The Hague Royals

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The Hague Royals
The Hague Royals logo.png
FoundedMay 2020
DissolvedSeptember 2023
HistoryThe Hague Royals
2020–2023
Arena Sportcampus Zuiderpark
Capacity3,500
Location The Hague, Netherlands
ChairmanMart Waterval
Head coachBert Samson
Team captain Deividas Kumelis
2021–22 position BNXT League, 21nd of 21
Website thehagueroyals.nl

The Hague Royals were a Dutch basketball club based in The Hague. Established in 2020, the team played in the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands for two seasons. Home games are played in the Sportcampus Zuiderpark, which has a capacity of 3,500 people. [1]

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The Royals played in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and later the BNXT League, the top flight divisions of Dutch basketball. They were denied a license in 2022 for the following season. After trying to revive the club, the Royals decided to dissolve the club in 2023. [2] [3]

History

The home arena Sportcampus Zuiderpark The Hague, Zuiderpark Sportcampus, December 2017.jpg
The home arena Sportcampus Zuiderpark

Before the establishment of the Royals, the last time a professional basketball team played at the highest level was C3 Cobra's the 2000–01 season. In May 2020, The Hague Royals announced its plans to play in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) starting from the 2020–21 season. [4] The name Royals comes from the reputation of The Hague as the Hofstad, where the Dutch royal family is seated.

On 20 June 2020, Bert Samson was announced as the first head coach of the Royals. [5] On 10 August, the Royals signed Sam van Dijk as its first player ever. [6] On 27 August, the DBL granted the club a license for the 2020–21 season. [7] On 3 October, the Royals played their first ever DBL game, losing away against Aris Leeuwarden, 63–81. [8]

In the 2021–22 season, the Royals played in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged. [9] The Royals ended 21st out of the 21 teams with one victory in the season. The Royals failed to obtain a club licence for the 2022–23 season, the club appealed the decision but without success. [3]

During the 2022–23 season, the club went into hiatus while the organisation aimed for a comeback the next season. In September 2023, the board announced the dissolution of the club after their application for a license in the 2023–24 season was once again rejected by the BNXT League. [2]

Players

The Royals playing Donar in the 2021-22 season The Hague Royals vs Donar.jpg
The Royals playing Donar in the 2021–22 season

Final roster

The following was the Royals’ final roster in the 2021–22 season.

The Hague Royals roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Samson, Skip 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)28 – (1995-12-31)31 December 1995
SG 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lopes, Casey 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)27 – (1997-01-30)30 January 1997
PF/C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Camaj, Arben 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg van der Salm, Rick 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)24 – (2000-07-28)28 July 2000
PG 10 Flag of Lithuania.svg Kumelis, Deividas 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)29 – (1995-05-06)6 May 1995
PF 12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Knepa, Marnexson 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)28 – (1996-03-19)19 March 1996
PF 15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ackermans, Tom 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)24 – (2000-08-05)5 August 2000
C 16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alkema, Vincent 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in)24 – (2000-01-01)1 January 2000
SF 22 Flag of Poland.svg Pandura, Piotr 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)29 – (1995-02-15)15 February 1995
SG 27 Flag of the Netherlands.svg te Velde, Jens 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)29 – (1995-02-15)15 February 1995
SG 33 Flag of Iceland.svg Vignisson, Snorri 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)27 – (1997-04-22)22 April 1997
Head coach
  • Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bert Samson
Team manager
  • Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edgar da Costa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 2021-10-05

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

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Arben CamajVincent Alkema
PF Bryce SmithMarnexson Knepa
SF Tom AckermansPiotr Pandura
SG Jens te VeldeCasey Lopes
PG Deividas KumelisSkip SamsonRick van der Salm

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueRegular season Playoffs Dutch Cup Head coach
FinishPlayedWinsLosses Win%
The Hague Royals
2020–21 1 DBL 10th21615.286DNQ Quarter-finalist Bert Samson
2021–22 1 BNXT 21st30129.033DNQ Quarter-finalist
Overall41734.171

Sponsorship

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsorRef.
2020–2021BurnedNone
2021–2022Majr

Head coaches

PeriodHead coach
2020–2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bert Samson

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References

  1. ↑ "Topsporthal" (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Bericht van het bestuur: beëindiging The Hague Royals" [Message from the board: termination of The Hague Royals] (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Bericht van het bestuur: beroep Royals afgewezen". The Hague Royals (in Dutch). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Hague Royals plan DBL start next season". The Hague Royals. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bert Samson first coach of The Hague Royals". The Hague Royals. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sam van Dijk first Royals-player". The Hague Royals. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "The Hague Royals en Almere Sailors gaan de DBL in" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Aris begint seizoen met overwinning op The Hague Royals". Omroep Fryslân (in Dutch). 3 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Licenties BNXT League 2021–2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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