Aris Leeuwarden

Aris Leeuwarden
Leagues Dutch Basketball League
Founded 2004 (2004)
History Woon! Aris
(2004–2007)
Aris Friesland
(2007–2009)
De Friesland Aris
(2009–2011)
Lasaulec Aris
(2011–2012)
Aris Leeuwarden
(2012–present)
Arena Sporthal Kalverdijkje
Arena Capacity 1,700
Location Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Team colors Red, White
         
Main sponsor Univé
President G.J. Meelker
Team manager Gert Schurer
Website arisleeuwarden.nl
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Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. It has competed in the Dutch Basketball League since 2004. Aris plays its home games at Sporthal Kalverdijkje.

History

The parent club was actually founded in 1992, when the clubs "Sporty" & "Ymir" merged into "BV Aris". In 2004 the professional team was founded, when the team promoted from the Promotiedivisie – the Dutch second league – to the Eredivisie. The team – coached by Tom Simpson – was named "Woon!Aris" and reached the Playoffs in its first season. After then, the team didn't reach the postseason for four seasons. In 2009-10 Aris, then named "De Friesland Aris", reached the semi-finals for the first time.

In the 2012–13 season, Aris was in financial trouble after it lost their main sponsor Lasaulec. Despite these circumstances Aris' squad – which included All-Stars Holcomb-Faye and Givens – reached the DBL Finals. Rival #1 seed Den Bosch was knocked out of the tournament 3–1 in the semi-finals. In the Finals Aris played ZZ Leiden and lost 0–4 to the #2 seed of the regular season.

Before the start of the 2013–14 Aris got a new main sponsor in Univé, which guaranteed the existence of the team.[1] The capacity of Sportcentrum Kalverdijkje was also increased from 800 to 1,700 to further increase the stability for the club's future.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Dutch Cup
2004–05 1 DBL 7th
2005–06 1 DBL 10th
2006–07 1 DBL 9th Semifinalist
2007–08 1 DBL 10th
2008–09 1 DBL 10th
2009–10 1 DBL 4th Fourth round
2010–11 1 DBL 5th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 DBL 6th Fourth place
2012–13 1 DBL 2nd Semifinalist
2013–14 1 DBL 7th Semifinalist
2014–15 1 DBL 6th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 DBL 7th Semifinalist
2016–17 1 DBL 7th Quarterfinalist

Players

Current roster

Aris Leeuwarden roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
SG 4 Netherlands Peterson, Leroy 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 5 United States O'Shea, Joe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG 6 Netherlands Swart, Enzo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PF 7 United Kingdom Fraser, Ali 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G 10 United States Duren, Javier 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SF 11 Netherlands Visser, Jelmer 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
PF 12 Netherlands Treffers, Quincy 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 13 United States Heath, Josiah 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 14 Netherlands Aarts, Tom 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
G 15 United Kingdom Van Oostrum, Nigel 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
SF 8 Netherlands van der Kooij, Jan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Head coach
  • Netherlands Michael Schuurs
Assistant coach(es)
  • Netherlands Nanne Klompstra
  • Netherlands Klaas Stoppels
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: November 1, 2015

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

Notable players

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

Head coaches

Name From To Honours
Netherlands Erik Braal 2011 2013 Reached the DBL Finals
Netherlands Ed Molthoff 2013 Feb. 2014
Netherlands Tom Simpson Feb. 2014 2015
Netherlands Michael Schuurs 2015 2016
Netherlands Klaas Stoppels 2016

References

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