Apollo Amsterdam

Apollo Amsterdam is a professional basketball team based in Amsterdam. The club plays its games in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), the Dutch top league. The club was founded in 2011 and has been playing in the DBL for 8 years. The amateur section of the club is known as BC Apollo. Apollo Amsterdam is known for their focus on developing the Dutch basketball players and giving them growth perspective in a foreign player dominated league. Apollo debuted 25 Dutch players in the last 5,5 seasons. [2]

Apollo Amsterdam
LeaguesDutch Basketball League
Founded2011 (2011)
HistoryBC Apollo
2011–2015
Apollo Amsterdam
2015–present
ArenaApollohal
Capacity1,500
LocationAmsterdam, Netherlands
Main sponsorPaul Meijering[1]
PresidentMark van Meggelen
Head coachLaki Lakner
2019–20 positionDBL, 9th of 9
Championships1 Promotiedivisie
Websitewww.apollobasketball.nl

History

The club was founded in 2011, as a result of a merger between BV Lely and Mosquitos, both clubs from Amsterdam. Its name is derived from its home venue the Apollohal. Apollo took over the license of the old ABC Amsterdam second team.[3] In the first season of the club, Apollo played as an amateur team in the Promotiedivisie. They immediately won the Dutch amateur championship after defeating CBV Binnenland in the league final.[4]

In 2012, Apollo club decided to enter the professional Dutch Basketball League (DBL) for the 2012–13 season.[5] In its first season, led by coach Tyrone Marioneaux and All-Star Aron Royé, Apollo finished in ninth place in the DBL.

In 2013–14, Apollo managed to reach the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The club lost in the quarterfinals to GasTerra Flames, 0–2.

During Apollo's most successful season since their establishment, the club had financial problems which made it close to withdrawing from the DBL. However, in August 2014 it was announced Apollo would continue playing in the DBL.[6]

In the 2015–16 season, Apollo made its second appearance in the DBL playoffs where it lost to Den Bosch 0–2 in the quarterfinals.

Apollo won its first playoff game in 2016, defeating ZZ Leiden in Game 1 of the quarterfinals. However, in a packed Apollohal, Leiden retrieved home advantage and went on to beat Apollo 1–2 and advance to the semifinals.

On 1 May 2020, Apollo announced it will not play in the 2020–21 DBL season because of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apollo also announced Laki Lakner was replacing Patrick Faijdherbe as head coach.[7]

Honours
Apollo celebrating after winning the Promotiedivisie in 2012
Winners (1): 2011–12

Players

Current roster
For a listing of past rosters, see BC Apollo past rosters.

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

Apollo Amsterdam roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G – Orsini Gravina, Renato
PF – De Randamie, Sergio
Head coach
  • Laki Lakner
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 26 July 2020

Individual awards
DBL All-Defense Team
DBL Rookie of the Year
DBL blocks leader
DBL All-Rookie Team

Notable players

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Top scorers by seasons
Season Name PPG
2012–13 Aron Royé 16.3
2013–14 Aron Royé 13.2
2014–15 Dimeo van der Horst 12.8
2015–16 Aron Royé 15.6
  
Season Name PPG
2016–17 Dimeo van der Horst 16.0
2017–18 Micheal Madanly 16.1
2018–19 Dimeo van der Horst 15.6
2019–20 Xavier Cannefax 21.9

[8]

Season by season
Apollo playing its first home game ever in the Dutch Basketball League in 2012
Champions Runners-up Playoff berth Promoted
Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs NBB Cup Head coach President
Finish Played Wins Losses Win%
Apollo Amsterdam
2011–12 2 Promotiedivisie 1st 26 21 5 .808 Won Final Four – Tyrone Marioneaux Menno Fluks
2012–13 1 DBL 9th 36 4 32 .111 – Eightfinals
2013–14 1 DBL 8th 36 7 29 .000 Lost quarterfinals (GasTerra Flames), 0–2 Eightfinals Hakim Salem Menno Fluks / Ramon Siljade
2014–15 1 DBL 7th 28 5 23 .179 – Eightfinals Jaanus Liivak Ramon Siljade
2015–16 1 DBL 5th 28 10 18 .357 Lost quarterfinals (Den Bosch), 0–2 Quarterfinalist Patrick Faijdherbe
2016–17 1 DBL 5th 28 9 19 .321 Lost quarterfinals (ZZ Leiden), 1–2 Semifinalist
2017–18 1 DBL 7th 32 9 23 .281 – Eightfinals
2018–19 1 DBL 6th 34 10 24 .294 Lost quarterfinals (Den Bosch), 0–2 Quarterfinals
2019–20 1 DBL 9th 25[note 1] 4 19 .174 N/A Quarterfinals

List of head coaches

The following is a list of all the head coaches of Apollo since its establishment in 2011:

Period Coach
2011–2013 Tyrone Marioneaux
2013–2014 Hakim Salem
2014–2015 Jaanus Liivak
2015–2020 Patrick Faijdherbe
2020–present Laki Lakner

Notes
  1. The 2019–20 season was ended in March 2020 prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Samenwerking Apollo Basketball". Paul Meijering metalen. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. "Doorontwikkeling Apollo Basketball". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Eurobasket.com team profile
  4. "BC Apollo grijpt titel in mannen promotiedivisie". Basketball.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. "Amsterdam terug in eredivisie". nos.nl. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. "BC Apollo Amsterdam blijft in de DBL". DBL. 8 August 2014.
  7. "DBL gaat verder met acht ploegen". Basketball League. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "BC Apollo Amsterdam Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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