2019–20 Donar (basketball club) season

The 2019–20 Donar season was the 48th season in the existence of the club. The club will play in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and NBB Cup. Donar also played the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Champions League. It was the fifth season under head coach Erik Braal.

Donar
2019–20 season
ChairmanJannes Stokroos
Head coachErik Braal
ArenaMartiniPlaza
Dutch Basketball League2nd place
NBB CupFinalist
Basketball Champions LeagueQualifying Round
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2019.

On 12 March 2020, the season was postponed until 31 March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] On 14 March, the DBL announced to suspend the competition to at least 2 May.[2] On 20 March, the DBL cancelled the rest of the season while naming no champion.[3]

Players

Squad information

2019–20 Donar roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Williams Jr., Matt (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1993-10-14)14 October 1993
PF 1 Thomas, Donte (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 24 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
G 3 Adetunji, Sheyi 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (1999-09-11)11 September 1999
PG 5 Williams, Leon 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 29 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991
G 7 Hoexum, Yoeri 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (1999-02-05)5 February 1999
SF 8 Dourisseau, Jason (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 37 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983
G 9 de Vries, Jef 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 20 – (2000-05-16)16 May 2000
G/F 11 Hammink, Shane 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1994-07-22)22 July 1994
PG 12 Love, Carrington (I) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 27 – (1994-01-06)6 January 1994
C 14 Koenis, Thomas (C) 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 31 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989
F/C 25 Smith, Andrew (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1992-12-14)14 December 1992
F 28 Sedoc, Jeffrey 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (1998-04-28)28 April 1998
C 33 McCarthy, Matt (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 24 – (1996-07-30)30 July 1996
G 42 Taylor, Vernon (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – (1987-02-15)15 February 1987
Head coach

Erik Braal

Assistant coach(es)

Meindert van Veen


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

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

Players with multiple nationalities

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Thomas Koenis Matt McCarthy
PF Donte Thomas Andrew Smith Jeffrey Sedoc
SF Shane Hammink Jason Dourisseau Sheyi Adetunji
SG Matt Williams Jr. Vernon Taylor Yoeri Hoexum
PG Carrington Love Leon Williams Jef de Vries

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
5GLeon Williams27Den Helder SunsFree202125 June 2019[4]
1PFDonte Thomas23KTPFree20204 July 2019[5]
12PGCarrington Love25Kangoeroes MechelenFree202015 July 2019[6]
0SGMatt Williams Jr.25KymisFree202015 July 2019[7]
33CMatt McCarthy23San Francisco DonsFree20202 August 2019[8]
6FDeshawn Freeman25Worcester WolvesFree20207 August 2019[9]
42GVernon Taylor32KeravnosFree202015 October 2019[10]
25PFDrew Smith26SödertäljeFree202029 November 2019[11]

Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
15CRienk Mast18Bradley BravesEnd of contract21 January 2019[12]
12PGTim Hoeve21Aris LeeuwardenEnd of contract24 June 2019[13][14]
0FGrant Sitton26Rostock SeawolvesEnd of contract24 June 2019[13][14]
33CDrago Pašalić35ZZ LeidenEnd of contract13 August 2019[15]
44GArvin Slagter33End of contract24 June 2019[13]
33GSean Cunningham32End of contract24 June 2019[13]
5SGTeddy Gipson39End of contract24 June 2019[13]
34PGLance Jeter31End of contract24 June 2019[13]
6PFDeshawn Freeman25SödertäljeUndisclosed29 November 2019[11]

Preseason

  Win   Loss

Dutch Basketball League

Regular season

Basketball Champions League

First qualifying round

FIBA Europe Cup

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 5 1 496 410 +86 11 Advance to second round
2 Spirou 6 3 3 473 467 +6 9
3 Donar 6 2 4 386 454 68 8
4 Phoenix Brussels 6 2 4 468 492 24 8

Regular season

References

  1. "Alle basketbalwedstrijden tot en met 31 maart gaan niet door". Basketball League. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "DBL stelt competitie uit tot minstens 2 mei". Basketball League. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "DBL beëindigt seizoen 2019-2020" [DBL ends 2019-2020 season]. Basketball League (in Dutch). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. "Leon Williams tekent voor twee seizoenen bij Donar". Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. "Donar contracteert Donte Thomas". Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. "Carrington Love tekent bij Donar". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  7. "Donar contracteert Matt Williams Jr". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. "Donar contracteert Matt Williams Jr". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. "Donar contracteert Deshawn Freeman". Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  10. "Donar voegt Vernon Taylor toe aan de selectie". Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  11. "Donar haalt Smith terug naar Groningen, Freeman vertrekt". RTV Noord. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  12. "Basketballer Rienk Mast (17) verruilt Donar voor avontuur in Verenigde Staten". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  13. "Bericht van het bestuur: We will bounce back". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  14. "Grant Sitton verstärkt die SEAWOLVES". 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. "Leiden sign Drago Pasalic". Sportando. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
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