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Feyenoord Basketball
Feyenoord Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as Zeeuw & Zeeuw Feyenoord Basketball, is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Rotterdam. The team plays in the BNXT League and plays its home games at the Topsportcentrum next to De Kuip in Rotterdam. Established in 1954, it became the basketball section of the football club Feyenoord in 2018. Rotterdam won their only trophy in 1985, when they won the domestic NBB Cup. The team has reached the semi-finals of the Dutch League playoffs three times in history. Until its name change to Feyenoord in 2018, the club was known as Rotterdam Basketbal. History Challenge Sports Rotterdam started in 1954 under the name AMVJ Rotterdam. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BNXT League
The BNXT League, for sponsorship reasons the betFirst BNXT League, is a professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league is the first tier in both the Dutch and Belgian system, replacing the Dutch Basketball League, DBL and Pro Basketball League, PBL. The inaugural season was the 2021–22 BNXT League, 2021–22 season, which started in September 2021. The BNXT League plays national playoffs as well as a cross-border playoffs to determine a Dutch champion, Belgian champion and BNXT champion. History On 10 December 2020, it was announced that the Belgian Pro Basketball League and Dutch Basketball League would merge to form a new multinational league. All clubs from the Dutch DBL voted for, while 9 of 10 teams in Belgium voted in favor of the decision. Serious talks about the initiative had been ongoing since fall 2019. On 20 May 2021, the new name "BNXT League" and logo of the league were announced. The league started its 2021–22 BNXT League, inaugural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Helm
Joshua Helm (born April 3, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from Mercyhurst University, he starred in Iceland and the Netherlands, being named All-Star in both countries. In 2005 he was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year in Iceland after leading the league in scoring with 37.2 points per game. College career Helm played college basketball for Mercyhurst University, alongside future Úrvalsdeild star Justin Shouse, where he was a three-time All Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) South Division selection. He was a second-team selection in 2001–02 and 2002–03 and a first-team selection in 2003–04. In 2017, he was inducted in to the school's Hall of Fame. Professional career Helm started his career with KFÍ in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. He was an instant hit with the team, and led the league in scoring, averaging 37.2 points per game. In January 2005, he was selected to the Icela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-DBL Team
The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) All-Star Team, also known as All-DBL Team, is a team constituted by the main players in a season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. This team is based on players' performance throughout the regular season. After the end of the season, the best players of each position are chosen. It is not to be confused with the DBL All-Star Gala The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ..., an event where the best players in the league come together. Teams 1973–2010 Selections by player References {{Dutch Basketball League Dutch Basketball League awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Madanly
Micheal Madanly (born 10 March 1981 in Aleppo), better known as Michel Madanly or just Micho, is a Syrian professional basketball player. Most known in his prime playing for Jalaa SC's basketball programme from 2004 to 2011, he also played in a number of Syrian and international basketball clubs in China, Philippines, Lebanon and the Netherlands and a regular feature for many years in the Syrian national basketball team. Madanly is perhaps best known as the leading scorer in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, averaging 33.1 points per game. Professional career Syria He first started his career in Al-Jalaa basketball team in his native city of Aleppo. Madanly had originally planned to enter the club as a football player but the club's football team, Jalaa SC, was inactive during that period. Consequently, he joined the basketball section of the club. He played for a three years with Al-Jeish (Army) Club in Syria as part of a mandatory military service but was transferred to Al-Jala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda
Ordane Kanda-Kanyinda (born 9 September 1996) is a Belgian professional basketball player who last played for Feyenoord Basketball. Professional career Kanda-Kanyinda was born in Antwerp and played in the youth development department of Antwerp Giants, where he started his professional basketball career. He played his first game for Antwerp's first team in the 2013–14 season, in the EuroChallenge campaign. The season 2016–17 was his first year where he was a definitive member of the first Antwerp Giants team. Antwerp finished second in the regular season and lost in the semi-finals of the playoffs. On 3 July 2017, Kanda-Kanyinda was sent on a one-year loan to Forward Lease Rotterdam of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). Kanda-Kanyinda led the DBL in scoring, after averaging 18.77 points per game while leading Forward Lease to the play-offs. On 5 May 2018, Kanda recorded 36 points and 11 assists in a decisive game 3 of the quarter-finals, which Rotterdam won 89–92. Rotterdam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yannick Franke
Yannick Ayrton Franke (born May 21, 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League. He also represents the Netherlands national basketball team in international competition. Franke mainly plays at the shooting guard position and occasionally as a point guard. Professional career Franke started his professional career with the Dutch powerhouse ZZ Leiden in the 2013–14 season. In December he transferred to lower-ranked Challenge Sports Rotterdam, where he could get more playing time. In the 2014–15 season, Franke had a break-out year. He was the youngest scoring champion in the history of the Dutch DBL, after he recorded 19.6 points per game at age 19. He also won the DBL MVP Under 23 and DBL Most Improved Player Awards. For the 2015–16 season, Franke signed with Donar Groningen. On 15 February 2016, Franke left Donar. On February 29, 2016, he signed for the remainder of the season with Bisons Loimaa in Finland. On Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La'Shard Anderson
La'Shard Suava Anderson (born 27 April 1989) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos. Career Andreson signed with Optima Gent in August 2011. He averaged 4.9 points in 15 minutes per game in 25 games for Gent. On 25 January 2013 he signed with the Tunisian club Club Africain. In July 2013, Anderson signed with Rotterdam Basketbal College from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). On December 11, he scored 47 points in a double overtime win over Aris Leeuwarden, the league's highest point tally by a player since Robby Bostain in 2009. On 28 January 2015 he signed with ece Bulls Kapfenberg in Austria. On 2 January 2016 Anderson signed with his former team Challenge Sports Rotterdam. On 9 March 2017, Anderson transferred to AEK Larnaca. In the 2017–18 season, Anderson played for the Near East University's basketball team in the third division Cypriotic North League. On 17 August 2018, Anderson returned to Feyenoord Basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Miles (basketball)
Anthony Gillespie Miles (born December 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Al Ahli Tripoli of the Libyan Division I Basketball League. Professional career His first professional season, Miles played in the Netherlands for Rotterdam Basketbal College. He finished at the last place in the Dutch Basketball League with the team, but did average 18.8 points per game in the league, which made him the scoring champion. On January 5, 2014 Miles signed with BC Politekhnika-Halychyna of the Ukrainian Basketball Super League. On July 27, 2017, Miles signed with Givova Scafati of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He averaged 19.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. On July 8, 2018, Miles signed with Cagliari Dinamo Academy. Miles joined Pallacanestro Orzinuovi in 2019. He averaged 25.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game in 10 games. On June 1, 2020, he re-signed with the club. Miles averaged 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. On S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Williams (basketball, Born 1991)
Leon Anthony Williams (born 25 July 1991) is a Dutch professional basketball player who plays for Donar of the BNXT League. He is a current member of the Dutch national basketball team. Professional career Williams started his career in Bergen op Zoom, with WCAA Giants. The season after that, he played for Rotterdam Basketbal College. In 2012, he signed with Landstede Basketbal from Zwolle. In 2013, he received the DBL Most Improved Player award. He was an DBL All-Star starter in the 2013–14 season. He also received the MVP U23 Award after the regular season. In the 2015 offseason, Williams signed a three-year deal with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch. On 23 June 2016, Williams signed with BG Göttingen for the 2016–17 season. Williams re-signed with Göttingen after the season. He parted ways with the team on May 23, 2018, after averaging 5.5 points per game. On 2 September 2018, Williams signed a one-year contract with TAU Castelló of the Spanish LEB Oro. On 25 June 2019, Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Hilliman
Patrick Silvester Hilliman (born 17 April 1982) is a Dutch retired basketball player. In his career, Hilliman played for Dutch Basketball League (DBL) clubs Rotterdam Challengers and ZZ Leiden. From 2007 till 2011, Hilliman played 30 games for the Dutch national basketball team. Career From 2005 till 2009 Patrick played in Spain for several teams in the lower divisions of the country. In 2009 Hilliman left Spain for Holland to go play for the Rotterdam Challengers. Hilliman had an impressive debut season in the DBL, as he averaged 13.6 points and a league-leading 10.2 rebounds per game. Midway through the 2010–11 season Hilliman made a transfer to Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, after also Groningen and Den Bosch were looking to acquire him. During his stand with Leiden Hilliman won two DBL's, a NBB Cup and two Supercups. He was also named a DBL All-Star again in 2011–12. For the 2013–14 season Hilliman took his talents to Belgium, where he would start playing for Sint-Jan Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthy De Jong
Worthy Donovan Rafael de Jong (born 14 March 1988) is a Dutch 3x3 basketball player and former professional 5x5 player. Standing at 6 ft 4.3 in (1.94 m), De Jong plays the shooting guard or the small forward position. He played 13 seasons as a professional player in the Netherlands, of which 11 were with ZZ Leiden. He is Leiden's all-time leader in points, rebounds and assists, and is nicknamed "Mister ZZ Leiden". With Leiden, he won three Dutch championships and two Dutch Cups. De Jong is widely regarded as one of the best Dutch basketball players of his generation and was considered the best player in the country in his prime. De Jong also played for the Netherlands national team during ten years and represented the team at the EuroBasket in 2015 and 2022. Early life Born in Paramaribo, De Jong was named after Los Angeles Lakers basketball player James Worthy. De Jong and his parents moved to Amsterdam when he was two years old. There, he started playing basketball at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Nwankwo
Ikenna Nwankwo (born December 27, 1973) is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From Houston, Texas, he played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins, winning a national championship in 1995. College career Nwankwo played with the UCLA Bruins, and won a national championship on their 1994–95 team. In his second year as a reserve behind center George Zidek, he played in a career-high 23 games, averaging 2.7 points and 1.6 rebounds. After Zidek graduated, Nwankwo anticipated a larger role in 1995–96; however, freshman Jelani McCoy Jelani Marwan McCoy (born December 6, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10" power forward/center, he played in the NBA from 1998-2007 for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavali ... became the starting center instead. Seeking more playing time, Nwankwo transferred to Long Beach State in January 1996. Professional career Nwankwo began his professional ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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