ZZ Leiden

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ZZ Leiden
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Leagues BNXT League
Founded23 September 1958;66 years ago (1958-09-23)
History
List
  • BS Leiden
    (1958–1967)
    Mercasol Leiden
    (1967-1977)
    Parker Leiden
    (1977–1983)
    Elmex Leiden
    (1983–1986)
    Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
    (2006–present)
Arena Sportcomplex 1574
Capacity2,435
Location Leiden, Netherlands
Team colorsBlue, Navy, White, Green
    
Main sponsorZorg en Zekerheid
PresidentMarcel Verburg
Team managerRob van Hooven
Head coach Doug Spradley
2022–23 positionBNXT, 1st of 20 (champions)
Championships2 BNXT League
6 Dutch Championships
4 Dutch Cups
4 Dutch Supercups
Retired numbers1 (6)
Website www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl
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Europe

ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a professional basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Sportcomplex 1574. [1]

Contents

ZZ Leiden has won the national championship five times, the NBB Cup four times, the Dutch Supercup a record four times and the BNXT championship twice in a row. Leiden was a European Club Winner's Cup semi-finalist in 1980. They also made the semi-finals of the FIBA Europe Cup in 2022.

History

The old Leiden team (1958–1986)

Tony Parker, Sr. (right) going up against Rene Ridderhof (left), while playing for Parker Leiden in 1980. In the background: Mitchell 'Mitch' Plaat (#7). Tony Parker, Sr. for Parker Leiden (1980).jpg
Tony Parker, Sr. (right) going up against René Ridderhof (left), while playing for Parker Leiden in 1980. In the background: Mitchell 'Mitch' Plaat (#7).

On September 23, 1958, the club was founded as Bona Stars by Ton Kallenberg, a physical education professor at a school in Leiden. In 1967 the club entered the eredivisie, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands under the name BS Leiden.

When Parker became the main sponsor of the club in 1977 Leiden won its first national championship (1977/1978). During this era the team finished five times as runners-up in the league. In 1979/1980 Leiden reached the semi-finals of the European Club Winner's Cup (later: Saporta Cup, ULEB Cup or EuroCup), their best European result up till now. In 1986, Leiden was forced to leave the eredivisie, due to the absence of a main sponsor. The team played five years in the Promotiedivisie, the highest non-professional league, before pulling out of the Dutch basketball pyramid.

The Rise of ZZ (2006–2010)

On February 16, 2006, it was announced that Leiden would return at the highest stage in the Netherlands. [2] The team got a new main sponsor in Zorg en Zekerheid and would play its games in the Vijf Meihal.

After being quarter- and semifinalist in a few seasons, Leiden returned to the top of the Netherlands in 2010. Leading players of the ZZ team were Danny Gibson, who was named the DBL Most Valuable Player Award in 2009–10, and Seamus Boxley. The club won its first NBB Cup, by beating ABC Amsterdam in the championship game. In the Semi-final, heavy favorites Groningen were defeated. In the Playoffs Semi-finals, ZZ once again faced Groningen. The team put up a fight against the top seed, but eventually fell short 3–2.

Back at the top of Dutch basketball (2010–present)

In the 2010–11 season, ZZ Leiden came back on top of the Dutch basketball world as best club. In the regular season, the team finished first. The second DBL title was eventually won, after beating Groningen 4–3 in the Finals. The deciding game 7 turned out to be historic, including three overtimes, which ended in 96–95. [3]

The following year the team its second NBB Cup, but was defeated in the Finals of the DBL. ZZ Leiden also reached the Round of 16 in the EuroChallenge 2011-12 after their second place in the first group stage this season. In 2013 the team got its third national championship, by going undefeated in the play-offs and beating Aris Leeuwarden in the Finals.

The 2013–14 was a struggling one for Leiden. The team ended on the 4th place in the regular season and lost in the Semifinals to Groningen. After the end of the season, Leiden decided to part ways with head coach Toon van Helfteren. [4] Van Helfteren eventually won six trophies with Leiden.

Main sponsor Zorg en Zekerheid extended their contract with 3 years in the 2014 offseason, [5] and a new head coach was signed in Eddy Casteels. [6] In the 2014–15 season, Leiden finished 2nd in the regular season, but once again was eliminated by Groningen in the Semi-finals.

In 2019, Leiden won the NBB Cup after defeating Landstede Zwolle 87–69 in the final. [7]

On 17 May 2020, Leiden signed Geert Hammink as its new head coach for the 2020–21 season. [8] Leiden went on to capture its fourth DBL championship. [9] Star players of the team were league MVP Emmanuel Nzekwesi and Playoffs MVP Worthy de Jong.

Since the 2021–22 season, Leiden plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged. [10] On 11 June 2022, Leiden won the inaugural BNXT championship. [11] De Jong was named the league's Finals MVP and retired from professional basketball after. Leiden also had its best performance in Europe ever, reaching the semifinals of the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup.

After the successful season, coach Hammink signed with Skyliners Frankfurt; [12] star player Worthy de Jong retired from professional basketball. In July 2022, Roberts Štelmahers was acquired as the club's new head coach. [13] However, Stelmahers later signed another contract with Nymburk in the Czech Republic, causing Leiden to seek a replacement. [14] On August 15, Leiden signed Doug Spradley as new head coach to a one-year contract. [15]

On 12 March 2023, ZZ Leiden won their fourth-ever Cup title after beating Landstede Hammers 72–70 in the Landstede Sportcentrum. [16] On 29 May 2023, they won their fifth national title following a Game 5 win over Donar, despite trailing by 16 points 2:40 before the ending of the game. Thomas Rutherford scored two game-winning free throws to seal the championship. The win meant that Leiden won its first national double (both the league and cup titles) in club history. [17]

Arenas

Panorama view of the Vijf Meihal Panorama Vijf Meihal.jpg
Panorama view of the Vijf Meihal

From its re-inception in 2006 to 2023, Leiden used the Vijf Meihal as its home arena. The arena, which is also used for gymnastics of high school students, is nicknamed De Schuur (The Barn) by ZZ Leiden fans.

Move to Sportcomplex 1574

The municipality of Leiden replaced the Vijf Meihal with the newly built Sportcomplex 1574, which was announced to have a capacity of 2,435 people. [18] The new name was later announced to be Sportcomplex 1574, named after the year of the Siege of Leiden after which the city was liberated from Spanish rule. [19] Construction of the €24 million arena began in 2021 and finished in 2023. [20] [21] The sporting hall was named the "Aad van der Luit Topsporthal". The decision by the municipality of Leiden to build was heavily criticized by ZZ Leiden as the number of seats is below FIBA's minimum of 3,000 seats for international games. In its first season, ZZ Leiden was forced to withdraw from the Basketball Champions League because of the size of the Sportcomplex 1574. [22] On 15 October 2023, the inaugural basketball game was played at the arena when Leiden played BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque in the FIBA Europe Cup. [23]

Logos and names

Club records

The list only includes records since ZZ Leiden was established in 2006. Bold denotes still active with team. As of the end of the 2019–20 season:

Most points scored
PlayerPoints
Worthy de Jong 5,686
Mohamed Kherrazi 2,538
Seamus Boxley 2,429
Arvin Slagter 1,407
Clayton Vette 1,377
Most rebounds
PlayerRebounds
Worthy de Jong 2,231
Mohamed Kherrazi 1,940
Seamus Boxley 1,064
Johan Kuijper775
David Chiotti 751
Most assists
PlayerAssists
Worthy de Jong 1,247
Mohamed Kherrazi 684
Arvin Slagter 540
Rogier Jansen 491
J.S. Nash445

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

ZZ Leiden roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Flag of the United States.svg Cook, Aaron 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)26 – (1997-12-28)28 December 1997
G 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melfor, Savior 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)19 – (2005-02-12)12 February 2005
G 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maconda, José Dimitri 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)22 – (2001-11-28)28 November 2001
G 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Davis, Jordan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)25 – (1998-12-13)13 December 1998
G 8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lall, T.J. 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)28 – (1996-10-27)27 October 1996
F 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van den Elzen, Stan 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)24 – (2000-05-27)27 May 2000
PF 10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Schaftenaar, Roeland 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)36 – (1988-07-29)29 July 1988
F 11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bos, Duko 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)22 – (2002-08-05)5 August 2002
F 12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sicking, Jibbe 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)19 – (2004-12-25)25 December 2004
PF 13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huurman, Sam 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)23 – (2001-05-11)11 May 2001
F 17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kruithof, Lucas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)24 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
G 21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Zeil, Loek 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)18 – (2006-02-09)9 February 2006
C 22 Flag of the United States.svg Cartier, Patrick 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)24 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
F 24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ngouateu, Wamba 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)18 – (2006-01-10)10 January 2006
C 55 Flag of the United States.svg Greene, Brad 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)26 – (1998-05-20)20 May 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Stalman
  • Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Meskers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: November 3, 2024

Retired numbers

ZZ Leiden retired numbers
N°PlayerPositionTenureCeremony date
6 Worthy de Jong SG 2010–2016, 2017–2022October 22, 2022 [24]

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards

BNXT League Dream Team
BNXT League Finals MVP
BNXT League Player of the Year
BNXT League Defensive Player of the Year
BNXT League Sixth Man of the Year
DBL Most Valuable Player
DBL All-Star Team
DBL Defensive Player of the Year
DBL Sixth Man of the Year
DBL Most Improved Player
DBL Rookie of the Year
DBL Coach of the Year

Trophies

National competitions

Regional competitions

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos. Cup Supercup BNXT LeagueEuropean competitions
1967–681 Eredivisie 6th
1968–691 Eredivisie 8th
1969–701 Eredivisie 5th
1970–711 Eredivisie 3rd
1971–721 Eredivisie 8th
1972–731 Eredivisie 6th
1973–741 Eredivisie 7th
1974–751 Eredivisie 5th
1975–761 Eredivisie 10th
1976–771 Eredivisie 10th
1977–781 Eredivisie 1st
1978–791 Eredivisie 2nd1 Champions Cup
1979–801 Eredivisie 2nd2 Saporta Cup
1980–811 Eredivisie 2nd2 Saporta Cup
1981–821 Eredivisie 3rd2 Saporta Cup
1982–831 Eredivisie 3rd3 Korac Cup
1983–841 Eredivisie 2nd
1984–851 Eredivisie
2nd
1985–861 Eredivisie 4th
1986–91Five seasons in Promotiedivisie
1991–06Inactivity
2006–071 Eredivisie 8thQuarterfinalist
2007–081 Eredivisie 9th
2008–091 Eredivisie 8th
2009–10 1 Eredivisie 3rdChampion
2010–11 1 DBL 1stChampion3 EuroChallenge
2011–12 1 DBL 2ndFourth roundChampion3 EuroChallenge
2012–13 1 DBL
1st
SemifinalistChampion
2013–14 1 DBL
4th
Runner-upRunner-up3 EuroChallenge
2014–15 1 DBL
3rd
SemifinalistRunner–up
2015–16 1 DBL
3rd
 Runner-up 3 FIBA Europe Cup
2016–17 1 DBL
3rd
Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 DBL 2nd Runners-up
2018–19 1 DBL 3rd Champions Runner-up4 FIBA Europe Cup
2019–20 1 DBL 5th [lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals Runner-up4 FIBA Europe Cup
2020–21 1 DBL 1st Quarterfinals
2021–22 1 BNXT 3rd Semifinalist Champion3 Champions League
4 FIBA Europe Cup
2022–23 1 BNXT Winner –
  1. ↑ The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

International record

ZZ Leiden made its debut in the European stage in 1978 when it entered the European Champions Cup. In 1982, Leiden played in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, qualifying as hosts of the competition.

Record
CompetitionGPWDL%
1 FIBA Champions Cup / EuroLeague 65–1.833
2 FIBA Saporta Cup / ULEB Cup / Eurocup 2816–12.571
3 Basketball Champions League / Korac Cup / EuroChallenge 3210–22.313
4 FIBA Europe Cup (since 2016/2017)4623–23.500
Total11254–58.482

Key

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAdvanced
1978–79 European Champions Cup
RS
Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace Chevrons 125–8988–96 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Joventut Badalona 101–8997–82
Flag of Sweden.svg Södertälje 115–8676–77
1979–80 European Cup Winners′ Cup
RS
Flag of France.svg Caen 106–7781–92 Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos 95–8688–86
Flag of Italy.svg Gabetti Cantù 112–108100–86
SF
Flag of Italy.svg Emerson Varese 87–8995–87
1980–81 European Cup Winners′ Cup
QR1
Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Ramat-Gan 92–8797–96
QR2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Verviers-Pepinster 93–7370–83
RS
Flag of Italy.svg Turisanda Varese 85-8492–74 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg FC Barcelona 76-97105-90
Flag of Turkey.svg Efes Pilsen 91-7286-90
1981–82 European Cup Winners′ Cup
QR1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Soleuvre 107–5057–94
QR2
Flag of Greece.svg AEK Athens 102–6778–89
RS
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Stroitel Kyiv 69-7274–76 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Inter Slovnaft Brastislava 86-8383-96
Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 90-9897-90
1982 FIBA Intercontinental Cup RS Flag of Argentina.svg Ferro Carril Oeste 68–816th (of 6)
Flag of Italy.svg Cantù 75–92
Flag of the Netherlands.svg EBBC Den Bosch 64–71
Flag of the United States.svg Air Force Falcons 95–86
Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 79–92
1982–83 Korać Cup
QR1
Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos 92–6971-70
QR2
Flag of France.svg Tours 68–6784-80 Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 EuroChallenge
QR
Flag of Turkey.svg Karşıyaka 65–8777–63 Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 EuroChallenge
RS
Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş Milangaz 58–8676–69 Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Georgia.svg Mgzavrebi-Armia Tbilisi 76–5974–71
Flag of Germany.svg Göttingen 80–7171–80
T16
Flag of Latvia.svg Ventspils 57–6069–73 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Germany.svg EWE Baskets Oldenburg 76–7185–62
Flag of France.svg Chorale Roanne 63–6891–56
2013–14 EuroChallenge
RS
Flag of Finland.svg Kataja 72–5877–63 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg Bakken Bears 61–6279–81
Flag of France.svg Cholet 67–7674–52
2015–16 EuroChallenge
RS
Flag of Germany.svg Skyliners Frankfurt 51–7663–58 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Slovenia.svg Krka 78–8679–51
Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto 77–5162–70
2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup
QR1
 Flag of Austria.svg Kapfenberg Bulls 68–5762–79 Symbol keep vote.svg
RS Flag of Germany.svg s.Oliver Würzburg 65–7587–61 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Turkey.svg Sakarya Büyükşehir 99–9756–59
Flag of Romania.svg Oradea 90–7672–76
R2 Flag of Finland.svg Kataja 87–7292–80 Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Russia.svg Avtodor Saratov 72–97105–81
Flag of Denmark.svg Bakken Bears 89–85111–71
R16
 Flag of Italy.svg Dinamo Sassari 93–9794–68 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup
QR1
 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Beroe 108–8686–71 Symbol keep vote.svg
RS Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 84–68103–99 Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg Inter Bratislava 80–6779–88
Flag of Hungary.svg Pécsi VSK-Veolia 105–10087–77
R2 Flag of Turkey.svg Pınar Karşıyaka 65–105112–67 Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Turkey.svg Bahçeşehir Koleji 87–8993–71
Flag of Russia.svg Enisey 89–8396–84
2021–22 Champions League
QR1
 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belfius Mons-Hainaut 76–74 (N) Symbol delete vote.svg
QR2
 Flag of Belarus.svg Tsmoki-Minsk 67–69 (N)
FIBA Europe Cup
RS
 Flag of Greece.svg Iraklis Saloniki 71–6383–92 Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Montenegro.svg Mornar Bar 78–7387–74
Flag of Turkey.svg Bahçeşehir Koleji 69–7984–61
R2
 Flag of Germany.svg Medi Bayreuth 98–9384–89 Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Russia.svg Parma Perm Parimatch 79–7588–91
Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw 78–9059–77
QF
 Flag of Germany.svg Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 85–7771–68 Symbol keep vote.svg
SF
 Flag of Turkey.svg Bahçeşehir Koleji 71–7790–82 Symbol delete vote.svg
2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup QR1 Flag of Poland.svg Czarni Słupsk 78–74 (N)
QR2 Flag of France.svg Cholet 59–71 (N)

List of head coaches

Club symbol Toon van Helfteren played for and coached the team Toon van Helfteren.jpg
Club symbol Toon van Helfteren played for and coached the team
CoachFromToHonours
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henry Blom 19751981
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ton Boot 1981
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Theo Kinsbergen 1982
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Harrewijn 19831986
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ivo Boom 20062008
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Toon van Helfteren 200820142 Dutch Basketball Leagues, 2 NBB Cups, 2 Dutch Supercups
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eddy Casteels 20142016
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Paul Vervaeck 20162018
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rolf Franke 201820201 Dutch Cup
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Geert Hammink 202020221 BNXT League, 1 Supercup DBL,1 Dutch Basketball League
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Germany.svg Doug Spradley 2022present1 Dutch Cup

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