2009–10 Dutch Basketball League

2008–09 2010–11 Dutch Basketball League GasTerra Flames holding trophy after winning the Eredivisie.jpg Players of GasTerra Flames celebrating winning the DBL title 2009–10 GasTerra Flames (4th title) WCAA Giants 10 GasTerra Flames Danny Gibson Dutch Basketball League MVP USA Elijah Palmer 21.1 USA Danny Gibson 18.8 USA Patrick Hilliman 10.1 NED Torey Thomas 7.2 USA 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. http://www.sportloketalkmaar.nl/news/view/id/2801/title/feb-leiden-guard-danny-gibson-gekozen-tot-mvp FEB: Leiden-guard Danny Gibson gekozen tot MVP Sportloketalkmaar.nl 2014-06-21 2010-04-11 GasTerra Flames eventually won its third title in team history, by beating World Class Aviation Academy Giants 4–1 in the playoff finals.https://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/groningse-basketballers-landskampioen~bb4ff1e9/ Groningse basketballers landskampioen De Volkskrant 25 May 2010 1 October 2020 It was the first year the league was named the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), after previously being known as the Eredivisie. Teams Team City Arena Head coachABC AmsterdamAmsterdamSporthallen ZuidNED Ferry SteenmetzWCAA GiantsBergen op Zoom Sporthal Boulevard NED Erik BraalEiffelTowers Den Bosch's-HertogenboschMaaspoortUSA Don Beck NED Maarten van Gent (ad. int.)GasTerra FlamesGroningenMartiniplazaNED Marco van den BergDe Friesland ArisLeeuwardenSporthal KalverdijkjeUSA Pete MillerZorg en Zekerheid LeidenLeidenVijf MeihalNED Toon van HelfterenMatrixx MagixxNijmegen De HorstackerNED Michael SchuursRotterdam ChallengersRotterdamTopsportcentrum RotterdamNED Zlatko JezerkicUpstairs WeertWeertSporthal BoshovenNED Olivier van Kempen LandstedeZwolle ZBC HalNED Adriaan van Bergen Regular season main WL complete DBL points 0 2 QF QF QF QF QF QF QF QF GTF 33 3 3126 2580 GasTerra Flames SPM 24 12 2915 2619 WCAA Giants DHE 24 12 2963 2751 EiffelTowers Den Bosch ZZL 23 13 2893 2677 Matrixx Magixx LAN 22 14 2836 2685 ZZ Leiden ESP 19 17 2887 2900 De Friesland Aris LEE 14 22 2571 2658 ABC Amsterdam APO 12 14 2687 2977 Upstairs Weert ROT 5 31 2537 2955 Landstede BSW 4 32 2291 2904 Rotterdam Challengers QR green1 Qualification for playoffs Playoffs 250px|thumb|right|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. main 3 high 7 no yes 100 Quarterfinals22–25 April Semifinals1–13 May Finals15–25 May 25 1 GasTerra Flames 106 77 8 Upstairs Weert 68 61 4 Matrixx Magixx 62 62 5 ZZ Leiden 67 94 2 WCAA Giants 71 78 7 ABC Amsterdam 54 74 3 EiffelTowers Den Bosch 82 75 6 De Friesland Aris 85 87 1 GasTerra Flames 67 79 67 88 80 5 ZZ Leiden 76 74 63 90 70 2 WCAA Giants 93 92 95 83 6 De Friesland Aris 80 77 97 71 1 GasTerra Flames 89 80 84 60 79 2 WCAA Giants 65 76 79 62 74 Source: Eurobasket Statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistics Points per game USA Danny Gibson Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 18.8 Rebounds per game NED Patrick Hilliman Rotterdam Challengers 10.1 Assists per game USA Torey Thomas Matrixx Magixx 7.2 Steals per game USA Torey Thomas Matrixx Magixx 2.9 Blocks per game USA James Hughes Matrixx Magixx 1.7 Awards Most Valuable Player USA Danny Gibson (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) All-Star Team USA Danny Gibson (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) USA Ronny LeMelle (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) NED Kees Akerboom, Jr. (EiffelTowers Den Bosch) NED Patrick Hilliman (Rotterdam Challengers) USA Matt Haryasz (GasTerra Flames) Rookie of the Year NED Mohamed Kherrazi (ABC Amsterdam) Coach of the Year NED Toon van Helfteren (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) Statistical Player of the Year USA Elijah Palmer (Upstairs Weert) In European competitions Club Competition Result W–L Wins–Losses Ref Reference ABC Amsterdam EuroChallenge Regular season 0–6 http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2010.roundID_7065.teamID_4041.html Amsterdam Fibaeurope.com 2 December 2017 EiffelTowers Den Bosch Last 16 6–6 http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2010.roundID_7065.teamID_96454.html EiffelTowers Den Bosch Fibaeurope.com 2 December 2017 References Category:Dutch Basketball League seasons 1 Netherlands