See main article: Donar (basketball club).
| Club: | Donar |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Chairman: | Jannes Stokroos |
| Manager: | Matthew Otten (1st season) |
| Stadium: | MartiniPlaza |
| League: | BNXT League |
| League Result: | National semifinals |
| Playoffs Result: | Runners-up |
| League2: | Basketball Cup |
| League2 Result: | Winners |
| Cup1: | FIBA Europe Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Regular Season |
| Largest Win: | CobraNova 57–107 Donar (39 points; 11 December) |
| Largest Loss: | Donar 63–92 ZZ Leiden (29 points; 19 December) |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022-23 |
The 2021–22 Donar season was the 50th season in the existence of the club. The club played its first season in the BNXT League, a newly established league which combines the Belgian and Dutch national leagues.
This was the first season under newly hired head coach Matthew Otten, who came over from Yoast United. Otten returned to Donar after playing a on the championship team in 2010.[1] Along with Otten, star point guard Austin Luke came over from United. Additionally, Donar recruited five new foreign players. The team managed to qualify for the regular season after it finished in second place in the qualifying tournament hosted at MartiniPlaza. In the regular season, Donar failed to advance after taking big losses against London Lions and Medi Bayreuth.[2]
In the BNXT League season, Donar stumbled in the first quarter of the season with an opening day loss against Aris Leeuwarden. In early November, two new foreign players were signed in Donte Thomas and Jimmy Gavin. Donar ended the year 2021 with two losses against ZZ Leiden and Yoast United.
On 20 March 2022, Donar won its seventh national Basketball Cup after defeating Heroes Den Bosch in the final, which was played in the MartiniPlaza. In the national playoffs, Donar was swept 0-3 by Heroes. In the BNXT Play-offs, they reached the finals where they lost to ZZ Leiden over two games.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, games had to be played behind closed doors from 12 November.[3] Multiple games were rescheduled to later dates.[4]
See main article: article and 2021–22 Dutch Basketball Cup. On 20 March 2022, Donar won its seventh Dutch Basketball Cup title, tying the record held by Heroes Den Bosch for cup most titles.
Donar played in the qualification tournament for the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup, and was also awarded to host the tournament. Donar lost the final of the qualification to Benfica, but advanced as a Lucky Loser.[5]
Donar was drawn into Group A of the regular season, where it faced three opponents which it never faced before.
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| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquis Addison | 42 | 25.0 | .456 | .380 | .747 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 12.3 | |
| Henry Caruso | 32 | 23.3 | .500 | .347 | .683 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.3 | |
| Lotanna Nwogbo | 27 | 17.1 | .520 | .000 | .663 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10.3 | |
| Donte Ingram | 39 | 20.9 | .452 | .289 | .712 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9.2 | |
| Jimmy Gavin | 34 | 19.5 | .434 | .370 | .709 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.2 | |
| Amanze Egekeze | 42 | 21.3 | .526 | .355 | .813 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.6 | |
| Austin Luke | 25 | 24.6 | .385 | .324 | .655 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 8.5 | |
| Leon Williams | 41 | 27.7 | .457 | .380 | .696 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.0 | |
| Donte Thomas | 34 | 20.6 | .491 | .273 | .543 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.2 | |
| Thomas Koenis | 30 | 19.3 | .601 | .385 | .605 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.8 | |
| Willem Brandwijk | 43 | 18.0 | .519 | .333 | .613 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 6.7 | |
| Sheyi Adetunji | 17 | 9.1 | .239 | .219 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | |
| Kjeld Zuidema | 14 | 6.3 | .370 | .125 | .500 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | |
| Mark Roorda | 6 | 3.9 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |