| Den Helder Kings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Leagues | Dutch Basketball League | |||
| Founded | 1981; 44 years ago (1981)[A] | |||
| Dissolved | 2014; 11 years ago (2014)[A] | |||
| Arena | De Slenk (1981–1992) Quelderduijn (1992–2005, 2007–2009) KingsDome (2012–2014) | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 | |||
| Location | Den Helder, Netherlands | |||
| Team colors | White, Navy Blue, Azure | |||
| Head coach | List of head coaches | |||
| Championships | 6Dutch Championships 1Dutch Cup | |||
BV Den Helder was a professionalbasketball club fromDen Helder,Netherlands. The team had several seasons in theDutch Basketball League, the highest professional league in the Netherlands. The club is currently inactive, howeverDen Helder Suns has replaced the club as professional team from Den Helder.
The club has won theDutch League six times and theNBB Cup once. The club had a long history of financial troubles, with the club being dissolved three times. The last time the club appeared at the highest level was in 2014, as the professional team was declared bankrupt during that season.
The club was founded in 1981, as a separation was made between amateur sports clubBV Noordkop. BV Den Helder became the separated professional team. The club played in theEredivisie in its first season. Home games were played in Sporthal Sportlaan and Sporthal de Slenk. With coachTon Boot the club experienced its best years: the team won the championship six times between 1989 and 1998. Den Helder won theNBB Cup in 1992. In 2005, the club was forced to leave the Dutch Basketball League because of a shortage of money. The club played a few years in an amateur competition. Den Helder returned to the professional level in 2007, but after two seasons the club was declared bankrupt.[1]
In 2012 the club changed its name to Den Helder Kings, as the first team returned to the Dutch Basketball League again.[2] In its first season the team played in its new home arena KingsDome. The new head coach was BelgianJean-Marc Jaumin. After a solid first season with a sixth place, the Kings really performed in the following season.
In the2013–14 season, the team led byManny Ubilla finished third in the regular season. Before the 2014 Playoffs, the name of the club was changed to "Port of Den Helder Kings" after the club started a conjunction with the Port of Den Helder.[3] In the playoffs, the team beatMagixx 2–0 in the quarterfinals before being swept bySPM Shoeters Den Bosch in the semifinals.
In the 2014–15 season, financial problems troubled the Kings. The team had a €200,000 deficit in their budget and in December the professional team was declared bankrupt. All results of the team were removed and the Kings were expelled from the DBL.[4]
In 2016, a new professional team in the city was founded with theDen Helder Suns which entered the2016–17 DBL season.
Since its establishment the club frequently changed its name due to sponsorship deals.[5][6]
| Arenas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arena | Tenure | |
| De Slenk | 1981–1992 | |
| Quelderduijn | 1992–2005 | |
| 2007–2009 | ||
| KingsDome | 2012–2014 | |
| Season | Domestic competitions | Dutch Cup | European competitions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | League | Pos. | Postseason | Tier | League | Result | ||
| 1981–82 | 1 | Eredivisie | 10 | – | – | — | ||
| 1982–83 | 1 | Eredivisie | 8 | – | – | — | ||
| 1983–84 | 1 | Eredivisie | 8 | – | – | — | ||
| 1984–85 | 1 | Eredivisie | 7 | – | – | — | ||
| 1985–86 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Finalist | – | — | ||
| 1986–87 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Finalist | – | — | ||
| 1987–88 | 1 | Eredivisie | 3 | Semifinalist | – | — | ||
| 1988–89 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Champion | – | — | ||
| 1989–90 | 1 | Eredivisie | 1 | Champion | – | 1 | Champions Cup | QF |
| 1990–91 | 1 | Eredivisie | 1 | Champion | – | 1 | Champions Cup | RS |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Champion | Champion | 1 | European League | RS |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Semifinalist | – | 1 | European League | QR |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Eredivisie | 1 | Semifinalist | Champion | — | ||
| 1994–95 | 1 | Eredivisie | 1 | Champion | Finalist | — | ||
| 1995–96 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Finalist | – | 1 | European League | RS |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Eredivisie | 4 | Quarterfinalist | – | — | ||
| 1997–98 | 1 | Eredivisie | 1 | Champion | Finalist | — | ||
| 1998–99 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Finalist | Finalist | — | ||
| 1999–00 | 1 | Eredivisie | 7 | Semifinalist | – | — | ||
| 2001–02 | 1 | Eredivisie | 2 | Quarterfinalist | – | — | ||
| 2002–03 | 1 | Eredivisie | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | — | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | Eredivisie | 7 | Quarterfinalist | – | — | ||
| 2004–05 | 1 | Eredivisie | 6 | Quarterfinalist | – | — | ||
| 2005–07 | Did not play | |||||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Eredivisie | 11 | – | – | — | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | Eredivisie | 11 | – | – | — | ||
| 2009–13 | Inactive | |||||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | DBL | 6 | Quarterfinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | DBL | 3 | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | — | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | DBL | Dissolved in December 2014. | |||||
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home[A] | Away[A] | Agg[A] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | FIBA European Champions Cup | First round |  Steiner Bayreuth | 97–75 | 79–97 | 176–174 |  |
Second round |  Maes Pils | 99–70 | 70–84 | 169–154 | | ||
| Quarterfinal round | Seven opponents | 7th place (2–12) |  | ||||
| 1991–92 | FIBA European Cup | Second round |  Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 73–55 | 75–89 | 148–144 | |
Regular season | Seven opponents | 7th place (2–12) | | ||||
| 1992–93 | FIBA European Cup | First round |  CSKA Moscow | 74–79 | 95–94 | 168–174 | |
| 1993–94 | FIBA European Cup |  St. Vincent's | 97–66 | 77–61 | 174–124 | | |
 Rabotnički | 92–76 | 62–85 | 154–171 | | |||
| 1994–95 | FIBA European Cup |  Kyiv | 89–70 | 63–89 | 152–159 | | |
| 1995–96 | FIBA European Cup | First round |  Pau-Orthez | 72–94 | 57–88 | 139–182 | |
| 1996–97 | FIBA Korać Cup |  Queluz | 73–71 | 73–78 | 146–149 | | |
| 1997–98 | FIBA Korać Cup |  Sparta Bertrange | 93–64 | 54–47 | 147–111 | | |
Group stage | BambergBenficaMontpellier | 4th place (0–6) | | ||||
| 1998–99 | FIBA Saporta Cup | Group stage | Five opponents | 5th place (4–6) | |
Jose Waitman – 1987
Jeroen van der List – 2013, 2014Eric van der Sluis – 1993Tjoe de Paula – 2002Manny Ubilla – 2014Justin Knox – 2014Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Chris MimsSerge ZwikkerPeter van PaassenThomas KoenisJeroen van der ListRogier JansenTjoe de PaulaJustin Knox
Manny Ubilla(1 season: 2013–14)
Stanley Ocitti(1 season: 2003–04)Ton Boot(1985–1993) Meindert van Veen(1993–1995)Peter van Noord(2007–2009)Jean-Marc Jaumin(2012–2014)
