsterdam	36	4	32	2541	3064	−523	8
10	Rotterdam Basketbal College	36	3	33	2589	3195	−606	6

Source: DBL

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

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• 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