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The 2021–22 BNXT League is the inaugural season of the
BNXT League The BNXT League, for sponsorship reasons the betFirst BNXT League, is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL a ...
, the highest professional
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league in
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and the
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. It replaces the Dutch Basketball League and the
Pro Basketball League The Pro Basketball League (PBL), was the highest tier level professional basketball league in Belgium for clubs. In 2021, the league was succeeded by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League. Through 2014, for sponsorship reasons, the league was previously ...
. The season started with the BNXT Supercup on 19 September, while the regular season began on 24 September 2021. The season ended on 11 June 2022 with the final game of the Finals.
ZZ Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats. ...
won the inaugural BNXT championship.
Heroes 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 spons ...
won the Dutch national championship while Filou Oostende won the Belgian national championship.


Creation

On 10 December 2020, it was announced that the Belgian
Pro Basketball League The Pro Basketball League (PBL), was the highest tier level professional basketball league in Belgium for clubs. In 2021, the league was succeeded by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT League. Through 2014, for sponsorship reasons, the league was previously ...
and Dutch Basketball League would merge to form a new multinational league. All clubs from the Dutch DBL voted for, while 9 of 10 teams in Belgium voted in favor of the decision. Serious talks about the initiative had been ongoing since fall 2019. On 20 May 2021, the new name "BNXT League" and logo of the league were revealed.


Competition formula

The league will consist of different stages with national championships and a common BeNeLeague championship.


Teams

All 22 teams from the 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League and
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were awarded licenses to play.
Almere Sailors Almere Sailors was a Dutch basketball club based in Almere. Established in 2020, the team played one season in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands. Home games are played in the Topsportcentrum Alm ...
withdrew in August due to the lack of financial resources.


Arenas and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''


Personnel and sponsorship


Coaching changes


National Round


Netherlands


Standings


Results


Belgium


Standings


Results


International Round


Elite Gold


Standings


Results


Elite Silver


Standings


Results


National Playoffs

In the national playoffs, quarterfinals will be played
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format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals will be played in a best-of-five format (1-1-1-1–1).


Netherlands

Heroes 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 spons ...
won its seventeenth national title, ending a 7-year drought, after beating
ZZ Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats. ...
in the finals. Thomas van der Mars was named the Finals MVP.


Bracket


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Finals


Belgium


Bracket


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Finals


BNXT Playoffs

The highest ranked team before the start of the playoffs always has the home court advantage. This means that they always play the last game of a playoff series or a home and away matchup at home.


First Round


Second Round


Third Round


Fourth Round


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Finals


Individual awards

The individual awards will be given during an award show held in Lint on 30 April 2022.


Statistics

The following were the statistical leaders in the 2021–22 regular season.


Individual statistic leaders


Individual game highs


References


External links


Official website
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