2003–04 Eredivisie (basketball)

The 2003–04 Eredivisie season was the 44th season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. MPC Capitals won their second national title.

2003–04 Eredivisie
Season	2003–04
Teams	10
Regular season
Top seed	EiffelTowers Nijmegen
ULEB Cup	MPC Capitals Tulip Den Bosch
Season MVP	Travis Reed (MPC Capitals)
Finals
Champions	MPC Capitals (2nd title)
Runners-up	Tulip Den Bosch
Statistical leaders
Points Marcel Huijbens 19.8 Rebounds Ian Hanavan 12.2 Assists Gregory Harris 7.3
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Teams

Astronauts

Den Helder

Rotterdam

Capitals

Landstede

Den Bosch

Weert

Omniworld

EiffelTowers

Fun 4 All

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Locations of teams in the 2003–04 Eredivisie.

Newly established club Fun4All Bergen op Zoom made its debut in the Eredivisie this season.

Arenas and locations

Club	Location	Venue	Capacity	Head coach
Cape Holland Den Helder	Den Helder	Quelderduijn	Un­known
Demon Astronauts	Amsterdam	Sporthallen Zuid	3,000	Arik Shivek
EiffelTowers Nijmegen	Nijmegen	De Horstacker	1,200	Marco van den Berg
Fun 4 All	Bergen op Zoom	De Boulevard	900	Otis Loyd
Landstede Basketbal	Zwolle	ZBC Hal	Un­known	Herman van den Belt
MPC Capitals	Groningen	MartiniPlaza	4,350	Ton Boot
Omniworld Almere	Almere	Topsortcentrum Almere	3,000	Marco van den Berg
Rotterdam	Rotterdam	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam	1,000	Erik Braal
Solskin Weert	Weert	Sporthal Boshoven	1,000
Tulip Den Bosch	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort	2,800	Toon van Helfteren

Regular season

Pos.	Team	GP	W	L	Points
1	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	36	29	7	58
2	Demon Astronauts	36	29	7	58
3	MPC Capitals	36	25	11	50
4	Tulip Den Bosch	36	23	13	46
5	Landstede Basketbal	36	18	20	36
6	Omniworld Almere	36	16	20	32
7	Cape Holland Den Helder	36	14	22	28
8	Solskin Weert	36	11	25	22
9	Rotterdam Basketbal	36	8	28	16
10	Fun 4 All	36	7	29	14

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	2
	8	Solskin Weert	0
						1	EiffelTowers Nijmegen	1
						4	Tulip Den Bosch	3
	4	Tulip Den Bosch	2
	5	Landstede Basketbal	0
											4	Tulip Den Bosch	2
											3	MPC Capitals	4
	2	Demon Astronauts	2
	7	Cape Holland Den Helder	0
						2	Demon Astronauts	2
						3	MPC Capitals	3
	3	MPC Capitals	2
	6	BC Omniworld Almere	0

Finals

15 May 19:30

Boxscore

MPC Capitals 68, Tulip Den Bosch 54
Pts: Gary Buchanan 23 Rebs: Travis Reed 14 Asts: Valmo Kriisa 5		Pts: Sam Jones 16 Rebs: Marcel Huijbens 8 Asts: Chip Jones 3
MPC Capitals lead 1–0

Martiniplaza, Groningen Referees: Paul den Hartog Nico Zwiep

18 May 19:30

Boxscore

Tulip Den Bosch 73, MPC Capitals 62
Pts: Jones, Huijbens 21 each Rebs: Huijbens 13 Asts: Darnell Clavon 6		Pts: Gary Buchanan 21 Rebs: Travis Reed 10 Asts: Travis Reed 4
Series tied 1–1

Maaspoort, Den Bosch Referees: Michel Zegwaard Henk Veenstra

20 May 19:30

Boxscore

MPC Capitals 87, Tulip Den Bosch 68
Pts: Gary Buchanan 25 Rebs: Daniel Novak 9 Asts: Jansen, Reed 4 each		Pts: Sam Jones 20 Rebs: Willie Jan Ackermans 11 Asts: Sam Jones 7
MPC Capital lead series 2–1

Martiniplaza, Groningen Referees: Paul den Hartog Henk Veenstra

23 May 19:30

Boxscore

Tulip Den Bosch 77, MPC Capitals 68
Pts: Marcel Huijbens 21 Rebs: Marcel Huijbens 10 Asts: Sam Jones 6		Pts: Daniel Novak 18 Rebs: Eric Hinrichsen 7 Asts: Rogier Jansen 5
Series tied 2–2

Maaspoort, Den Bosch Referees: Michel Zegwaard Henk Veenstra

25 May 19:30

Boxscore

MPC Capitals 90, Tulip Den Bosch 83
Pts: Daniel Novak 23 Rebs: Travis Reed 11 Asts: Buchanan, Kriisa 4		Pts: Marcel Huijbens 19 Rebs: Marcel Huijbens 10 Asts: Sam Jones 5
MPC Capitals lead series 3–2

Martiniplaza, Groningen Referees: Michel Zegwaard Niko Zwiep

27 May 19:30

Boxscore

Tulip Den Bosch 88, MPC Capitals 96 (OT)
Pts: Marcel Huijbens 24 Rebs: Marcel Huijbens 10 Asts: Sam Jones 12		Pts: Travis Reed 34 Rebs: Eric Hinrichsen 12 Asts: Travis Reed 6
MPC Capitals win series 4–2

Maaspoort, Den Bosch Referees: Michel Zegwaard Henk Veenstra