2021–22 ZZ Leiden season

ZZ Leiden
2021–22 season
Head coach	Geert Hammink
Arena	Vijf Meihal
BNXT League	Scheduled
Basketball Cup	Scheduled
BNXT Supercup	Runner-up ; (lost to Oostende)
Dutch Supercup	Winners ; (defeated BAL)
FIBA Europe Cup	Semifinalists

The 2021–22 ZZ Leiden season is the 35th season in the existence of the club, and the 15th season under the entity of ZZ Leiden. The club will play its first season of the BNXT League, the newly established league which combines the Belgian and Dutch national leagues.

Overview

Competition	Result	Record
BNXT League	TBD	0–1
Dutch Cup	TBD
Dutch Supercup	Champion	1–0
BNXT Supercup	Runner-up	0–1
Europe
Basketball Champions League	Qualifying round semifinal	1–1
FIBA Europe Cup	Semifinalist	9–7

Players

Current roster

ZZ Leiden roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SF	0	Mikalauskas, Arūnas	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	24 – (1997-09-14)14 September 1997
PG	2	Bouwknecht, Maarten	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)		27 – (1994-12-14)14 December 1994
C	3	Midtgaard, Asbjørn	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	122 kg (269 lb)	24 – (1997-09-20)20 September 1997
PG	4	Windt, Jamayro	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)		21 – (2001-04-17)17 April 2001
G	5	Ververs, Marijn (C)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)		23 – (1998-07-17)17 July 1998
G/F	6	de Jong, Worthy	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	34 – (1988-03-14)14 March 1988
PF	7	Tubutis, Einaras	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	23 – (1998-11-04)4 November 1998
PF	9	Tjon Affo, Quincy	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)		21 – (2000-08-13)13 August 2000
C	10	van 't Hoff, Mees	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)		21 – (2001-04-27)27 April 2001
G/F	11	Jonathan, Kevin	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)		19 – (2002-07-24)24 July 2002
SG	12	Dunn, Jhonathan	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		24 – (1998-02-17)17 February 1998
F	13	van Bree, Luuk	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	26 – (1996-02-24)24 February 1996
F	14	Kruithof, Lucas	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)		21 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000
C	15	Olisemeka, Peter	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	30 – (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: 26 February 2022

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Peter Olisemeka	Asbjørn Midtgaard	Mees van 't Hoff
PF	Einaras Tubutis	Luuk van Bree	Quincy Tjon Affo
SF	Jhonathan Dunn	Arūnas Mikalauskas	Kevin Jonathan
SG	Worthy de Jong	Marijn Ververs
PG	Maarten Bouwknecht	Jamayro Windt

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Ends	Date	Source
2	G	Maarten Bouwknecht	26	Worcester Wolves	2022	4 July 2021	[1]
0	F	Arūnas Mikalauskas	23	Feyenoord	2022	7 July 2021	[2]
3	C	Asbjørn Midtgaard	23	Grand Canyon Antelopes	2022	16 August 2021	[3]
12	SG	Jhonathan Dunn	23	Landstede Hammers	2022	6 July 2021	[4]
7	PF	Einaras Tubutis	22	Prienai	2022	26 August 2021	[5]
9	PF	Quincy Tjon Affo	20	Heroes Den Bosch	Undisclosed	20 August 2021	[6]
15	C	Peter Olisemeka	30	SCM U Craiova	Undisclosed	26 February 2022	[7]

Out

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Date	Source
1	PG	Giddy Pots	25	Blu Basket 1971	End of contract	23 June 2021	[8]
7	PF	Michael Finke	25	Aris Thessaloniki	End of contract	25 September 2021	[9]
8	G	Romano Sibilo	17		End of contract
9	G	Troy Koehler	20	Den Helder Suns	End of contract	15 June 2021	[10]
15	C	Emmanuel Nzekwesi	15	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	End of contract	19 July 2021	[11]

FIBA Europe Cup

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
13 October 2021	Iraklis	W 71–63	1–0	17 – Midtgaard	11 – Midtgaard	5 – Tied	Vijf Meihal Leiden
20 October 2021	at Mornar	L 74–84	1–1	27 – Midtgaard	11 – Midtgaard	4 – Tied	Topolica Sport Hall Bar
27 October 2021	Bahçeşehir Koleji	L 69–79	1–2	15 – Midtgaard	11 – Midtgaard	4 – Mikalauskas	Vijf Meihal Leiden
3 November 2021	at Iraklis	W 92–83	2–2	15 – Tied	8 – Tied	11 – De Jong	Ivanofeio Sports Arena Thessaloniki
10 November 2021	Mornar	W 78–73	3–2	22 – Dunn	10 – Tubutis	5 – Dunn	Vijf Meihal Leiden
17 November 2021	at Bahçeşehir Koleji	L 61–84	3–3	14 – Dunn	11 – Tubutis	7 – De Jong	Ülker Sports Arena Istanbul
Second round
13 October 2021	at Medi Bayreuth	W 98–84	4–3	27 – Dunn	13 – Midtgaard	9 – De Jong	Oberfrankenhallen Bayreuth
13 October 2021	Legia Warsaw	L 78–90	4–4	32 – De Jong	8 – De Jong	8 – De Jong	Vijf Meihal Leiden
13 January 2022	at Parma	L 91–99	5–4	19 – Tubutis	10 – Tubutis	6 – De Jong	Universal Sports Palace Molot Perm
26 January 2022	Medi Bayreuth	W 98–93	6–4	21 – Dunn	5 – Dunn	6 – Mikalauskas	Vijf Meihal Leiden
2 February 2022	at Legia Warsaw	W 77–59	7–4	17 – Tied	13 – Tubutis	4 – De Jong	Bemowo Warsaw
9 February 2022	Parma	W 79–75	8–4	18 – Dunn	9 – Midtgaard	4 – De Jong	Vijf Meihal Leiden
Quarterfinals
9 March 2022	at Hakro Merlins Crailsheim First leg	L 68–71	8–4	15 – Mikalauskas	11 – Midtgaard	4 – Tied	Arena Hohenlohe Ilshofen
16 March 2022	Hakro Merlins Crailsheim Second leg	W 85–77	9–5	23 – Bouwknecht	13 – Tubutis	5 – Mikalauskas	Vijf Meihal Leiden
Semifinals
30 March 2022	Bahçeşehir Koleji First leg	L 71–77	9–6	17 – Dunn	8 – Midtgaard	5 – Tied	Vijf Meihal Leiden
6 April 2022	at Bahçeşehir Koleji Second leg	L 82–90	9–7	21 – Dunn	6 – Midtgaard	10 – De Jong	Ülker Sports Arena Istanbul

References

"ZZ Leiden trekt Maarten Bouwknecht aan". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
"Arunas Mikalauskas signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
"Asbjørn Midtgaard signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
"ZZ Leiden legt Jhonathan Dunn vast". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
"Einaras Tubutis joins ZZ Leiden". Sportando. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
"ZZ Leiden versterkt selectie met vier jonge spelers". Sleutelstad. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
"Peter Olisemeka signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
"Basket, Treviglio con l'ingaggio di Giddy Potts diventa una formazione da battere". www.ecodibergamo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
"Michael Finke joins Aris B.C." sportando.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
"Koehler stapt over naar de Suns". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
"Effectif 2021-22: Emmanuel Nzekwesi signe pour une saison à Belfius Mons-Hainaut! - Belfius Mons-Hainaut" (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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[1] "ZZ Leiden trekt Maarten Bouwknecht aan". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[2] "Arunas Mikalauskas signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[3] "Asbjørn Midtgaard signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[4] "ZZ Leiden legt Jhonathan Dunn vast". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[5] "Einaras Tubutis joins ZZ Leiden". Sportando. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[6] "ZZ Leiden versterkt selectie met vier jonge spelers". Sleutelstad. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[7] "Peter Olisemeka signs with ZZ Leiden". Sportando. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[8] "Basket, Treviglio con l'ingaggio di Giddy Potts diventa una formazione da battere". www.ecodibergamo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[9] "Michael Finke joins Aris B.C." sportando.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[10] "Koehler stapt over naar de Suns". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[11] "Effectif 2021-22: Emmanuel Nzekwesi signe pour une saison à Belfius Mons-Hainaut! - Belfius Mons-Hainaut" (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2021.

2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup
Champions	Bahçeşehir Koleji
Runners-up	Reggiana
Eliminated in the Semifinals	Bakken Bears ZZ Leiden
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals	Hakro Merlins Crailsheim Legia Warsaw Oradea Sporting CP
Eliminated in the Second round	Group I Group J Group K Group L Avtodor Benfica Kyiv-Basket London Lions Medi Bayreuth Parma Telenet Giants Antwerp Trefl Sopot
Eliminated in the Regular Season	Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Belfius Mons-Hainaut Casademont Zaragoza Donar Hapoel Eilat Hapoel Gilboa Galil Heroes Den Bosch Ionikos Iraklis Kapfenberg Bulls Mornar Opava Peristeri Porto Rilski Sportist Szolnoki Olajbányász Tsmoki-Minsk
Eliminated in the Qualifying round	Academic Plovdiv Dnipro Enisey GGMT Vienna Hapoel Haifa Ironi Ness Ziona Keravnos Kumanovo Naturtex-SZTE Szedeák Pärnu Sadam Swans Gmunden TFT Skopje Voluntari