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WCAA Giants
Nickname Giants
Founded 2003
Dissolved 2011
Arena Sporthal de Boulevard
Arena Capacity 900
Location Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Team colors Maroon, White
         
Website westbrabantgiants.nl
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West-Brabant Giants was a Dutch professional basketball club based in Bergen op Zoom. The club was established in 2003 and dissolved in 2011. The team played its games at Sporthal de Boulevard and its main colors were red and white.

History

The club was established in 2003 and was called Fun 4 All, for sponsorship reasons.[1] The club entered the Dutch Basketball League, and ended 10th in the regular season. The next season the club was named the Myleasecar Giants,[2] and the team reached the play-offs for the first time in its history. From 2005 till 2007 the club had the name Polynorm Giants,[3] in these seasons the Giants made the postseason once. In 2008 and 2009 the Giants were semi-finalist in the play-offs. In 2010 the club had its best season, under the name Giants the team reached the Dutch finals. In the best-of-seven play-off series the Giants lost 4-1 to the GasTerra Flames from Groningen. After a season in which the Giants were quarterfinalists, the club was dissolved on September 9, 2011.[4]

Notable players

Results

Season Tier League Pos. Postseason Dutch Cup
2003–04 1 DBL 10
2004–05 1 DBL 8 Semifinalist
2005–06 1 DBL 9
2006–07 1 DBL 7 Quarterfinalist
2007–08 1 DBL 3 Semifinalist
2008–09 1 DBL 4 Semifinalist
2009–10 1 DBL 2 Finalist Semifinalist
2010–11 1 DBL 6 Quarterfinalist Finalist

References

  1. Wijnand Nijs. "Fun 4 All is club én sponsor". Rparticles.kobala.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  2. Wijnand Nijs. "Fun 4 All verandert in Myleasecar.nl/Giants". Rparticles.kobala.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  3. Wijnand Nijs. "Polynorm hoofdsponsor van Giants". Rparticles.kobala.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  4. "Reusachtige klap voor Bergen op Zoom". Villamedia.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
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