Dutch Windmills was a professional basketball club based in Dordrecht, Netherlands. The club was founded in 2017 and entered the Dutch Basketball League for the 2018–19 season.[1] In April of the same season, the club withdrew from the league due to financial problems. Home games of the club were played at the Sportboulevard Dordrecht, which has a capacity for 1,100 people.
| Dutch Windmills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Dissolved | 2019 | ||
| Arena | Sportboulevard Dordrecht | ||
| Capacity | 1,100 | ||
| Location | Dordrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Website | www | ||
|
| |||
History edit
On 14 September 2017, the establishment of the club Dutch Windmills was announced along with the intention to enter the Dutch Basketball League for the 2017–18 season.[1] On 3 May 2018, the DBL officially announced the team's participation in the upcoming season.[2] On 6 July, Geert Hammink was appointed as head coach.[3] Windmills played its debut game in the DBL on 7 October 2018, and lost 64–78 to Landstede Zwolle.[4]
Despite reaching the semi-finals of the NBB Cup and being in the fifth place in the DBL, Windmills struggled with financial problems throughout the season. In December 2018, Windmills was refused entrance to its home arena due to its payment arrears.[5] On 10 April 2019, it was announced that Windmills would withdraw from the DBL. Its results in the second half of the competition were scrapped by the DBL.[6]
Season by season edit
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | NBB Cup | Records | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | PO | CU | |||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | DBL | –1 | Semi-finals | 10–8
|
–
|
2–2
|
- ^1 The club was disqualified from the league.
Players edit
2018–19 roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| Dutch Windmills roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Updated: 4 December 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual awards edit
- Jito Kok – 2019
- Nick Hammink – 2019
Head coaches edit
| Coach | From | To |
|---|---|---|
 Geert Hammink |
2018 | 2019 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Profbasketbal terug in Dordrecht" (in Dutch). Basketballleague.nl. 2017-09-14.
- ^ Dutch Windmills maakt entree in basketbaleredivisie
- ^ "Geert Hammink hoofdcoach Dutch Windmills". Dutch Windmills. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Dutch Windmills uit thuishaven geweerd vanwege betalingsproblemen". RTV Rijnmond. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Doek valt voor Dutch Windmills". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
External links edit
- Official website Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Twitter