BSW (basketball club)

Basketball Stars Weert, commonly known as BSW, was a professional basketball team based in Weert, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1968 and played in the Dutch Basketball League.[1] Home games of the team are played in the Sporthal Boshoven.

For the active professional club from Weert, see Basketball Academie Limburg.
BSW
BSW logo
LeaguesDutch Basketball League
Founded1968
Dissolved2017
ArenaSporthal Boshoven
Capacity1,000
LocationWeert, Netherlands
OwnershipStichting Basketball Stars Weert
Championships1 Dutch League

The club was a regular participant in the Dutch top division, as the side from Weert appeared in the Eredivisie (later DBL) for 34 straight seasons. The highlight of the club was the national championship in the 1993–94 season. The club finished three times as runner-up in the DBL: in 1988, 1993 and 2001. As well, BSW made European appearances with the most notable being the one in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, the highest European level, in 1994–95.

In 2017 the club was dissolved after financial problems and the inability to gain enough money to participate. However, the club was replaced by BAL from Weert.

Names

BSW has known a lot of different names in its history, mainly because of sponsorship reasons.

  • 1982–1984 : Coveco
  • 1984–1987 : Kaypro
  • 1987–1990 : Miniware
  • 1990–1993 : Selex
  • 1993–1996 : Lanèche
  • 1996–2000 : BS Weert
  • 2000–2002 : Vanilla
  • 2002–2003 : BS Weert
  • 2003–2004 : Solskin
  • 2004–2005 : BS Weert
  • 2005–2010 : Upstairs Weert
  • 2010–2011 : BS Weert
  • 2011–2013 : Stepco
  • 2013–2014 : Maxxcom
  • 2014–2017: BS Weert[2]

Players

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.

List of head coaches
Period Coach Nationality
2004–2010Olivier van KempenNetherlands
2010–2011Terence StansburyUnited States
2011–2013Jim MeilUnited States
2013–2015Niels VorenhoutNetherlands
2015–2016Radenko VaragicSerbia

Honours

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home[A] Away[A] Agg[A]
1988–89 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
First round
 Luxembourg T71 Dudelange 94–40 94–64 188–104
Second round
 France Cholet 56–75 42–80 98–155
1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup
First round
 Spain Valladolid 83–103 80–104 163–207
1994–95 FIBA European League
First round
 England Thames Valley Tigers 62–78 94–96 156–174
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    BSW points are listed first.

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. NBB Cup European competitions
1982–83 1 Eredivisie 7th
1983–84 1 Eredivisie 5th
1984–85 1 Eredivisie 6th
1985–86 1 Eredivisie 5th
1986–87 1 Eredivisie 6th
1987–88 1 Eredivisie 2nd
1988–89 1 Eredivisie 3rd 1 Cup Winners' Cup
R2
3–1
1989–90 1 Eredivisie 4th
1990–91 1 Eredivisie 5th
1991–92 1 Eredivisie 4th 3 Korać Cup
R1
0–2
1992–93 1 Eredivisie
2nd
 Runner–up
1993–94 1 Eredivisie
1st
 Runner–up
1994–95 1 Eredivisie 5th 1 European League
R1
0–2
1995–96 1 Eredivisie 7th
1996–97 1 Eredivisie 4th
1997–98 1 Eredivisie 5th
1998–99 1 Eredivisie 3rd
1999–00 1 Eredivisie 5th
2000–01 1 Eredivisie 2nd Runner–up
2001–02 1 Eredivisie 8th
2002–03 1 Eredivisie 5th
2003–04 1 Eredivisie 8th
2004–05 1 Eredivisie 10th
2005–06 1 Eredivisie 8th
2006–07 1 Eredivisie 4th
2007–08 1 Eredivisie 8th
2008–09 1 Eredivisie 7th
2009–10 1 Eredivisie 8th Quarterfinalist
2010–11 1 DBL 7th Quarterfinalist
2011–12 1 DBL 7th Semifinalist
2012–13 1 DBL 8th Fourth round
2013–14 1 DBL 10th Fourth round
2014–15 1 DBL 8th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 DBL 8th
2016–17 1 DBL 8th

References
  1. "Official website BSW". Archived from the original on 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  2. "Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl". Archived from the original on 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
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