2022 BNXT Finals
Donar ZZ Leiden
142 146
Head coach:
Matthew Otten		 Head coach:
Geert Hammink
Date9 June 2022
VenueMartiniPlaza, Groningen
MVPWorthy de Jong
Date11 June 2022
VenueVijf Meihal, Leiden

The 2022 BNXT Finals were the concluding series of the 2021–22 BNXT League, the inaugural season of the Dutch-Belgian basketball competition. The series was played in a two-legged format with the team with the highest aggregate points winning the title.

ZZ Leiden won both games to be crowned the inaugural BNXT champion.[1] Worthy de Jong won Finals MVP, and retired from professional basketball after the finals series.

Venues

Groningen Leiden
MartiniPlaza Vijf Meihal
Capacity: 4,350 Capacity: 2,000

Road to the finals

Donar Round ZZ Leiden
Opponent Home Away Acore Group phase Opponent Home Away Score
2nd of 11 (17–3) Domestic phase 3rd of 11 (14–6)
3rd (6–4) Cross-border 7th (5–5)
Opponent Home Away Score BNXT Playoffs Opponent Home Away Score
Limburg United 110–88 70–78 188–158 (+30) Third round bye
Telenet Giants Antwerp 97–63 88–102 185–165 (+20) Fourth round bye
Kangoeroes Mechelen 84–86 89–85 173–171 (+2) Quarterfinals Leuven Bears 81–59 68–82 149–141 (+8)
Heroes Den Bosch 68–68 101–100 169–168 (+1) Semifinals BC Oostende 84–82 88–78 172–160 (+12)

Games

First leg

9 June 2022 Donar 72–75 ZZ Leiden MartiniPlaza
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 18–20, 20–30, 13–11
Ziggo Sport
Sporza		 Pts: Leon Williams 15
Rebs: Thomas Koenis 8
Asts: Leon Williams 4
Eff: Leon Williams 15		 Boxscore Pts: Arūnas Mikalauskas 19
Rebs: Arūnas Mikalauskas 6
Asts: Worthy de Jong 6
Eff: Arūnas Mikalauskas 20		 Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 3,600

Second leg

11 June 2022 ZZ Leiden 71–70 Donar Leiden
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 6–20, 13–15, 22–19, 30–16
Ziggo Sport
Sporza		 Pts: Worthy de Jong 18
Rebs: De Jong, Olisemeka 10 each
Asts: Marijn Ververs 2
Eff: Worthy de Jong 18		 Boxscore Pts: Marquis Addison 10
Rebs: Williams, Brandwijk 6 each
Asts: Austin Luke 3
Eff: Willem Brandwijk 16		 Arena: Vijf Meihal
Attendance: 3,000

Rosters

Donar

Donar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF 0 United States Thomas, Donte 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
PG 1 United States Luke, Austin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994
SF 2 United States Ingram, Donte 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1996-08-15)15 August 1996
PG 5 Netherlands Williams, Leon 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 32 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991
G 6 Netherlands Adetunji, Sheyi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999
PG 9 United States Gavin, Jimmy 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1991-08-28)28 August 1991
PF 12 Nigeria Egekeze, Amanze 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1995-12-03)3 December 1995
C 14 Netherlands Koenis, Thomas (C) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 34 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989
PF 19 Netherlands Brandwijk, Willem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995
SF 21 United States Caruso, Henry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-07-01)1 July 1995
C 24 Nigeria Nwogbo, Lotanna Injured 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 30 – (1993-05-30)30 May 1993
PF 27 Netherlands Roorda, Mark Injured 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2002-11-20)20 November 2002
F 32 Netherlands Zuidema, Kjeld 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (2001-06-21)21 June 2001
SG 34 United States Addison, Marquis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Netherlands Jan Stalman
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 11, 2022

ZZ Leiden

ZZ Leiden roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 0 Lithuania Mikalauskas, Arūnas 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 26 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997
PG 2 Netherlands Bouwknecht, Maarten 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1994-12-14)14 December 1994
C 3 Denmark Midtgaard, Asbjørn 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 26 – (1997-09-20)20 September 1997
PG 4 Netherlands Windt, Jamayro 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2001-04-17)17 April 2001
G 5 Netherlands Ververs, Marijn (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-07-17)17 July 1998
G/F 6 Netherlands de Jong, Worthy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 35 – (1988-03-14)14 March 1988
PF 7 Lithuania Tubutis, Einaras 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (1998-11-04)4 November 1998
PF 9 Netherlands Tjon Affo, Quincy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 23 – (2000-08-13)13 August 2000
C 10 Netherlands van 't Hoff, Mees 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 22 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
G/F 11 Netherlands Jonathan, Kevin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2002-07-24)24 July 2002
SG 12 United States Dunn, Jhonathan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998
F 13 Netherlands van Bree, Luuk 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 27 – (1996-02-24)24 February 1996
C 15 Nigeria Olisemeka, Peter 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 32 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Netherlands Stefan Philips
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Netherlands Johan van der Bent
  • Netherlands Jasper Haasnoot
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Netherlands Arjen van de Paverd
  • Netherlands Erik van der Pot
Team manager
  • Netherlands Bart Kriek
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 11, 2022

References

  1. ↑ "ZZ Leiden first BNXT League champion". BNXT League. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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