Rotterdam Basketbal
Alternate logo
Rotterdam Basketbal, named Forward Lease Rotterdam for sponsorship reasons, 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
- 1995–1999: Ide Trading
- 1999–2002: Grunco
- 2002–2007: Rotterdam Basketbal
- 2007–2010: Rotterdam Challengers
- 2010–2011: Rotterdam Basketbal
- 2011–2014: Rotterdam Basketbal College
- 2014–2016: Challenge Sports Rotterdam
- 2016–2018: Forward Lease Rotterdam
Team colours
- 2012–2013: Black, Green, White
- 2013–present: Grey, Dark Red, White
Current roster
| Challenge Sports Rotterdam roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Pos. | # | Nat. | Name | | | | |
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| 1.0 !PG |
7000400000000000000♠4 |
USA ! |
Anderson, La'Shard (I) |
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| 1.5 !G |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
LIT ! |
Tamasauskas, Vaidas |
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| 1.5 !G |
7000600000000000000♠6 |
NED ! |
Rigters, Don |
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| 1.0 !PG |
7000700000000000000♠7 |
NED ! |
Mladenovic, Stefan |
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| 1.5 !G |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
NED ! |
Filipan, Ivan |
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| 3.0 !SF |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
NED ! |
Theeuwkens, Ties |
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| 3.5 !F |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
NED ! |
Kok, Michael |
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| 3.5 !F |
7001110000000000000♠11 |
NED ! |
van Sliedregt, Vincent |
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| 5.0 !C |
7001120000000000000♠12 |
NED ! |
Stolk, Bart |
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| 4.0 !PF |
7001130000000000000♠13 |
SUR ! |
De Randamie, Sergio (I) |
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| 5.0 !C |
7001140000000000000♠14 |
NED ! |
Krabbendam, Robert |
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| 5.0 !C |
7001150000000000000♠15 |
NED ! |
Steijn, Lucas |
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| 3.5 !F |
7001210000000000000♠21 |
NED ! |
Stolk, Coen |
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| 3.5 !F |
7001220000000000000♠22 |
NED ! |
Onuoha, Naigel |
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- Head coach
- Armand Salomon
- Assistant coach(es)
- Thijs Arisz
 Muris Agic
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (I) Import player
 Injured
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
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| Criteria |
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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.
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References
External links
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- Head coach: Salomon
- Assistent coach: Van Sliedregt
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