ZZ Leiden

ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden or simply ZZ Leiden, is a basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands, that plays in the Dutch first division Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Their home games are played at Vijf Meihal, which has 2,000 seats.[1]

ZZ Leiden
LeaguesDutch Basketball League
Founded23 September 1958 (1958-09-23)
History
ArenaVijf Meihal
Capacity2,000
LocationLeiden, Netherlands
Team colorsBlue, Navy, White, Green
       
Main sponsorZorg en Zekerheid
PresidentMarcel Verburg
Team managerRob van Hooven
Head coachGeert Hammink
2018–19 positionDBL, 3rd of 10
Championships3 Dutch Championships
3 Dutch Cups
2 Dutch Supercups
WebsiteLink
Europe

ZZ Leiden has won the national championship three times, the NBB Cup three times, the Dutch Basketball Supercup twice as well. Leiden was a European Club Winner's Cup semi-finalist in 1980.

History

The old Leiden team (1958–1986)
Tony Parker, Sr. (right) going up against Lace Strong (left), while playing for Parker Leiden in 1980.

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 an impressive 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.[8]

Logos and names
  • Former logo of the parent club
  • Parker Leiden (1977–1983)
  • Elmex Leiden (1983–1986)
  • Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden (2006–present)

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
Player Points
Worthy de Jong5,686
Mohamed Kherrazi2,538
Seamus Boxley2,429
Arvin Slagter1,407
Clayton Vette1,377
Most rebounds
Player Rebounds
Worthy de Jong2,231
Mohamed Kherrazi1,940
Seamus Boxley1,064
Johan Kuijper775
David Chiotti751
Most assists
Player Assists
Worthy de Jong1,247
Mohamed Kherrazi684
Arvin Slagter540
Rogier Jansen491
J.S. Nash445

Players

Current roster
ZZ Leiden roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Potts, Giddy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1995-08-08)8 August 1995
G 5 Ververs, Marijn (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (1998-07-17)17 July 1998
G/F 6 de Jong, Worthy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1988-03-14)14 March 1988
C 7 Finke, Michael 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 24 – (1996-04-26)26 April 1996
G 8 Sibilo, Romano 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 16 – (2004-05-14)14 May 2004
G 9 Koehler, Troy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2001-07-30)30 July 2001
C 10 van't Hoff, Mees 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 19 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
F/C 11 Jonathan, Kevin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2002-07-24)24 July 2002
F 13 van Bree, Luuk 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1996-02-24)24 February 1996
F 14 Pikaar, Max 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 16 – (2004-10-29)29 October 2004
PF 15 Nzekwesi, Emmanuel 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 23 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997
Head coach
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
Updated: 18 December 2020

Notable players

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

Individual awards
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

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. Cup Supercup European competitions
1967–68 1 Eredivisie 6th
1968–69 1 Eredivisie 8th
1969–70 1 Eredivisie 5th
1970–71 1 Eredivisie 3rd
1971–72 1 Eredivisie 8th
1972–73 1 Eredivisie 6th
1973–74 1 Eredivisie 7th
1974–75 1 Eredivisie 5th
1975–76 1 Eredivisie 10th
1976–77 1 Eredivisie 10th
1977–78 1 Eredivisie 1st
1978–79 1 Eredivisie 2nd 1 Champions Cup
RS
1979–80 1 Eredivisie 2nd 2 Saporta Cup
SF
1980–81 1 Eredivisie 2nd 2 Saporta Cup
RS
1981–82 1 Eredivisie 3rd 2 Saporta Cup
RS
1982–83 1 Eredivisie 3rd 3 Korac Cup
2R
1983–84 1 Eredivisie 2nd
1984–85 1 Eredivisie
2nd
1985–86 1 Eredivisie 4th
1986–06
Lower divisions and inactivity
2006–07 1 Eredivisie 8th Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 Eredivisie 9th
2008–09 1 Eredivisie 8th
2009–10 1 Eredivisie 3rd Champion
2010–11 1 DBL 1st Champion 3 EuroChallenge
QR
2011–12 1 DBL 2nd Fourth round Champion 3 EuroChallenge
T16
2012–13 1 DBL
1st
 Semifinalist Champion
2013–14 1 DBL
4th
 Runner-up Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge
RS
2014–15 1 DBL
3rd
 Semifinalist Runner–up
2015–16 1 DBL
3rd
 Runner-up 3 FIBA Europe Cup
RS
2016–17 1 DBL
3rd
 Quarterfinalist
2017–18 1 DBL 2nd Runners-up
2018–19 1 DBL 3rd Champions 4 FIBA Europe Cup
L16
2019–20 1 DBL 5th[lower-alpha 1] Quarterfinals 4 FIBA Europe Cup
RS
  1. The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

European record
Record
Competition GP W D L Winning percentage
1 FIBA Champions Cup / EuroLeague65–1.833
2 FIBA Saporta Cup / ULEB Cup / Eurocup2816–12.571
3 Basketball Champions League / Korac Cup / EuroChallenge309-21.300
4 FIBA Europe Cup (since 2016/2017)3014–16.467
Total9444050.468
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Advanced
1978–79 European Champions Cup
RS
 Crystal Palace Chevrons 125–89 88–96
Joventut Badalona 101–89 97–82
Södertälje 115–86 76–77
1979–80 European Cup Winners′ Cup
RS
 Caen BC 106–77 81–92
Panathinaikos 95–86 88–86
Gabetti Cantù 112–108 100–86
SF
 Emerson Varese 87–89 95–87
1980–81 European Cup Winners′ Cup
QR1
 Hapoel Ramat-Gan 92–87 97–96
QR2
 RBC Verviers-Pepinster 93–73 70–83
RS
 Turisanda Varese 85-84 92–74
FC Barcelona 76-97 105-90
Efes Pilsen 91-72 86-90
1981–82 European Cup Winners′ Cup
QR1
 AS Soleuvre 107–50 57–94
QR2
 AEK Athens 102–67 78–89
RS
 Stroitel Kyiv 69-72 74–76
Inter Slovnaft Brastislava 86-83 83-96
Real Madrid 90-98 97-90
1982–83 Korać Cup
QR1
 Olympiacos 92–69 71-70
QR2
 Tours 68–67 84-80
2010–11 EuroChallenge
QR
 Karşıyaka 65–87 77–63
2011–12 EuroChallenge
RS
 Beşiktaş Milangaz 58–86 76–69
Mgzavrebi-Armia Tbilisi 76–59 74–71
Göttingen 80–71 71–80
T16
 Ventspils 57–60 69–73
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 76–71 85–62
Chorale Roanne 63–68 91–56
2013–14 EuroChallenge
RS
 Kataja 72–58 77–63
Bakken Bears 61–62 79–81
Cholet 67–76 74–52
2015–16 EuroChallenge
RS
 Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 51–76 63–58
Krka Novo Mesto 78–86 79–51
FC Porto 77–51 62–70
2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup
QR1
 ECE Kapfenberg Bulls 68–57 62–79
RS
 s.Oliver Würzburg 65–75 87–61
Sakarya Büyükşehir 99–97 56–59
Oradea 90–76 72–76
R2
 Kataja 87–72 92–80
Avtodor Saratov 72–97 105–81
Bakken Bears 89–85 111–71
R16
 Dinamo Sassari 93–97 94–68
2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup
QR1
 Beroe Stara Zagora 108–86 86–71
RS
 Benfica 84–68 103-99
Inter Bratislava 80–67 79–88
Pécsi VSK-Veolia 105-100 87-77
R2
 Pınar Karşıyaka 65–105 112-67
Bahçeşehir Koleji Istanbul 87-89 93-71
Enisey Krasnoyarsk 89–83 96–84

List of head coaches
Club symbol Toon van Helfteren played for and coached the team
Coach From To Honours
Ivo Boom20062008
Toon van Helfteren200820142 Dutch Basketball Leagues, 2 NBB Cups, 2 Dutch Supercups
Eddy Casteels20142016
Paul Vervaeck20162018
Rolf Franke20182020
Geert Hammink2020

Trivia

References
  1. Dutch Basketball League - Teams, basketballleague.nl, accessed 10 July 2011. (in Dutch)
  2. "BS Leiden terug in Eredivisie" (in Dutch). Sleutelstad. 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  3. "ZZ Leiden kampioen" (in Dutch). NOS. May 29, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  4. "ZZ Leiden niet verder met coach Toon van Helfteren". Omroepwest.nl. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  5. "Zorg en Zekerheid nog drie jaar basketbalsponsor Leiden". Omroep West (in Dutch). 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  6. "Eddy Casteels wordt ook coach van Nederlandse Leiden". HLN.be (in Dutch). 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  7. "Basketballers ZZ Leiden veroveren nationale beker". nos.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  8. "Geert Hammink nieuwe coach ZZ Leiden". Eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  9. "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  10. "Super Cup" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

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