Feyenoord Basketball

Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De Kuip in Rotterdam. Established in 1954, it became the basketball section of the football club Feyenoord in 2018.

Feyenoord
Leagues	BNXT League
Founded	1954; 69 years ago (1954)
History	AMVJ 1954–1988 Rotterdam Basketbal 1988–2018 Feyenoord Basketbal 2018–present
Arena	Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
Capacity	2,000
Location	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Team colors	Red, Black, White, Gold
Main sponsor	Zeeuw & Zeeuw
President	Chiel den Dunnen
General manager	Paul de Vos Armand Salomon
Head coach	Toon van Helfteren
2021–22 position	BNXT League, 10th of 21
Championships	1 Dutch Cup
Website	www.feyenoordbasketball.nl
Home Away

Rotterdam won their only trophy in 1985, when they won the domestic NBB Cup. The team has reached the semi-finals of the Dutch League playoffs three times in history. Until its name change to Feyenoord in 2018, the club was known as Rotterdam Basketbal.

History

 

The Rotterdam Challengers in an away match against the GasTerra Flames in 2010

Challenge Sports Rotterdam started in 1954 under the name AMVJ Rotterdam.^[1] The first sponsor of the club was Gunco in 1988, which was their first year in the highest Dutch league. They only lasted a year and demoted to a lower division. In 1991 they returned with sponsor De Schiestreek, followed by the Rotterdam firm Idetrading in 1995. After a sponsorless year, Gunco then again returned as title sponsor in 1999. Johan Haga has made possible following a restart. This created a new name, new look, new logo and a change in the player selection.^[2] In 2002, the team took the name Rotterdam Basketbal, without sponsorname. In 2007 the team was renamed to Rotterdam Challengers, but in 2010 they again took the name Rotterdam Basketbal. Starting with the 2011–2012 season, the name became Rotterdam Basketbal College, to underline the importance of the youth in the team. During the 2013–14 season, the club got a new main sponsor in Challenge Sports and the team's name was changed to Challenge Sports Rotterdam.^[3]

In May 2018, Rotterdam reached the DBL semi-finals for the first time in 12 years, after upsetting Den Bosch in the quarter-finals, 1–2.^[4] This month the club announced as well that it would be named Feyenoord Basketball starting with the 2018–19 season, as the team became a part of the multi-sports club of association football club Feyenoord.^[5]

On 15 April 2019, accomplished head coach Toon van Helfteren signed a two-year contract to become the head coach of Feyenoord.^[6]

Since the 2021–22 season, Feyenoord plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.^[7]

Names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:

• 1988–1989: Gunco Rotterdam
• 1989-1995: De Schiestreek Rotterdam
• 1995–1999: Idétrading Rotterdam
• 1999–2002: Gunco Rotterdam
• 2002–2007: Rotterdam Basketbal
• 2007–2010: Rotterdam Challengers
• 2010–2011: Rotterdam Basketbal
• 2011–2014: Rotterdam Basketbal College
• 2014–2016: Challenge Sports Rotterdam
• 2016–2018: Forward Lease Rotterdam
• 2018–present: Feyenoord Basketball
  • 2019–present: Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord^[8]

Players

Current roster

Feyenoord roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 2   Beckton, Stacy 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1998-08-16)16 August 1998 F 4   Diggs, Trey 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 PG 5   Sow, Isai 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (2002-09-17)17 September 2002 SF 8   Metz, Philip 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2002-10-06)6 October 2002 PF 9   Obad, Marijan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1998-09-02)2 September 1998 F/C 11   van der List, Jeroen 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 33 – (1989-12-09)9 December 1989 F/C 13   de Vreede, Ivo 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 C 17   Bieshaar, Terrence 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1997-07-28)28 July 1997 G 20   Vijber, Caleb 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) G 33   Reynolds, Shavar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1998-05-11)11 May 1998 F 34   Buijs, Pieter 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2002-02-25)25 February 2002	Head coach   Toon van Helfteren Assistant coach(es)   Michael Kok Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player   Injured Roster Updated: October 17, 2022

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

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

•   Cedric Miller
  (1 season: 1988–89)
•   Slobodan Kaličanin
  (1 season: 1997–98)
•   Joshua Helm
  (1 season: 2005–06)
•   Ties Theeuwkens
  (6 seasons: 2004–05, 2014–19)
•   Arvin Slagter
  (4 seasons: 2003–07)
•   Chip Jones
  (5 seasons: 2008–13)
•   Ike Nwankwo
  (1 season: 2009)
•   Worthy de Jong
  (1 season: 2009–10)
•   Patrick Hilliman
  (2 seasons: 2009–11)
•   Leon Williams
  (1 season: 2011–12)
•   Anthony Miles
  (1 season: 2012–13)
•   La'Shard Anderson
  (3 seasons: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2018)
•   Yannick Franke
  (2 seasons: 2013–15)
•   Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda
  (1 season: 2017–18)
•   Michael Madanly
  (1 season: 2017–18)

Individual awards

All-DBL Team

• Patrick Hilliman – 2010
• Arūnas Mikalauskas – 2021

DBL Coach of the Year

• Erik Braal – 2006

DBL MVP Under 23

• Arvin Slagter – 2006

DBL Rookie of the Year

• Jeroen Slor – 2008

DBL Most Improved Player

• Leon Williams – 2012
• Yannick Franke – 2015

DBL All-Rookie Team

• Yasalde Pas Costa – 2007
• Yannick Franke – 2014
• Nigel Onuoha – 2015

Club records

Bold denotes still active with team. As of 14 April 2021:

Category	Player	Record
Games played	Ties Theeuwkens	283
Points scored	Ties Theeuwkens	1,862
Rebounds	Robert Krabbendam	917
Assists	Ties Theeuwkens	433
Steals	Stephan van der Schoot	277
Blocks	Chaz Briggs	85
Three-point field goals	Ties Theeuwkens	376

Trophies

• NBB Cup^[9]
  • Winners (1): 1984–85
    • Runners-up (1): 2005–06

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	NBB Cup
1988–89	1	Eredivisie	9	–
1991–92	1	Eredivisie	11	–
1992–93	1	Eredivisie	8	Quarterfinalist
1993–94	1	Eredivisie	9	–
1994–95	1	Eredivisie	8	–
1995–96	1	Eredivisie	3	Quarterfinalist
1996–97	1	Eredivisie	6	Quarterfinalist
1997–98	1	Eredivisie	6	Quarterfinalist
1998–99	1	Eredivisie	8	Quarterfinalist
1999–00	1	Eredivisie	8	Quarterfinalist
2000–01	1	Eredivisie	5	–
2001–02	1	Eredivisie	10	–
2002–03	1	Eredivisie	9	–
2003–04	1	Eredivisie	9	–
2004–05	1	Eredivisie	4	Semifinalist
2005–06	1	Eredivisie	4	Semifinalist	Runner-up
2007–08	1	Eredivisie	6	Quarterfinalist
2008–09	1	Eredivisie	10	–
2009–10	1	Eredivisie	10	–	4th round
2010–11	1	DBL	10	–	4th round
2011–12	1	DBL	8	–	Quarterfinalist
2012–13	1	DBL	10	–	4th round
2013–14	1	DBL	9	–	Quarterfinalist
2014–15	1	DBL	5	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist
2015–16	1	DBL	6	Quarterfinalist
2016–17	1	DBL	5	Quarterfinalist
2017–18	1	DBL	5	Semifinalist
2018–19	1	DBL	8	Quarterfinalist

Champions

Runners-up

Playoff berth

Season	Tier	League	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	National Playoffs	NBB Cup	BNXT Playoffs	Head coach
Rotterdam Basketbal
2012–13	1	DBL	10th	3	33	.083	–	Fourth Round	–	Randy Wiel
2013–14	1	DBL	9th	7	29	.194	–	Quarterfinalist		Ferry Steenmetz
2014–15	1	DBL	5th	8	20	.286	Lost quarterfinals (Landstede), 0–2			Armand Salomon
2015–16	1	DBL	6th	9	19	.321	Lost quarterfinals (Donar), 0–2
2016–17	1	DBL	5th	12	16	.429	Lost quarterfinals (Den Bosch), 0–2
2017–18	1	DBL	5th	15	17	.469	Won quarterfinals (Den Bosch), 3–1 Lost semifinals (Donar), 0–4	Fourth Round
Feyenoord Basketball
2018–19	1	DBL	8th	9	25	.265	Lost quarterfinals (ZZ Leiden), 0–2	Quarterfinalist	–	Richard den Os Jan Stalman (a.i.)
2019–20	1	DBL	5th	12	10	.545	Cancelled^[a]	Quarterfinalist		Toon van Helfteren
2020–21	1	DBL	5th	10	11	.476	Lost quarterfinals (Landstede, 158–180)	Semifinalist
2021–22	1	BNXT League	10th	10	20	.333	Lost quarterfinals (Landstede, 0–2)	Quarterfinalist	Won second round (BAL, 158–138) Lost third round (Mons, 143–162)

Head coaches

Period	Name	Honours
2003–2008	Erik Braal	NBB Cup runner-up: 2006
2008–2009	Terence Stansbury
2009–2011	Zlatko Jezerkic
2011–2013	Randy Wiel
2013–2014	Ferry Steenmetz
2014–2018	Armand Salomon
2018–2019	Richard den Os
2019	Jan Stalman (interim)
2019–present	Toon van Helfteren

References

1. . www.rotterdambasketbal.nl. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
2. "Rotterdam Basketbal is gered - Startbedrijf - uw eigen bedrijf of onderneming starten". www.startbedrijf.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
3. "Challenge Sports main sponsor of Rotterdam Basketbal College". Rotterdam Basketbal College (in Dutch). January 27, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
4. Rotterdam Basketbal stunt op bezoek bij Den Bosch
5. Rotterdamse sportclubs gaan in rood/wit en onder naam Feyenoord spelen
6. . basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
7. "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
8. "ZEEUW & ZEEUW HOOFDSPONSOR IN ROTTERDAM". 1 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
9. "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

Notes

1. The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Eurobasket.com profile

Coordinates: 51°53′38″N 4°31′35″E / 51.893977°N 4.526486°E / 51.893977; 4.526486