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GET United
GET United logo
LeaguesPromotiedivisie
FoundedMay 2020; 6 years ago (May 2020)
ArenaDe Kooi
Capacity650
LocationBemmel, Netherlands
Main sponsorQSTA
PresidentSjang van de Wiel
Championships1 Dutch Second Division
Websitewww.qstaunited.nl//

United Basketball, for sponsorship reasons known as GET United, is a Dutch basketball club based in Bemmel, Gelderland. Established in 2020, the team plays in the Promotiedivisie, after being relegated from the BNXT League following the 2024–25 season. Home games are played at De Kooi, which has a capacity of 650 people.

History

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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.[1] On 9 August, the club announced Matthew Otten as its first head coach.[2] On 13 August, the club signed its first player in American Kaleb Warner.[3] Yoast SEO signed a three-year contract to become main sponsor of the team, which was named Yoast United for its inaugural season.[4] On 4 October, 2021, Yoast United won its first-ever DBL game away against BAL Weert, 91–59.[5]

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.[6] In the final, Yoast lost to eight-seeded BAL.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] That season, United finished in the last place and was officially relegated from the league, and then opted to play in the second-level Promotiedivisie starting from 2025–26.[10]

For the 2025–26 season, the club name was changed again to GET United. Despite their dominant season in the Promotiedivisie, the club announced they wouldn't apply for a BNXT license for the 2026–27 season. They cited their inability to maintain a stable financial situation in case of promotion and their preferred focus on the female and youth teams as a reason not to apply. [11]

Arena

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Yoast United plays its games at Sportcentrum De Kooi, which had been used by amateur club Batouwe Basketball before as well.[12] With a capacity of 650 people, it is the smallest arena in the BNXT League.

Players

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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.

Individual awards

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DBL All-Rookie Team

  • Bob Berghuis – 2021

Honours

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DBL Cup

  • Runners-up (1): 2021

Promotiedivisie

  • Winners: 2025-26

Season by season

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Season Tier League Pos. NBB Cup
Yoast United
2020–21 1 DBL 7th Runner-up
2021–22 1 BNXT League NL 8th Eightfinals
BNXT 18th
2022–23 1 BNXT League NL 6th Eightfinals
BNXT 15th
2023–24 1 BNXT League NL 8th Quarterfinals
BNXT 18th
QSTA United
2024–25 1 BNXT League NL 9th Quarterfinals
BNXT 19th
GET United
2025-26 2 Promotiedivisie Champion Eightfinals

Sponsorship

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref.
2020–2024 Jako Yoast SEO [13]
2024–present QSTA [9]

Head coaches

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Main category: United Basketball coaches
Period Head coach
2020–2021 United States Matthew Otten
2021–2023 Belgium Paul Vervaeck
2023–present Netherlands Jeroen van Vugt

References

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  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.[permanent dead link]
  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). Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Paul Vervaeck coach van Yoast United Nijmegen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Yoast United wordt QSTA United". Yoast United (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  10. ^ "QSTA United zal geen beroep aantekenen voor BNXT licentie 25/26". QSTA United (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  11. ^ "GET United does not return to the BNXT League". unitedbasketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  12. ^ "Sportcentrum Schaapskooi". Schaapskooi.com (in Dutch).
  13. ^ "NIEUWE HOOFDSPONSOR EN NAAM VOOR GELDERLAND". Basketball.nl. 16 September 2020.
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