LWD Basket | |
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Leagues | BNXT League |
Founded | 2004 |
History | List
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Arena | Kalverdijkje |
Capacity | 1,700 |
Location | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
Team manager | Gert Schurer |
Head coach | Vincent van Sliedregt |
2021–22 position | BNXT League, 14th of 21 |
Website | lwdbasket.nl |
LWD Basket is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. Founded as Aris Leeuwarden in 2004, the club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since its foundation. The team plays its home games at the Kalverdijkje.
The most notable successes are reaching the DBL finals in 2013 and the NBB Cup final in 2020.
The parent club was actually founded in 1992, when the clubs Sporty and Ymir merged into BV Aris. In 2004 the professional team was founded, when the team promoted from the Promotiedivisie – the Dutch second-tier league – to the Eredivisie. The team, coached by Tom Simpson, was named Woon!Aris for sponsorship reasons and reached the Playoffs in its first season. After then, the team failed to reach the postseason for four seasons. In 2009–10, Aris, then named De Friesland Aris, reached the playoff semi-finals for the first time.
In the 2012–13 season, Aris was in financial trouble after it lost their main sponsor Lasaulec. [1] Despite these circumstances Aris' squad – which included All-Stars Holcomb-Faye and Givens – reached the DBL Finals. Rival #1 seed Den Bosch was knocked out of the tournament 3–1 in the semi-finals. In the Finals Aris played ZZ Leiden and lost 0–4 to the #2 seed of the regular season. [2]
Before the start of the 2013–14 Aris signed a new main sponsor in Univé, which guaranteed the existence of the team despite its ongoing financial struggles. [3] The capacity of Kalverdijkje was also increased from 800 to 1,700 to further increase the stability for the club's future. [4]
In the 2019–20 season, Aris reached the final of the Dutch Basketball Cup for the first time in history under head coach Ferried Naciri. [5] The final, however, was never played as the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The final, which was to be played against Donar, was cancelled as well after no new date could be found. [6]
Since the 2021–22 season, Aris plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged. [7] During the 2022–23 season, Aris reached the semi-finals for a third time in history.
At the end of the 2022–23 season, it was revealed that the club was in financial difficulties. The BNXT organisation denied the club’s first application for a licence. To resolve the issues, the stichting behind the club was resolved and a new club was founded in a besloten vennootschap by the three members of the board, Johan Meijer, Gert Schrurer and Paul de Jong. The new name of the phoenix club was decided to be LWD Basket, with LWD being an abbreviation for Leeuwarden. [8] LWD Basket adopted new club colours, blue and yellow, which it lends from the flag of the city.
Champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth |
Season | Tier | League | Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win% | Dutch Playoffs | NBB Cup | BNXT Playoffs | Head coach |
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2004–05 | 1 | DBL | 7th | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | Lost quarterfinals (Den Bosch), 0–2 | – | Tom Simpson | |
2005–06 | 1 | DBL | 10th | 26 | 5 | 21 | .192 | – | |||
2006–07 | 1 | DBL | 9th | 40 | 14 | 26 | .350 | – | Andre Roorda | ||
2007–08 | 1 | DBL | 10th | 40 | 8 | 32 | .200 | – | Tony van den Bosch | ||
2008–09 | 1 | DBL | 10th | 40 | 12 | 28 | .300 | – | Pete Miller | ||
2009–10 | 1 | DBL | 6th | 36 | 19 | 17 | .528 | Won quarterfinals (Den Bosch), 2–0 Lost semifinals (West-Brabant Giants), 1–3 | Fourth round | ||
2010–11 | 1 | DBL | 5th | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | Lost quarterfinals (Magixx), 1–2 | Quarterfinalist | ||
2011–12 | 1 | DBL | 6th | 28 | 10 | 18 | .370 | Lost group stage quarterfinals | Fourth round | Erik Braal | |
2012–13 | 1 | DBL | 4th | 36 | 20 | 16 | .556 | Won quarterfinals (Landstede), 3–0 Won semifinals (Den Bosch), 3–1 Lost finals (ZZ Leiden), 0–4 | Semifinalist | ||
2013–14 | 1 | DBL | 6th | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 | Lost quarterfinals (SPM Shoeters), 0–2 | Semifinalist | Ed Molthoff | |
2014–15 | 1 | DBL | 6th | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | Lost quarterfinals (Donar), 0–2 | Quarterfinalist | Tom Simpson | |
2015–16 | 1 | DBL | 7th | 28 | 9 | 19 | .321 | – | Semifinals | Michael Schuurs Klaas Stoppels (a.i.) | |
2016–17 | 1 | DBL | 7th | 28 | 8 | 20 | .286 | – | Quarterfinals | Klaas Stoppels | |
2017–18 | 1 | DBL | 6th | 32 | 10 | 22 | .313 | Lost quarterfinals (ZZ Leiden), 1–2 | Quarterfinals | Tony van den Bosch | |
2018–19 | 1 | DBL | 7th | 34 | 9 | 25 | .265 | Lost quarterfinals (Landstede), 0–2 | Fourth round | Tony van den Bosch Anne van Dijk (a.i.) | |
2019–20 | 1 | DBL | 8th | 24 | 7 | 17 | .292 | Cancelled | Runners-up [lower-alpha 1] | Ferried Naciri | |
2020–21 | 1 | DBL | 11th | 21 | 4 | 17 | .190 | – | First Round | ||
2021–22 | 1 | BNXT League | 14th | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 | Lost quarterfinals (Donar), 1–2 | Semifinalist | Lost second round (Okapi), 128–161 | Vincent van Sliedregt |
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Updated: April 4, 2023 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Shaquille Doorson | Reinder Brandsma | ||
PF | Kaleb Warner | Tom Kubank | ||
SF | Kristinn Pálsson | Jurrian Douwes | Jonas van Rheenen | |
SG | Tim Hoeve | Thomas van der Geijn | Bob Berghuis | |
PG | Keevan Veinot |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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The following list shows all head coaches of Aris Leeuwarden since its inception in 2004:
Name | From | To | Ref. |
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Tom Simpson | 2004 | 2006 | |
Andre Roorda | 2007 | 2008 | |
Tony van den Bosch | 2008 | 2009 | |
Pete Miller | 2009 | 2011 | |
Erik Braal | 2011 | 2013 | |
Ed Molthoff | 2013 | February 2014 | |
Tom Simpson | February 2014 | 2015 | |
Michael Schuurs | 2015 | 2016 | |
Klaas Stoppels | 2016 | 2017 | |
Tony van den Bosch | 2017 | April 2019 | [10] |
Anne van Dijk (interim) | April 2019 | May 2019 | [11] |
Ferried Naciri | September 2019 | May 2021 | [12] |
Vincent van Sliedregt | June 2021 | present | [13] |
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