| No. 9–ZZ Leiden | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | BNXT League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 2000 Rosmalen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Heroes Den Bosch | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Den Helder Suns | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | ZZ Leiden | ||||||||||||||
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Stan van den Elzen (born 27 May 2000) is a Dutch professional basketball player for ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.
Rosmalen was born in Rosmalen and played for his local team The Black Eagles during his youth years. Then, he moved to the academy of Heroes Den Bosch.
In the 2016–17 season, Van den Elzen made his debut with Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) after playing four years with the youth section of the club. [1]
On 5 August 2020, Van den Elzen signed with Den Helder Suns. [2] After a successful season with Den Helder, he won the DBL Most Improved Player award. [3]
On 23 January 2022, van den Elzen scored a career-high 35 points in an overtime loss against Landstede Hammers. [4] He averaged a career best 14.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in the 2021–22 season.
On 16 June 2022, he signed a 2-year contract with ZZ Leiden. [5] On 12 March 2023, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Leiden after defeating Landstede Hammers in the final.
Van den Elzen played for the Netherlands U16, U18 and U20 teams. With U18, he won gold at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B.
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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The Basketball Cup, for sponsorship reasons the TOTO Basketball Cup and formerly the NBB Cup, is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Professional basketball teams from the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) enter the tournament in the fourth round. From 1977 until 1990 professional teams were not allowed to participate in the competition.
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ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a professional basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Sportcomplex 1574.
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The 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League (DBL) was the 59th season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The regular season started on 6 October 2018 and ended 30 April 2019. The best eight teams qualify for the playoffs which start on 2 May 2019. Donar was the defending champion.
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The 2021–22 BNXT League is the inaugural season of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. It replaces the Dutch Basketball League and the Pro Basketball League.
The 2022 BNXT League Dutch Playoffs is the national playoffs of the Netherlands as part of the 2021–22 BNXT League season. The playoffs will determine which team is crowned the Dutch national basketball champion. Eliminated teams advance to the BNXT Playoffs, were they play for the BNXT title. The playoffs started on 3 May 2022.
The 2022–23 BNXT League was the second season of the BNXT League, the highest professional basketball league in Belgium and the Netherlands. ZZ Leiden was the defending champion.
The 2022–23 Basketball Cup, also known as the Dutch Basketball Cup, was the 55th season of the Netherlands' national basketball cup tournament. The preliminary rounds began on 3 September 2022, while the first round began on 22 October 2022. The season ended with the final on 12 March 2023 in the Landstede Sportcentrum.
