Basketball Community Gelderland

Basketball Community Gelderland 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.

Basketball Community Gelderland
LeaguesDutch Basketball League
ArenaDe Schaapskooi
Capacity650
LocationBemmel, Netherlands
Head coachMatthew Otten
Websitebasketballcommunitygelderland.nl

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). After 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]

Players

Current roster
Basketball Community Gelderland roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
SG – Warner, Kaleb 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

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

References
  1. "Basketball Community Gelderland naar DBL" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "Otten hoofdcoach Basketball Community Gelderland" (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Kaleb Warner eerste speler voor DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland". Basketball Community Gelderland. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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