Den Helder Suns

Den Helder Suns is a professional basketball club based in Den Helder, Netherlands. The club was founded in 2016 and entered the Dutch Basketball League in the 2017–18 season. The team plays its home games in the Sporthal Sportlaan, which has a capacity of 1,000 people.
History.
After the bankruptcy of the Netherlands' professional BV Den Helder team during the 2013–14 season, a professional basketball representative team from Den Helder was missing for three seasons. In 2016, the Suns organisation was founded with the goal of making a return to the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). On June 30, 2017, Den Helder Suns announced it would return to the highest level in the 2017–18 season. On July 14, 2017, the Suns announced "Peter van Noord head coach Den Helder Suns."
In its first DBL season, Suns finished in the eight place of the regular season, above last-placed BAL. Captain Tjoe de Paula, who played for different clubs from Den Helder before, got his number retired on 19 April 2018.
Players.
Retired numbers.
On 19 April 2018, Suns retired its first number as Tjoe de Paula was honored, who played for BV Den Helder during the periods 2001–2003, 2004–2006, 2008–2009 and 2017–18.
Individual awards.
DBL Rookie of the Year
DBL MVP Under 23
DBL Most Improved Player