Den Helder Suns
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Leagues | Dutch Basketball League | |||
Founded | 2016[1] | |||
Arena | Sporthal Sportlaan | |||
Capacity | 1,000 | |||
Location | Den Helder, Netherlands | |||
Team colors | Blue, Black, White, Gold | |||
President | James Meijer | |||
Head coach | Peter van Noord | |||
2019–20 position | DBL, 7th of 9 | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (5) | |||
Website | denheldersuns | |||
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Den Helder Suns is a professional basketball club based in Den Helder, Netherlands. The club was founded in 2016 and entered the Dutch Basketball League in the 2017–18 season. The team plays its home games in the Sporthal Sportlaan, which has a capacity of 1,000 people.
History
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.[2] On July 14, 2017, the Suns announced "Peter van Noord head coach Den Helder Suns."[3]
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.[4]
Season by season
Playoff berth | |
ROY | DBL Rookie of the Year |
Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Playoffs | NBB Cup | Head coach | Individual awards | ||||
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Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win% | |||||||
Den Helder Suns | |||||||||||
2017–18 | 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 | TBD |
- ^ 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
Retired numbers
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.[4]
Den Helder Suns retired numbers | |||||
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No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ceremony date |
5 | ![]() |
Tjoe de Paula | Guard | 2017–2018 | 19 April 2018[4] |
Current roster
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Updated: 21 October 2020 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Tjoe de Paula
(1 season: 2017–18)Alex Laurent
(2 seasons: 2017–2019)Leon Williams
(1 season: 2019)Boy van Vliet
(1 season: 2018–19)
Individual awards
- Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries – 2018
- Boy van Vliet – 2019
Top scorers by season
Season | Name | PPG |
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2017–18 | ![]() |
14.8 |
2018–19 | ![]() |
14.4 |
2019–20 | ![]() |
13.1 |
Head coaches
Period | Name | Honours |
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2017–present | ![]() |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.