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

Leiden won the inaugural BNXT championship and finished as runners-up in the Dutch playoffs.

Overview

Players

Squad information

Current roster

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 F 14 Kruithof, Lucas 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-07-17)17 July 2000 C 15 Olisemeka, Peter 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 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: 26 February 2022

Depth chart

Transactions

In

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

Out

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

FIBA Europe Cup

Date time, TV	Rank	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

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.

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