United Basketball

QSTA United
QSTA United logo
LeaguesBNXT League
FoundedMay 2020; 4 years ago (May 2020)
ArenaDe Kooi
Capacity650
LocationBemmel, Netherlands
Main sponsorQSTA
PresidentSjang van de Wiel
Head coachJeroen van Vugt
Websitewww.qstaunited.nl//

United Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as QSTA United, is a Dutch basketball club based in Bemmel, Gelderland. Established in 2020, the team plays in the BNXT League, the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands. Home games are played at De Kooi, which has a capacity of 650 people.

History

The organization was founded in May 2020 under the temporary name of Basketball Community Gelderland with the aim of bringing back professional basketball to the province of Gelderland. Since the folding of Matrixx Magixx in 2014, the province had been without a club in the first-tier Dutch Basketball League (DBL).

On 5 August, the club announced it was taking the step to the DBL and had acquired a provisional license for the 2020–21 season.[1] On 9 August, the club announced Matthew Otten as its first head coach.[2] On 13 August, the club signed its first player in American Kaleb Warner.[3] Yoast SEO signed a three-year contract to become main sponsor of the team, which was named Yoast United for its inaugural season.[4] On 4 October, 2021, Yoast United won its first-ever DBL game away against BAL Weert, 91–59.[5]

United had an incredible 2021 Dutch Cup campaign in its debut season. It defeated favored Donar and Landstede Hammers in the quarter- and semifinals. Point guard Austin Luke, also assists leader of the DBL, led the team with 52 points in the semifinal that was won after overtime.[6] In the final, Yoast lost to eight-seeded BAL.[7]

Starting from the 2021–22 season, United plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands are combined. Head coach Otten signed with Donar Groningen, and Paul Vervaeck signed a 2-year contract to become his successor.[8]

In June 2024, United announced it had signed a sponsorship agreement with QSTA and will be named QSTA United starting from the 2024–25 season.[9]

Arena

Yoast United plays its games at Sportcentrum De Kooi, which had been used by amateur club Batouwe Basketball before as well.[10] With a capacity of 650 people, it is the smallest arena in the BNXT League.

Players

Current roster

Yoast United roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 0 Netherlands van Schaik, Bart 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-07-09)9 July 1999
PG 1 Netherlands van Overbeek, Roel 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-08-07)7 August 2000
SG 2 Netherlands Quincy Biliosa, Daniël 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (2004-12-22)22 December 2004
C 4 Netherlands Rijkers, Florian 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 19 – (2005-08-30)30 August 2005
SF 7 United States Carlson, Ben 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-09-04)4 September 2001
SF 10 Netherlands Helfrich, Keime 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997
SF 12 United States Taylor, Evan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001
SF 17 Netherlands van Hout, Niels 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2006-01-09)9 January 2006
PG 18 Netherlands Saveljic, Marko 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2007-07-23)23 July 2007
PG 19 United States Molenaar, Tobias 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 16 – (2008-04-09)9 April 2008
PG 20 Sweden Arvidsson, Jonatan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998
C 44 United States Williams, Tre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000
SF 91 Netherlands de Vaal, Tjall 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2005-01-21)21 January 2005
Head coach
  • Netherlands Jeroen van Vugt
Assistant coach(es)
  • Netherlands Matthew van Tongeren
  • Netherlands Joost Vennema
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: November 2, 2024

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

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • 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
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards

DBL All-Rookie Team

  • Bob Berghuis – 2021

Honours

DBL Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2021

Season by season

Key
^ National playoff berth
Season Tier League Regular season National Playoffs BNXT Playoffs Dutch Cup Head coach
Finish Wins Losses Win%
Yoast United
2020–21 1 DBL 7th^ 16 5 .762 Lost in Quarterfinals (Den Bosch, 161–174) – Runners-up Matthew Otten
2021–22 1 BNXT League 18th 9 21 .300 – Lost in First Round (BAL), 152–163 Eightfinalist Paul Vervaeck
2022–23 1 BNXT League 15th 13 15 .464 Lost in Quarterfinals (Donar), 2–0 Lost in Second Run (Mons-Hainaut), 168–166 Eightfinalist
2023–24 1 BNXT League 19th 7 21 .250 Lost quarterfinals (Den Bosch), 0–2 N/A Quarterfinalist Jeroen van Vugt

Sponsorship

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref.
2020–2024 Jako Yoast SEO [11]
2024–present QSTA [9]

Head coaches

Main category: Yoast United coaches
Period Head coach
2020–2021 United States Matthew Otten
2021–2023 Belgium Paul Vervaeck
2023–present Netherlands Jeroen van Vugt

References

  1. ^ "Basketball Community Gelderland naar DBL" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Otten hoofdcoach Basketball Community Gelderland" (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Kaleb Warner eerste speler voor DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland". Basketball Community Gelderland. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Profbasketballers in Bemmel gaan Yoast United heten". De Gelderlander. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Fel Yoast United stunt bij debuut in eredivisie basketbal en overklast subtopper". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ Decates, Vincent (8 May 2021). "Er staat bij Yoast United even geen maat op ontketende Texaan Austin Luke". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Bekerdroom Yoast United spat in de finale uiteen". Yoast United (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Paul Vervaeck coach van Yoast United Nijmegen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Yoast United wordt QSTA United". Yoast United (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  10. ^ "Sportcentrum Schaapskooi". Schaapskooi.com (in Dutch).
  11. ^ "NIEUWE HOOFDSPONSOR EN NAAM VOOR GELDERLAND". Basketball.nl. 16 September 2020.