Donar (basketball club)

Donar
Leagues	BNXT League
Founded	20 January 1951;73 years ago (1951-01-20)
History	List GSSV Donar 1951–2003 Capitals Groningen 2003–2009 GasTerra Flames 2009–2014 Donar 2014–present
Stadium	MartiniPlaza
Capacity	4,350
Location	Groningen, Netherlands
Team colors	White, Blue, Navy
Main sponsor	FlexVirtual
Chairman	Jakob Klompien
Head coach	Andrej Štimac
Championships	7 Dutch Championships 7 Dutch Cups 3 Dutch Supercups
Retired numbers	3 (8, 10, 14)
Website	www.donar.nl
Home Away

MartiniPlaza, home arena of Donar

Home game of Donar in 2016

Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people.

Founded in 1951, Donar is one of the traditional first division clubs along with Den Bosch, as it entered the league 54 years ago. The club won the Dutch national championship seven times, seven Dutch Cups and three Dutch Supercups. They have also been a regular in European competition, with their best result reaching the FIBA Europe Cup semi-finals in 2018.

The club has the most basketball fans in the Netherlands, with approximately 1,700 season ticket holders and sells the MartiniPlaza out on a regular basis in the playoffs. ^[1] The MartiniPlaza is also the largest in-use basketball arena in the country. The traditional club colours of Donar are blue and white.

History

In 1881, gymnastics club Wodan and fencing club Mars, both part of the student corps Vindicat, merged to form GSSV Donar. In 1951 the basketball department of this club was founded. In 1970 the club promoted to the highest basketball league.

In 1973 the club separated from Vindicat and got their first sponsor, Nationale-Nederlanden. This allowed the team to play in the much bigger Martinihal "Events hall". On September 20, 1980, Donar won against BOB Oud-Beijerland with a score of 158–58. The score of 158 was repeated that same season against the same team (158–82) and never since. The difference of 100 points has never been repeated.

After the first championship in 1982, Nationale Nederlanden announced to stop as sponsor. After one year of playing under their name, Donar was demoted to the rayon league. Donar became champion that year and promoted to the promotion league. In 1986, Donar returned to the highest league; where they remained ever since. On February 1, 1991, the Basketball Business Club (BBC) was founded. In 2000–01, the Martinihal was remodeled to become Martiniplaza and home games were moved to the new sports hall in the complex. This hall was renovated in 2006 when new seating was placed.

2009–2014: Successful GasTerra years

GasTerra Flames celebrating winning the 2010 DBL championship

In 2009 GasTerra became the main sponsor of the club, that was renamed the GasTerra Flames. ^[2] Head coach Marco van den Berg stayed and a whole new team was put together. In the 2009–10 season, Donar won the 3rd national championship in club history by beating West-Brabant Giants 4–1 in the Finals. ^[3] Earlier, in the regular season, Flames finished in first place with a 33–3 record. The key players of the team were the Americans Matt Haryasz, Matt Bauscher, Jason Dourisseau and Robby Bostain.

The whole squad that won the 2010 title returned for the next season, except for Tim Blue. In 2010 they became the first Dutch basketball team to take part in the qualifying rounds of the new Euroleague. ^[4] In the regular season Donar ended on the second place, while Jason Dourisseau was named the Dutch League MVP. The team won a second NBB Cup in 2011, after beating WCAA Giants ^[5] The team did eventually lost in the DBL Finals to Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 4–3 in an historic game 7 which included three overtimes. ^[6]

Scene of a Play-off Finals game in 2010

Head coach Marco van den Berg left after the 2010–11 season and Hakim Salem, former ABC Amsterdam coach was acquired. ^[7] The team brought experienced players to the team like David Bell and Alex Wesby but they couldn't meet the set expectations. In the cup competition, Flames was defeated in the quarterfinals and in the DBL semifinals it lost to EiffelTowers Den Bosch.

During the 2012–13 season Hakim Salem was fired and the Croatian coach Ivica Skelin was acquired. ^{[8] [9]} Despite the coaching change, team was still swept 3–0 by Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden in the DBL semifinals.

Before the 2013–14 season it was announced that GasTerra's sponsor contract ended after the season. ^[10] Flames acquired Dutch top players Arvin Slagter and Ross Bekkering from defending champion ZZ Leiden and three new Americans were added to the team. On March 30, 2014, Flames won the NBB Cup by beating Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden 79–71. ^[11]

In the 2014 Playoffs Flames beat BC Apollo easily in the quarterfinals (2–0) and later beat ZZ Leiden after a tough series (3–2). On June 1, 2014, Donar won its 4th national title. They beat SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 76–68 in game 7 of the Finals series. ^[12]

2014–present: Donar

In the 2014 offseason, the club announced that in the previous season, a deficit of €135,000 had arisen after mistakes made regarding the budget. ^[13] Therefore, the club had to cut into costs for the 2014–15 season and the budget was reduced. For the 2014–15 season, the club is known again as "Donar". ^[14] The team won the Supercup against Leiden and the NBB Cup Final against Den Bosch, the DBL Finals were lost 4–1 against Den Bosch.

Braal seasons (2015–2020)

Braal coached Donar to six trophies in five years

In the 2015 offseason, Ivica Skelin left the club and was replaced by Erik Braal who would go on to become the most successful coach in Donar history. In July 2015, former league MVP and club legend Jason Dourisseau returned to Donar. ^[15] In the 2015–16 season, Donar won its 5th DBL title after beating Landstede 4–1 in the finals.

In the 2016–17 season, Donar reached the second round of the FIBA Europe Cup after being defeated by Tartu in the first qualification round of the Basketball Champions League. This feat would mean Donar's best European performance in club history. The 2016–17 season was also the first season ever to record the triple crown. New Heroes Den Bosch was defeated to win the Supercup, Landstede Basketbal was defeated in the NBB Cup final as well as in the playoff finals (4–1).

In the 2017–18 season, Donar qualified for the FIBA Europe Cup after being defeated in an overtime thriller against Estudiantes in the third and last qualification round of the Basketball Champions League. As a result of the loss Donar was drafted into a Europe Cup group with KK Bosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Le Portel (France) and Antwerp Giants (Belgium) in which they finished 2nd. By ending in second place they earned a spot in the second round phase of the Europe Cup, playingin group L against CS Universitatea Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Belfius Mons-Hainaut (Belgium) and Keravnos B.C. (Cyprus). After a home and away win against Cluj, a clear home win against Keravnos (109-69) and a convincing home win against Mons, Donar placed 1st in this group and, for the first time in club history, qualified itself for the Europe Cup play-off phase.

Brandyn Curry was Donar's star player in the 2017–18 season

In the play-offs, Donar beat Cluj-Napoca in the round of 16 and Mornar Bar in the quarter-finals, to reach its first ever European semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Donar lost to the defending Italian champion Reyer Venezia, despite winning the second leg at home. ^[16] In the 2017–18 DBL season, the club has success as well behind star players Brandyn Curry, named Most Valuable Player and All-DBL Selections Thomas Koenis and Evan Bruinsma. Donar won its third consecutive DBL title on 29 May 2018, after defeating ZZ Leiden 4–0 in the finals.

In the 2018–19 DBL season, Donar struggled and found itself in the fourth place in the regular season. It defeated ZZ Leiden in the semi-finals, 0–3. However, in the finals it lost to second-seeded Landstede. In the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, Donar reached the round of 16 for the second time in history.

The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donar was supposed to play in the NBB Cup Final against Aris Leeuwarden. On 14 April, the club announced it parted ways with coach Braal. ^[17]

Recent years with several head coach changes (2020–present)

On 17 April 2020, Croatian coach Ivan Rudež signed a three-year contract as head coach. ^[18] On 14 April 2021, Pete Miller was assigned as head coach replacing Rudež after disappointing results. ^[19] He would finish the season and, after being eliminated 2-1 in the semifinals, return to being head of Donar's youth division.

On 24 May 2021, the club announced former player Matthew Otten as the new head coach. Otten just finished his first season as head coach in the Dutch Basketball League, making it to the Cup Final with Yoast United in their first season in existence. Starting from the 2021–22 season, Donar plays in the newly formed BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have merged. Despite a disappointing regular season and an early elimination in Europe and the national play-offs, Donar managed to win its 7th cup this season. Additionally, the finals of the new BNXT Playoffs were reached.

After a disappointing start of the 2022–23 season, head coach Otten was fired and replaced by his assistant Andrej Štimac on 31 October. ^[20] Under Stimac, Donar was able to turn around the season and was able to reach the finals of the Dutch League for a 13th time. In the series, Donar played ZZ Leiden once again, and narrowly lost the decisive Game 5 in Leiden. In the game, Donar was up by as much as 16 points with 2 minutes and 40 seconds on the clock, before giving up the lead. ^[21]

Bankruptcy

Following the end of the season, in June 2023, the board of Donar came out with a statement that revealed the club was facing serious financial difficulties. At a press conference on 29 June, Donar was revealed to have outstanding debts approximating €1.75 million. A task force was appointed with the goal of saving the club for bankruptcy, who concluded there were insufficient check and balances in the organisation, and financial troubles had been ongoing for three years but were not reported, and that called on supporters and sponsors to invest in the club. ^[22] After a month of efforts to keep the club alive, the board had to file for bankruptcy due to a high demand from the tax authorities. ^[23] A trustee was appointed to investigate whether a restart is possible.

The restart was initiated by a group of investors, creating a new company under the name Donar Groningen BV. In addition, a new foundation under the name Wij zijn Donar was founded, which used the money collected by supporters to purchase shares from Donar Groningen BV. Donar Groningen BV bought the contracts and the BNXT license from the trustee in order to realize the restart while keeping the club at the highest level of Dutch basketball. However, whether the club was allowed to use the same license was still to be decided by the BNXT license committee.

On the 28th of August, on the same day of the local holiday of the relief of Groningen, the new management announced that Donar Groningen BV was allowed to use the same license and play in the BNXT League in the 2023/2024 season under a few conditions. The conditions entailed that no prior board member was allowed in the new management and they received a budget cap of two thirds of their prior budget.

Club identity

Names

The club has a rich history of names, mainly because of the different main sponsors of the team. Despite having been named differently in the past, "Donar" has always been used by supporters to describe the team and has been used in chants. Since 2014, the team plays under the non-sponsored name Donar.

1951–1973 : GSSV Donar 1973–1983 : Nationale-Nederlanden Donar 1983–1986 : GBV Donar 1986–1989 : Ahrend Donar 1989–1993 : VGNN Donar

1993–1995 : RZG Donar 1995–1996 : Celeritas/Donar 1996–1999 : RZG Donar 1999–2003 : MPC Donar

2003–2006 : MPC Capitals 2006–2009 : Hanzevast Capitals 2009–2014 : GasTerra Flames 2014–: Donar

Logos

The Donar logo introduced in 2014 features eagles, inspired by the coat of arms of the city of Groningen. In 2022, the foundation year was added to the logo.

Uniforms

Traditionally, Donar has played in white jerseys at home and in (navy) blue jerseys in away games.

1981–82

2005–06

2006–07

2009–14

2009–14

Arenas

The Korenbeurs was Donar's first home, in the period 1950–59

The MartiniPlaza is the current home arena of Donar, since 2001. The arena is owned by the municipality Groningen which has a cooperation agreement with the club. ^[24]

Because of unavailability in 2017 for their European games, Donar played one game in Leek ^[25] (against ESSM Le Portel) and one game in Leeuwarden (against Estudiantes). ^[26]

The MartiniPlaza has a stand named after the club's legendary players Jason Dourisseau (since 2014) ^[27] as well as after Thomas Koenis (since 2022). ^[28]

Home arenas
Arena	Tenure
Korenbeurs	1950–1959
Groente-veilinghal Peizerweg	1959–1973
ACLO-Hal	1967–1973
Evenementenhal	1973–1983
Sporthal Vinkhuizen	1983–1986
Evenementenhal	1986–2001
MartiniPlaza	2001–present

Players

See also: Category:Donar (basketball club) players

For a listing of past rosters, see Donar past rosters.

Current roster

Donar roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G Adetunji, Oludele 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2003-10-05)5 October 2003 SG Babušis, Karolis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (2000-03-09)9 March 2000 PF Gabrovsek, David 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-09-18)18 September 1994 SG Hollanders, Sander 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 PF John, Theo 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 PG Jung, Lars 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 19 – (2005-01-02)2 January 2005 PF Kuiper, Jordy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1995-06-02)2 June 1995 Mast, Jelte 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2003-09-17)17 September 2003 SF Meeks, John 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1999-03-16)16 March 1999 C Quinn, Dakota 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 PG Ramanauskas, Justinas 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (2000-09-21)21 September 2000 PG Van Oostrum, Sam 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-12-14)14 December 1998 Zuidema, Kjeld 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2001-06-21)21 June 2001	Head coach Andrej Štimac Assistant coach(es) Meindert van Veen Team manager Hans Besselink Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player Injured Roster Updated: 22 September 2023

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

Retired numbers

Donar retired numbers
N°	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony date
8	Jason Dourisseau	G/F	2009–2014, 2015–2020	23 October 2021 [29]
10	Martin de Vries	SG	1979–1983, 1986–1990	Unknown
14	Thomas Koenis	C	2011–2015, 2017–2022	6 December 2022 [28]

Notable players

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: 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 Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Leon Williams
• Damjan Rudež
• Teddy Gipson
• Jason Dourisseau
• Thomas Koenis
• Sean Cunningham
• Arvin Slagter
• Drago Pašalić
• Brandyn Curry
• Evan Bruinsma
• Lance Jeter
• Chase Fieler
• Drew Smith
• Ross Bekkering
• Mark Sanchez
• Yannick Franke
• Maarten Bouwknecht
• Jessey Voorn
• Cashmere Wright
• Alex Wesby
• Avis Wyatt
• Matt Haryasz
• Torey Thomas
• Julian Khazzouh
• Chris McGuthrie
• Valmo Kriisa
• Travis Reed
• Rogier Jansen
• Kees Akerboom
• Mack Tuck
• Donell Thomas
• Jack Jennings
• Frank Ardon
• Martin de Vries
• David Lawrence
• Pete Miller
• Dragutin Čermak

Staff

Chairmen

• Jan Rijpstra (2007-2008) ^[30]
• Rob Schuur: (2008–2012) ^[31]
• Hans Haerkens (2012-2013) ^[32]
• Gert Kiel (2013-2016) ^[33]
• Jannes Stokroos: (2016–present) ^[34]

Technical directors

• Martin de Vries: (2012–2022) ^[35]
• Drago Pašalić: (2022–present) ^[35]

Honours

Total titles: 16

Domestic

Leagues

• Dutch Basketball League ^[36]

Winners (7): 1981–82, 2003–04, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18

Runners-up (6): 1987–88, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2022–23

Cups

• Dutch Cup ^[36]

Winners (7): 2004–05, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22

Runners-up (3): 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07

• Dutch Supercup ^[37]

Winners (3): 2014, 2016, 2018

Runners-up (3): 2011, 2015, 2017

European

• FIBA Europe Cup

Semi-finalist (1): 2017–18

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	NBB Cup	European competitions
1970–71	1	Eredivisie	7th	Preliminary round
1971–72	1	Eredivisie	10th
1972–73	1	Eredivisie	8th
1973–74	1	Eredivisie	6th	Preliminary round
1974–75	1	Eredivisie	8th
1975–76	1	Eredivisie	7th	Preliminary round
1976–77	1	Eredivisie	4th
1977–78	1	Eredivisie	3rd
1978–79	1	Eredivisie	3rd
1979–80	1	Eredivisie	4th
1980–81	1	Eredivisie	5th
1981–82	1	Eredivisie	1st
1982–83	1	Eredivisie	4th
1983–86	Lower divisions
1986–87	1	Eredivisie	4th
1987–88	1	Eredivisie	7th
1988–89	1	Eredivisie	8th
1989–90	1	Eredivisie	3rd
1990–91	1	Eredivisie	4th
1991–92	1	Eredivisie	4th	Quarterfinalist
1992–93	1	Eredivisie	5th	Quarterfinalist
1993–94	1	Eredivisie	5th	Semifinalist
1994–95	1	Eredivisie	4th
1995–96	1	Eredivisie	5th
1996–97	1	Eredivisie	3rd	Runner–up
1997–98	1	Eredivisie	2nd	Semifinalist
1998–99	1	Eredivisie	6th	Quarterfinalist
1999–00	1	Eredivisie	5th	Runner–up
2000–01	1	Eredivisie	3rd	Quarterfinalist
2001–02	1	Eredivisie	5th	Semifinalist
2002–03	1	Eredivisie	7th	Quarterfinalist
2003–04	1	Eredivisie	1st	Semifinalist
2004–05	1	Eredivisie	5th	Champion	2 ULEB Cup	RS	3–7
2005–06	1	Eredivisie	2nd	Fourth round	3 FIBA EuroCup	RS	2–4
2006–07	1	Eredivisie	5th	Runner–up
2007–08	1	Eredivisie	5th	Quarterfinalist	2 ULEB Cup	RS	2–8
2008–09	1	Eredivisie	3rd	Quarterfinalist
2009–10	1	Eredivisie	1st	Semifinalist
2010–11	1	DBL	2nd	Champion	1 Euroleague	QR1	0–2
					2 Eurocup	RS	1–5
2011–12	1	DBL	3rd	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup	RS	2–4
2012–13	1	DBL	3rd	Fourth round
2013–14	1	DBL	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	RS	2–4
2014–15	1	DBL	2nd	Champion
2015–16	1	DBL	1st	Eightfinal	3 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	2–4
2016–17	1	DBL	1st	Champion	3 Champions League	QR1	0–1–1
					4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2	8–4
2017–18	1	DBL	1st	Champion	3 Champions League	QR3	2–1–3
					4 FIBA Europe Cup	SF	5-2
2018–19	1	DBL	2nd	Semifinalist	3 Champions League	QR2	1-3
					4 FIBA Europe Cup	R16	7–7
2019–20	1	DBL	2nd [lower-alpha 1]	Finalist [lower-alpha 2]	3 Champions League	QR1	1–1
					4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	2–4
2020–21	1	DBL	3rd	Quarterfinalist	4 Champions League	QR2	1–1
					4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	0–2
2021–22	1	BNXT League	NL 3rd	Champion	4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	2–4
			BNXT 2nd
2022–23	1	BNXT League	NL 2nd	Semifinalist	4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS	0–6
			BNXT Quarterfinalist

1. The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. The 2019–20 Basketball Cup final was postponed and later cancelled after finalist Aris Leeuwarden did not agree to play in the next season.

European record

Main article: Donar in international competitions

Donar has played in Europe since the 1974–75 season, when it made its debut in the 1974–75. On 5 November 1974, Donar played its first European game away against Luxembourg club Etzella, winning 78–110.

Donar played in the qualifying rounds of the EuroLeague once, losing in the first qualifying round of the 2010–11 season to UNICS Kazan.

The best performance of the team was reaching the semi-finals of the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, losing to Italian champions and later winners Reyer Venezia. Donar reached the knockout stage of the FIBA Europe Cup twice (2018 and 2019). They have played in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League five times (from 2016 to 2020), without qualifying.

Individual awards

DBL Most Valuable Player

• David Lawrence – 1983
• Jack Jennings – 1993
• Donnell Thomas - 1998
• Mack Tuck - 2002
• Travis Reed - 2004
• Jason Dourisseau - 2011
• Arvin Slagter – 2014
• Lance Jeter – 2015, 2017
• Brandyn Curry – 2018

DBL Playoffs MVP

• Arvin Slagter – 2014
• Lance Jeter – 2016
• Chase Fieler – 2017
• Brandyn Curry – 2018

All-DBL Team

• Lamont Randolph – 2002
• Travis Young – 2003, 2004, 2005
• Travis Reed – 2004, 2005, 2006
• Matt Haryasz – 2010, 2011
• Jason Dourisseau – 2011
• Arvin Slagter – 2014
• Cashmere Wright – 2014
• Lance Jeter – 2015, 2016, 2017
• Mark Sanchez – 2015
• Ross Bekkering – 2016
• Drago Pašalić – 2017
• Chase Fieler – 2017
• Brandyn Curry – 2018
• Evan Bruinsma – 2018
• Thomas Koenis – 2018
• Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson – 2021

DBL Coach of the Year

• Jim Parks - 1978
• Jan Willem Jansen - 1991
• Glenn Pinas – 1995, 1996, 1997
• Ivica Skelin – 2014, 2015
• Erik Braal – 2017, 2018

DBL Defensive Player of the Year

• Jason Dourisseau – 2013, 2014
• Sean Cunningham – 2018

DBL Statistical Player of the Year

• Ross Bekkering – 2016
• Chase Fieler – 2017
• Brandyn Curry – 2018

DBL Most Improved Player

• Rienk Mast – 2019

DBL MVP Under 23

• Thomas Koenis – 2012
• Jessey Voorn – 2013
• Rienk Mast - 2019

DBL All-Rookie Team

• Rienk Mast – 2018
• Shane Hammink – 2019

Supporters club

The current supporters club was founded on August 26, 1997, under the name Vikings, a nod to the Norse god Donar (Thor). After the club lost Donar from its name, this link became less clear. In 2010 it was decided to change the name of the supporters club to SV Donar (Supporters club Donar). The supporters club had 330 members as of the start of season 2010–11.

List of head coaches

Erik Braal holds the record for most championships won with Donar

Coach	From	To	Honours
Klaas Bruin	1967	1971
Ruud Skála	1971	1973
Hans Perrier	1973	1975
Bob Kloppenburg	1976	1977
Jim Parks	1977	1978
Pat Stewawrt	1978	1979
Chuck Campione	1979	1980
Jan Kamman	1980
Maarten van Gent	1980	1982	1 Dutch League
Bill Sheridan	1982	1983	-
Jan Kamman	1983	1985	-
Jan Castelein	1985	1986	-
Rupport Clements	1986	1988	-
Jan Willem Jansen	1988	1991	-
Marten Scheepstra	1991	1992	-
Glenn Pinas	1993	2002	-
Ton Boot	2003	2007	1 Dutch League, 1 NBB Cup
Pep Clarós	2007	2008	–
Marco van den Berg	2008	2011	1 Dutch League, 1 NBB Cup
Hakim Salem	2011	December 2012	–
Ivica Skelin	January 2013	2015	1 Dutch League, 2 NBB Cups, 1 Supercup
Erik Braal	2015	2020	3 Dutch League, 2 NBB Cups, 2 Supercups
Ivan Rudež	2020	April 2021	–
Pete Miller [lower-alpha 1]	April 2021	May 2021	–
Matthew Otten	2021	October 2022	1 NBB Cup
Andrej Štimac [lower-alpha 2]	October 2022	present

1. Interim after the release of Ivan Rudež.
2. Initially hired as interim head coach after the release of Matthew Otten on 13 October 2022. He was later appointed as head coach for two seasons.

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External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Eurobasket.com Donar Page

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