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Grasshoppers (basketball club)

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Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers logo
LeaguesPromotiedivisie (men's)
Vrouwen Basketball League (women's)
Founded21 December 1971; 52 years ago (1971-12-21)
ArenaCleijn Duin
Capacity450
LocationKatwijk, Netherlands
PresidentJohn Spaan
Websitegrasshoppers.nl

Grasshoppers Katwijk, better known as simply Grasshoppers, is a Dutch basketball club based in Katwijk. Its women's team plays in the Vrouwen Basketball League (VBL), the domestic first tier. Its men's team plays in the Promotiedivisie, the domestic second tier. Established in 1971, the team plays its home games at Cleijn Duin.

Honours

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Women's

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  • Vrouwen Basketball League
    • Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
  • NBB Cup
    • Winners (4): 1983, 1994 1995, 2018
  • Supercup
    • Winners (1): 2018

Men's

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European record

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Women's team
Season Competition Round Club Home[A] Away[A] Agg[A]
1991–92 Ronchetti Cup France Mirande 39–68 47–101 86–187
Notes
  1. ^ a b c
    Grasshoppers points are listed first.

Notable players

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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.

Women's team

Season by season

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Key
Playoff berth
Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs Dutch Cup Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win%
Grasshoppers
2018–19 1 VBL 1st* 18 17 1 .944 Champions
2019–20 1 VBL 1st* 26 23 3 .885 N/A Axel Gouw
2020–21 1 WBL 4th* 16 11 5 .688 Semifinalist