The Den Helder Suns are a professional basketball club based in Den Helder, Netherlands. The club was founded in 2016 and currently plays in the BNXT League. The team has played at the highest domestic level since 7 years. The Suns play their home games in the Sporthal Sportlaan, which has a capacity of 1,000 people.
After the bankruptcy of the Netherlands' professional BV Den Helder team during the 2013–14 season, a professional basketball representative team from Den Helder was missing for three seasons. In 2016, the Suns organisation was founded with the goal of making a return to the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). On June 30, 2017, Den Helder Suns announced it would return to the highest level in the 2017–18 season.[1] On July 14, 2017, the Suns announced "Peter van Noord head coach Den Helder Suns."[2]
In its first DBL season, Suns finished in the eight place of the regular season, above last-placed BAL. Captain Tjoe de Paula, who played for different clubs from Den Helder before, got his number retired on 19 April 2018.[3]
Since the 2021–22 season, the Suns play in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[4]
^ abThe 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season finished in March, the Suns played only 23 games.
Playersedit
Retired numbersedit
On 19 April 2018, Suns retired its first number as Tjoe de Paula was honored, who played for BV Den Helder during the periods 2001–2003, 2004–2006, 2008–2009 and 2017–18.[3]
^The Den Helder Suns is the successor of Den Helder Kings which went bankrupt in 2014 and while it is a new organisation, it can be seen as a phoenix club.
Referencesedit
^. www.DenHelderActueel.nl. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^"Peter van Noord Head Coach Den Helder Suns". Noordhollands Dagblad. 14 July 2017.
^ abc"Tjoe de Paula voor altijd de Helderse nummer 5" (in Dutch). Denhelderactueel.nl. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^"Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^"Bright Kings Den Helder Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External linksedit
Official website (in Dutch)
Eurobasket.com Den Helder Suns Page
October 27, 2023
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The Den Helder Suns are a professional basketball club based in Den Helder Netherlands The club was founded in 2016 and currently plays in the BNXT League The team has played at the highest domestic level since 7 years The Suns play their home games in the Sporthal Sportlaan which has a capacity of 1 000 people Den Helder SunsLeaguesBNXT LeagueFounded2016 7 years ago 2016 A ArenaSporthal SportlaanCapacity1 000LocationDen Helder NetherlandsTeam colorsBlue Black White Gold PresidentJames MeijerHead coachPeter van Noord2021 22 positionBNXT League 20th of 21Retired numbers1 5 Websitedenheldersuns wbr nlHomeAwayThird Contents 1 History 2 Season by season 3 Players 3 1 Retired numbers 3 2 Current roster 3 3 Notable players 3 4 Individual awards 3 5 Top scorers by season 4 Head coaches 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAfter the bankruptcy of the Netherlands professional BV Den Helder team during the 2013 14 season a professional basketball representative team from Den Helder was missing for three seasons In 2016 the Suns organisation was founded with the goal of making a return to the Dutch Basketball League DBL On June 30 2017 Den Helder Suns announced it would return to the highest level in the 2017 18 season 1 On July 14 2017 the Suns announced Peter van Noord head coach Den Helder Suns 2 In its first DBL season Suns finished in the eight place of the regular season above last placed BAL Captain Tjoe de Paula who played for different clubs from Den Helder before got his number retired on 19 April 2018 3 Since the 2021 22 season the Suns play in the BNXT League in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged 4 Season by season editKey Playoff berthROY DBL Rookie of the YearU23 DBL MVP Under 23Season Tier League Regular season National Playoffs NBB Cup BNXT Playoffs Head coach Individual awardsFinish Played Wins Losses Win Den Helder Suns2017 18 1 DBL 8th 34 6 28 176 Quarterfinals Peter van Noord Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries ROY 2018 19 1 DBL 5th 34 12 22 353 Lost quarter finals Donar 0 2 Eightfinals Boy van Vliet ROY 2019 20 a 1 DBL 7th 23 a 7 16 304 Semifinalist 2020 21 1 DBL 6th 21 9 12 429 Lost quarterfinals Donar 158 188 First Round Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries U23 2021 22 1 BNXT League 20th 30 8 22 267 Quarterfinals Lost first round Limburg United 163 203 a b The 2019 20 season was curtailed due to the COVID 19 pandemic The season finished in March the Suns played only 23 games Players editRetired numbers edit On 19 April 2018 Suns retired its first number as Tjoe de Paula was honored who played for BV Den Helder during the periods 2001 2003 2004 2006 2008 2009 and 2017 18 3 Den Helder Suns retired numbersNo Nat Player Position Tenure Ceremony date5 nbsp Tjoe de Paula G 2017 2018 19 April 2018 3 Current roster edit Den Helder Suns rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht AgePG 4 nbsp Gorissen Nino 1 75 m 5 ft 9 in 25 1997 12 31 31 December 1997SG 7 nbsp nbsp van Oostrum Sam 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 24 1998 12 14 14 December 1998G 9 nbsp van der Knaap Jacopo 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 20 2003 03 11 11 March 2003C 10 nbsp Bleeker Kevin 2 09 m 6 ft 10 in 30 1993 05 10 10 May 1993G 11 nbsp Biss Jake 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in 25 1998 06 06 6 June 1998PF 12 nbsp Huurman Sam 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 21 2002 05 10 10 May 2002G F 13 nbsp Koehler Troy 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in 22 2001 07 31 31 July 2001PF 14 nbsp ter Haar Jitze 2 05 m 6 ft 9 in 22 2001 03 04 4 March 2001G 33 nbsp Thran Nick 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 23 2000 05 03 3 May 2000C 36 nbsp Halman Dyon 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 28 1994 11 17 17 November 1994 Head coach nbsp Peter van NoordAssistant coach es nbsp Anne van DijkTeam manager nbsp Marco StarrenburgLegend C Team captain DP Development player I Import player nbsp Injured Roster Updated November 28 2022Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Notable players edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo 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 nbsp Tjoe de Paula 1 season 2017 18 nbsp Alex Laurent 2 seasons 2017 2019 nbsp Leon Williams 1 season 2019 nbsp Boy van Vliet 1 season 2018 19 Individual awards edit DBL Rookie of the Year Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries 2018 Boy van Vliet 2019DBL MVP Under 23 Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries 2018DBL Most Improved Player Stan van den Elzen 2021 Top scorers by season edit The following players were the leading scorers for Den Helder in each DBL season 5 Season Name PPG2017 18 nbsp Tjoe de Paula 14 82018 19 nbsp Boy van Vliet 14 42019 20 nbsp Yarick Brussen 13 12020 21 nbsp Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries 14 72021 22 nbsp Ben Kovac 16 3Head coaches editPeriod Name Honours2017 present nbsp Peter van NoordNotes edit The Den Helder Suns is the successor of Den Helder Kings which went bankrupt in 2014 and while it is a new organisation it can be seen as a phoenix club References edit Den Helder volgend seizoen terug in eredivisie basketbal Den Helder Actueel www DenHelderActueel nl Archived from the original on 5 March 2019 Retrieved 13 December 2017 Peter van Noord Head Coach Den Helder Suns Noordhollands Dagblad 14 July 2017 a b c Tjoe de Paula voor altijd de Helderse nummer 5 in Dutch Denhelderactueel nl 19 April 2018 Retrieved 20 April 2018 Licenties BNXT League 2021 2022 toegekend Basketball League in Dutch Retrieved 10 July 2021 Bright Kings Den Helder Stats RealGM basketball realgm com Retrieved 9 June 2021 External links editOfficial website in Dutch Eurobasket com Den Helder Suns Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Den Helder Suns amp oldid 1175575459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
