| Eredivisie | |
| League: | Eredivisie |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Top Seed: | EBBC Den Bosch |
| Mvp: | Art Collins (Leiden) |
| Mvp Link: | Dutch Basketball League MVP |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Leiden 1st title |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Punch |
| Prevseason Link: | 1976–77 Eredivisie (basketball) |
| Prevseason Year: | 1976–77 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1978–79 Eredivisie (basketball) |
| Nextseason Year: | 1978–79 |
The 1977–78 Eredivisie was the 17th season of the highest-level basketball league in the Netherlands, and the 32nd season of the top flight Dutch basketball competition.
It was the first season with the introduction of the playoffs. Leiden won its first national championship.
| width=30 | ! | width=200 | Club ! | width=30 | ! | width=30 | ! | width=30 | ! | width=30 | ! | width=30 | ! | width=30 | ! | Qualification or relegation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 36 | 30 | 6 | 60 | 83.3% | 3589 | 3117 | 472 | Advance to playoffs | ||||||||
| 2 | align=left | 36 | 28 | 8 | 56 | 77.8% | 3273 | 2899 | 374 | |||||||||
| 3 | align=left | Leiden(C) | 36 | 26 | 10 | 52 | 72.2% | 3427 | 3158 | 269 | ||||||||
| 4 | align=left | 36 | 20 | 16 | 40 | 55.6% | 3407 | 3263 | 144 | |||||||||
| 5 | align=left | BOB Oud-Beijerland | 36 | 20 | 16 | 40 | 55.6% | 3382 | 3372 | 10 | ||||||||
| 6 | align=left | 36 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 41.7% | 3200 | 3280 | -80 | |||||||||
| 7 | align=left | 36 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 41.7% | 3171 | 3150 | 21 | |||||||||
| 8 | align=left | 36 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 38.9% | 3059 | 3103 | -44 | |||||||||
| 9 | align=left | 36 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 30.6% | 3082 | 3259 | -177 | |||||||||
| 10 | align=left | 36 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2.8% | 2717 | 3706 | -989 |
Teams in italics had home court advantage and played the first and third leg at home.
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| Club | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leiden (C) | Qualification for 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup |
| 2 | Punch | |
| 3 | EBBC Den Bosch | Qualification for 1978–79 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Donar | |
| 5 | BOB Oud-Beijerland | |
| 6 | Arke Reizen Enschede | |
| 7 | Haarlem | |
| 8 | Canadians Amsterdam | |
| 9 | RZ | |
| 10 | BV Amstelveen |
| Category | Player | Team(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Art Collins | Leiden | [2] |
| Coach of the Year | Jim Parks | Donar | |
| Rookie of the Year | Erik van Solm | RZ | |
| Winner Dunk Contest | Donald Washington | ||
| Referee of the Year | John Barrett | – |
| Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leiden | |||
| Bill Mallory | BOB Oud-Beijerland | ||
| Den Bosch | |||
| Gary Freeman | Haarlem | ||
| Donald Washington | RZ |
| Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Renso Zwiers | Donar | |
| Jim Woudstra | Punch | |
| Charles Kirkland | Den Bosch | |
| Bill Mallory | BOB Oud-Beijerland | |
| Donar |