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 playersPos.PlayerTeamNo of selectionsVotesStartersG Arvin SlagterGasTerra Flames4378G Leon WilliamsLandstede Basketbal1289F Kees Akerboom, Jr.SPM Shoeters Den Bosch8473F Stefan WesselsSPM Shoeters Den Bosch5329C Ross BekkeringGasTerra Flames3288ReservesG Sean CunninghamZorg en Zekerheid Leiden1 –G Rogier JansenDen Helder Kings2–G Worthy de JongZorg en Zekerheid Leiden3–G Aron RoyéBC Apollo2–F Jeroen van der ListDen Helder Kings2–C Joshua DuinkerZorg en Zekerheid Leiden1–C Kenneth van KempenMaxxcom BSW2–Coaches: Sam Jones (SPM Shoeters Den Bosch) and Toon van Helfteren (Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden)
+Best foreign playersPos.PlayerTeamNo of selectionsVotesStartersG La'Shard AndersonChallenge Sports Rotterdam1476G Cashmere WrightGasTerra Flames1422F Jason DourisseauGasTerra Flames4479F Justin StommesLandstede Basketbal1427C Tai WesleySPM Shoeters Den Bosch2591ReservesG Darius TheusAris Leeuwarden1 –G David GonzalvezSPM Shoeters Den Bosch2–G Emanuel UbillaDen Helder Kings1–F Patrick RichardMatrixx Magixx1–F Dan ColemanGasTerra Flames1–F Holden GreinerLandstede Basketbal1–C Justin KnoxDen Helder Kings1–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.
U23 all-star game
+Team NoordPos.PlayerTeamPlayersG Dexter HopeAris LeeuwardenG Jos van der LaanBC ApolloG Leon Williams1Landstede BasketbalG Yannick van der ArkGasTerra FlamesG Valentijn LietmeijerLandstede BasketbalF Joël BrandtBC ApolloF Gian SlagterBC ApolloF Steve BleekerDen Helder KingsC Max van SchaikDen Helder KingsC Quincy TreffersDen Helder KingsC Benny van der ReijdenGasTerra FlamesCoach: Hakim Salem (BC Apollo)
+Team SouthPos.PlayerTeamSpelersG Yannick FrankeChallenge Sports RotterdamG Dimeo van der HorstMatrixx MagixxG Mike SchilderSPM Shoeters Den BoschG Kasper AverinkZorg en Zekerheid LeidenF Akeel EduardoMaxxcom BSWF Stefan MulderMaxxcom BSWF Joost PadbergInjuredMaxxcom BSWF Don RigtersChallenge Sports RotterdamF Matthew van TongerenMatrixx MagixxF Pim de VriesSPM Shoeters Den BoschC Roel AartsMaxxcom BSWCoach: 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.
Three point contest The top 8 shooters in the 2013–14 DBL season were selected. 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.
Dunk contest Van der List won the Dunk contest by beating Kelvin Martin and Ross Bekkering in the Final.
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