Yoast United

Yoast United is a Dutch basketball club based in Bemmel, Gelderland. Established in 2020, the team plays in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands. Home games are played at De Schaapskooi, which has a capacity of 650 people.

Yoast United
2020–21 Yoast United season
LeaguesDutch Basketball League
FoundedMay 2020 (May 2020)
ArenaDe Schaapskooi
Capacity650
LocationBemmel, Netherlands
Main sponsorYoast SEO
PresidentSjang van de Wiel
Head coachMatthew Otten
Websiteyoastunited.nl

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.[1] On 9 August, the club announced Matthew Otten as its first head coach.[2] On 13 August, the club signed its first player in American Kaleb Warner.[3] Yoast SEO signed a three-year contract to become main sponsor of the team, which was named Yoast United.[4] On 4 October, Yoast United won its first-ever DBL game away against BAL Weert, 91–59.[5]

Arena

Yoast United plays its games at Sportcentrum Schaapskooi, which had been used by amateur club Batouwe Basketball before as well.[6] With a capacity of 650 people, it is the smallest arena in the Dutch Basketball League.

Players

Current roster
Yoast United roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
F 0 Abrams, Jaro (DP) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 18 – (2002-03-20)20 March 2002
PG 1 Luke, Austin 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1994-10-27)27 October 1994
PG 2 dos Santos Borges, Yaëll (DP) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2001-03-25)25 March 2001
G 5 Berghuis, Bob 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2001-08-24)24 August 2001
F 8 van Tongeren, Matthew 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1993-01-31)31 January 1993
SF 9 Douwes, Jurrian (DP) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 18 – (2002-07-11)11 July 2002
SF 10 Helfrich, Keime 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997
C 12 Markusse, Jesse 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1992-05-27)27 May 1992
SG 13 Warner, Kaleb 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1995-07-06)6 July 1995
F 14 Simonis, Robin 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-09-26)26 September 1996
C 20 Ibarguen, Andres 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1996-02-14)14 February 1996
PF 33 Speelman, Jett 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1994-07-08)8 July 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vincent van Sliedregt
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • Injured
Updated: 3 October 2020

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

Season by season
Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs NBB Cup Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win%
Yoast United
2020–21 1 DBL Matthew Otten

Sponsorship
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref.
2020– Jako Yoast SEO [7]

Head coaches
Period Head coach
2020–present Matthew Otten

References
  1. "Basketball Community Gelderland naar DBL" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "Otten hoofdcoach Basketball Community Gelderland" (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Kaleb Warner eerste speler voor DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland". Basketball Community Gelderland. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. "Profbasketballers in Bemmel gaan Yoast United heten". De Gelderlander. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. "Fel Yoast United stunt bij debuut in eredivisie basketbal en overklast subtopper". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. "Sportcentrum Schaapskooi". Schaapskooi.com (in Dutch).
  7. "NIEUWE HOOFDSPONSOR EN NAAM VOOR GELDERLAND". Basketball.nl. 16 September 2020.
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