NAC Basketbal

NAC
Founded21 June 2000
Dissolved10 April 2002
ArenaGemeentelijk Sportcentrum
Capacity1,750
LocationBreda, Netherlands

NAC Basketbal was a Dutch basketball club based in Breda. The club was the basketball section of the football club NAC Breda, which aimed to make itself a multi-sports club.

The team was founded in 2000, along with outspoken ambitions of playing in European competitions as well as in the Eredivisie.[1] With head coach Jos Wolffs, the team finished fifth in Group A during the 2000–01 Eredivisie season. In its second season, NAC reached the playoff semi-finals. After financial problems during its second season, the club was dissolved in April 2002.[2]

Season by season

Key
Playoff berth
Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs NBB Cup Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win%
NAC Basketbal
2000–01 1 Eredivisie 5th 32 14 18 .438 Jos Wolffs
2001–02 1 Eredivisie 4th 28 14 14 .500 Won quarterfinals (Donar, 2–0)
Lost semifinals (Amsterdam Astronauts, 0–3)

References

  1. ^ "'NAC Basketbal was wildwest'". BN De Stem.
  2. ^ "Topbasketbal ook voor NAC te hoog gegrepen". Volkskrant.nl. 16 April 2002. Retrieved 15 March 2014.