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club based in

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. Established in 2020, the team plays in the BNXT League, the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands. Home games are played at De Kooi, which has a capacity of 650 people.

History

The organization was founded in May 2020 under the temporary name of Basketball Community Gelderland with the aim of bringing back professional basketball to the province of Gelderland. Since the folding of Matrixx Magixx in 2014, the province had been without a club in the first-tier Dutch Basketball League (DBL). On 5 August, the club announced it was taking the step to the DBL and had acquired a provisional license for the 2020–21 season. On 9 August, the club announced Matthew Otten as its first head coach. On 13 August, the club signed its first player in American Kaleb Warner. Yoast SEO signed a three-year contract to become main sponsor of the team, which was named Yoast United. On 4 October, Yoast United won its first-ever DBL game away against BAL Weert, 91–59. United had an incredible 2021 Dutch Cup campaign in its debut season. It defeated favored

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and

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in the quarter- and semifinals. Point guard

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, also assists leader of the DBL, led the team with 52 points in the semifinal that was won after overtime. In the final, Yoast lost to eight-seeded

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. Starting from the 2021–22 season, United plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands are combined. Head coach Otten signed with

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, and

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signed a 2-year contract to become his successor.

Arena

Yoast United plays its games at Sportcentrum De Kooi, which had been used by amateur club Batouwe Basketball before as well. With a capacity of 650 people, it is the smallest arena in the Dutch Basketball League.

Players

Current roster

Depth chart

Notable players

* Andrés Ibargüen (1 season: 2020–21) *

(1 season: 2020–21)

Individual awards

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*Bob Berghuis – 2021

Honours

DBL Cup *Runners-up (1):

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Season by season

Sponsorship

Head coaches

References

External links

Official website
(in Dutch)
Twitter profileYoast SEO
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