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DBL Champion
The Dutch basketball champions, are the winners of the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands, which is the BNXT League since 2022. This page is a list of winners and runners-up in each given DBL season, along with additional information. Den Bosch has won a total number of 16 titles, the highest of any club. Currently, only four teams that have won championships are still active in the DBL: Den Bosch, Landstede Hammers, Leiden and Donar. From 1945 to 2021, the Dutch basketball champion came from the Dutch Basketball League (formerly the Eredivisie). Since 2022, the champion is decided through the BNXT League; this league features Belgian teams as well but organises a playoffs to determine the Dutch champions. Season summaries (1945–1977) In the early years of the Eredivisie, a round-robin competition was played to determine the national champion. The team with the most wins was crowned champion. DBL / BNXT Finals (1978–present) In the 1977–78 Eredivisie season, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flamingo's Haarlem
Flamingo's Haarlem was a professional basketball team based in Haarlem, Netherlands. Flamingo's played in the Eredivisie from 1960 till 1983, excluding the 1961–62 season. The team won the Dutch championship and NBB Cup four times. The Flamingo's also played at the highest European stage many times: in the 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1973–74 season the team did at least play in the qualifying round. The team was founded in 1954 as Black Pirates by baseball players who before played for several different teams. In its first year they were the city champions of Haarlem and finished third in the national league. The games were played in the Krelagehuis, despite there being no changing rooms and showers. The rent of the hall was so expensive, that the club did not make profit despite high attendance for games. Players of Flamingo's had to pay entrance for the games as well to cover the rent. Names Due to sponsorship reasons the club knew many names: * 1954–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationale Nederlanden
NN Group N.V. is the parent company of NN Investment Partners and Nationale-Nederlanden (). Nationale-Nederlanden is one of the largest insurance and asset management companies in the Netherlands. NN Group is headquartered in The Hague, its office in Rotterdam is located in the skyscraper Gebouw Delftse Poort, which was the tallest skyscraper in the Netherlands until 2009. Aside from these two offices, the company has an office in Ede (former RVS) but no other main offices in the Netherlands, instead NN mainly relies on independent intermediaries for selling insurance. On 23 December 2016, NN Group reached an agreement to acquire competitor Delta Lloyd Group for 2.5 billion euro. History Nationale-Nederlanden was formed in a merger in 1963 between the ''De Nederlanden van 1845'' (Non-life insurance Company The Netherlands) and the ''Nationale Levensverzekeringsbank'' (National Life Insurance Bank). The result of the merger, because of the strong domestic position of Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sheridan (basketball)
William E. Sheridan Jr. (January 11, 1942 – December 26, 2020) was an American basketball coach. He made a name for himself coaching for several clubs in the Netherlands, as well as for the Dutch national team. Early life Sheridan grew up in West Brighton, Staten Island and played for St. Peter's Boys High School, where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001. He also played baseball, being a pitcher for the Uncle Bill Canlon's Travelers. He served in the United States Marine Corps where he rose to the rank of captain. Coaching career Sheridan started his coaching career as an assistant coach with Virginia Technical Institute. In December 1973, Sheridan signed as head coach of Punch Delft of the Dutch Eredivisie. Punch went on a 16-game win streak in the season and also won the NBB Cup. In his second season with Punch, the club won its second ever Eredivisie title. In 1976, Sheridan transferred to become head coach of EBBC Den Bosch where he coached for one season. EBBC w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ton Boot
Antoine "Ton" Boot (born October 16, 1940) is a Dutch retired professional basketball coach and player. Boot is viewed as one of the best Dutch coaches ever, because of his 14 national titles in the Netherlands. The Dutch newspaper '' De Volkskrant'' named him the best Dutch sports coach of the 20th century. Playing career In 1958 Boot won his first Dutch championship with DED Amsterdam. After that he won the national title another four times, in 1961, 1964 and 1965 with The Wolves Amsterdam and five years later with Blue Stars. In December 1959, Boot scored 53 points in a game against Monark, which was the all-time scoring record in the Dutch Basketball League until 1979, when Tony Parker Sr. scored 63 points. In his career Boot also played for the Dutch national basketball team. He played his first game on April 1, 1959. He has eventually played 148 games for the Dutch national team. Personal life He married basketball player Jenny Boot-Tigelaar on 20 September 1967. Coachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BNXT League National Finals MVP
The BNXT League National Finals MVP Player award is given annually at the end of the finals of the national playoffs of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The award is given to the player on the championship team with the highest index rating over all the finals games. Key List of winners Netherlands Belgium References External linksBNXT League - Official Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DBL Playoffs MVP
The DBL Play-offs MVP is an annual Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT L ... award given since to the league's most valuable player in the Playoffs of a given DBL season. The award was handed out for the first time in the 2004–05 season, but after then the award disappeared. In the 2013–14 season, the award would be handed out again. Winners Awards by player Awards by nationality References {{DEFAULTSORT:Playoffs MVP Dutch Basketball League awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Basketball Supercup
The Dutch Basketball Supercup, also known as the DBL Supercup, is the super cup competition of professional basketball in the Netherlands. The match is played by the champions of the Dutch Basketball League and the winner of the NBB Cup. It is a super cup competition. The first Supercup game was held in 2011. The Supercup has three record titles holders, Heroes Den Bosch, Donar (basketball club), Donar and ZZ Leiden have won three titles each. Two other teams have played in the game so far: Landstede Hammers and BAL (basketball club), BAL. Title holders * 2011 BS Leiden, Leiden (ZZ) * 2012 BS Leiden, Leiden (ZZ) * 2013 EBBC (Den Bosch), Den Bosch (SPM Shoeters) * 2014 Donar (basketball club), Donar (GasTerra Flames) * 2015 EBBC (Den Bosch), Den Bosch (SPM Shoeters) * 2016 Donar (basketball club), Donar * 2017 Landstede Zwolle * 2018 Donar (basketball club), Donar * 2019 Landstede Hammers * 2021 BS Leiden, Leiden (ZZ) * 2022 Heroes Den Bosch Games Performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBB Cup
The Basketball Cup, formerly the NBB Cup ( nl, NBB-Beker), is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Professional basketball teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the tournament in the fourth round. From 1977 until 1990 professional teams were not allowed to participate in the competition. The tournament is organized in a knock-out format, with quarter- and semi-finals being two-legged series while the final is played in a single game. Heroes Den Bosch and Donar are the two clubs with the most cup titles, as both have a total of 7 titles. During the 2020–21 season, the tournament was not played and was replaced by the DBL Cup, featuring only the twelve DBL teams. 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 Basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GasTerra Flames Holding Trophy After Winning The Eredivisie
GasTerra is a Dutch partially state-owned company that is active in the worldwide trade and supply of natural gas. It is owned by Royal Dutch Shell (25%), ExxonMobil (25%) and the Dutch government (50%). Its history dates back to 2005, when the company was created after a split-up of the Gasunie. Before 2005, the Gasunie was authorized to both sell and transport natural gas discovered in the Netherlands. Due to the liberalisation Liberalization or liberalisation (British English) is a broad term that refers to the practice of making laws, systems, or opinions less severe, usually in the sense of eliminating certain government regulations or restrictions. The term is used m ... of the European gas market, transportation and trade and supply had to be separated into independent companies. In 2005 this separation took place, creating both GasTerra and a natural gas transportation company. The last company kept the original name, Gasunie. The Netherlands has long been a net export ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play-offs
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament. In team sports in the U.S. and Canada, the vast distances and consequent burdens on cross-country travel have led to regional divisions of teams. Generally, during the regular season, teams play more games in their division than outside it, but the league's best teams might not play against each other in the regular season. Therefore, in the postseason a playoff series is organized. Any group-winning team is eligible to participate, and as playoffs became more popular they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EBBC Den Bosch
Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch. The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several sponsored names the following decades. Den Bosch has won a record seventeen Dutch championships, seven Dutch Cup and two Dutch Supercup titles. The team has also been a regular at European competitions, most recently the FIBA Europe Cup. Heroes plays their home games at the Maaspoort, which has a capacity of approximately 2,700 people. History On 18 October 1952, Eerste Bossche Basketball Club (EBBC) was founded by Cees Vossen, Tom van der Leur, Hans van Oorschot and Frans van de Wiel. In 1962, Den Bosch played in the top division Eredivisie for the first time, but not very successful. Subsequently the team was relegated again. In 1979, EBBC won its first title. In 1980, the team became Nashua Den Bosch after its new main sponsor. Its increase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
