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2019–20 ZZ Leiden season

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ZZ Leiden
2019–20 season
ChairmanMarcel Verburg
Head coachRolf Franke
ArenaVijf Meihal
Dutch Basketball LeagueCancelled
Basketball CupQuarter-finalist
FIBA Europe CupSecond Round
← 2018–19
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2019.

The 2019–20 ZZ Leiden season was the 14th season in the existence of the club. The club is known for sponsorship reasons as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. The club will play in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and NBB Cup. It will also play in the FIBA Europe Cup.

In March, the DBL season was cancelled prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Overview

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On 5 July 2019, Leiden announced head coach Rolf Franke was returning for a second season.[1]

Players

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Squad information

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ZZ Leiden roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
CG 1 Netherlands Yaëll dos Santos Borges 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-03-25)25 March 2001
PG 2 United States Tayler Persons 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-08-31)31 August 1995
SG 4 United States Braxton Huggins 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 28 – (1996-11-30)30 November 1996
PG 5 Netherlands Marijn Ververs 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1998-09-17)17 September 1998
PF 6 United States Jarvis Williams 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1993-01-21)21 January 1993
PG 7 Netherlands Twan Polman 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 26 – (1998-03-10)10 March 1998
PF 8 Suriname Sergio De Randamie 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 40 – (1984-07-05)5 July 1984
F 9 Netherlands Eloi Nimako Sarkodee 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2001-07-19)19 July 2001
G 13 Netherlands Troy Emeka Koehler 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2001-07-30)30 July 2001
G/F 18 Netherlands Worthy de Jong (C) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1988-03-14)14 March 1988
PF 14 Netherlands Jelle van Heiningen 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-10-12)12 October 1997
SF 21 Kenya Nuni Omot 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-10-03)3 October 1994
F/C 33 Croatia Drago Pašalić 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 40 – (1984-06-23)23 June 1984
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Netherlands Ferry Steenmetz
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Netherlands Johan van der Bent
  • Netherlands Jasper Haasnoot
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Netherlands Arjen van de Paverd
  • Netherlands Erik van der Pot
Team manager
  • Netherlands Bart Kriek
  • Netherlands Simon Hoogendoorn

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

Updated: 30 March 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jarvis Williams Drago Pašalić
PF Josh Cunningham Sergio De Randamie Jelle van Heiningen
SF Worthy de Jong Yaëll dos Santos Borges Eloi Nimako Sarkodee
SG Braxton Huggins Troy Emeka Koehler Twan Polman
PG Tayler Persons Marijn Ververs

Transactions

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In

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Date Source
2 PG United States Tayler Persons 23 Ball State Cardinals United States Free 2020 17 July 2019 [2]
4 PG United States Braxton Huggins 22 Fresno State Bulldogs United States Free 2020 30 July 2019
6 PF United States Jarvis Williams 26 HydroTruck Radom Poland Free 2020 7 August 2019 [3]
33 C Croatia Drago Pašalić 35 Donar Netherlands Free 2020 13 August 2019 [4]
0 F United States Josh Cunningham 23 Dayton University United States Free 2020 19 August 2019 [5]
1 G Netherlands Yaëll dos Santos Borges 18 BAL Netherlands Free 2020 21 August 2019 [6]
9 F Netherlands Eloi Nimako Sarkodee 18 BAL Netherlands Free Undisclosed 21 August 2019 [6]
SF Kenya Nuni Omot 25 MZT Skopje North Macedonia Free 2020 1 December 2019 [7]

Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Date Source
34 C United States Clayton Vette 30 Okapi Aalstar Belgium End of contract 4 June 2019 [8]
10 PG United States Maurice Watson Jr. 26 Forlì 2.015 Italy End of contract 4 June 2019 [9]
15 SG United States Darius Thompson 24 Happy Casa Brindisi Italy End of contract 20 July 2019
11 PF Netherlands Mohamed Kherrazi 29 Landstede Hammers Netherlands Mutual consent 12 August 2019 [10]
14 C United States Kenneth Simms 32 Free agent End of contract
0 F United States Josh Cunningham 23 Free agent End of contract [11]

Preseason

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  Win   Loss

31 August 2019
1
ZZ Leiden Netherlands 72–84 Belgium Filou Oostende Leiden
Pts: Huggins 22 Report Pts: Thompson 16 Arena: Vijf Meihal
2 September 2019
2
Filou Oostende Belgium 91–72 Netherlands ZZ Leiden Ostend
Pts: Sylla 14
Rebs: Thompson 11
Asts: Five players 3
Report Pts: De Jong 27
Rebs: Williams 7
Asts: Ververs 5
Arena: Sleuyter Arena
3 September 2019
3
Kangoeroes Mechelen Belgium 71–76 Netherlands ZZ Leiden Mechelen
Pts: Coleman 15
Rebs: Kok 10
Asts: Simons
Report Pts: Persons 24
Rebs: De Jong 11
Asts: De Jong 6
5 September 2019
4
ZZ Leiden Netherlands 73–65 Belgium Kangoeroes Mechelen Leiden
Pts: Persons 23
Rebs: De Randamie 13
Asts: De Jong 3
Report Pts: Clark 15
Rebs: Clark 7
Asts: Simmons 8
Arena: Vijf Meihal
11 September 2019
5
Hamburg Towers Germany 89–86 Netherlands ZZ Leiden Hamburg
Report Arena: Edel-optics.de Arena
15 September 2019
6
ZZ Leiden Netherlands 105–67 Netherlands Apollo Amsterdam Leiden
Pts: Cunningham 25
Rebs: Persons 6
Asts: Persons 8
Report Pts: Hope 14
Rebs: Ondaan 8
Asts: Bottelier, Hope 4
Arena: Vijf Meihal
17 September 2019
7
Novipiù Casale Monferrato Italy 78–70 Netherlands ZZ Leiden Casale Monferrato
Pts: DeShawns Sims 24
Rebs: DeShawn Sims 10
Asts: Chris Roberts 9
Report Pts: Braxton Huggins 19
Rebs: Jarvis Williams 7
Asts: Tayler Persons 5
Arena: PalaFerraris

Dutch Basketball Supercup

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As the winners of the 2018–19 NBB Cup, Leiden qualified for its sixth Supercup appearance.

22 September 2019 Landstede Hammers 78–68 ZZ Leiden Zwolle
13:30 GMT+2 Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 25–16, 12–17, 18–20
Pts: Johnson 26
Rebs: Kherrazi 12
Asts: Kherrazi 6
Boxscore Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Persons 8
Asts: De Jong 7
Arena: Landstede Sportcentrum

Regular season

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References

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  1. ^ "Franke blijft coach bij ZZ Leiden". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ^ "ZZ Leiden trekt Tayler Persons aan". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ "ZZ Leiden legt Jarvis Williams vast". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Leiden sign Drago Pasalic". Sportando. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "ZZ Leiden - Josh Cunningham tekent bij ZZ Leiden". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "ZZ Leiden maakt selectie compleet". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ "ZZ Leiden haalt Nuni Omot". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Vette verlaat ZZ Leiden" [Vette leaves ZZ Leiden]. ZZ Leiden (in Dutch). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Maurice Watson signs with Pallacanestro Forlì". Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Landstede Basketbal lijft Mohamed Kherrazi in". landstedebasketbal.nl. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  11. ^ "ZZ Leiden - ZZ Leiden neemt afscheid van Cunningham". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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