2014 DBL All-Star Gala

The 2014 DBL All-Star Gala was an all-star game event organised by the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). It consisted of the best players of the 2013–14 DBL season. The event was held on 23 February 2014 in the KingsDome in Den Helder.

All-Star Game

Best Dutch Players Pos. Player Team No of selections Votes Starters[1] G Arvin Slagter GasTerra Flames 4 378 G Leon Williams Landstede Basketbal 1 289 F Kees Akerboom, Jr. SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 8 473 F Stefan Wessels SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 5 329 C Ross Bekkering GasTerra Flames 3 288 Reserves G Sean Cunningham Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 1 – G Rogier Jansen Den Helder Kings 2 – G Worthy de Jong Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 3 – G Aron Royé BC Apollo 2 – F Jeroen van der List Den Helder Kings 2 – C Joshua Duinker Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 1 – C Kenneth van Kempen Maxxcom BSW 2 – Coaches: Sam Jones (SPM Shoeters Den Bosch) and Toon van Helfteren (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)

Best Foreign Players Pos. Player Team No of selections Votes Starters G La'Shard Anderson Challenge Sports Rotterdam 1 476 G Cashmere Wright GasTerra Flames 1 422 F Jason Dourisseau GasTerra Flames 4 479 F Justin Stommes Landstede Basketbal 1 427 C Tai Wesley SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 2 591 Reserves G Darius Theus Aris Leeuwarden 1 – G David Gonzalvez SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 2 – G Emanuel Ubilla Den Helder Kings 1 – F Patrick Richard Matrixx Magixx 1 – F Dan Coleman GasTerra Flames 1 – F Holden Greiner Landstede Basketbal 1 – C Justin Knox Den Helder Kings 1 – Coaches: Ivica Skelin (GasTerra Flames) and Jean-Marc Jaumin (Den Helder Kings)

The Dutch players won the game, Jeroen van der List was voted the All-Star Game MVP.[2]

U23 All*Star Game

Team Noord Pos. Player Team Players G Dexter Hope Aris Leeuwarden G Jos van der Laan BC Apollo G Leon Williams^1 Landstede Basketbal G Yannick van der Ark GasTerra Flames G Valentijn Lietmeijer Landstede Basketbal F Joël Brandt BC Apollo F Gian Slagter BC Apollo F Steve Bleeker Den Helder Kings C Max van Schaik Den Helder Kings C Quincy Treffers Den Helder Kings C Benny van der Reijden GasTerra Flames Coach: Hakim Salem (BC Apollo)

Team South Pos. Player Team Spelers G Yannick Franke Challenge Sports Rotterdam G Dimeo van der Horst Matrixx Magixx G Mike Schilder SPM Shoeters Den Bosch G Kasper Averink Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden F Akeel Eduardo Maxxcom BSW F Stefan Mulder Maxxcom BSW F Joost Padberg^Injured Maxxcom BSW F Don Rigters Challenge Sports Rotterdam F Matthew van Tongeren Matrixx Magixx F Pim de Vries SPM Shoeters Den Bosch C Roel Aarts Maxxcom BSW Coach: Niels Vorenhout (Maxxcom BSW)

¹ Williams didn't play because he was also selected for the All-Star Game. Team North won the contest, Quincy Treffers was voted the MVP.[3]

Three point contest

The top 8 shooters in the 2013–14 DBL season were selected.[4]

• Arvin Slagter (GasTerra Flames) with 49,4%
• Raymond Cowels III (Den Helder Kings with 47,5%
• Kees Akerboom, Jr. (SPM Shoeters Den Bosch) with 47,3%
• Thijs Vermeulen (Matrixx Magixx) with 42,9%
• Justin Stommes (Landstede Basketbal) with 42,3%
• David Gonzalvez (SPM Shoeters Den Bosch) with 41,3%
• Sean Cunningham (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden) with 40,2%
• Tjoe de Paula (Aris Leeuwarden) with 39,3%

Arvin Slagter won the contest.[5]

Dunk contest

Van der List won the Dunk contest by beating Kelvin Martin and Ross Bekkering in the Final.[6]

References

1. "All*Star Game Starters bekend" (in Dutch). basketballleague.nl. 2014-02-01. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
2. "Van der List uitblinker tijdens All Star Gala | Den Helder Actueel" (in Dutch). Denhelderactueel.nl. 2014-02-24. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
3. "Twitter / AllStarGala: MVP U23 Game Quincy Treffers!!". Twitter.com. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
4. "3-point contest". Allstargala.nl. 2014-02-24. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
5. "Twitter / eredivisiebbal: De winnaar van de". Twitter.com. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
6. "Van der List uitblinker tijdens All Star Gala | Den Helder Actueel" (in Dutch). Denhelderactueel.nl. 2014-02-24. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.