1977–78 Eredivisie (basketball)

Eredivisie
LeagueEredivisie
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular season
Top seedEBBC Den Bosch
Season MVPArt Collins (Leiden)
Finals
ChampionsLeiden
1st title
  Runners-upPunch
Seasons

The 1977–78 Eredivisie was the 17th season of the highest-level basketball league in the Netherlands, and the 32nd season of the top flight Dutch basketball competition.

It was the first season with the introduction of the playoffs. Leiden won its first national championship.

Regular season

Pos. Club Pld W L Pts PCT PF PA Diff Qualification or relegation
1 EBBC Den Bosch 36 30 6 60 83.3% 3589 3117 472 Advance to playoffs
2 Donar 36 28 8 56 77.8% 3273 2899 374
3 Leiden(C) 36 26 10 52 72.2% 3427 3158 269
4 Punch 36 20 16 40 55.6% 3407 3263 144
5 BOB Oud-Beijerland 36 20 16 40 55.6% 3382 3372 10
6 Arke Reizen Enschede 36 15 21 30 41.7% 3200 3280 -80
7 Haarlem 36 15 21 30 41.7% 3171 3150 21
8 Amsterdam 36 14 22 28 38.9% 3059 3103 -44
9 RZ 36 11 25 22 30.6% 3082 3259 -177
10 Amstelveen 36 1 35 0 2.8% 2717 3706 -989

(C): Champions[1]

Playoffs

Teams in italics had home court advantage and played the first and third leg at home.

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 EBBC Den Bosch 1
4 Punch 2
4 Punch 1
3 Leiden 2
2 Donar 0
3 Leiden 2

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
EBBC Den Bosch 1–2 Punch 115–112 99–100 89–95
Donar 1–2 Leiden 75–116 99–106

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Punch 1–2 Leiden 86–95 109–97 98–118

Final standings

Pos. Club Qualification
1 Leiden (C) Qualification for 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup
2 Punch
3 EBBC Den Bosch Qualification for 1978–79 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
4 Donar
5 BOB Oud-Beijerland
6 Arke Reizen Enschede
7 Haarlem
8 Canadians Amsterdam
9 RZ
10 BV Amstelveen

Individual awards

Category Player Team(s) Ref.
Most Valuable Player Art Collins Leiden [2]
Coach of the Year Jim Parks Donar
Rookie of the Year Erik van Solm RZ
Winner Dunk Contest Donald Washington
Referee of the Year John Barrett –

All-league Team

Pos. Player Team
G
 Art Collins Leiden
G
 Bill Mallory BOB Oud-Beijerland
F
 Kees Akerboom Sr. Den Bosch
F
 Gary Freeman Haarlem
C
 Donald Washington RZ

All-Defense Team

Player Team
Renso Zwiers Donar
Jim Woudstra Punch
Charles Kirkland Den Bosch
Bill Mallory BOB Oud-Beijerland
Pete Miller Donar

In European competitions

Competition Team Result
1977–78 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup EBBC Den Bosch Quarterfinalist

References

  1. ^ "Eindstand competitie seizoen 1977-1978 | Basketball Happenings". j-dus.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Seizoensoverzicht 1977-1978 | Basketball Happenings". 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)