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

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.

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

Overview

Competition Round Pld W L Result
BNXT LeagueNational Round 20 17 32nd 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 1Semifinalist
Dutch Supercup 1 1 0Champion
BNXT Supercup 1 0 1Runner-up
Europe
Basketball Champions LeagueQualifying rounds 2 1 1Semifinals
FIBA Europe CupRegular season 6 3 3Semifinalist
Second round 6 4 2
Playoffs 4 1 3
Total 64 46 18

Players

Squad information

Current roster

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
F 14 Netherlands Kruithof, Lucas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
C 15 Nigeria 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)
  • 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: 26 February 2022

Depth chart

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

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromEndsDateSource
2GNetherlandsMaarten Bouwknecht26Worcester WolvesUnited Kingdom20224 July 2021[1]
0FLithuaniaArūnas Mikalauskas23FeyenoordNetherlands20227 July 2021[2]
3CDenmarkAsbjørn Midtgaard23Grand Canyon AntelopesUnited States202216 August 2021[3]
12SGUnited StatesJhonathan Dunn23Landstede HammersNetherlands20226 July 2021[4]
7PFLithuaniaEinaras Tubutis22PrienaiLithuania202226 August 2021[5]
9PFNetherlandsQuincy Tjon Affo20Heroes Den BoschNetherlandsUndisclosed20 August 2021[6]
15CNigeriaPeter Olisemeka30SCM U CraiovaRomaniaUndisclosed26 February 2022[7]

Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
1PGUnited StatesGiddy Pots25Blu Basket 1971ItalyEnd of contract23 June 2021[8]
7PFUnited StatesMichael Finke25Aris ThessalonikiGreeceEnd of contract25 September 2021[9]
8GNetherlandsRomano Sibilo17End of contract
9GNetherlandsTroy Koehler20Den Helder SunsNetherlandsEnd of contract15 June 2021[10]
15CNetherlandsEmmanuel Nzekwesi15Belfius Mons-HainautBelgiumEnd of contract19 July 2021[11]

FIBA Europe Cup

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

References

  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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