Challenge Sports Rotterdam

Challenge Sports Rotterdam
Leagues Dutch Basketball League
Founded 1954
History See Names
Arena Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
Arena Capacity 1,000
Location Rotterdam, Netherlands
Team colors Green, Black, White
              
Head coach Ferry Steenmetz
Championships 1 Dutch Cup
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Challenge Sports Rotterdam is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the Dutch Basketball League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De Kuip in Rotterdam. Despite being a team from a major Dutch city, Rotterdam has never won the Dutch championship, though they did win the Dutch NBB cup in 1985.

History

The Rotterdam Challengers in an away match against the GasTerra Flames in 2010

Challenge Sports Rotterdam started in 1954 under the name AMVJ Rotterdam.[1] The first sponsor of the club was Gunco in 1988, which was their first year in the highest Dutch league. They only lasted a year and demoted to a lower division. In 1991 they returned with sponsor De Schiestreek, followed by the Rotterdam firm Idetrading in 1995. After a sponsorless year, Gunco then again returned as title sponsor in 1999. Johan Haga has made possible following a restart. This created a new name, new look, new logo and a change in the player selection.[2] In 2002, the team took the name Rotterdam Basketbal, without sponsorname. In 2007 the team was renamed to Rotterdam Challengers, but in 2010 they again took the name Rotterdam Basketbal. Starting with the 2011–2012 season, the name became Rotterdam Basketbal College, to underline the importance of the youth in the team. During the 2013–14 season, the club got a new main sponsor in Challenge Sports and the team's name was changed to Challenge Sports Rotterdam.[3]

Names

Team colours

Current roster

Challenge Sports Rotterdam roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name
PG 4 United States Anderson, La'Shard (I)
G 5 Lithuania Tamasauskas, Vaidas
G 6 Netherlands Rigters, Don
PG 7 Netherlands Mladenovic, Stefan
G 8 Netherlands Filipan, Ivan
SF 9 Netherlands Theeuwkens, Ties
F 10 Netherlands Kok, Michael
F 11 Netherlands van Sliedregt, Vincent
C 12 Netherlands Stolk, Bart
PF 13 Suriname De Randamie, Sergio (I)
C 14 Netherlands Krabbendam, Robert
C 15 Netherlands Steijn, Lucas
F 21 Netherlands Stolk, Coen
F 22 Netherlands Onuoha, Naigel
Head coach
  • Netherlands Armand Salomon
Assistant coach(es)
  • Netherlands Thijs Arisz
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Muris Agic

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: January 5, 2016

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

Trophies

1985
Runner-up: 2006

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason NBB Cup
1988–89 1 Eredivisie 9
1991–92 1 Eredivisie 11
1992–93 1 Eredivisie 8 Quarterfinalist
1993–94 1 Eredivisie 9
1994–95 1 Eredivisie 8
1995–96 1 Eredivisie 3 Quarterfinalist
1996–97 1 Eredivisie 6 Quarterfinalist
1997–98 1 Eredivisie 6 Quarterfinalist
1998–99 1 Eredivisie 8 Quarterfinalist
1999–00 1 Eredivisie 8 Quarterfinalist
2000–01 1 Eredivisie 5
2001–02 1 Eredivisie 10
2002–03 1 Eredivisie 9
2003–04 1 Eredivisie 9
2004–05 1 Eredivisie 4 Semifinalist
2005–06 1 Eredivisie 4 Semifinalist Finalist
2007–08 1 Eredivisie 6 Quarterfinalist
2008–09 1 Eredivisie 10
2009–10 1 Eredivisie 10 4th round
2010–11 1 DBL 10 4th round
2011–12 1 DBL 8 Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 DBL 10 4th round
2013–14 1 DBL 9 Quarterfinalist
2014–15 1 DBL 5 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, set a club record or won an individual award while at the club, played at least one official international match for their national team at any time or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

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