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2021–22 ZZ Leiden season

The 2021–22 ZZ Leiden season was the 35th season in the existence of the club, and the 15th season under the entity of ZZ Leiden. The club played its first season in the BNXT League, the newly established league which combines the Belgian and Dutch national leagues.

ZZ Leiden
2021–22 season
Head coachGeert Hammink (2nd season)
ArenaVijf Meihal
BNXT LeagueChampions
Basketball CupSemifinalist
BNXT SupercupRunner-up
(lost to Oostende)
Dutch SupercupWinners
(defeated BAL)
FIBA Europe CupSemifinalists
← 2020–21
2022–23 →

Leiden won the inaugural BNXT championship and finished as runners-up in the Dutch playoffs.

Overview edit

Competition Round Pld W L Result
BNXT League National Round 20 17 3 2nd place
Elite Gold 10 6 4 3rd place
National playoffs 5 6 2 Runners-up
BNXT playoffs 4 3 1 Champion
Dutch Cup 5 4 1 Semifinalist
Dutch Supercup 1 1 0 Champion
BNXT Supercup 1 0 1 Runner-up
Europe
Basketball Champions League Qualifying rounds 2 1 1 Semifinals
FIBA Europe Cup Regular season 6 3 3 Semifinalist
Second round 6 4 2
Playoffs 4 1 3
Total 64 46 18

Players edit

Squad information edit

Current roster edit

ZZ Leiden roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 0   Mikalauskas, Arūnas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997
PG 2   Bouwknecht, Maarten 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1994-12-14)14 December 1994
C 3   Midtgaard, Asbjørn 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 26 – (1997-09-20)20 September 1997
PG 4   Windt, Jamayro 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2001-04-17)17 April 2001
G 5   Ververs, Marijn (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-07-17)17 July 1998
G/F 6   de Jong, Worthy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 36 – (1988-03-14)14 March 1988
PF 7   Tubutis, Einaras 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1998-11-04)4 November 1998
PF 9   Tjon Affo, Quincy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2000-08-13)13 August 2000
C 10   van 't Hoff, Mees 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 23 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
G/F 11   Jonathan, Kevin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2002-07-24)24 July 2002
SG 12   Dunn, Jhonathan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998
F 13   van Bree, Luuk 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1996-02-24)24 February 1996
F 14   Kruithof, Lucas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
C 15   Olisemeka, Peter 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Stefan Philips
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Johan van der Bent
  •   Jasper Haasnoot
Physiotherapist(s)
  •   Arjen van de Paverd
  •   Erik van der Pot
Team manager
  •   Bart Kriek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  •   Injured
Updated: 26 February 2022

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Asbjørn Midtgaard Peter Olisemeka Mees van 't Hoff
PF Einaras Tubutis Luuk van Bree Quincy Tjon Affo
SF Jhonathan Dunn Worthy de Jong Kevin Jonathan
SG Arunas Mikalauskas Maarten Bouwknecht Lucas Kruithof
PG Marijn Ververs Jamayro Windt

Transactions edit

In edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Ends Date Source
2 G   Maarten Bouwknecht 26 Worcester Wolves   2022 4 July 2021 [1]
0 F   Arūnas Mikalauskas 23 Feyenoord   2022 7 July 2021 [2]
3 C   Asbjørn Midtgaard 23 Grand Canyon Antelopes   2022 16 August 2021 [3]
12 SG   Jhonathan Dunn 23 Landstede Hammers   2022 6 July 2021 [4]
7 PF   Einaras Tubutis 22 Prienai   2022 26 August 2021 [5]
9 PF   Quincy Tjon Affo 20 Heroes Den Bosch   Undisclosed 20 August 2021 [6]
15 C   Peter Olisemeka 30 SCM U Craiova   Undisclosed 26 February 2022 [7]

Out edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Date Source
1 PG   Giddy Pots 25 Blu Basket 1971   End of contract 23 June 2021 [8]
7 PF   Michael Finke 25 Aris Thessaloniki   End of contract 25 September 2021 [9]
8 G   Romano Sibilo 17   End of contract
9 G   Troy Koehler 20 Den Helder Suns   End of contract 15 June 2021 [10]
15 C   Emmanuel Nzekwesi 15 Belfius Mons-Hainaut   End of contract 19 July 2021 [11]

FIBA Europe Cup edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
13 October 2021
   Iraklis W 71–63  1–0
  17 – Midtgaard   11 – Midtgaard   5 – Tied  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
20 October 2021
 at   Mornar L 74–84  1–1
  27 – Midtgaard   11 – Midtgaard   4 – Tied  Topolica Sport Hall 
Bar
27 October 2021
   Bahçeşehir Koleji L 69–79  1–2
  15 – Midtgaard   11 – Midtgaard   4 – Mikalauskas  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
3 November 2021
 at   Iraklis W 92–83  2–2
  15 – Tied   8 – Tied   11 – De Jong  Ivanofeio Sports Arena 
Thessaloniki
10 November 2021
   Mornar W 78–73  3–2
  22 – Dunn   10 – Tubutis   5 – Dunn  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
17 November 2021
 at   Bahçeşehir Koleji L 61–84  3–3
  14 – Dunn   11 – Tubutis   7 – De Jong  Ülker Sports Arena 
Istanbul
Second round
13 October 2021
 at   Medi Bayreuth W 98–84  4–3
  27 – Dunn   13 – Midtgaard   9 – De Jong  Oberfrankenhallen 
Bayreuth
13 October 2021
   Legia Warsaw L 78–90  4–4
  32 – De Jong   8 – De Jong   8 – De Jong  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
13 January 2022
 at   Parma L 91–99  5–4
  19 – Tubutis   10 – Tubutis   6 – De Jong  Universal Sports Palace Molot 
Perm
26 January 2022
   Medi Bayreuth W 98–93  6–4
  21 – Dunn   5 – Dunn   6 – Mikalauskas  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
2 February 2022
 at   Legia Warsaw W 77–59  7–4
  17 – Tied   13 – Tubutis   4 – De Jong  Bemowo 
Warsaw
9 February 2022
   Parma W 79–75  8–4
  18 – Dunn   9 – Midtgaard   4 – De Jong  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
Quarterfinals
9 March 2022
 at   Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
First leg 		L 68–71  8–4
  15 – Mikalauskas   11 – Midtgaard   4 – Tied  Arena Hohenlohe 
Ilshofen
16 March 2022
   Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
Second leg 		W 85–77  9–5
  23 – Bouwknecht   13 – Tubutis   5 – Mikalauskas  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
Semifinals
30 March 2022
   Bahçeşehir Koleji
First leg 		L 71–77  9–6
  17 – Dunn   8 – Midtgaard   5 – Tied  Vijf Meihal 
Leiden
6 April 2022
 at   Bahçeşehir Koleji
Second leg 		L 82–90  9–7
  21 – Dunn   6 – Midtgaard   10 – De Jong  Ülker Sports Arena 
Istanbul

References edit

  1. ^ "ZZ Leiden trekt Maarten Bouwknecht aan". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Arunas Mikalauskas signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Asbjørn Midtgaard signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "ZZ Leiden legt Jhonathan Dunn vast". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Einaras Tubutis joins ZZ Leiden". Sportando. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "ZZ Leiden versterkt selectie met vier jonge spelers". Sleutelstad. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Peter Olisemeka signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Basket, Treviglio con l'ingaggio di Giddy Potts diventa una formazione da battere". www.ecodibergamo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Michael Finke joins Aris B.C." sportando.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Koehler stapt over naar de Suns". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Effectif 2021-22: Emmanuel Nzekwesi signe pour une saison à Belfius Mons-Hainaut! - Belfius Mons-Hainaut" (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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