Landstede Hammers

Landstede Hammers is a Dutch basketball club based in Zwolle. The club plays in the BNXT League, the Dutch top tier division. The club was founded as Cees Lubbers The Hammers in 1995. In 1999, the club’s name was changed into Landstede Hammers. In 2001, the club received its current name Landstede Basketbal as the team became part of the same-named educational institution in Zwolle. The home games of the club are played in the Landstede Sportcentrum.

Landstede Hammers
Leagues	BNXT League European North Basketball League
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
History	List Cees Lubbers The Hammers (1995–1996) Landstede Hammers (1996–1999) Landstede Basketbal (1999–2019) Landstede Hammers (2019–present)
Arena	Landstede Sportcentrum
Capacity	1,200
Location	Zwolle, Netherlands
Main sponsor	Landstede
President	Gerrard Vinke
General manager	Aleksandar Todorov
Head coach	Gaëlle Bouzin
2021–22 position	BNXT League, 9th of 21
Championships	1 Dutch League 2 Dutch Supercups
Retired numbers	1 (7)
Website	landstedehammers.nl
Home Away Third

Landstede Basketbal game in 2011

In its existence, Landstede won the DBL championship one time in 2019. In 2017, the club captured its first trophy when it won the Dutch Supercup.

History

The club was founded as Cees Lubbers/The Hammers and was based in Meppel in the first season of the club. The club played with the license of Red Giants Meppel, and moved to Zwolle, partly because arena 'Het Vledder' in Meppel diid not meet requirements.^[1] After a short time Landstede became the main sponsor of the club, that was named Landstede Hammers and later Landstede Basketbal. In the 2004–05 season Landstede reached the Dutch Finals for the first time in club history. It lost 4–0 to Amsterdam. In 2010 the club got a new arena in the Landstede Sportcentrum.

In 2017, Landstede won its first trophy in team history by winning the Dutch Supercup over Donar, winning 77–69.^[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Landstede finished in the second place in the regular season. The team had a 28–6 record in the regular season, and had All-DBL Team performers Noah Dahlman and Kaza Kajami-Keane on its roster. In the playoffs, Landstede defeated New Heroes Den Bosch 1–3 in the semi-finals. In the finals, Landstede beat defending champions Donar to win its first domestic championship.^[3]

On 22 September 2019, Hammers won its second Supercup trophy after beating ZZ Leiden 78–66 in its home arena.^[4] In the 2019–20 season, Landstede played in the FIBA Europe Cup, which marked the club's first European appearance in 19 years.^[5] On 19 August 2019, the club announced they returned to the name Landstede Hammers.^[6] In its first FIBA Europe Cup season, Landstede advanced past the regular season before losing six straight games in the second round.

Since the 2021–22 season, Hammers plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.^[7]

The Hammers will join the European North Basketball League (ENBL) in the 2023-24 season, which makes them the first Dutch team to play in the league.^[8]

Club identity

Landstede Basketbal used until 2019

When founded, the club was named Cees Lubbers The Hammers, named after main sponsor Cees Lubbers. The name Hammers stayed with the team through its supporters, who used its nickname for the following years. From 1996, the team was known as Landstede Hammers after new sponsor Landstede. In 1999, the club was named Landstede Basketbal, a name they kept for 20 years. On 19 August 2019, the club announced they returned to the name Landstede Hammers.^[9]

The team has a supporters' club which was founded in 2016 and is known as SV Hammers.^[10]

The mascot of the Hammers is the bird "Victory".

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Dutch Basketball League^[11]
  • Winners (1): 2018–19
  • Runners-up (3): 2004–05, 2015–16, 2016–17
• Dutch Cup^[11]
  • Runners-up (6): 2004–05, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Dutch Supercup^[12]
  • Winners (2): 2017, 2019

Friendly competitions

• Basketball Days
  • Winners (2): 2011, 2012

Players

See also: Category:Landstede Hammers players

Retired numbers

Landstede Hammers retired numbers
N°	Player	Position	Tenure	Ceremony date
7	Nigel van Oostrum	Guard	2016–2022	30 April 2022[13]

Current roster

Landstede Hammers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age F 0 Penn, Dylan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1999-11-19)19 November 1999 SG 2 Olsthoorn, Jasper 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2007-11-25)25 November 2007 SG 3 Issidorides, Kiron 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 19 – (2006-02-27)27 February 2006 SG 5 Anderson, Quincy 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1999-09-21)21 September 1999 F 6 Stolk, Coen 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1997-06-26)26 June 1997 SF 8 Turner, Chandler 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 SF 9 Elbers, Merlijn 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (2000-05-31)31 May 2000 PG 13 van der Vuurst de Vries, Boyd 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1999-08-16)16 August 1999 F 23 Sutherland, Luke 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 24 – (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 C 25 Edwards, Kai 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 22 – (2002-10-08)8 October 2002 C 33 Golden, Bryce 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-11-11)11 November 1999 G 57 Williams, Leon 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991 F Dubults, Klāvs 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (1996-08-18)18 August 1996 F Sajantila, Erik 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 C Carter, Grayson 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 25 – (1999-11-29)29 November 1999 F Haskin, Nelson 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 PG Dobbs, Drake 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2001-03-31)31 March 2001	Head coach Gaëlle Bouzin Assistant coach(es) Roberto Oosterwolde Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: August 1, 2025

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.

• Kaza Kajami-Keane
• Tyson Hinz
• Noah Dahlman
• Grant Gibbs
• Robby Bostain
• Josh Magette
• Zack Novak
• Justin Stommes
• Clayton Vette
• J. T. Tiller
• Darryl Webb
• Joe Burton
• Alexandre De Sa
• Leon Williams
• Arno Bunnig
• Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan
• Jessey Voorn
• Nick Oudendag
• Rein van der Kamp

Individual awards

DBL Play-offs MVP

• Kaza Kajami-Keane – 2019

All-DBL Team

• Greg Stevenson – 2005
• Darnell Hinson – 2006
• Zack Novak – 2013
• Joe Burton – 2015
• Grant Gibbs – 2016
• Tyson Hinz – 2016
• J.T. Tiller – 2017
• Clayton Vette – 2017
• Noah Dahlman – 2018, 2019
• Kaza Kajami-Keane – 2019

DBL Coach of the Year

• Herman van den Belt – 2002, 2005, 2016

DBL Defensive Player of the Year

• J.T. Tiller – 2017

DBL Rookie of the Year

• Freek Vos – 2016
• Olaf Schaftenaar – 2017

DBL MVP Under 23

• Leon Williams – 2012

DBL Most Improved Player

• Grant Gibbs – 2016

DBL Statistical Player of the Year

• Joe Burton – 2015

Club records

Bold denotes still active with team. As of 14 April 2021:

Category	Player	Record
Games played	Alexandre De Sa	336
Points scored	Nikki Hulzebos	2,211
Rebounds	Nikki Hulzebos	1,464
Assists	Scott Ungerer	664
Steals	Nikki Hulzebos	320
Blocks	Nikki Hulzebos	168
Three-point field goals	Sherron Dorsey-Walker	244

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home[A]	Away[A]	Agg[A]
2000–01	FIBA Korać Cup	First round	CAB Madeira	67–68	74–84	141–152
2019–20	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season	Ironi Nes Ziona	88–94	90–96	2nd
			Kapfenberg Bulls	89–64	100–67
			Keravnos	78–72	85–88
		Second Round	Ventspils	87–89	74–111	4th
			Kyiv-Basket	68–77	76–89
			Körmend	90–94	80–87

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c}
   Landstede points are listed first.

Arenas

The Landstede Sports Center has been the club's home arena since 2010

Arenas
Arena	City	Tenure
Het Vledder	Meppel	1995–1996
Stilohal	Zwolle	1996–2010
Landstede Sportcentrum	Zwolle	2010–present

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Regular season					National playoffs	Basketball Cup				European competitions
			Finish	Pld	W	L	Win%		Pld	W	L	Result
1995–96	1	Eredivisie	8th
1996–97	1	Eredivisie	7th
1997–98	1	Eredivisie	7th
1998–99	1	Eredivisie	8th
1999–00	1	Eredivisie	4th
2000–01	1	Eredivisie	11th										3 Korać Cup	R1	0–2
2001–02	1	Eredivisie	5th
2002–03	1	Eredivisie	8th
2003–04	1	Eredivisie	5th
2004–05	1	Eredivisie	2nd									Runner-up
2005–06	1	Eredivisie	5th
2006–07	1	Eredivisie	10th
2007–08	1	Eredivisie	7th
2008–09	1	Eredivisie	9th
2009–10	1	Eredivisie	9th
2010–11	1	DBL	9th									Fourth round
2011–12	1	DBL	5th	28	12	16	.429	2nd in Group B of the second stage (2–2) Lost semifinals (Leiden, 1–3)				Semifinalist
2012–13	1	DBL	5th	36	19	17	.528	Lost quarterfinals (Aris, 0–3)				Runner-up
2013–14	1	DBL	5th	36	22	14	.611	Lost quarterfinals (Leiden, 1–2)				Quarterfinalist
2014–15	1	DBL	4th	28	20	8	.714	Won quarterfinals (Rotterdam, 2–0) Lost semifinals (Den Bosch, 4–3)				Semifinalist
2015–16	1	DBL	1st	28	22	6	.786	Won semifinals (Den Bosch, 4–2) Lost finals (Donar, 1–4)				Semifinalist
2016–17	1	DBL	2nd	28	20	8	.714	Won semifinals (Leiden, 4–3) Lost finals (Donar, 1–4)				Runner-up
2017–18	1	DBL	2nd	34	24	8	.750	Lost semifinals (Leiden, 0–4)				Semifinalist
2018–19	1	DBL	2nd	34	28	6	.824	Won quarterfinals (Aris, 2–0) Won semifinals (Den Bosch, 3–1) Won finals (Donar, 4–2)				Runners-up
2019–20	1	DBL	1st[a]	20	17	3	.850	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic				Semifinalist	4 FIBA Europe Cup	T16	3–9
2020–21	1	DBL	4th	21	13	8	.619	Won quarterfinals (Feyenoord, 180–158) Lost semifinals (Leiden, 1–2)				Semifinalist
2021–22	1	BNXT League	9th	30	14	16	.467	Won quarterfinals (Feyenoord, 2–0) Lost semifinals (Leiden, 0–3)	3	1	2	Quarterfinalist
2022–23	1	BNXT League	7th	30	14	14	.500	Lost quarterfinals (Aris, 1–2)	4	3	1	Runners-up
2023–24	1	BNXT League	8th	26	12	14	.462	Won quarterfinals (LWD Basket, 2–0) Lost semifinals (ZZ Leiden, 3–0)	4	3	1	Runners-up	ENBL	RS	4–3
2024–25	1	BNXT League	16th	36	12	24	.333	Lost quarterfinals (ZZ Leiden, 2–0)	2	1	1	Quarterfinalist

1. The 2019–20 season was cancelled in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, Landstede was first in the standings but no champion was named.

Head coaches

The Hammers have had four different head coaches in their history, with Herman van den Belt coaching the team the most seasons.^[14]

Dates	Name	Honours	Notes
1996–2000	Marco van den Berg	–	–
2000	Peter Krüsmann	–	–
2000–2009	Herman van den Belt
2009–2010	Marten Scheepstra
2010–2023	Herman van den Belt	DBL champion: 2019 Dutch Supercup: 2017, 2019
2023	Mark van Schutterhoef
2023–2024	Jean-Marc Jaumin
2024–present	Gaëlle Bouzin