2011–12 Dutch Basketball League

The 2011–12 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 52nd season of the highest Dutch professional basketball league. The regular season started on 8 October 2011. EiffelTowers Den Bosch won its 15th national championship, after beating ZZ Leiden 4–1 in the Finals. Seamus Boxley received the Most Valuable Player award this season.

Rules
This was the first season played with new rules about foreign players; all teams were allowed to have no more than four foreign players on their roster.

Foreign players
Source: Eurobasket

Teams
The league started with 8 teams in the 2011-12 season. WCAA Giants and ABC Amsterdam, quarterfinalist last year, didn't return because the clubs went bankrupt. • EiffelTowers Den Bosch from 's-Hertogenbosch

• GasTerra Flames from Groningen

• Lasaulec Aris from Leeuwarden

• Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden from Leiden

• Magixx Playing for KidsRights from Nijmegen

• Rotterdam Basketbal College from Rotterdam

• Stepco BSW from Weert

• Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle

Playoffs
The two group winners from the second stage advanced to the playoffs. The semifinals were played in a best-of-five format, while the finals were played in a best-of-seven format. Home advantage was decided by the regulars season seeds of the teams. The home team in each series alternated each game.

Awards
• Most Valuable Player

• 🇺🇸 Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)

• All-Star Team

• 🇺🇸 Thomas Jackson (ZZ Leiden)

• 🇺🇸 Alex Wesby (GasTerra Flames)

• 🇺🇸 Markel Humphrey (Magixx)

• 🇺🇸 Seamus Boxley (ZZ Leiden)

• 🇺🇸 Tai Wesley (EiffelTowers)

• Statistical Player of the Year

• 🇺🇸 Tai Wesley (EiffelTowers)

• MVP Under 23

•  Thomas Koenis (GasTerra Flames)

• Rookie of the Year

•  Valentijn Lietmeijer (Lasaulec Aris)

• Most Improved Player

• Leon Williams (Rotterdam Basketbal)

• Coach of the Year

•  Toon van Helfteren (ZZ Leiden)