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| Aris Leeuwarden | |||
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| Aris Leeuwarden logo | |||
| Leagues | Dutch Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| History | Woon! Aris (2004–2007) Aris Friesland (2007–2009) De Friesland Aris (2009–2011) Lasaulec Aris (2011–2012) Aris Leeuwarden (2012–present) | ||
| Arena | Sporthal Kalverdijkje | ||
| Capacity | 1,700 | ||
| Location | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | ||
| Team colors | Red, White | ||
| Main sponsor | Univé | ||
| President | G.J. Meelker | ||
| Team manager | Gert Schurer | ||
| Website | arisleeuwarden.nl | ||
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Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. It competes in the Dutch Basketball League since 2004. Aris plays its home games at Sporthal Kalverdijkje.
History
The parent club was actually founded in 1992, when the clubs "Sporty" & "Ymir" merged into "BV Aris". In 2004 the professional team was founded, when the team promoted from the Promotiedivisie – the Dutch second league – to the Eredivisie. The team – coached by Tom Simpson – was named "Woon!Aris" and reached the Playoffs in its first season. After then, the team didn't reach the postseason for four seasons. In 2009-10 Aris, then named "De Friesland Aris", reached the semi-finals for the first time.
In the 2012–13 season, Aris was in financial trouble after it lost their main sponsor Lasaulec. Despite these circumstances Aris' squad – which included All-Stars Holcomb-Faye and Givens – reached the DBL Finals. Rival #1 seed Den Bosch was knocked out of the tournament 3–1 in the semi-finals. In the Finals Aris played ZZ Leiden and lost 0–4 to the #2 seed of the regular season.
Before the start of the 2013–14 Aris got a new main sponsor in Univé, which guaranteed the existence of the team.[1] The capacity of Sportcentrum Kalverdijkje was also increased from 800 to 1,700 to further increase the stability for the club's future.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Dutch Cup |
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| 2004–05 | 1 | DBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | DBL | 10 | – | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | DBL | 9 | – | Semifinalist |
| 2007–08 | 1 | DBL | 10 | – | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | DBL | 10 | – | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | DBL | 6 | Semifinalist | Fourth round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | DBL | 5 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 2011–12 | 1 | DBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Fourth place |
| 2012–13 | 1 | DBL | 4 | Finalist | Semifinalist |
| 2013–14 | 1 | DBL | 7 | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist |
| 2014–15 | 1 | DBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 2015–16 | 1 | DBL | 7 | – | Semifinalist |
| 2016–17 | 1 | DBL | 7 | – | Quarterfinalist |
Players
Current roster
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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.
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Head coaches
| Name | From | To | Honours |
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 Erik Braal |
2011 | 2013 | Reached the DBL Finals |
| Ed Molthoff |
2013 | Feb. 2014 | |
| Tom Simpson |
Feb. 2014 | 2015 | |
| Michael Schuurs |
2015 | 2016 | |
| Klaas Stoppels |
2016 |
