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QSTA United
Leagues	BNXT League
Founded	May 2020; 4 years ago (May 2020)
Arena	De Kooi
Capacity	650
Location	Bemmel, Netherlands
Main sponsor	QSTA
President	Sjang van de Wiel
Head coach	Jeroen van Vugt
Website	www.qstaunited.nl//
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United Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as QSTA United, is a Dutch basketball club based in Bemmel, Gelderland. Established in 2020, the team plays in the BNXT League, the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands. 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.

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

Yoast United roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 0 van Schaik, Bart 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 25 – (1999-07-09)9 July 1999 PG 1 van Overbeek, Roel 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 24 – (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 SG 2 Quincy Biliosa, Daniël 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 19 – (2004-12-22)22 December 2004 C 4 Rijkers, Florian 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 19 – (2005-08-30)30 August 2005 SF 7 Carlson, Ben 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 23 – (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 SF 10 Helfrich, Keime 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-09-05)5 September 1997 SF 12 Taylor, Evan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-07-05)5 July 2001 SF 17 van Hout, Niels 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2006-01-09)9 January 2006 PG 18 Saveljic, Marko 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 17 – (2007-07-23)23 July 2007 PG 19 Molenaar, Tobias 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 16 – (2008-04-09)9 April 2008 PG 20 Arvidsson, Jonatan 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-03-31)31 March 1998 C 44 Williams, Tre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 SF 91 de Vaal, Tjall 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – (2005-01-21)21 January 2005	Head coach Jeroen van Vugt Assistant coach(es) Matthew van Tongeren Joost Vennema Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player Injured Roster Updated: November 2, 2024

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Notable players

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• Andrés Ibargüen (1 season: 2020–21)
• Austin Luke (1 season: 2020–21)

Individual awards

DBL All-Rookie Team

• Bob Berghuis – 2021

Honours

DBL Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2021

Season by season

Sponsorship

Head coaches

Period	Head coach
2020–2021	Matthew Otten
2021–2023	Paul Vervaeck
2023–present	Jeroen van Vugt

References

1. "Basketball Community Gelderland naar DBL" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
2. "Otten hoofdcoach Basketball Community Gelderland" (in Dutch). 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
3. "Kaleb Warner eerste speler voor DBL team van Basketball Community Gelderland". Basketball Community Gelderland. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
4. "Profbasketballers in Bemmel gaan Yoast United heten". De Gelderlander. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
5. "Fel Yoast United stunt bij debuut in eredivisie basketbal en overklast subtopper". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
6. Decates, Vincent (8 May 2021). "Er staat bij Yoast United even geen maat op ontketende Texaan Austin Luke". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
7. "Bekerdroom Yoast United spat in de finale uiteen". Yoast United (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
8. "Paul Vervaeck coach van Yoast United Nijmegen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
9. ^ "Yoast United wordt QSTA United". Yoast United (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-13.
10. "Sportcentrum Schaapskooi". Schaapskooi.com (in Dutch).
11. "NIEUWE HOOFDSPONSOR EN NAAM VOOR GELDERLAND". Basketball.nl. 16 September 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Twitter profile
• Yoast SEO

• Basketball teams established in 2020
• Basketball teams in the Netherlands
• Dutch Basketball League teams
• Sports clubs and teams in Lingewaard
• Bemmel