The 2021–22 BNXT League is the inaugural season 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 court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
league in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
and the
Netherlands
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. It replaces the
Dutch Basketball League and the
Pro Basketball League.
The season started with the
BNXT Supercup
The BNXT Supercup is the super cup competition of the BNXT League, the top basketball in the Netherlands and Belgium. The super cup match is played by the Dutch champions and the Belgian champions of the previous season. The first Supercup was hel ...
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 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 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
The 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 61st season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The season started on 3 October 2020 and ended on 27 May 2021.
It was the first season a ...
and
2020–21 Pro Basketball League
The 2020–21 Pro Basketball League (PBL) was the 94th season of the Pro Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Belgium. The regular season was supposed to start in September 2020 but was delayed to 2 October 2020 d ...
were awarded licenses to play.
Almere Sailors withdrew in August due to the lack of financial resources.
Arenas and locations
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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
best-of-three 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 in the finals.
Thomas van der Mars
Thomas van der Mars (born 15 November 1990) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he usually plays as center.
Early career
A native of Gouda, van der Mars played ...
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
Lint may refer to:
* Fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
* Lint (material), an accumulation of fluffy fibers that collect on fabric
Places
* Lint, Belgium, a municipality located in Antwerp, Belgium
* Linț, a vill ...
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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BNXT League seasons
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