2009–10 Dutch Basketball League

Basketball league season

Dutch Basketball League

Players of GasTerra Flames celebrating winning the DBL title

Season| 2009–10
Teams| 10
Regular season
Top seed| GasTerra Flames
Season MVP|  Danny Gibson
Finals
Champions| GasTerra Flames (4th title)
Runners-up| WCAA Giants
Statistical leaders
| Points|  Danny Gibson|  18.8

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Rebounds|  Patrick Hilliman|  10.1
Assists|  Torey Thomas|  7.2
Index Rating|  Elijah Palmer|  21.1

← 2008–09

2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 50th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. GasTerra Flames dominated throughout the regular season and lost just three games. Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden player Danny Gibson was league top scorer and won the Most Valuable Player award.[1] GasTerra Flames eventually won its third title in team history, by beating World Class Aviation Academy Giants 4–1 in the playoff finals.[2]

It was the first year the league was named the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), after previously being known as the Eredivisie.

## Teams

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Team  | City  | Arena  | Head coach

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ABC Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Sporthallen Zuid  |  Ferry Steenmetz
WCAA Giants | Bergen op Zoom | Sporthal Boulevard  |  Erik Braal
EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort |  Don Beck
Maarten van Gent (ad. int.)
GasTerra Flames | Groningen | Martiniplaza |  Marco van den Berg
De Friesland Aris | Leeuwarden | Sporthal Kalverdijkje  |  Pete Miller
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal |  Toon van Helfteren
Matrixx Magixx | Nijmegen | De Horstacker  |  Michael Schuurs
Rotterdam Challengers | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam |  Zlatko Jezerkic
Upstairs Weert | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven  |  Olivier van Kempen
Landstede | Zwolle | ZBC Hal  |  Adriaan van Bergen

## Regular season

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | GasTerra Flames | 36  | 33  | 3  | 3126  | 2580  | +546  | 66  | Qualification for playoffs
2  | WCAA Giants | 36  | 24  | 12  | 2915  | 2619  | +296  | 48
3  | EiffelTowers Den Bosch | 36  | 24  | 12  | 2963  | 2751  | +212  | 48
4  | Matrixx Magixx | 36  | 23  | 13  | 2893  | 2677  | +216  | 46
5  | ZZ Leiden | 36  | 22  | 14  | 2836  | 2685  | +151  | 44
6  | De Friesland Aris | 36  | 19  | 17  | 2887  | 2900  | −13  | 38
7  | ABC Amsterdam | 36  | 14  | 22  | 2571  | 2658  | −87  | 28
8  | Upstairs Weert | 26  | 12  | 14  | 2687  | 2977  | −290  | 24
9  | Landstede | 36  | 5  | 31  | 2537  | 2955  | −418  | 10  |
10  | Rotterdam Challengers | 36  | 4  | 32  | 2291  | 2904  | −613  | 8

Source: DBL

## Playoffs

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Scene of the playoff final between GasTerra Flames and WCAA Giants

The playoffs started on 22 April and ended 25 May 2010. The winner of the playoffs was crowned Dutch national champion. In the quarterfinals a best-of-three format is used, while in the semifinals and finals are played in respectively a best-of-five format and best-of-seven format. The higher seeded team had home advantage and played games one, three, five and seven (if possible) at home. Small bold numbers indicate team seeding.

| Quarterfinals
22–25 April| | Semifinals
1–13 May| | Finals
15–25 May

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| 1 GasTerra Flames| 106| 77

| 8 Upstairs Weert| 68| 61|

| 1 GasTerra Flames| 67| 79| 67| 88| 80

| | 5 ZZ Leiden| 76| 74| 63| 90| 70|

| 4 Matrixx Magixx| 62| 62

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| 5 ZZ Leiden| 67| 94|

| 1 GasTerra Flames| 89| 80| 84| 60| 79

| | 2 WCAA Giants| 65| 76| 79| 62| 74

| 2 WCAA Giants| 71| 78

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| 7 ABC Amsterdam| 54| 74|

| 2 WCAA Giants| 93| 92| 95| 83

| | 6 De Friesland Aris| 80| 77| 97| 71|

| 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch| 82| 75

| 6 De Friesland Aris| 85| 87|

Source: Eurobasket

## Statistical leaders

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Category | Player | Team | Statistics

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Points per game |  Danny Gibson | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden | 18.8
Rebounds per game |  Patrick Hilliman | Rotterdam Challengers | 10.1
Assists per game |  Torey Thomas | Matrixx Magixx | 7.2
Steals per game |  Torey Thomas | Matrixx Magixx | 2.9
Blocks per game |  James Hughes | Matrixx Magixx | 1.7

## Awards

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Most Valuable Player

* Danny Gibson (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)

All-Star Team

* Danny Gibson (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)
* Ronny LeMelle (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)
* Kees Akerboom, Jr. (EiffelTowers Den Bosch)
* Patrick Hilliman (Rotterdam Challengers)
* Matt Haryasz (GasTerra Flames)

Rookie of the Year

* Mohamed Kherrazi (ABC Amsterdam)

Coach of the Year

* Toon van Helfteren (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)

Statistical Player of the Year

* Elijah Palmer (Upstairs Weert)

## In European competitions

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Club | Competition | Result | W–L | Ref

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ABC Amsterdam | EuroChallenge | Regular season |

0–6

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EiffelTowers Den Bosch | Last 16 |

6–6

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## References

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1. ^ "FEB: Leiden-guard Danny Gibson gekozen tot MVP". Sportloketalkmaar.nl. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
2. ^ "Groningse basketballers landskampioen". De Volkskrant. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. ^ "Amsterdam". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
4. ^ "EiffelTowers Den Bosch". Fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.

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