2021–22 BNXT League | |
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League | BNXT League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 24 September 2021 – 11 June 2022 |
Number of teams | 21 |
TV partner(s) | Sporza NPO 1 Ziggo Sport |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Oostende |
Season MVP | Levi Randolph (Oostende) |
Top scorer | Emmanuel Nzekwesi (Mons-Hainaut) |
National playoffs | |
Belgian champions | Oostende (23rd title) |
Belgian runners-up | Kangoeroes Mechelen |
Dutch champions | Heroes Den Bosch (17th title) |
Dutch runners-up | ZZ Leiden |
Finals | |
Champions | ZZ Leiden (1st title) |
Runners-up | Donar |
Finals MVP | Worthy de Jong (ZZ Leiden) |
The 2021–22 BNXT League is the inaugural season of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. It replaces the Dutch Basketball League and the Pro Basketball League.
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 won the inaugural BNXT championship.[1] Heroes Den Bosch won the Dutch national championship while Filou Oostende won the Belgian national championship.
Creation
[edit]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.[2] 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.[3] On 20 May 2021, the new name "BNXT League" and logo of the league were revealed.[4]
Competition formula
[edit]The league will consist of different stages with national championships and a common BeNeLeague championship. [5] [6]
Teams entering in this round | ||
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National regular season (21 teams) 24.09.2021.–20.02.2022. |
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Elite Gold (10 teams) 27.02.2022–29.04.2022. |
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Elite Silver (11 teams) 27.02.2022.–29.04.2022. |
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National play-offs (6 teams) 03.05.2022.–29.05.2022. |
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BNXT League play-offs (20 teams) 04.05.2022.–11.06.2022. |
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Teams
[edit]All 22 teams from the 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League and 2020–21 Pro Basketball League were awarded licenses to play.[7] Almere Sailors withdrew in August due to the lack of financial resources.[8][9]
Arenas and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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Netherlands | |||
Apollo Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Apollohal | 1,500 |
Aris Leeuwarden | Leeuwarden | Kalverdijkje | 1,700 |
BAL | Weert | Sporthal Boshoven | 1,000 |
Den Helder Suns | Den Helder | Sporthal Sportlaan | 1,000 |
Donar | Groningen | MartiniPlaza | 4,350 |
Feyenoord | Rotterdam | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | 2,500 |
Heroes Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | 2,800 |
Landstede Hammers | Zwolle | Landstede Sportcentrum | 1,200 |
The Hague Royals | The Hague | Sportcampus Zuiderpark | 3,500 |
Yoast United | Bemmel | De Kooi | 650 |
ZZ Leiden | Leiden | Vijf Meihal | 2,000 |
Belgium | |||
Antwerp Giants | Antwerp | Lotto Arena | 5,218 |
Kangoeroes Mechelen | Mechelen | Winketkaai | 1,500 |
Leuven Bears | Leuven | Sportoase | 3,400 |
Liège Basket | Liège | Country Hall | 5,000 |
Limburg United | Hasselt | Alverberg Sporthal | 1,730 |
Mons-Hainaut | Mons | Mons Arena | 4,000 |
Okapi Aalst | Aalst | Okapi Forum | 2,800 |
Oostende | Ostend | COREtec Dôme | 5,000 |
Phoenix Brussels | Brussels | Piscine de Neder-Over-Hembeek | 1,200 |
Spirou | Charleroi | Spiroudome | 6,200 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Kangoeroes Mechelen | ![]() |
End of contract | 27 February 2021 [11] | Pre-season | ![]() |
13 April 2021 [12] |
Donar | ![]() |
End of interim contract | 25 May 2021[13] | ![]() |
25 May 2021[14] | |
Yoast United | ![]() |
Signed with Donar | 25 May 2021[15] | ![]() |
13 June 2021[16] | |
Heroes Den Bosch | ![]() |
End of contract | 3 June 2021[17] | ![]() |
15 June 2021 [18] | |
Aris Leeuwarden | ![]() |
End of contract | 3 June 2021[19] | ![]() |
8 June 2021[20] | |
Apollo Amsterdam | ![]() |
End of contract | 4 June 2021[21] | ![]() |
25 June 2021[22] | |
Limburg United | ![]() |
Fired | 30 September 2021[23] | 10th (0–3) | ![]() |
30 September 2021 |
Phoenix Brussels | ![]() |
Fired | 18 October 2021[24] | 10th (1–3) | ![]() |
19 October 2021[25] |
Antwerp Giants | ![]() |
Mutual Agreement | 14 January 2022[26] | 2nd (10–5) | ![]() |
14 January 2022[27] |
National Round
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Heroes Den Bosch | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1764 | 1399 | +365 | 38 | Advance to Elite Gold |
2 | ZZ Leiden | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1749 | 1331 | +418 | 37 | |
3 | Donar | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1510 | 1271 | +239 | 34 | |
4 | Landstede Hammers | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1612 | 1433 | +179 | 34 | |
5 | Feyenoord | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1549 | 1564 | −15 | 30 | |
6 | Aris Leeuwarden | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1586 | 1630 | −44 | 29 | Advance to Elite Silver |
7 | Yoast United | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1622 | 1681 | −59 | 28 | |
8 | Apollo Amsterdam | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1346 | 1574 | −228 | 27 | |
9 | Den Helder Suns | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1501 | 1698 | −197 | 26 | |
10 | BAL | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1356 | 1556 | −200 | 26 | |
11 | The Hague Royals | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1275 | 1733 | −458 | 21 |
Results
[edit]Belgium
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Oostende | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1625 | 1325 | +300 | 36 | Advance to Elite Gold |
2 | Kangoeroes Mechelen | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1529 | 1432 | +97 | 31 | |
3 | Mons-Hainaut | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1406 | 1383 | +23 | 30 | |
4 | Antwerp Giants | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1527 | 1429 | +98 | 29 | |
5 | Leuven Bears | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1391 | 1336 | +55 | 28 | |
6 | Spirou | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1396 | 1375 | +21 | 27 | Advance to Elite Silver |
7 | Limburg United | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1414 | 1460 | −46 | 26 | |
8 | Okapi Aalst | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1338 | 1425 | −87 | 23 | |
9 | Phoenix Brussels | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1305 | 1537 | −232 | 20 | |
10 | Liège Basket | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1339 | 1568 | −229 | 20 |
Results
[edit]International Round
[edit]Elite Gold
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 2 | 2460 | 2050 | +410 | 36 | Advance to National Playoffs Semifinals (BE) |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 2 | 2292 | 2096 | +196 | 34 | |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2489 | 2053 | +436 | 33 | Advance to National Playoffs Semifinals (NL) |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 2 | 2175 | 2031 | +144 | 32 | Advance to National Playoffs Quarterfinals (BE) |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 6 | 2423 | 2132 | +291 | 31 | Advance to National Playoffs Semifinals (NL) |
6 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2393 | 2204 | +189 | 31 | Advance to National Playoffs Quarterfinals (BE) |
7 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 5 | 2206 | 2025 | +181 | 30 | Advance to National Playoffs Quarterfinals (NL) |
8 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 5 | 2200 | 2170 | +30 | 30 | Advance to National Playoffs Quarterfinals (BE) |
9 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 10 | 2228 | 2230 | −2 | 25 | Advance to National Playoffs Quarterfinals (NL) |
10 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 10 | 2085 | 2258 | −173 | 24 |
Results
[edit]Elite Silver
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 10 | 0 | 2323 | 1994 | +329 | 34 | Advance to National Playoffs Quarterfinals (BE) |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 2 | 2331 | 2216 | +115 | 31 | Advance to BNXT Playoffs |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 1 | 2242 | 2060 | +182 | 31 | |
4 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 5 | 2318 | 2399 | −81 | 28 | Advance to National Playoffs Quarterfinals (NL) |
5 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 5 | 1994 | 2220 | −226 | 27 | Advance to BNXT Playoffs |
6 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 3 | 2112 | 2264 | −152 | 27 | |
7 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 4 | 2160 | 2356 | −196 | 26 | |
8 | ![]() |
10 | 1 | 9 | 2253 | 2458 | −205 | 24 | |
9 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 8 | 1991 | 2351 | −360 | 24 | |
10 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 8 | 2177 | 2538 | −361 | 24 | |
11 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 10 | 1846 | 2568 | −722 | 20 |
Results
[edit]National Playoffs
[edit]In the national playoffs, quarterfinals were played best-of-three format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals were played in a best-of-five format (1-1-1-1–1).
Netherlands
[edit]Heroes Den Bosch won its seventeenth national title, ending a 7-year drought, after beating ZZ Leiden in the finals. Thomas van der Mars was named the Finals MVP.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals 3–7 May | Semifinals 10–14 May | Finals 21 May–29 May | ||||||||||||
1 | ZZ Leiden | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Landstede Hammers | 2 | 4 | Landstede Hammers | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Feyenoord | 0 | 1 | ZZ Leiden | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Heroes Den Bosch | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Heroes Den Bosch | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Donar | 2 | 3 | Donar | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Aris Leeuwarden | 1 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Donar ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
69–72 | 99–62 | 99–82 |
Landstede Hammers ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
88–79 | 81–71 | – |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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ZZ Leiden ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
91–79 | 89–79 | 71–69 | – | – |
Heroes Den Bosch ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
77–65 | 73–67 | 81–72 | – | – |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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ZZ Leiden ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
83–92 | 90–74 | 87–68 | 52–61 | 74–81 |
Belgium
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals 3–7 May | Semifinals 10–18 May | Finals 21–27 May | ||||||||||||
1 | Oostende | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Antwerp Giants | 1 | 4 | Mons-Hainaut | 0 | |||||||||
5 | Mons-Hainaut | 2 | 1 | Oostende | 3 | |||||||||
2 | Kangoeroes Mechelen | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kangoeroes Mechelen | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Leuven Bears | 2 | 3 | Leuven Bears | 2 | |||||||||
6 | Spirou | 1 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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Leuven Bears ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
80–63 | 66–73 | 90–77 |
Antwerp Giants ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
111–79 | 73–77 | 64–74 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Oostende ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
84–66 | 78–63 | 90–48 | – | – |
Kangoeroes Mechelen ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
63–72 | 86–40 | 78–75 | 86–95 | 77–69 |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Oostende ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
103–60 | 74–84 | 86–69 | 91–83 | – |
BNXT Playoffs
[edit]The highest ranked team before the start of the playoffs, always had the home court advantage. This means that they always played the last game of a playoff series or a home and away matchup at home.
First round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Den Helder Suns ![]() |
163–201 | ![]() |
79–93 | 84–108 |
Liège Basket ![]() |
145–147 | ![]() |
65–72 | 80–75 |
Yoast United ![]() |
152–163 | ![]() |
82–82 | 70–81 |
Apollo Amsterdam ![]() |
128–179 | ![]() |
71–91 | 57–88 |
Second round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Limburg United ![]() |
160–136 | ![]() |
84–75 | 76–61 |
Phoenix Brussels ![]() |
155–180 | ![]() |
63–95 | 92–85 |
BAL ![]() |
138–158 | ![]() |
69–68 | 69–90 |
Aris Leeuwarden ![]() |
128–161 | ![]() |
61–78 | 67–83 |
Third round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Limburg United ![]() |
158–188 | ![]() |
70–78 | 88–110 |
Landstede Hammers ![]() |
118–183 | ![]() |
79–89 | 39–94 |
Feyenoord ![]() |
143–162 | ![]() |
72–74 | 71–88 |
Okapi Aalst ![]() |
137–147 | ![]() |
71–73 | 66–74 |
Fourth round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Donar ![]() |
185–165 | ![]() |
97–63 | 88–102 |
Mons-Hainaut ![]() |
130–151 | ![]() |
74–69 | 55–82 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Donar ![]() |
173–171 | ![]() |
84–86 | 89–85 |
Leuven Bears ![]() |
141–149 | ![]() |
82–68 | 59–81 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Donar ![]() |
169–168 | ![]() |
68–68 | 101–100 |
ZZ Leiden ![]() |
172–160 | ![]() |
84–82 | 88–78 |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Donar ![]() |
142–146 | ![]() |
72–75 | 70–71 |
Individual awards
[edit]The individual awards will be given during an award show held in Lint on 30 April 2022.[28]
Statistics
[edit]The following were the statistical leaders in the 2021–22 regular season.[33]
Individual statistic leaders[edit]
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Individual game highs[edit]
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References
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