Heroes Den Bosch

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Heroes Den Bosch
Heroes Den Bosch logo
NicknameEBBC
Titans
LeaguesBNXT League
Founded18 October 1952; 68 years ago (1952-10-18)
ArenaMaaspoort
Capacity2,700
Location's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Team colorsRed, White, Blue
     
PresidentBob van Oosterhout
General managerStefan Wessels
Head coachErik Braal
OwnershipBob van Oosterhout
2020–21 positionDBL, 2nd of 12
Championships16 Dutch Championships
7 Dutch Cups
2 Dutch Supercup
1 Ricoh Cup
1 Haarlem Basketball Week
Retired numbers1 (12)
Websiteheroesdenbosch.com

Heroes Den Bosch is a Dutch professional basketball club based in 's-Hertogenbosch.[1] The club plays in the BNXT League since 2021 and in the top basketball division in the Netherlands since 1972. Founded as EBBC in 1951, the club had several sponsored names the following decades.

Den Bosch has won a record sixteen Dutch championships as well as seven NBB Cup titles. The team has also been a regular at European competitions. Heroes plays their home games at the Maaspoort, which has a capacity of 2,700 people.[2]

History[]

On 18 October 1952, Eerste Bossche Basketball Club (EBBC) was founded by Cees Vossen, Tom van der Leur, Hans van Oorschot and Frans van de Wiel. In 1962, Den Bosch played in the top division Eredivisie for the first time, but not very successful. Subsequently the team was relegated again. In 1979, EBBC won its first title. In 1980, the team became Nashua Den Bosch after its new main sponsor. Its increased budget led to six consecutive Dutch titles between 1982 and 1987.

EiffelTowers (2005–2013)[]

Decades later, in June 2005, Den Bosch merged with EiffelTowers Nijmegen to form EiffelTowers Den Bosch. Following the merger the club had one of the largest budgets in the Netherlands, and with that they were able to attract high-quality players. In their first season they had immediate success by winning the Dutch League title. The year after that (2006–07) EiffelTowers The Bosch would win the title again after a clean sweep against the Matrixx Magixx, after losing only four games in the regular season. The two following years, Den Bosch reached the finals, but lost twice to Amsterdam.

In 2012, EiffelTowers won its fifteenth Dutch championship, after beating ZZ Leiden 1–4 in a best-of-seven-series.

SPM Shoeters (2013–2016)[]

After 13 years playing as the EiffelTowers, the club changed its name to SPM Shoeters in 2013. Along with the name change the club changed the team colors to black, after playing in red since 2000. In the 2014–15 season, Shoeters won its sixteenth DBL championship after Donar was beaten 4–1 in the Finals. The team also performed excellently in the EuroChallenge that season, reaching the Top 16. Star of the season for Den Bosch was Brandyn Curry, who was named DBL Playoffs MVP.

After the 2015–16 season, it was revealed that Shoeters was dealing with serious financial problems which had the team on the edge of bankruptcy.[3]

New Heroes (2016–2019)[]

In October 2016, the team was bought by Triple Double BV, a sports marketing enterprise. Owner of the company Bob van Oosterhout took over the club which was no longer in danger of dissolution. On 6 November 2016, Den Bosch found a new main sponsor and subsequently was named New Heroes Basketball.[4] In its first season as New Heroes, the club finished fourth in the DBL and was swept by Donar in the semi-finals.

In the 2017–18 season, Croatian coach Silvano Poropat signed a two-year contract.[5] Under Poropat, Heroes finished fourth once again but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Rotterdam Basketbal. Following the disappointing season, Poropat and Heroes parted ways.

On 31 May 2018, Kees Akerboom Jr. announced his retirement at age 34.[6] Akerboom, who played 11 seasons for the club, had his jersey number 12 retired.[7]

For the 2018–19 season, Ivica Skelin was appointed as head coach. This season, New Heroes played in the FIBA Europe Cup after a European absence of 3 years. In Group D, Heroes had a 3–3 record and finished in third place. In the DBL playoffs, Den Bosch was once again eliminated in the semifinals, this time by Landstede.

Heroes Den Bosch (2019–present)[]

On 21 August 2019, the club announced it was changing its name to Heroes Den Bosch and it is not planning to change the club name anymore.[8] In June, Heroes signed Jean-Marc Jaumin as its new head coach.[9]

On 15 June 2021, Heroes signed three-time DBL champion Erik Braal as head coach.[10] Starting from the 2021–22 season, Heroes plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands are combined.

Sponsorship names[]

Due to sponsorship reasons, Heroes Den Bosch has known a lot of names over the years:

  • 1952–74 EBBC
  • 1974–77 Sperry Remington EBBC
  • 1977–78 Falcon Jeans EBBC
  • 1978–80 EBBC
  • 1980–91 Nashua EBBC
  • 1991–92 Pro-Specs EBBC
  • 1992–95 Canoe Jeans EBBC
  • 1995–96 America Today EBBC
  • 1996–97 Libertel EBBC
  • 1997–99 Libertel Dolphins EBBC
  • 1999–03 Canoe Jeans EBBC
  • 2003–05 Tulip EBBC
  • 2005–13 EiffelTowers Den Bosch
  • 2013–16 SPM Shoeters Den Bosch[11]
  • 2016 Shooters Den Bosch
  • 2016–2019 New Heroes Basketball[4]
  • 2019–now Heroes Den Bosch

Logos[]

Heroes Den Bosch logos
2009–2013 2013–2016 2017–2019 2019–now
SPM Shoeters logo.png New Heroes DB logo.png Heroes Den Bosch logo.png

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Dutch League (record)[12]

  • Winners (16): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15

Dutch Cup (record)[12]

Dutch SuperCup[13]

Ricoh Cup[14]

  • Winners (1): 2000

European[]

FIBA Saporta Cup[14]

Worldwide[]

FIBA Intercontinental Cup[14]

  • Runners-up (1): 1982

Friendly[]

Haarlem Basketball Week[14]

  • Winners (1): 2006

All-time records[]

Kees Akerboom, Jr. holds the record for most games played

Players[]

Retired numbers[]

Heroes Den Bosch retired numbers
No Nat. Player Position Tenure Retirement date
12
 Netherlands Kees Akerboom Jr. G 2001–2004 23 September 2018[7]
2006–2018

Current roster[]

Heroes Den Bosch roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 2 Netherlands van Vliet, Boy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1994-07-13)13 July 1994
F/C 4 Netherlands 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 16 – (2005-08-30)30 August 2005
PF 6 United States 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1991-06-17)17 June 1991
PG 7 Finland 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (1998-03-21)21 March 1998
SF 8 Netherlands 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 19 – (2002-03-12)12 March 2002
PF 9 Netherlands Kherrazi, Mohamed 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1990-06-29)29 June 1990
SF 10 Netherlands Helfrich, Keime 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997
G/F 11 Netherlands Hammink, Shane 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1994-07-22)22 July 1994
F 18 Netherlands 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 20 – (2001-08-13)13 August 2001
C 21 Netherlands van der Mars, Thomas 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1990-11-15)15 November 1990
CG 31 United States Price, Austin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1995-09-16)16 September 1995
C 33 Netherlands Stilma, Morgan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (2000-06-19)19 June 2000
F 61 United States 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Netherlands Mike de Kraker
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 1 September 2021

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Thomas van der Mars Mike Carlson
PF Mohamed Kherrazi Morgan Stilma Florian Rijkers
SF Shane Hammink Clay Mounce
SG Austin Price Keime Helfrich
PG Edon Maxhuni Boy van Vliet Sam Vianen

Notable players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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.

Season by season[]

Season Tier League Pos. Dutch Cup European competitions
1996–97 1 DBL 1st 2 Saporta Cup RS
1997–98 1 DBL 4th 2 Saporta Cup RS
1998–99 1 DBL 4th
1999–00 1 DBL 5th Winner
2000–01 1 DBL 3rd
2001–02 1 DBL 6th Winner
2002–03 1 DBL 5th
2003–04 1 DBL 2nd
2004–05 1 DBL 5th
EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2005–06 1 DBL 1st Eighthfinalist 4 EuroCup Challenge T16
2006–07 1 DBL 1st Eighthfinalist 2 ULEB Cup RS
2007–08 1 DBL 2nd Winner 2 ULEB Cup RS
2008–09 1 DBL 2nd Winner 3 EuroChallenge T16
2009–10 1 DBL 5th Quarterfinalist 3 EuroChallenge RS
2010–11 1 DBL 3rd Semifinalist
2011–12 1 DBL 1st Quarterfinalist
2012–13 1 DBL 3rd Winner
SPM Shoeters
2013–14 1 DBL 2nd Semifinalist 3 EuroChallenge RS
2014–15 1 DBL 1st Runners-up 3 EuroChallenge T16
2015–16 1 DBL 4th Champions
Heroes Den Bosch
2016–17 1 DBL 4th Eighthfinalist
2017–18 1 DBL 5th Semifinalist
2018–19 1 DBL 4th Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup RS
2019–20 1 DBL 3rd[a] Fourth round
2020–21 1 DBL 2nd Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup
R16
  1. ^ The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. No playoffs were played and no champions were named.

European record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home[A] Away[A] Agg[A] hide
2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup
Second qualifying round
 Bulgaria Balkan 76–86 68–66 144–152[B]
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Regular season Russia Avtodor 93–97 79–89 3rd place
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Israel Ironi Nes Ziona 102–87 85–91
Czech Republic JIP Pardubice 91–58 68–64
Notes
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c
    Heroes Den Bosch points are listed first.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d
    Despite losing, Heroes qualified for the regular season as "Lucky Loser".

List of head coaches[]

Coach Nationality Tenure Honours
Bill Sheridan  United States 1976 – 1977
Ton Boot  Netherlands 1978 – 1980 2 Dutch Basketball League
Bill Sheridan  United States 1980 – 1982 1 Dutch Basketball League
Ton Boot  Netherlands 1982 – 1985 2 Dutch Basketball League
Toon van Helfteren  Netherlands 1997 – 1998
Toon van Helfteren  Netherlands 2001 – 2005
 Netherlands 2005 – 2009
Don Beck  United States 2009 – 2010
Maarten van Gent (interim)  Netherlands 1 April 2010 – 1 July 2010
Raoul Korner  Austria 2010 – 2013 1 Dutch Basketball League, 1 NBB Cup
Sam Jones  Netherlands 2013 – 2016 1 Dutch Basketball League, 1 NBB Cup, 1 Dutch Basketball Supercup
 Netherlands 2016 – 2017
Silvano Poropat  Croatia 2017 – August 2018
Ivica Skelin  Croatia 3 September 2018 – 22 June 2019
Jean-Marc Jaumin  Belgium 23 June 2019 – 31 May 2021
Erik Braal  Netherlands 15 June 2021 – present

References[]

  1. ^ "Dukes Unlimited Den Bosch basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ Zaal en ruimtes Archived 31 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine msedb.nl
  3. ^ Faillissement SPM Shoeters dreigt, basketbalclub Den Bosch heeft grote geldschulden
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Heroes is nieuwe naam en sponsor basketbalclub Shooters in Den Bosch". Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ NEW HEROES CONTRACTEERT SILVANO POROPAT ALS HOOFDCOACH
  6. ^ "Kees Akerboom stopt met basketbal". BD.nl. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Den Bosch zwaait Akerboom uit". Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl (in Dutch). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Na 15 clubnamen heten Bossche basketballers voortaan Heroes Den Bosch, geen sponsor meer in de naam". Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. ^ "New Heroes - Jean-Marc Jaumin naar Den Bosch". www.newheroesbasketball.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Heroes Den Bosch verwelkomt head coach Erik Braal - Heroes Den Bosch - Basketball". Heroes Den Bosch. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  11. ^ "EiffelTowers vanaf komend seizoen SPM Shoeters". www.omroepbrabant.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Landskampioenen, bekerwinnaars en competitiewinnaars" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Super Cup" (in Dutch). J-dus.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Erelijst Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine spmshoeters.nl
  15. ^ [1]

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°43′21.64″N 5°18′55.87″E / 51.7226778°N 5.3155194°E / 51.7226778; 5.3155194

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