A couple of summers ago Eurohopes staff travelled to Skopje (Macedonia) to follow the Division "B" U-20 European Championship. In that event Netherlands won the title, beating Czech Republic in the big final and promoting both to Division "A". There were an interesting group of prospects, with Hieronymus Van der List ('89), Jessey Voorn ('90), Thomas Koenis ('90)... Great year for dutch basketball. But not for a long time. ABC Amsterdam has gone to bankrupt due to its financial situation after winning 7 national titles and 6 cups in the last 15 years. Really disapointing. Coach Hakim Salem already found a new team, signing a 2-years deal with Gasterra Flames from Groningen, but there is a group of young players who are currently without team after making a great season and playing many minutes.

 

Who are they? 6'4'' guard Jessey Voorn -at the pic- ended as the best scorer behind 13.7 points and 35% from downtown, but there are more. 6'5'' guard Dimeo Van den Horst ('91) had 10.2 and 3.1 rebounds, while 6'7'' forward Mohammed Kherrazi ('90) added 9.4 and 5.9 boards.

 

Photo: Amsterdam Basketball