Canadians (basketball club)

Dutch basketball club

Canadians

Founded| 1951
Dissolved| 1994
History| BV Landlust
1951–1973
Canadians
1973–1993
Championships| 2 Dutch Leagues

Canadians, formerly known as BV Landlust, was a Dutch basketball club from Amsterdam. The team was one of the original twelve teams in the Eredivisie. The team was founded in 1952 and played in the Eredivisie for 42 seasons.[1]

## History

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Landlust playing Herly in 1965

Landlust was founded in 1951 and remained until 1992–93 season in the Premier League, with the exception of the 1972–73 season. The club from Amsterdam is third with 32 seasons in the league, after Den Bosch (40) and Donar (38).

Landlust played until 1972 without sponsor. On return to the Premier League in 1973–74, adopted for sponsorship reasons the name Delta Lloyd Amsterdam, a name that remained for eight years. In 1981, Black Velvet Rose sponsor baton and was named Black Velvet Canadians. In 1986 Sportlife sponsor but the name remained Canadians: Sports Life Canadians. The season 1990–91 was a sponsor of charge year and the club went through life as Canadians Amsterdam. The last two seasons the club was sponsored by Graydon and was named the club Gray Dons Canadians. In 1994 the club dissolved.

The first men's team won in 1962 and 1963, the national championship.

## Honours

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### Men's team

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Eredivisie

* Winners (2): 1961–62, 1962–63

### Women's team

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Dames Eredivisie

* Winners (4): 1959–60, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86

## Names

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Due to sponsorship reasons the team had many names:[2]

* BV Landlust Amsterdam (1957–1973)
* Delta Lloyd Amsterdam (1973–1981)
* Black Velvet Canadians (1981–1985)
* Sportlife Canadians (1986–1990)
* Graydon Canadians (1991–1993)

## Individual awards

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Dutch League MVP

* Hank Smith – 1976

All-DBL Team

* Hank Smith – 1976
* Jimmy Moore – 1985
* Doug Spradley – 1992
* Paul Vrind – 1993

DBL Coach of the Year

* Edwin van der Hart – 1982

## References

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1. ^ "Alle basketball clubs van Nederland. - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2. ^ "Sponsor namen van clubs. - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

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Seasons|

* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21

Playoffs|

* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
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* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

Clubs|

| 2020–21 season|

* Almere Sailors
* Aris Leeuwarden
* Apollo Amsterdam
* Donar
* Den Helder Suns
* BAL
* Feyenoord
* Heroes Den Bosch
* Landstede Hammers
* The Hague Royals
* Yoast United
* ZZ Leiden

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Former|

* Arke Stars Enschede
* Akrides
* Amsterdam Basketball
* Amstelveen
* AMVJ
* Almere Pioneers
* BSW
* BV Groningen
* DAS Delft
* Den Helder
* Dutch Windmills
* EiffelTowers Nijmegen
* Flamingo's Haarlem
* Red Giants
* Herly Amsterdam
* Virtus Werkendam
* NAC Basketbal
* Orca's
* Punch
* Rowic
* Matrixx Magixx
* West-Brabant Giants
* RZ
* DED
* The Wolves
* SVE
* The Lions
* Blue Stars

Arenas|

* MartiniPlaza
* Maaspoort
* Apollohal
* Kalverdijkje
* Sporthal Boshoven
* Landstede Sportcentrum
* Sporthal Sportlaan
* Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
* Vijf Meihal
* Sportcampus Zuiderpark
* Topsportcentrum Almere
* De Schaapskooi

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* Playoffs MVP
* All-Star Team
* Coach of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Most Improved Player
* MVP Under U23
* Sixth Man of the Year
* Rookie of the Year
* All-Defense Team
* All-Rookie Team
* Statistical Player of the Year
* All-Star Game MVP
* All-Star Game U23 MVP

Statistical leaders|

* Scoring
* Rebounds
* Assists
* Steals
* Blocks

Associated competitions|

* Basketball Cup
* Dutch Supercup

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