2022 BNXT Finals

2022 BNXT Finals

Donar ZZ Leiden 142 146 Head coach: Matthew Otten Head coach: Geert Hammink
Date	9 June 2022
Venue	MartiniPlaza, Groningen
MVP	Worthy de Jong
Date	11 June 2022
Venue	Vijf 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

Donar v ZZ Leiden

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

ZZ Leiden v Donar

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 0 Thomas, Donte 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 28 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996 PG 1 Luke, Austin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994 SF 2 Ingram, Donte 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1996-08-15)15 August 1996 PG 5 Williams, Leon 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 33 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991 G 6 Adetunji, Sheyi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 25 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999 PG 9 Gavin, Jimmy 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 PF 12 Egekeze, Amanze 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1995-12-03)3 December 1995 C 14 Koenis, Thomas (C) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 35 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989 PF 19 Brandwijk, Willem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 29 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995 SF 21 Caruso, Henry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 C 24 Nwogbo, Lotanna  2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 116 kg (256 lb) 31 – (1993-05-30)30 May 1993 PF 27 Roorda, Mark  1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 22 – (2002-11-20)20 November 2002 F 32 Zuidema, Kjeld 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (2001-06-21)21 June 2001 SG 34 Addison, Marquis 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991	Head coach Matthew Otten Assistant coach(es) Jan Stalman Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: June 11, 2022

ZZ Leiden

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) 27 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997 PG 2 Bouwknecht, Maarten 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 C 3 Midtgaard, Asbjørn 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 27 – (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) 26 – (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) 26 – (1998-11-04)4 November 1998 PF 9 Tjon Affo, Quincy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (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) 22 – (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 C 15 Olisemeka, Peter 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-12-09)9 December 1991	Head coach Geert Hammink 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 Roster Updated: June 11, 2022

References

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