GasTerra Flames

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GasTerra Flames Groningen
2013-14 GasTerra Flames season
Nickname Donar
Leagues Dutch Basketball League
FIBA EuroChallenge
Founded 1951
History GSSV Donar
Nationale-Nederlanden Donar
GBV Donar
Ahrend Donar
VGNN Donar
RZG Donar
Celeritas/Donar
RZG Donar
MPC Donar
MPC Capitals
Hanzevast Capitals
GasTerra Flames
Arena Martiniplaza
(capacity: 4,310)[1]
Location Groningen, Netherlands
Team colors White and Blue
         
Current Season 2013-14 GasTerra Flames season
President Hans Haerkens
Head coach Croatia Ivica Skelin
Championships 3 Dutch Championships
1982, 2004, 2010
2 Dutch Cups
2005, 2011
Website gasterraflames.nl
Uniforms
Home
Away
Home game of the Flames
The Squad of 2011/2012
Home stadium of the Flames

GasTerra Flames, also referred to as former name Donar, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen. The team plays in the Dutch Basketball League and its home arena is Martiniplaza. The club won the Dutch national championship three times: in 1982, 2004, and 2010. In 2005 and 2011 Groningen won the NBB Cup.

History

In 1881, gymnastics club Wodan and fencing club Mars, both part of the student corps Vindicat, merged to form GSSV Donar. In 1951 the basketball department of this club was founded. In 1970 the club promoted to the highest basketball league.

In 1973 the club separated from Vindicat and got their first sponsor, Nationale-Nederlanden. This allowed the team to play in the much bigger Martinihal "Events hall". After the first championship in 1982, Nationale Nederlanden announced to stop as sponsor. After one year of playing under their name, Donar was demoted to the rayon league. Donar became champion that year and promoted to the promotion league. In 1986, Donar returned to the highest league; where they remained ever since. On February 1, 1991, the Basketball Business Club (BBC) was founded. In 2000/2001, the Martinihal was remodeled to become Martiniplaza and home games were moved to the new sports hall in the complex. This hall was renovated in 2006 when new seating was placed.

The club is currently sponsored by GasTerra, which has a contract until 2014.

Names

The club has a rich history of names. One of the former names, Donar, is still widely used by the fans.

  • 1951 - 1973 : GSSV Donar
  • 1973 - 1983 : Nationale-Nederlanden Donar
  • 1983 - 1986 : GBV Donar
  • 1986 - 1989 : Ahrend Donar
  • 1989 - 1993 : VGNN Donar
  • 1993 - 1995 : RZG Donar
  • 1995 - 1996 : Celeritas/Donar
  • 1996 - 1999 : RZG Donar
  • 1999 - 2003 : MPC Donar
  • 2003 - 2006 : MPC Capitals
  • 2006 - 2009 : Hanzevast Capitals
  • 2009–present : GasTerra Flames

Logos

  • 2003-2006
    MPC Capitals

  • 2006-2009
    Hanzevast Capitals

  • 2009–present
    GasTerra Flames

Roster

For a listing of past rosters, see GasTerra Flames past rosters.

Current roster

GasTerra Flames roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 6 Netherlands van der Ark, Yannick 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 20 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1993-04-12)April 12, 1993
SF 8 United States Dourisseau, Jason 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-12-07)December 7, 1983
C 15 Netherlands Koenis, Thomas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1989-12-11)December 11, 1989
SG 21 Netherlands Voorn, Jessey 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-03-17)March 17, 1990
C 9 Netherlands Osaikhwuwuomwan, Craig 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 23 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-10-12)October 12, 1990
G 4 Netherlands Slagter, Arvin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 28 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-09-19)September 19, 1985
PF 12 Canada Bekkering, Ross 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1987-08-17)August 17, 1987
SF 13 Netherlands Hof, Mark-Peter 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-01-02)January 2, 1990
PF 5 United States Coleman, Dan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1985-02-13)February 13, 1985
PG 11 United States Wright, Cashmere 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 24 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1990-01-09)January 9, 1990
G 14 United States Pryor, Quentin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1983-09-28)September 28, 1983
G 7 Netherlands Bouwknecht, Maarten 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1994-12-14)December 14, 1994
C 23 Netherlands van der Reijden, Benny 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 19 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1994-07-01)July 1, 1994
PF 5 United States Robinson, Jeff 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – <span="font-size:140%;">(1988-07-08)July 8, 1988
Head coach

Croatia Ivica Skelin

Assistant coach(es)

Netherlands Anjo Mekel

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: October 8, 2013

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench
C Thomas Koenis Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan Benny van der Reijden
PF Dan Coleman Ross Bekkering
SF Jason Dourisseau Mark-Peter Hof
SG Quentin Pryor Jessey Voorn Yannick van der Ark
PG Cashmere Wright Arvin Slagter Maarten Bouwknecht

Retired numbers

GasTerra Flames retired numbers
N° Player Position Tenure
10 Netherlands Martin de Vries SG 1979–1990

Results

The club has won three championships (1982, 2004, 2010) and won the national NBB Cup twice (2005, 2011). In 2010 they became the first Dutch basketball team to take part in the Qualifying Rounds of the new Euroleague.

On September 20, 1980, Donar won against BOB Oud-Beijerland with a score of 158-58. The score of 158 was repeated that same season against the same team (158-82) and never since. The difference of 100 points has never been repeated.

Donar has had one retired shirt in its history. Number 10 was not used from 1990 till 2004, as a thank-you to player Martin de Vries (1979-1983, 1986-1990).

Trophies

Dutch Championships (3x)
1982, 2004, 2010
Runner-up: 1988, 2006, 2011

Dutch Cups (2x)
2005, 2011
Runner-up: 2000, 2007

Season by season

Season by season results of the club in the Dutch Basketball League, NBB Cup and European competitions. Sups after European competitions declare the level of the competitions.

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Dutch Cup European competitions
2000–01 1 DBL 2 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist –
2001–02 1 DBL 2 Quarterfinalist Semifinalist –
2002–03 1 DBL 7 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist –
2003–04 1 DBL 3 Champion Semifinalist –
2004–05 1 DBL 1 Quarterfinalist Champion ULEB Cup 2 : group stage
2005–06 1 DBL 3 Finalist 4th round FIBA EuroCup 3 : group stage
2006–07 1 DBL 3 Quarterfinalist Finalist –
2007–08 1 DBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist ULEB Cup 2 : group stage
2008–09 1 DBL 3 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist –
2009–10 1 DBL 1 Champion Semifinalist –
2010–11 1 DBL 2 Finalist Champion EuroCup 2 : group stage
2011–12 1 DBL 2 Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Eurocup 2 : group stage
2012–13 1 DBL 3 Semifinalist 4th round –
2013–14 1 DBL In progress EuroChallenge 3 : group stage

Individual awards

DBL Most Valuable Player

DBL Coach of the Year

  • Jim Parks - 1978
  • Jan Willem Jansen - 1991
  • Glen Pinas - 1995, 1996, 1997

Supporters club

The current supporters club was founded on August 26, 1997 under the name Vikings, a nod to the Norse god Donar (Thor). After the club lost Donar from its name, this link became less clear. In 2010 it was decided to change the name of the supporters club to SV Donar (Supporters club Donar). The supporters club had 330 members as of the start of season 2010/2011.

Notable former players

Notable former coaches

References

  1. ↑ Capacity Martiniplaza

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