2002–03 Eredivisie (basketball)

2002–03 Eredivisie
LeagueEredivisie
SportBasketball
Regular season
Top seedEiffelTowers Nijmegen
Season MVPUnited States Joe Spinks
(Demon Astronauts)
Top scorerUnited States Travis Young (21.5)
(BC Omniworld Almere)
Finals
ChampionsEiffelTowers Den Bosch
  Runners-upBC Omniworld Almere
Dutch Basketball League seasons

The 2002–03 Eredivisie season was the 43rd season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands.

EiffelTowers Nijmegen, led by head coach Marco van den Berg, won their first national title on 20 May.[1]

Regular season

Pos. Team GP W L Points
Elite A
1 EiffelTowers Nijmegen 24 19 5 38
2 Ricoh Astronauts 24 16 8 32
3 BC Omniworld Almere 24 13 11 26
4 BS Weert 24 12 12 24
5 EBBC Den Bosch 24 12 12 24
Elite B
6 CEB Noordkop 24 16 8 32
7 MPC Donar 24 12 12 24
8 Landstede Basketbal 24 12 12 24
9 Rotterdam Basketbal 24 4 20 8

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 EiffelTowers Nijmegen 2
8 Landstede Basketbal 1
1 EiffelTowers Nijmegen 2
5 EBBC Den Bosch 1
4 BS Weert 1
5 EBBC Den Bosch 2
1 EiffelTowers Nijmegen 4
3 BC Omniworld Almere 1
2 Ricoh Astronauts 2
7 MPC Donar 0
2 Ricoh Astronauts 0
3 BC Omniworld Almere 2
3 BC Omniworld Almere 2
6 CEB Noordkop 0

Finals

11 May
16:00
EiffelTowers Nijmegen 89, Omniworld 80
Pts: Milisa, Nelson 16 each
Rebs: Eric Nelson 11
Asts: Eric Nelson 6
Pts: Young, Norvell 17 each
Rebs: Ronald van Velzen 11
Asts: Ed Norvell 5
EiffelTowers lead series 1–0
De Horstacker, Nijmegen
Referees:
  • Nico Zwiep
  • Henk Veenstra
13 May
19:30
Omniworld 67, EiffelTowers Nijmegen 69
Pts: Travis Young 28
Rebs: Travis Young 13
Asts: Ed Norvell 6
Pts: Patrick Cortenraede 14
Rebs: Mate Milisa 10
Asts: Chris Mims 5
EiffelTowers lead series 2–0
Waterwijk, Almere
Referees:
  • Michel Zegwaard
  • Peter van den Eijnden
15 May
19:30
EiffelTowers Nijmegen 83, Omniworld 93
Pts: Eric Nelson 23
Rebs: Mate Milisa 8
Asts: Ryan Robertson 9
Pts: Travis Young 22
Rebs: Ronald van Velzen 10
Asts: Travis Young 9
EiffelTowers lead series 2–1
De Horstacker, Nijmegen
Referees:
  • Nico Zwiep
  • Henk Veenstra
17 May
19:30
Omniworld 67, EiffelTowers Nijmegen 96
Pts: Jerome de Vries 19
Rebs: Ronald van Velzen 10
Asts: Ed Norvell 6
Pts: Chris Mims 23
Rebs: Mims, Nelson 10 each
Asts: Ryan Robertson 6
EiffelTowers lead series 3–1
Waterwijk, Almere
Referees:
  • Paul den Hartog
  • Martijn de Vries
20 May
19:30
EiffelTowers Nijmegen 83, Omniworld 55
Pts: Ryan Robertson 19
Rebs: Herbert, Milisa 12 each
Asts: Ryan Robertson 6
Pts: Ed Norvell 13
Rebs: Derrick Tilmon 9
Asts: Five players 1 each
EiffelTowers wins series 4–1
De Horstacker, Nijmegen
Referees:
  • Jan Chris Herweijer
  • Nico Zwiep

References

  1. ^ Troost, Fred (2003-05-21). "Eiffel Towers wervelend naar landstitel". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-07-06.