United Basketball
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United Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as GET United, is a Dutch basketball club based in Bemmel, Gelderland. Established in 2020, the team plays in the Promotiedivisie, after being relegated from the BNXT League following the 2024–25 season. 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. On 9 August, the club announced Matthew Otten as its first head coach. On 13 August, the club signed its first player in American Kaleb Warner. Yoast SEO signed a three-year contract to become main sponsor of the team, which was named Yoast United for its inaugural season. On 4 October, 2021, Yoast United won its first-ever DBL game away against BAL Weert, 91–59.
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. In the final, Yoast lost to eight-seeded BAL.
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.
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. That season, United finished in the last place and was officially relegated from the league, and then opted to play in the second-level Promotiedivisie starting from 2025–26.
For the 2025–26 season, the club name was changed again to GET United. Despite their dominant season in the Promotiedivisie, the club announced they wouldn't apply for a BNXT license for the 2026–27 season. They cited their inability to maintain a stable financial situation in case of promotion and their preffered focus on the female and youth teams as a reason not to apply.
Arena
Yoast United plays its games at Sportcentrum De Kooi, which had been used by amateur club Batouwe Basketball before as well. With a capacity of 650 people, it is the smallest arena in the BNXT League.
Players
Current roster
| QSTA United roster | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | ||||||
| Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 0 Netherlands men's national basketball team van Schaik, Bart 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1999-07-09)9 July 1999 SG 2 Netherlands men's national basketball team Quincy Biliosa, Daniël 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 21 – (2004-12-22)22 December 2004 C 4 Netherlands men's national basketball team Rijkers, Florian 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 20 – (2005-08-30)30 August 2005 SF 7 United States men's national basketball team Carlson, Ben 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 SF 10 Netherlands men's national basketball team Helfrich, Keime 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997 SF 12 United States men's national basketball team Taylor, Evan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 24 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001 SF 17 Netherlands men's national basketball team van Hout, Niels 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2006-01-09)9 January 2006 PG 18 Netherlands men's national basketball team Saveljic, Marko 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2007-07-23)23 July 2007 PG 19 United States men's national basketball team Molenaar, Tobias 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 18 – (2008-04-09)9 April 2008 PG 20 Sweden men's national basketball team Arvidsson, Jonatan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998 C 44 United States men's national basketball team Williams, Tre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 SF 91 Netherlands men's national basketball team de Vaal, Tjall 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (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 playerInjured Updated: June 21, 2025 | ||||||
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Age | ||
| SG | 0 | Netherlands men's national basketball team | van Schaik, Bart | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 26 – (1999-07-09)9 July 1999 | ||
| SG | 2 | Netherlands men's national basketball team | Quincy Biliosa, Daniël | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 21 – (2004-12-22)22 December 2004 | ||
| C | 4 | Netherlands men's national basketball team | Rijkers, Florian | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 20 – (2005-08-30)30 August 2005 | ||
| SF | 7 | United States men's national basketball team | Carlson, Ben | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 24 – (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 | ||
| SF | 10 | Netherlands men's national basketball team | Helfrich, Keime | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 28 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997 | ||
| SF | 12 | United States men's national basketball team | Taylor, Evan | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 24 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001 | ||
| SF | 17 | Netherlands men's national basketball team | van Hout, Niels | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 20 – (2006-01-09)9 January 2006 | ||
| PG | 18 | Netherlands men's national basketball team | Saveljic, Marko | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 18 – (2007-07-23)23 July 2007 | ||
| PG | 19 | United States men's national basketball team | Molenaar, Tobias | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 18 – (2008-04-09)9 April 2008 | ||
| PG | 20 | Sweden men's national basketball team | Arvidsson, Jonatan | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 28 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998 | ||
| C | 44 | United States men's national basketball team | Williams, Tre | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 25 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 | ||
| SF | 91 | Netherlands men's national basketball team | de Vaal, Tjall | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 21 – (2005-01-21)21 January 2005 |
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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. |
- Colombia Andrés Ibargüen (1 season: 2020–21)
- United States Austin Luke (1 season: 2020–21)
Individual awards
- Bob Berghuis – 2021
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 2021
Season by season
| * | National playoff berth |
| Relegated | |
| DNQ | Did not qualify |
| 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 | DNQ | 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 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | BNXT League | 19th | 4 | 32 | .111 | DNQ | N/A | Quarterfinalist |
Sponsorship
Head coaches
| Period | Head coach |
|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | United States Matthew Otten |
| 2021–2023 | Belgium Paul Vervaeck |
| 2023–present | Netherlands Jeroen van Vugt |
External links
- (in Dutch)