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| 2002–03 Eredivisie | |
|---|---|
| League | Eredivisie |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | EiffelTowers Nijmegen |
| Season MVP |  Joe Spinks (Demon Astronauts) |
| Top scorer | Travis Young (21.5) (BC Omniworld Almere) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | EiffelTowers Den Bosch |
| Runners-up | BC Omniworld Almere |
| Dutch Basketball League seasons | |
| ← 2001–022003–04 → | |
The 2002–03 Eredivisie season was the 43rd season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands.
EiffelTowers Nijmegen, led by head coach Marco van den Berg, won their first national title on 20 May.
Regular season
| Pos. | Team | GP | W | L | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite A | |||||
| 1 | EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 24 | 19 | 5 | 38 |
| 2 | Ricoh Astronauts | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | BC Omniworld Almere | 24 | 13 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | BS Weert | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | EBBC Den Bosch | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Elite B | |||||
| 6 | CEB Noordkop | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | MPC Donar | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | Landstede Basketbal | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | Rotterdam Basketbal | 24 | 4 | 20 | 8 |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Landstede Basketbal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | EBBC Den Bosch | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | BS Weert | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | EBBC Den Bosch | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EiffelTowers Nijmegen | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | BC Omniworld Almere | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ricoh Astronauts | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | MPC Donar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ricoh Astronauts | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | BC Omniworld Almere | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | BC Omniworld Almere | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | CEB Noordkop | 0 | ||||||||||||
Finals
| 11 May 16:00 |
| Boxscore |
| EiffelTowers Nijmegen 89, Omniworld 80 | ||
| Pts: Milisa, Nelson 16 each Rebs: Eric Nelson 11 Asts: Eric Nelson 6 |
Pts: Young, Norvell 17 each Rebs: Ronald van Velzen 11 Asts: Ed Norvell 5 | |
| EiffelTowers lead series 1–0 | ||
| De Horstacker, Nijmegen Referees:
|
| 13 May 19:30 |
| Boxscore |
| Omniworld 67, EiffelTowers Nijmegen 69 | ||
| Pts: Travis Young 28 Rebs: Travis Young 13 Asts: Ed Norvell 6 |
Pts: Patrick Cortenraede 14 Rebs: Mate Milisa 10 Asts: Chris Mims 5 | |
| EiffelTowers lead series 2–0 | ||
| Waterwijk, Almere Referees:
|
| 15 May 19:30 |
| Boxscore |
| EiffelTowers Nijmegen 83, Omniworld 93 | ||
| Pts: Eric Nelson 23 Rebs: Mate Milisa 8 Asts: Ryan Robertson 9 |
Pts: Travis Young 22 Rebs: Ronald van Velzen 10 Asts: Travis Young 9 | |
| EiffelTowers lead series 2–1 | ||
| De Horstacker, Nijmegen Referees:
|
| 17 May 19:30 |
| Boxscore |
| Omniworld 67, EiffelTowers Nijmegen 96 | ||
| Pts: Jerome de Vries 19 Rebs: Ronald van Velzen 10 Asts: Ed Norvell 6 |
Pts: Chris Mims 23 Rebs: Mims, Nelson 10 each Asts: Ryan Robertson 6 | |
| EiffelTowers lead series 3–1 | ||
| Waterwijk, Almere Referees:
|
| 20 May 19:30 |
| Boxscore |
| EiffelTowers Nijmegen 83, Omniworld 55 | ||
| Pts: Ryan Robertson 19 Rebs: Herbert, Milisa 12 each Asts: Ryan Robertson 6 |
Pts: Ed Norvell 13 Rebs: Derrick Tilmon 9 Asts: Five players 1 each | |
| EiffelTowers wins series 4–1 | ||
| De Horstacker, Nijmegen Referees:
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References
- Troost, Fred (2003-05-21). "Eiffel Towers wervelend naar landstitel". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-07-06.