2021 DBL Cup

The 2020–21 DBL Cup was the 53rd edition of the Netherlands' national basketball cup tournament. This season the format was changed due to the compressed playing schedule caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Only teams from the Dutch Basketball League participated this year and all games are to be played in one week.

2021 DBL Cup
Season	2021
Duration	24 April – 2 May 2021
Games played	9
Teams	12
Finals
Champions	BAL 1st title
Runners-up	Yoast United
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The season was one of the most surprising in Dutch basketball history, as seventh-seeded Yoast United and eight-seeded BAL reached the final. BAL won the final in the Landstede Sportcentrum to win its first-ever Cup title.^[1]

Format

The four highest-ranked teams from the 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League regular season are automatically qualified for the quarterfinals. The teams 5-12 play in the eight-finals.

Qualification and seeding

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	ZZ Leiden	17	14	3	1573	1377	+196	28	Qualified for quarterfinals
2	Heroes Den Bosch	18	13	5	1565	1414	+151	26
3	Donar	18	12	6	1511	1307	+204	24
4	Landstede Hammers	18	12	6	1518	1344	+174	24
5	Den Helder Suns	17	9	8	1434	1422	+12	18	Qualified for first round
6	Feyenoord	18	9	9	1478	1351	+127	18
7	Yoast United	18	13	5	1493	1327	+166	26	Qualified for first round
8	BAL	17	9	8	1392	1335	+57	18
9	Apollo Amsterdam	17	5	12	1230	1407	−177	10
10	The Hague Royals	18	4	14	1190	1444	−254	8
11	Aris Leeuwarden	18	3	15	1182	1418	−236	6
12	Almere Sailors	18	3	15	1266	1685	−419	6

Source: DBL

Bracket

First Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

24 April

Yoast United

87

28 April

Apollo Amsterdam

69

Yoast United

97

Donar

91

30 April

Yoast United (OT)

110

24 April

Landstede Hammers

90

The Hague Royals

w.o.

28 April

Aris Leeuwarden

Landstede Hammers

89

The Hague Royals

58

2 May

Yoast United

88

24 April

BAL

98

BAL

114

28 April

Almere Sailors

51

BAL

90

ZZ Leiden

87

30 April

BAL

84

24 April

Feyenoord

79

Den Helder Suns

77

28 April

Feyenoord

82

Feyenoord

91

Heroes Den Bosch

74

First round

BAL v Almere Sailors

24 April 2021	BAL	114–51	Almere Sailors	Weert
20:00
	Pts: Masnic 23 Rebs: Nossek 7 Asts: Brathwaite 5	Report	Pts: Kayhan 9 Rebs: 3 players 4 Asts: Lombardi 3	Arena: Sporthal Boshoven Attendance: 0

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The Hague Royals v Aris Leeuwarden

24 April 2021	The Hague Royals	20–0[note 1]	Aris Leeuwarden	The Hague
				Arena: Sportcampus Zuiderpark

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Yoast United v Apollo Amsterdam

24 April 2021	Yoast United	87–69	Apollo Amsterdam	Bemmel
16:00
	Pts: Luke 29 Rebs: Warner 13 Asts: Luke 8	Report	Pts: Versteeg 16 Rebs: De Randamie 9 Asts: Weijs	Arena: De Schaapskooi Attendance: 0

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Den Helder Suns v Feyenoord

24 April 2021	Den Helder Suns	77–82	Feyenoord	Den Helder
20:00
	Pts: Brace 22 Rebs: Brace 12 Asts: Brace 6	Report	Pts: Stolk 20 Rebs: Van der List 15 Asts: Bruining 10	Arena: Sporthal Sportlaan

Quarterfinals

Feyenoord v Heroes Den Bosch

26 April 2021	Feyenoord	91–74	Heroes Den Bosch	Rotterdam
20:00
	Pts: Van der List 19 Rebs: Davis 13 Asts: Lehtoranta 7	Report	Pts: Williams 20 Rebs: Williams, Mayfield 6 Asts: Payne 5	Arena: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam

Landstede Hammers v The Hague Royals

26 April 2021	Landstede Hammers	89–58	The Hague Royals	Zwolle
19:30
	Pts: Dunn 22 Rebs: Rados 8 Asts: Locke & Van Oostrum 5	Report	Pts: Barrie 15 Rebs: Kibi 8 Asts: Kumelis 8	Arena: Topsportcentrum Rotterdam

BAL v ZZ Leiden

26 April 2021	BAL	90–87	ZZ Leiden	Weert
19:30
	Pts: Wilson 29 Rebs: Wilson 10 Asts: Wilson 5	Report	Pts: Nzekwesi 20 Rebs: Van Bree & De Jong 5 Asts: 4 players 3	Arena: Sporthal Boshoven

Yoast United v Donar

26 April 2021	Yoast United	97–91	Donar	Bemmel
20:00
	Pts: Speelman 23 Rebs: Speelman & Ibargüen 8 Asts: Luke 11	Report	Pts: Ogungbemi-Jackson 21 Rebs: Koenis 8 Asts: Rudez 7	Arena: De Schaapskooi

Semifinals

BAL v Feyenoord

26 April 2021 Semifinal	BAL	84–79	Feyenoord	Weert
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 19–21, 24–18, 23–22
	Pts: Jasinsky 19 Rebs: Nossek 10 Asts: Van Overbeek 5 PIR: Jasinsky 20	Report	Pts: Mikalauskas & Van der List 20 Rebs: Van der List 15 Asts: Kanda 7 PIR: Van der List 28	Arena: Sporthal Boshoven Attendance: 0

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Yoast United v Landstede Hammers

26 April 2021 Semifinal	Yoast United	110–990OT	Landstede Hammers	Bemmel
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 16–23, 28–19, 22–29, Overtime: 20–9
	Pts: Luke 52 Rebs: Ibargüen 13 Asts: Luke 5 PIR: Luke 53	Report	Pts: Dunn 31 Rebs: Rados 10 Asts: Joseph 4 PIR: Dunn 22	Arena: De Schaapskooi Attendance: 0

Final

Yoast United v BAL

2 May 2021	Yoast United	88–98	BAL	Zwolle
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 21–23, 28–24, 17–25
NPO 1	Pts: Ibargüen 39 Rebs: Ibargüen 13 Asts: Luke 16 PIR: Ibargüen 47	Boxscore	Pts: Jasinsky 27 Rebs: Wilson 12 Asts: Van Overbeek 7 PIR: Jasinsky 27	Arena: Landstede Sportcentrum Attendance: 0

Winning roster

2020–21 BAL roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. PG 2 van Overbeek, Roel (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) SF 4 Brathwaite, Oshean 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) PG 5 Simic, Ivan 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 6 Wilson, Quatarrius 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) SG 7 Hollanders, Sander 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) PF 10 Masnic, Neil 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PF 12 Nossek, Wietze 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) C 13 Verhoeven, Odin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) PF 15 Ackermans, Tom 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SG 19 de Vries, Jef 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) SF 24 Jasinsky, Trevor 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Head coach Radenko Varagić Assistant coach(es) Chris van Dinten Koen van Gerwen Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster

See also

• 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League

Notes

1. Multiple members of the Aris Leeuwarden team were tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result the team did not have a big-enough roster to play.^[2]