Landstede_Zwolle

Landstede Hammers

Landstede Hammers

Basketball team in Zwolle, Netherlands


Landstede Hammers is a Dutch basketball club based in Zwolle. The club plays in the BNXT League, the Dutch top tier division. The club was founded as Cees Lubbers The Hammers in 1995. In 1999, the club’s name was changed into Landstede Hammers. In 2001, the club received its current name Landstede Basketbal as the team became part of the same-named educational institution in Zwolle. The home games of the club are played in the Landstede Sportcentrum.

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Landstede Basketbal game in 2011

In its existence, Landstede won the DBL championship one time in 2019. In 2017, the club captured its first trophy when it won the Dutch Supercup.

History

The club was founded as Cees Lubbers/The Hammers and was based in Meppel in the first season of the club. The club played with the license of Red Giants Meppel, and moved to Zwolle, partly because arena 'Het Vledder' in Meppel diid not meet requirements.[1] After a short time Landstede became the main sponsor of the club, that was named Landstede Hammers and later Landstede Basketbal. In the 2004–05 season Landstede reached the Dutch Finals for the first time in club history. It lost 4–0 to Amsterdam. In 2010 the club got a new arena in the Landstede Sportcentrum.

In 2017, Landstede won its first trophy in team history by winning the Dutch Supercup over Donar, winning 77–69.[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Landstede finished in the second place in the regular season. The team had a 28–6 record in the regular season, and had All-DBL Team performers Noah Dahlman and Kaza Kajami-Keane on its roster. In the playoffs, Landstede defeated New Heroes Den Bosch 1–3 in the semi-finals. In the finals, Landstede beat defending champions Donar to win its first domestic championship.[3]

On 22 September 2019, Hammers won its second Supercup trophy after beating ZZ Leiden 78–66 in its home arena.[4] In the 2019–20 season, Landstede played in the FIBA Europe Cup, which marked the club's first European appearance in 19 years.[5] On 19 August 2019, the club announced they returned to the name Landstede Hammers.[6] In its first FIBA Europe Cup season, Landstede advanced past the regular season before losing six straight games in the second round.

Since the 2021–22 season, Hammers plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[7]

The Hammers will join the European North Basketball League (ENBL) in the 2023-24 season, which makes them the first Dutch team to play in the league.[8]

Club identity

Landstede Basketbal used until 2019

When founded, the club was named Cees Lubbers The Hammers, named after main sponsor Cees Lubbers. The name Hammers stayed with the team through its supporters, who used its nickname for the following years. From 1996, the team was known as Landstede Hammers after new sponsor Landstede. In 1999, the club was named Landstede Basketbal, a name they kept for 20 years. On 19 August 2019, the club announced they returned to the name Landstede Hammers.[9]

The team has a supporters' club which was founded in 2016 and is known as SV Hammers.[10]

The mascot of the Hammers is the bird "Victory".

Honours

Domestic competitions

Friendly competitions

Players

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Current roster

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Depth chart

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Notable players

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

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Individual awards

Club records

Bold denotes still active with team. As of 14 April 2021:

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European record

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Notes
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    Landstede points are listed first.

Arenas

The Landstede Sports Center has been the club's home arena since 2010
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Season by season

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  1. The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, Landstede was first in the standings but no champion was named.

Head coaches

The Hammers have had four different head coaches in their history, with Herman van den Belt coaching the team the most seasons.[14]

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References

  1. "K-side van Meppel voelt zich verkocht" (in Dutch). Dekrantvantoen.nl. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. "Basketballers Landstede verrassen met Supercup-zege" [Basketball players Landstede surprise with Supercup victory] (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. "Cookies op destentor.nl - destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "Sailing into new waters: welcome Landstede Hammers!". ENBL. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  6. "Club History – SV Hammers" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  7. "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  8. "Super Cup" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  9. "Nummer 7: voor altijd Nigel van Oostrum". Landstede Hammers (in Dutch). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. "Historie". landstedebasketbal.nl. Retrieved 9 June 2019.

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