2000–01 Eredivisie (basketball)

The 2000–01 Eredivisie season was the 41st season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. Ricoh Astronauts won their 3rd national title.

Eredivisie
Teams12
Regular season
Season MVPChris McGuthrie (Donar)
RelegatedC3 Cobra's Den Haag
Finals
ChampionsRicoh Astronauts (3rd title)
  Runners-upVanilla Weert
Statistical leaders
Points Omar Sneed 27.1

Regular season

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Each side played teams in their own group four times (twice home and twice away), while they played teams from other groups two times (once home and once away).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or relegation
1 Ricoh Astronauts 32 24 8 Qualification to play-offs
2 Conesco Den Helder 32 21 11
3 Image Center Werkendam 32 19 13
4 Omniworld Almere 32 14 18
5 NAC 32 14 18
6 C3 Cobra's Den Haag[a] (R) 32 5 27 Relegated
Source: DBL
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ C3 Cobra's Den Haag was relegated from the Eredivisie because of financial problems.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L Qualification or relegation
1 Vanilla Weert 32 20 12 Qualification to play-offs
2 MPC Donar 32 19 13
3 Canoe Jeans EBBC 32 19 13
4 EiffelTowers Nijmegen 32 18 14
5 Gunco Rotterdam 32 11 21
6 Landstede Zwolle 32 6 26
Source: DBL

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 Ricoh Astronauts 2
B4 EiffelTowers Nijmegen 0
A1 Ricoh Astronauts 3
B2 MPC Donar 0
B2 MPC Donar 2
A3 Image Center Werkendam 1
A1 Ricoh Astronauts 4
B1 Vanilla Weert 2
A2 Conesco Den Helder 0
B3 Canoe Jeans EBBC 2
B2 Canoe Jeans EBBC 2
B1 Vanilla Weert 3
B1 Vanilla Weert 2
A4 BC Omniworld Almere 0

Finals

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21 April
19:30
Ricoh Astronauts 91, Vanilla Weert 70
Pts: Joe Spinks 22
Rebs: Egidijus Mikalajūnas 7
Asts: Riley Inge 9
Pts: Omar Sneed 19
Rebs: Omar Sneed 9
Asts: Omar Sneed 5
Astronauts lead series 1–0
24 April
19:30
Vanilla Weert 82, Ricoh Astronauts 72
Pts: Omar Sneed 30
Rebs: Jermaine Carlton 11
Asts: Omar Sneed 4
Pts: Sydmill Harris 14
Rebs: Spinks, Bennes 7 each
Asts: Chris McGuthrie 10
Series tied 1–1
Sporthal Boshoven, Weert
26 April
19:30
Ricoh Astronauts 106, Vanilla Weert 67
Pts: Sydmill Harris 22
Rebs: Egidijus Mikalajūnas 9
Asts: Joe Spinks 6
Pts: Jermaine Carlton 16
Rebs: Jermaine Carlton 12
Asts: Jermaine Carlton 4
Astronauts lead series 2–1
28 April
19:30
Vanilla Weert 79, Ricoh Astronauts 78
Pts: Omar Sneed 41
Rebs: Omar Sneed 10
Asts: Chatney Howard 6
Pts: Chris McGuthrie 20
Rebs: Joe Spinks 10
Asts: Chris McGuthrie 9
Series tied 2–2
Sporthal Boshoven, Weert
1 May
19:30
Ricoh Astronauts 76, Vanilla Weert 51
Pts: Spinks, Rouwhorst 11 each
Rebs: Koen Rouwhorst 12
Asts: Riley Inge 6
Pts: Omar Sneed 16
Rebs: Jermaine Carlton 10
Asts: Somefun, Barth 3 each
Astronauts lead series 3–2
3 May
19:30
Vanilla Weert 62, Ricoh Astronauts 78
Pts: Omar Sneed 13
Rebs: Omar Sneed 10
Asts: Three players 4 each
Pts: Joe Spinks 27
Rebs: Joe Spinks 10
Asts: Mario Bennes 5
Astronauts win series 4–2
Sporthal Boshoven, Weert

Individual awards

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Individual statistical leaders

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Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Omar Sneed Vanilla Weert 27.1
Rebounds per game Lamont Randolph Donar 12.4
Assists per game Ed Norvell Canoe Jeans EBBC 9.1
Steals per game Joe Spinks Ricoh Astronauts 4.4
Blocks per game Eric Nelson Omniworld Almere 1.4

References

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  1. ^ "MVP Competitie (M) | Basketballhistorie". 20 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "All Star Team (M) | Basketball Happenings". 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)