2017–18 NBB Cup

The 2017–18 NBB Cup (Dutch: 2017–18 NBB-Beker) was the 50th edition of the Netherlands' national basketball cup tournament. Donar was the defending champion. Donar successfully defended its title, after beating runners-up ZZ Leiden in the Final. The Final was played on 25 March 2018 in MartiniPlaza in Groningen.

NBB Cup
The Final in the MartiniPlaza on 25 March
Season	2017–18
Duration	14 October 2017 – 25 March 2018
Teams	52
Finals
Champions	Donar (6th title)
Runners-up	ZZ Leiden
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Format

In the first, second and third round teams from the Dutch second, third and fourth division participate. From the fourth round, teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the competition. Quarter- and semi-finals are played in a two-legged format. When a team form a tier lower than the DBL played a DBL team, one win is sufficient for the latter to advance to the next round.

Round and draw dates

Round	Draw date	Dates
First round	October 2017[1]	14 October 2017
Second round		6 November 2017
Third round		25 November 2017
Fourth round	28 November 2017[2]	13 December 2017–9 January 2018
Quarter-finals	21 December 2017[3]	16 January–1 February 2018
Semi-finals	1 February 2018[4]	13 February–13 March 2018
Final		25 March 2018

Bracket

	Fourth round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	9 January
	Apollo Amsterdam			58
							16–31 January
	New Heroes			104
							New Heroes	85	49	134
	20 December
							Aris Leeuwarden	58	84	142
	BV Groningen			57
													6–13 March
	Aris Leeuwarden			86
													ZZ Leiden	80	65	145
	14 December
													New Heroes	60	73	133
	Onze Gezellen			58
							25 January
	Solar-systemen Grasshoppers			74
							Solar-systemen Grasshoppers			60
	21 December
							ZZ Leiden			87
	ZZ Leiden			101
																			25 March
	Forward Lease Rotterdam			87
																			ZZ Leiden			71
	4 January
																			Donar			87
	BAL 2			65
							16–25 January
	Den Helder Suns			90
							Den Helder Suns	69	47	116
	14 December
							Landstede	74	95	169
	Almere Pioneers			51
													13–18 January
	Landstede			83
													Donar	95	80	175
	5 January
													Landstede	51	77	128
	The Black Eagles			75
							1 February
	Racing Beverwijk			85
							Racing Beverwijk			56
							Donar			98
	Donar			w/o
	BAL[a]

Fourth round

Donar v BAL

Walkover[a]	Donar	20–0	BAL	Groningen
19:30 GMT+1
				Arena: MartiniPlaza

Almere Pioneers v Landstede

13 December 2017	Almere Pioneers	51–83	Landstede	Almere
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 12–17, 11–17, 12–28
		Report		Arena: Topsportcentrum Almere

BV Groningen v Aris Leeuwarden

20 December 2017	BV Groningen	57–86	Aris Leeuwarden	Groningen
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 19–32, 11–20, 13–15, 14–19
		Report		Arena: Oude Alo

ZZ Leiden v Forward Lease Rotterdam

21 December 2017	ZZ Leiden	101–87	Forward Lease Rotterdam	Leiden
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 25-12, 29–24, 25–20, 22–31
	Pts: De Jong 27 Rebs: Love 9 Asts: Love 6	Report	Pts: Kanda 22 Rebs: Kanda, Setty 6 Asts: Kanda 9	Arena: Vijf Meihal

BAL 2 v Den Helder Suns

4 January 2018	BAL 2	65–90	Den Helder Suns	Weert
18:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 17–16, 20–28, 11–23
		Report		Arena: Sporthal Boshoven

Apollo Amsterdam v New Heroes Den Bosch

9 January 2018	Apollo Amsterdam	58–104	New Heroes Den Bosch	Amsterdam
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 10–36, 14–14, 13–25, 21–29
	Pts: Van Schaik 13 Rebs: Van Schaik 8 Asts: Markusse 3	Report	Pts: Miklusak 21 Rebs: Oudendag 11 Asts: Sherrill 6	Arena: Apollohal

Quarter-finals

First leg

Den Helder Suns v Landstede

16 January 2018	Den Helder Suns	69–74	Landstede	Den Helder
19:30 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 18–16, 21–22, 10–15
	Pts: Koopman 17 Rebs: Koopman, McConico 7 Asts: De Paula, Thran 3	Report	Pts: House 19 Rebs: House, Van Oostrum 7 Asts: three players 3	Arena: Sporthal Sportlaan

New Heroes v Aris Leeuwarden

16 January 2018	New Heroes	85–58	Aris Leeuwarden	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 17–10, 28–10, 16–19
	Pts: Sherrill 19 Rebs: Oudendag 16 Asts: Marshall 11	Report	Pts: Van der List 17 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Kumelis 5	Arena: Maaspoort Sports & Events

Solar-systemen Grasshoppers v ZZ Leiden

25 January 2018	Solar-systemen Grasshoppers	60–87	ZZ Leiden	Katwijk
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 19–20, 12–19, 18–22
	Pts: Schelvis 13 Rebs: Van der Linden 5 Asts: Schelvis 4	Report	Pts: De Jong 17 Rebs: Olah 7 Asts: Love 6	Arena: Kleinduijn

Racing Beverwijk v Donar

1 February 2018	Racing Beverwijk	56–98	Donar	Beverwijk
19:30 GMT+1
		Report

Second leg

Landstede v Den Helder Suns

25 January 2018	Landstede	95–47	Den Helder Suns	Zwolle
19:30 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 22–6, 27–15, 22–14, 24–12
	Pts: Gregory 25 Rebs: Dahlman 8 Asts: Van Oostrum 6		Pts: Van der Vuurst de Vries 16 Rebs: Dahlman 8 Asts: 2 players 2	Arena: Landstede Sportcentrum

Aris Leeuwarden v New Heroes

31 January 2018	Aris Leeuwarden	49–84	New Heroes	Leeuwarden
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 8–21, 13–25, 14–17
	Pts: Kratch 14 Rebs: van der List 13 Asts: Mladenovic 3	Report	Pts: Miklusak 25 Rebs: Oudendag 13 Asts: Sherrill 5	Arena: Kalverdijkje

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Semi-finals

First leg

Donar v Landstede

13 February 2018	Donar	95–51	Landstede	Groningen
19:30 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 26-13, 27–9, 15–20, 27–9
	Pts: Curry 21 Rebs: Curry 9 Asts: Koenis 4	Report	Pts: Dahlman 15 Rebs: Van Oostrum 6 Asts: five players 1	Arena: MartiniPlaza

ZZ Leiden v New Heroes

6 March 2018	ZZ Leiden	80–60	New Heroes	Leiden
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 11–25, 19–14, 34–9
	Pts: Vette 31 Rebs: Kherazi 8 Asts: Love 12	Report	Pts: Sherrill 20 Rebs: Wessels 15 Asts: Sherrill 6	Arena: Vijf Meihal

Second leg

Landstede v Donar

18 February 2018	Landstede	77–80	Donar	Zwolle
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 10–12, 20–30, 24–18
	Pts: Gregory 29 Rebs: House 6 Asts: Dorsey-Walker 4	Report	Pts: Curry 17 Rebs: Bruinsma 8 Asts: Curry 4	Arena: Landstede Sportcentrum

New Heroes v ZZ Leiden

17 March 2018	New Heroes	73–65	ZZ Leiden	's-Hertogenbosch
20:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 16–10, 21–17, 10–15
	Pts: Sherill 31 Rebs: Oudendag 7 Asts: Bouwknecht 5	Report	Pts: Love 17 Rebs: Love 5 Asts: Love 5	Arena: Maaspoort

Final

Donar v ZZ Leiden

25 March 2018	Donar	87–61	ZZ Leiden	Groningen
14:00 GMT+1	Scoring by quarter: 38–21, 16–13, 20–17, 13–20
	Pts: Curry 26 Rebs: Koenis 18 Asts: Bruinsma 6	Report	Pts: Love 15 Rebs: Kherrazi 6 Asts: Love, Voorn 4	Arena: MartiniPlaza

See also

• 2017–18 Dutch Basketball League

Notes

1. On 10 December 2017, BAL withdrew its first team from the tournament.^[5] Consequently, Donar automatically advanced to the quarter-finals.