Aris Leeuwarden

Aris Leeuwarden
Leagues	Dutch Basketball League
Founded	2004
History	Woon! Aris (2004–2007) Aris Friesland (2007–2009) De Friesland Aris (2009–2011) Lasaulec Aris (2011–2012) Aris Leeuwarden (2012–present)
Arena	Sporthal Kalverdijkje
Arena Capacity	1,700
Location	Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Team colors	Blue, White
Main sponsor	Univé
President	G.J. Meelker
Team manager	Gert Schurer
Website	arisleeuwarden.nl
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Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. It competes in the Dutch Basketball League since 2004. Aris plays its home games at Sporthal Kalverdijkje.

History

The parent club was actually founded in 1992, when the clubs "Sporty" & "Ymir" merged into "BV Aris". In 2004 the professional team was founded, when the team promoted from the Promotiedivisie – the Dutch second league – to the Eredivisie. The team - coached by Tom Simpson - was named "Woon!Aris" and reached the Playoffs in its first season. After then, the team didn't reach the postseason for four seasons. In 2009-10 Aris, then named "De Friesland Aris", reached the semi-finals for the first time.

In the 2012–13 season, Aris was in financial trouble after it lost their main sponsor Lasaulec. Despite these circumstances Aris' squad – which included All-Stars Holcomb-Faye and Givens – reached the DBL Finals. Rival #1 seed Den Bosch was knocked out of the tournament 3–1 in the semi-finals. In the Finals Aris played ZZ Leiden and lost 0–4 to the #2 seed of the regular season.

Before the start of the 2013–14 Aris got a new main sponsor in Univé, which guaranteed the existence of the team. The capacity of Sportcentrum Kalverdijkje was also increased from 800 to 1,700 to further increase the stability for the club's future.

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Dutch Cup
2004–05	1	DBL	7	Quarterfinalist
2005–06	1	DBL	10	–
2006–07	1	DBL	9	–	Semifinalist
2007–08	1	DBL	10	–
2008–09	1	DBL	10	–
2009–10	1	DBL	6	Semifinalist	Fourth round
2010–11	1	DBL	5	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist
2011–12	1	DBL	6	Quarterfinalist	Fourth place
2012–13	1	DBL	4	Finalist	Semifinalist
2013–14	1	DBL	7	Quarterfinalist	Semifinalist
2014–15	1	DBL	6	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist

Players

See also: Category: Aris Leeuwarden players

Current roster

Aris Leeuwarden roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. SG 4 Peterson, Leroy 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G/F 5 O'Shea, Joe 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SG 6 Swart, Enzo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PF 7 Fraser, Ali 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) G 10 Duren, Javier 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) SF 11 Visser, Jelmer 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) PF 12 Treffers, Quincy 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) C 13 Heath, Josiah 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) F 14 Aarts, Tom 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) G 15 Van Oostrum, Nigel 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) SF 8 van der Kooij, Jan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Head coach Michael Schuurs Assistant coach(es) Nanne Klompstra Klaas Stoppels Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: November 1, 2015

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

Notable players

3 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.

Head coaches

Name	From	To	Honours
Erik Braal	2011	2013	1 DBL Finals
Ed Molthoff	2013	Feb. 2014
Tom Simpson	Feb. 2014	2015
Michael Schuurs	2015	present

External links

• Official website