Matrixx Magixx

Matrixx Magixx
Leagues Dutch Basketball League
Founded 2000
Dissolved 2014
History See Names
Arena Sporthal De Arcus
Arena Capacity 700
Location Wijchen, Netherlands
Team colors      Lime green
     Purple
Championships 1 Dutch Championship
2 Dutch Cups
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Matrixx Magixx was a professional basketball team based in Nijmegen and later Wijchen. The club played in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), the Dutch top league. Home games of the Magixx are played in Sporthal De Arcus since 2012, therefore De Horstacker was used. The long time main sponsor of the team was The Matrixx. In 2014 the club left the DBL, after it couldn't build enough budget.

History

Magixx playing in the Horstacker, back in 2011

In 2000 the first-division club was founded as the EiffelTowers Nijmegen and played her games in the Horstacker in Nijmegen. With main sponsor Eiffel, the club was able to sign American players which led to fast success. In 2003, the EiffelTowers were the main team in the Netherlands. The team won the Dutch championship and the Dutch NBB Cup, the two big trophies in the Netherlands. In 2005 main sponsor Eiffel decided to move its club to Den Bosch to merge with Tulip Den Bosch. Main reason was the small arena in Nijmegen, which didn't allow the club to play in European competitions.

After the departure of the EiffelTowers, Matrixx Magixx was founded. Main sponsor was club The Matrixx, and the club stayed in the Horstacker. In the first season as Matrixx Magixx, the club won the national NBB Cup and reached the Dutch finals. In the Finals the team would lose to EiffelTowers Den Bosch, the club that adopted Eiffel as its new main sponsor. The following years the team wouldn't reach further than the quarterfinals of the play-offs. In 2007 Magixx won the NBB Cup for the second time. In 2011 the team moved from Nijmegen to Wijchen, because the Horstacker didn't meet the requirements of the Magixx.[1]

After the 2013–14 season, Magixx decided to leave the DBL. After long-time main sponsor The Matrixx ended its contract,[2] the club couldn't bring up a high enough budget.[3]

Names

Trophies

2003
Runner-up: 2007
2003, 2007
Runner-up: 2002, 2012

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason NBB Cup
2000–01 1 Eredivisie 4 Quarterfinalist
2001–02 1 Eredivisie 1 Finalist
2002–03 1 Eredivisie 1 Champion
2003–04 1 Eredivisie 1 Semifinalist
2004–05 1 Eredivisie 2 Semifinalist
2005–06 1 Eredivisie 6 Quarterfinalist
2006–07 1 Eredivisie 2 Finalist Champion
2007–08 1 Eredivisie 4 Semifinalist
2008–09 1 Eredivisie 5 Quarterfinalist
2009–10 1 Eredivisie 4 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist
2010–11 1 DBL 5 Semifinalist Semifinalist
2011–12 1 DBL 4 Quarterfinalist Finalist
2012–13 1 DBL 7 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist
2013–14 1 DBL 6 Quarterfinalist Quarterfinalist

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either: played at least one season for the club, 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 or performed very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

References

  1. ↑ Magixx zet alles in de 'steigers' tot 2015
  2. ↑ Matrixx stopt als sponsor Magixx
  3. ↑ Magixx krijgt begroting niet rond
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