BC Apollo Amsterdam

BC Apollo Amsterdam
Leagues	Dutch Basketball League
Founded	2011
Arena	Apollohal
Capacity	1,500
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team colors	Black, White
President	Ramon Siljade
Website	apollobasketball.nl
Uniforms
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BC Apollo Amsterdam is a professional basketball team based in Amsterdam. The club plays its games in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), the Dutch top league. The club was founded in 2011 and entered the DBL in 2012.

History

The club was founded in 2011, as a result of a merger between BV Lely and Mosquitos, both clubs from Amsterdam. The club played on the license of the old ABC Amsterdam second team.^[1] In the first season of the club, Apollo played as an amateur team in the Promotiedivisie. They immediately won the Dutch amateur championship.

In the 2012 the club decided to enter the Dutch Basketball League for the 2012–13 season.^[2] In the first season Apollo, led by All-Star Aron Royé, ended on the 9th place in the DBL.

In 2013–14 Apollo managed to reach the Playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The club lost in the Quarterfinals 2–0 to GasTerra Flames.

After Apollo's most successful season since their establishment, the club had trouble creating a high enough budget to participate in the DBL, but the club did eventually got the job done.^[3]

In 2014–15 the club played under coach Jaanus Liivak. The beginning was very tough for Apollo, but later on the club started to win more games and even had the chance to reach the playoffs. After winning against Rotterdam Basketbal, Apollo couldn't get the last two games and didn't go to the playoffs.

Logos

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  Logo used from 2011–2015

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  Logo used from 2015–now

Honours

• Promotiedivisie

Winners (1): 2011–12

Players

Current roster

For a listing of past rosters, see BC Apollo past rosters.

BC Apollo Amsterdam roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name G 5 van der Laan, Niels PG 6 Royé, Aron G 7 Mulder, Stefan F/C 8 Hulzebos, Nikki G/F 9 Slagter, Gian F/C 10 van Schaik, Max SF 11 Lutterman, Ruud C 12 Markusse, Jesse PG 13 van der Horst, Dimeo (C) G 14 Landbrug, Yawende F/C 15 van der Korput, Jardin G 16 Bruining, Mack SF 17 Schemmekes, Philip F/C 18 Duivenvoorden, Bart	Head coach Patrick Faydherbe Assistant coach(es) Peter van Paassen Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2015-02-18

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

Individual awards

DBL Rookie of the Year

• Berend Weijs: 2013

DBL blocks leader

• Berend Weijs: 2013, 2014

Notable players

Aron Royé ◆ Dimeo van der Horst ◆ Berend Weijs ◆ Sergio de Randamie ◆ Notes ◆ Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. ◆ Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. ◆ To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

Season by season

BC Apollo's first home game ever as a professional team

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	NBB Cup	Records
						RS	PO	CU
2011–12	2	Promotiedivisie	2	Champion	–	21–5	3–0	–
2012–13	1	DBL	9	–	Round of 16	4–32	–	0–1
2013–14	1	DBL	8	Quarterfinalist	Round of 16	7–29	0–2	0–1
2014–15	1	DBL	7	–	Round of 16	5–23	–	0–1

References

1. Team history at eurobasket.com
2. Amsterdam back in Eredivisie at nos.nl (Dutch)
3. "BC Apollo Amsterdam blijft in de DBL". DBL. August 8, 2014.

External links

• Official website (Dutch)
• Team profile at eurobasket.com