United Basketball
| Yoast United | |||
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 2020–21 Yoast United season | |||
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| Leagues | Dutch Basketball League | ||
| Founded | May 2020 | ||
| Arena | De Schaapskooi | ||
| Capacity | 650 | ||
| Location | Bemmel, Netherlands | ||
| Main sponsor | Yoast SEO | ||
| President | Sjang van de Wiel | ||
| Head coach | Matthew Otten | ||
| Website | yoastunited.nl | ||
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Yoast United is a Dutch basketball club based in Bemmel, Gelderland. Established in 2020, the team will play in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands. Home games are played at De Schaapskooi, which has a capacity of 650 people.
History
The organization was founded in May 2020 under the temporary name of Basketball Community Gelderland with the aim of bringing back professional basketball to the province of Gelderland. Since the folding of Matrixx Magixx in 2014, the province had been without a club in the first-tier Dutch Basketball League (DBL).
On 5 August, the club announced it was taking the step to the DBL and had acquired a provisional license for the 2020–21 season.[1] On 9 August, the club announced Matthew Otten as its first head coach.[2] On 13 August, the club signed its first player in American Kaleb Warner.[3] Yoast SEO signed a three-year contract to become main sponsor of the team, which was named Yoast United.[4] On 4 October, Yoast United won its first-ever DBL game away against BAL Weert, 91–59.[5]
Arena
Yoast United plays its games at Sportcentrum Schaapskooi, which had been used by amateur club Batouwe Basketball before as well.[6] With a capacity of 650 people, it is the smallest arena in the Dutch Basketball League.
Players
Current roster
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Playoffs | NBB Cup | Head coach | ||||||
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win% | ||||||||
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| 2020–21 | 1 | DBL | Matthew Otten | |||||||||
Sponsorship
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Ref. |
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| 2020– | Jako | Yoast SEO | [7] |
Head coaches
| Period | Head coach |
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| 2020–present |  Matthew Otten
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References
- ^ "Basketball Community Gelderland naar DBL" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Otten hoofdcoach Basketball Community Gelderland" (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Kaleb Warner eerste speler voor DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland". Basketball Community Gelderland. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Profbasketballers in Bemmel gaan Yoast United heten". De Gelderlander. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Fel Yoast United stunt bij debuut in eredivisie basketbal en overklast subtopper". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Sportcentrum Schaapskooi". Schaapskooi.com (in Dutch).
- ^ "NIEUWE HOOFDSPONSOR EN NAAM VOOR GELDERLAND". Basketball.nl. 16 September 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Twitter profile
