2013–14 GasTerra Flames season

GasTerra Flames

2013–14 season
Chairman	Hans Haerkens
Head coach	Ivica Skelin
Arena	MartiniPlaza
Dutch Basketball League	Champions (defeated SPM Shoeters)
EuroChallenge	Regular season
NBB Cup	Champions (defeated ZZ Leiden)
Home Away

In the 2013–14 season, the GasTerra Flames from Groningen competed in the Dutch Basketball League, the NBB Cup and the EuroChallenge.

It was the second season under head coach Ivica Skelin. This season, Flames won its first "double" ever, after the team won the NBB Cup by beating ZZ Leiden in the final and beating SPM Shoeters Den Bosch 4–3 in the playoff finals to take the DBL title.

Players

Squad information

GasTerra Flames roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 6 van der Ark, Yannick 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 SF 8 Dourisseau, Jason 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 40 – (1983-12-07)7 December 1983 C 15 Koenis, Thomas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 34 – (1989-12-11)11 December 1989 SG 21 Voorn, Jessey 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 C 9 Osaikhwuwuomwan, Craig 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 34 – (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 G 4 Slagter, Arvin 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 39 – (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 PF 12 Bekkering, Ross 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 37 – (1987-08-17)17 August 1987 SF 13 Hof, Mark-Peter 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 34 – (1990-01-02)2 January 1990 PF 22 Coleman, Dan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 39 – (1985-02-13)13 February 1985 PG 11 Wright, Cashmere 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 34 – (1990-01-09)9 January 1990 G 14 Pryor, Quentin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 41 – (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 G 7 Bouwknecht, Maarten 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 C 23 van der Reijden, Benny 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1994-07-01)1 July 1994 PF 5 Robinson, Jeff () 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 36 – (1988-07-08)8 July 1988	Head coach Ivica Skelin Assistant coach(es) Anjo Mekel Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster

Notes:

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Thomas Koenis	Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan	Benny van der Reijden
PF	Dan Coleman Jeff Robinson	Ross Bekkering
SF	Jason Dourisseau	Mark-Peter Hof
SG	Quentin Pryor	Jessey Voorn	Yannick van der Ark
PG	Cashmere Wright	Arvin Slagter	Maarten Bouwknecht

Roster changes

In

Player	Pos.	Moving from
Craig Osaikhwuwuomwan	C	Aris Leeuwarden
Arvin Slagter	G	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Ross Bekkering	C	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Mark-Peter Hof	SF	De Groene Uilen
Cashmere Wright	PG	Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA)
Dan Coleman	PF	Kataja Basket Club
Quentin Pryor	G	Kapfenberg Bulls
Maarten Bouwknecht	G	GasTerra Flames (youth)

Out

Player	Position	Moving to
Michael Kingma	C	Rockhampton Cyclones
Sergio de Randamie	PF	Landstede Basketbal
Rogier Jansen	G	Den Helder Kings
Ties Theeuwkens	SF	Den Helder Kings
Dimeo van der Horst	PG	Matrixx Magixx
Jamal Boykin	PF	s.Oliver Baskets
Nate Rohnert	PG	no club

Preseason

31 August 2013 20:00

Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek

65–59

GasTerra Flames

Willebroek

---

6 September 2013 19:00

GasTerra Flames

77–39

Rotterdam Basketbal College

Veendam

---

7 September 2013 20:00

GasTerra Flames

78–75

Kangoeroes Basket Willebroek

Leek

---

11 September 2013 19:30

Port of Antwerp Giants

77–57

GasTerra Flames

Mechelen

---

15 September 2013 17:00

Belfius Mons-Hainaut

66–68

GasTerra Flames

Mons

---

16 September 2013 19:00

BC Telenet Oostende

78–51

GasTerra Flames

Ostend

---

20 September 2013 19:30

GasTerra Flames

78–73

Den Helder Kings

Uithuizen

---

23 September 2013 21:00

Groene Uilen

44–83

GasTerra Flames

Groningen

---

28 September 2013 16:00

Report

GasTerra Flames

69–56

Eisbären Bremerhaven

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 2,000

Dutch Basketball League

• Flags are the flags of the city of the teams.

Regular season

---

5 October 2013 20:30

Report

Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	66–60	GasTerra Flames
Pts: Cunningham 21 Rebs: Kherrazi 8 Asts: Averink 3		Pts: Wright 23 Rebs: Bekkering 7 Asts: Dourisseau 4

Vijf Meihal, Leiden

---

12 October 2013 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	52–68	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Pts: Dourisseau 18 Rebs: Koenis, Bekkering 5 Asts: Slagter 5		Pts: Wesley 19 Rebs: Wesley 12 Asts: Wesley 4

Martiniplaza, Groningen

---

15 October 2013 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	81–45	BC Apollo
Pts: Koenis 13 Rebs: Bekkering 9 Asts: three players 3		Pts: Royé, Weijs 12 Rebs: Krabbendam 6 Asts: de Vries Andries, Royé 2

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 1,650

---

17 October 2013 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	79–70	Den Helder Kings
Pts: Koenis, Slagter 15 Rebs: Koenis 11 Asts: Wright 5		Pts: Keely 22 Rebs: Cowels III 9 Asts: Ubilla 6

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 2,360

---

19 October 2013 19:30

Report

Matrixx Magixx	60–63	GasTerra Flames
Pts: Vermeulen 14 Rebs: Sihota 11 Asts: Richard 3		Pts: Wright, Pryor 12 Rebs: Robinson 8 Asts: Slagter, Pryor 4

Sportcentrum De Arcus, Wijchen

---

24 October 2013 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	81–44	Maxxcom BSW
Pts: Robinson 23 Rebs: Robinson, Koenis 7 Asts: Slagter 6		Pts: Ormskerk 11 Rebs: van Kempen 10 Asts: Ormskerk, Eduardo 2

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 2,850

---

27 October 2013 17:00

Report

BC Apollo	54–71	GasTerra Flames
Pts: Krabbendam, Dawson 10 Rebs: Krabbendam, Weijs 9 Asts: Royé 3		Pts: Robinson 20 Rebs: Robinson 11 Asts: Slagter, Pryor 7

Apollohal, Amsterdam

---

29 October 2013 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	91–57	Aris Leeuwarden
Pts: Bekkering 23 Rebs: Bekkering 12 Asts: Slagter 6		Pts: Theus 13 Rebs: Lumpkins, Markusse 7 Asts: de Paula 4

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 2,640

---

9 November 2013 19:30

Den Helder Kings

64–74

GasTerra Flames

Kingsdome, Den Helder

Playoffs

Main article: 2014 DBL Playoffs

Qualifying

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	GasTerra Flames	36	32	4	2759	2141	+618
2	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	36	29	7	2865	2382	+483
3	Den Helder Kings	36	24	12	2832	2608	+224
4	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	36	22	14	2732	2512	+220
5	Landstede Basketbal	36	22	14	2807	2559	+248
6	Matrixx Magixx	36	20	16	2788	2542	+246
7	Aris Leeuwarden	36	13	23	2759	2996	−237
8	BC Apollo	36	7	29	2144	2702	−558

Quarterfinals: BC Apollo

16 October 2014 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	81–62	BC Apollo
Scoring by quarter: 36–19, 15–12, 14–19, 16–12
Pts: Dan Coleman 20 Rebs: Thomas Koenis 8 Asts: Cashmere Wright 4		Pts: Mark Ridderhof 24 Rebs: Lucas Steijn 7 Asts: Aron Royé 5

MartiniPlaza, Groningen Attendance: 2.850

27 April 2014 11:00

Report

BC Apollo	58–71	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 9–21, 20–21, 22–13
Pts: Aron Royé 22 Rebs: 3 spelers 5 Asts: Jeffrey de Vries Andries 4		Pts: Arvin Slagter 14 Rebs: Thomas Koenis 11 Asts: Cashmere Wright 5

Apollohal, Amsterdam

Semifinals: Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden

1 May 2014 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	44–73	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 8–16, 11–21, 14–21
Pts: Jason Dourisseau 11 Rebs: Ross Bekkering 8 Asts: Cashmere Wright 3		Pts: Mike Schachtner 13 Rebs: DeJuan Wright 8 Asts: Whit Holcomb-Faye 5

MartiniPlaza, Groningen

3 May 2014 20:30

Report

Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	62–59 (OT)	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 9–7, 15–17, 11–11, Overtime: 11–11
Pts: DeJuan Wright 19 Rebs: de Jong, Duinker 7 Asts: Whit Holcomb-Faye 6		Pts: Jason Dourisseau 14 Rebs: Ross Bekkering 12 Asts: Jason Dourisseau 3

Vijf Meihal, Leiden Attendance: 2.000

6 May 2014 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	74–66	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 11–14, 20–23, 23–14
Pts: Jason Dourisseau 24 Rebs: Dourisseau, Koenis 10 Asts: Arvin Slagter 4		Pts: Holcomb-Faye, Cunningham 16 Rebs: Duinker 5 Asts: de Jong, Holcomb-Faye 3

MartiniPlaza, Groningen Attendance: 3.260

8 May 2014 20:00

Report

Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden	66–72	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 12–17, 26–16, 14–21
Pts: Mike Schachtner 21 Rebs: 3 spelers 5 Asts: Whit Holcomb-Faye 6		Pts: Ross Bekkering 28 Rebs: Ross Bekkering 10 Asts: Dourisseau, Pryor 3

Vijf Meihal, Leiden

NOS

11 May 2014 15:00

Report

GasTerra Flames	76–62	Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 14–14, 25–20, 17–16
Pts: Ross Bekkering 16 Rebs: Dan Coleman 8 Asts: Quentin Pryor 7		Pts: Whit Holcomb-Faye 18 Rebs: Thompson, de Jong 7 Asts: Mike Schachtner 2
Groningen wint met 3–2.

MartiniPlaza, Groningen Attendance: 4.350

Finals: SPM Shoeters Den Bosch

13 May 2014 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	59–52	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Scoring by quarter: 9–10, 17–9, 13–20, 20–13
Pts: Slagter, Voorn 12 Rebs: Ross Bekkering 10 Asts: 3 spelers 2		Pts: Kees Akerboom jr. 20 Rebs: Wesley, Wessels 7 Asts: Tony Johnson 3

MartiniPlaza, Groningen Attendance: 3.020

15 May 2014 20:00

Report

SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	77–67	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 16–20, 18–16, 27–16
Pts: Kees Akerboom jr. 18 Rebs: Tai Wesley 7 Asts: David Gonzalvez 4		Pts: Ross Bekkering 16 Rebs: Bekkering, Coleman 5 Asts: Jason Dourisseau 5

Maaspoort Sports & Events, 's-Hertogenbosch Attendance: 1.900

17 May 2014 19:30

Report

GasTerra Flames	92–85	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 26–19, 23–16, 24–28
Pts: Cashmere Wright 31 Rebs: Thomas Koenis 7 Asts: Slagter, Wright 3		Pts: Tai Wesley 22 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 6 Asts: 4 spelers 3

MartiniPlaza, Groningen Attendance: 3.840

22 May 2014 20:00

Report

SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	75–61	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 13–20, 23–14, 19–15
Pts: Wesley, Wessels 13 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 14 Asts: Tai Wesley 6		Pts: Cashmere Wright 21 Rebs: Ross Bekkering 7 Asts: Slagter, Wright 3

Maaspoort Sports & Events, 's-Hertogenbosch

25 May 2014 15:00

Report

GasTerra Flames	69–67	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 10–12, 18–22, 27–21
Pts: Arvin Slagter 14 Rebs: Jason Dourisseau 10 Asts: Arvin Slagter 3		Pts: Kees Akerboom jr. 18 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 12 Asts: Ali Farokhmanesh 4

MartiniPlaza, Groningen Attendance: 4.350

RTV Noord

27 May 2014 19:00

Report

SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	69–63	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 9–13, 21–16, 16–23
Pts: Kees Akerboom jr. 22 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 10 Asts: Wessels, Wesley 3		Pts: Pryor, Slagter 14 Rebs: Dan Coleman 9 Asts: Arvin Slagter 6

Maaspoort Sports & Events, 's-Hertogenbosch

1 June 2014 13:00

Boxscore

GasTerra Flames	76–68	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 15–10, 24–11, 16–27
Pts: Jason Dourisseau 23 Rebs: Quentin Pryor 10 Asts: Quentin Pryor 6		Pts: Tai Wesley 15 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 8 Asts: Wesley, Johnson 4
GasTerra Flames wins series 4–3

MartiniPlaza, Groningen Attendance: 4.310

EuroChallenge

Groningen played the EuroChallenge, which was the first time back in Europe since the 2011–12 season. The team wasn't able to reach the last 16, as the Flames were able to win just 2 out of 6 games.

9 November 2013 19:30

Okapi Aalstar	83–82 (OT)	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 18–15, 19–18, 19–27, Overtime: 9–8
Pts: Raivio 29 Rebs: Young 9 Asts: Releford 3		Pts: Robinson 21 Rebs: Robinson 9 Asts: Bekkering 3

Forum, Aalst Attendance: 800 Referees: Haydn Jones, Anastasios Manos, Marko Vladic

---

9 November 2013 19:30

Pallacanestro Reggiana	78–61	GasTerra Flames
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 12–20, 24–15, 22–13
Pts: Bunner 15 Rebs: Bunner 11 Asts: Cinciarini 6		Pts: Robinson 14 Rebs: Robinson, Koenis 6 Asts: Slagter 2

PalaBigi, Reggio Emilia Attendance: 2,813 Referees: Johann Jeanneau (FRA), Nikolaos Somos (GRE), Bernard Vassallo (MLT)

---

25 November 2013

GasTerra Flames	72–76	Team TEHO Sport
Pts: Wright 15 Rebs: Robinson 9 Asts: Slagter 5		Pts: Ayers 24 Rebs: Ayers 6 Asts: Curry 9

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 1,820

---

3 December 2013

Team TEHO Sport	72–76	GasTerra Flames
Pts: Wright 15 Rebs: Robinson 9 Asts: Slagter 5		Pts: Wright 15 Rebs: Robinson 8 Asts: Slagter, Koenis 3

Kotka Attendance: 1,114

---

25 November 2013

GasTerra Flames	63–70	Okapi Aalstar
Pts: Bekkering 13 Rebs: Slagter 7 Asts: Slagter 8		Pts: Cummard 23 Rebs: Young 6 Asts: Cummard 5

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 3,340

---

17 December 2013

GasTerra Flames	85–60	Pallacanestro Reggiana
Pts: Robinson 20 Rebs: Robinson 6 Asts: Slagter 6		Pts: Bell 17 Rebs: Silins, Cervi 6 Asts: Cinciarini 6

Martiniplaza, Groningen Attendance: 1,820

---

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)