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2020–21 Donar (basketball club) season

Main article: Donar (basketball club)

The 2020–21 Donar season was the 49th season in the existence of the club. The club will play in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and Basketball Cup. It was the first season under head coach Ivan Rudež who was fired in April 2021 after disappointing results. He was replaced by Pete Miller. The season ended in more disappointment for Donar, as the team was eliminated early in the 2021 DBL Cup by Yoast United, and later in the playoffs semifinals by Heroes Den Bosch. This season was the first time since 2013 that Donar did not play in the DBL Finals.

Donar
2020–21 season
ChairmanJannes Stokroos
Head coachIvan Rudež
(August 2020–April 2021)
Pete Miller
(April 2021–present)
ArenaMartiniPlaza
Dutch Basketball LeagueSemifinalists
(lost to Heroes Den Bosch)
DBL CupQuarterfinalist
(lost to Yoast United)
FIBA Europe CupRegular season

Summary edit

The 2019–20 season was abandoned early in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Donar had qualified for the Cup Final and was second in the DBL standings at the time. The DBL announced that the final against Aris Leeuwarden will be played later in the year 2020.

On 14 April 2020, Donar announced head coach Erik Braal's contract would not be extended in mutual consent. Braal won the most trophies in club history, with seven in total.[1] On 17 April 2020, Ivan Rudež signed a three-year contract with Donar in the Netherlands.[2]

Players edit

Squad information edit

Donar roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
F 1   Agasi, Nesta 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2000-07-29)29 July 2000
PG 3   Ogungbemi-Jackson, Jarred 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1991-08-11)11 August 1991
PG 5   Williams, Leon 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 32 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991
G 6   Adetunji, Sheyi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999
SG 7   Lacy, DaVonté 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 31 – (1993-03-21)21 March 1993
F 9   Rudež, Damjan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 37 – (1986-06-17)17 June 1986
C 14   Koenis, Thomas (C) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 34 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989
PF/C 19   Brandwijk, Willem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1995-07-31)31 July 1995
G/F 21   Caruso, Henry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-07-01)1 July 1995
SG 22   Moreton, Will 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1997-12-05)5 December 1997
G/F 24   Watts, Justin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1990-07-01)1 July 1990
F 32   Zuidema, Kjeld 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (2001-06-21)21 June 2001
C 33   James, Juwann 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 37 – (1987-02-10)10 February 1987
Head coach

  Pete Miller

Assistant coach(es)

  Jan Stalman

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  •   Injured
Updated: 11 January 2021

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

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Thomas Koenis Juwann James
PF Damjan Rudež Willem Brandwijk Nesta Agasi
SF Henry Caruso Will Moreton Kjeld Zuidema
SG DaVonté Lacy Justin Watts
PG Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson Leon Williams Sheyi Adetunji

Players with multiple nationalities edit

Transactions edit

In edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Date Source
1 F   Nesta Agasi 19 Donar U21   Free 2021 22 June 2020 [3]
3 PG   Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson 28 Kataja   Free 2021 5 May 2020 [4]
7 SF   DaVonté Lacy 27 USC Heidelberg   Free 2021 2 May 2020 [5]
19 PF   Willem Brandwijk 24 Feyenoord   Free 2022 7 July 2020 [6]
22 G/F   Will Moreton 22 Stonehill Skyhawks   Free 2021 22 June 2020 [7]
32 F   Kjeld Zuidema 18 Donar U21   Free 2021 19 June 2020 [8]
24 G/F   Justin Watts 30 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza   Free 2021 15 July 2020 [9]
33 G/F   Juwann James 33 Fribourg Olympic   Free 2021 16 July 2020 [10]
21 SF   Henry Caruso 25 Heroes Den Bosch   Free 2021 23 August 2020 [11]

Out edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Date Source
9 SG   Jef de Vries 20 BAL   End of contract 19 June 2020 [12]
1 PF   Donte Thomas 24 Cantù   End of contract 22 June 2020 [13]
11 G/F   Shane Hammink 25 Spirou Charleroi   Mutual consent 4 July 2020 [14]
42 SG   Vernon Taylor 33 Union Neuchâtel   End of contract 6 July 2020 [15]
7 G/F   Yoeri Hoexum 21 Apollo Amsterdam   End of contract 17 September 2020 [16]
8 SF   Jason Dourisseau 36   End of contract
24 C   Andrew Smith 27 Science City Jena   End of contract 9 September 2020 [17]
11 PG   Carrington Love 26 ZZ Leiden   End of contract 23 October 2020 [18]
33 C   Matt McCarthy 27 CSO Voluntari   End of contract 17 August 2020 [19]
0 SG   Matt Williams Jr. 26   End of contract
28 F   Jeffrey Sedoc 22   End of contract

Preseason edit

  Win   Loss

22 August 2020
1
 Donar   74–72   Bakken Bears Groningen
Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 200
23 August 2020
2
 Donar   75–71   Bakken Bears Groningen
Arena: MartiniPlaza
8 September 2020
3
 Donar   61–48   Belfius Mons-Hainaut Groningen
Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 200
9 September 2020
4
 Donar   66–71   Belfius Mons-Hainaut Groningen
Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 0
29 September 2020
5
 Donar   Cancelled   Eisbären Bremerhaven Groningen
Arena: MartiniPlaza
29 December 2020
6
 Donar   94–64   Den Helder Suns Groningen
Pts: Ogungbemi-Jackson 21 Pts: Brace 18 Arena: MartiniPlaza

Basketball Champions League edit

Qualifying round edit

22 September 2020
Semi-final
 Dnipro   53–88   Donar Nicosia
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 27–10, 14–16, 21–11
Pts: Lacy 19
Rebs: Caruso 6
Asts: Rudež, Ogungbemi-Jackson 5
PIR: Rudež 20 		Boxscore Pts: Shundel & Zakurdaiev 13
Rebs: Fesenko & Bondarchuk 9
Asts: Tymofeyenko 4
PIR: Bondarchuk, Zakurdaeiv 13 		Arena: Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
24 September 2020
Final
 Keravnos   60–57   Donar Nicosia
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 11–16, 17–17, 11–6
Pts: Rozzell 20
Rebs: Hunt 10
Asts: Rorie 3
PIR: Hunt 14 		Boxscore Pts: Ogungbemi-Jackson 15
Rebs: James 7
Asts: James 3
PIR: James 15 		Arena: Tassos Papadopoulos Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0

FIBA Europe Cup edit

Donar was placed in Group F of the regular season of the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup. The tournament was played in a bubble and was co-hosted by Donar and Heroes Den Bosch in the Maaspoort in Den Bosch.

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Parma 2 2 0 178 144 +34 4 Advance to round of 16
2   Heroes Den Bosch (H) 2 1 1 162 183 −21 3
3   Donar 2 0 2 179 192 −13 2
4   Borisfen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[20]
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts
26 January 2021
1
 Heroes Den Bosch   99–98   Donar 's-Hertogenbosch
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 25–23, 20–23, 11–10
Pts: Van der Mars 30
Rebs: Mayfield 10
Asts: Payne 6
PIR: Van der Mars 38 		Boxscore Pts: Ogungbemi-Jackson
Rebs: Moreton 6
Asts: Ogungbemi-Jackson 6
PIR: Rudež 27 		Arena: Maaspoort
Attendance: 0
28 January 2021
2
 Donar   81–93   Parma 's-Hertogenbosch
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 24–27, 20–21, 20–19
Pts: Ogungbemi-Jackson 25
Rebs: Moreton 6
Asts: Lacy 7
PIR: Ogungbemi-Jackson 23 		Boxscore Pts: Savović 23
Rebs: Savović 6
Asts: Williams 6
PIR: Mejeris 22 		Arena: Maaspoort
Attendance: 0

Dutch Basketball League edit

Main article: 2020–21 Dutch Basketball League

Standings edit

Regular season edit

3 October 2020
1
 Donar 124–64 Almere Sailors Groningen
19:30
Pts: Brandwijk 27
Rebs: Brandwijk 11
Asts: Williams 6
Eff: Brandwijk 34 		Boxscore Pts: Lombardi 13
Rebs: Lombardi, Hersisia 3
Asts: van de Weijenberg, Lombardi 2
Eff: Osepa 14 		Arena: MartiniPlaza
Attendance: 0

Statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Source:[21]

Dutch Basketball League edit

Player GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson 26 28.8 .506 .496 .872 5.0 3.6 0.9 0.2 17.7
DaVonté Lacy 26 24.0 .421 .337 .784 2.5 2.3 1.1 0.1 11.3
Juwann James 20 20.4 .681 .000 .465 3.3 2.0 0.7 0.4 8.9
Leon Williams 25 25.4 .472 .424 .812 2.8 3.6 1.1 0.0 8.8
Henry Caruso 25 21.7 .493 .429 .750 5.7 1.5 0.8 0.0 8.3
Damjan Rudez 25 24.7 .348 .280 .765 3.8 2.8 0.7 0.1 8.0
Justin Watts 19 17.2 .415 .319 .591 3.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 7.7
Will Moreton 24 17.7 .440 .365 .781 2.7 0.9 1.2 0.2 7.5
Thomas Koenis 15 19.0 .500 .267 .524 5.3 1.1 0.8 0.3 7.1
Willem Brandwijk 24 19.6 .560 .200 .433 5.5 0.7 0.6 0.4 6.6
Sheyi Adetunji 5 4.6 .500 .286 .667 0.0 0.6 1.2 0.0 3.2
Nesta Agasi 11 6.9 .579 .000 .231 2.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 2.3
Kjeld Zuidema 8 5.5 .400 .143 1.000 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.8

Awards and honors edit

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson DBL All-Star Team 29 April [22]

References edit

  1. ^ "Donar en Braal gaan uit elkaar". Basketball League. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Coach Ivan Rudež voor drie seizoenen vastgelegd" [Coach Ivan Rudež signed for three seasons] (in Dutch). Donar.nl. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Nesta Agasi tekent contract bij Donar". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Guard Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson naar Donar". Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Donar heeft Davonte Lacy vastgelegd". Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Willem Brandwijk naar Donar". Donar.nl. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Donar contracteert Will Moreton". Donar.nl. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Donar contracteert Kjeld Zuidema". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Donar signs Justin Watts". Sportando. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Juwann James signs with Donar". Sportando. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Henry Caruso naar Donar!".
  12. ^ "BAL strikt Jef de Vries". Basketball League. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  13. ^ "A CANTU' ARRIVA IL PRIMO AMERICANO, È L'ALA DONTE THOMAS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 22 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Shane Hammink verlaat Donar". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Union Neuchâtel engage l'Américain Vernon Taylor".
  16. ^ "Yoeri Hoexum maakt overstap naar Apollo".
  17. ^ "Center Andrew Smith verstärkt die lange Garde von Science City Jena".
  18. ^ "Carrington Love terug bij ZZ Leiden".
  19. ^ Micinic, Adrian (August 17, 2020). "Matt McCarthy se alătură lui CSO Voluntari". United Hoops (in Romanian). Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  20. ^ "BC Borisfen will not take part in FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season". FIBA. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Donar Groningen Stats - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Historische mega-prijzenoogst voor Nzekwesi". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 December 2021.

External links edit

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