The 15th Holland Nordic Basketball Event | April 3rd - 5th, 2010

Gameschedule HNBT 2010

Group A
Selection Slovenia
The Netherlands
Poland
Group B
Selection Nis Serbia
Denmark
BK Valmiera Latvia
Group C
Gloria Russia
Estonia
Flames Groningen
Group D
Hamburg Germany
Serbia
Sabonis Lithuania

Saturday April 3rd First round
Willem Alexander Sportcentrum
09.00 - 10.30 Selection Slovenia - The Netherlands
10.30 - 12.00 Gloria Russia - Estonia
12.45 - 14.15 Poland - Selection Slovenia
14.15 - 15.45 Flames Groningen - Gloria Russia
16.30 - 18.00 The Netherlands - Poland
18.00 - 19.30 Estonia - Flames Groningen
19.30 - 20.30 3 Point-Shootout + Dunkcontest

Sporthal Vinkhuizen
08.30 - 10.00 Selection Nis Serbia - Denmark
10.00 - 11.30 Hamburg Germany - Serbia
12.15 - 13.45 Valmiera Latvia - Selection Nis Serbia
13.45 - 15.15 Sabonis Lithuania - Hamburg Germany
16.00 - 17.30 Denmark - Valmiera Latvia
17.30 - 19.00 Serbia - Sabonis Lithuania

Sunday April 4th Second chances and cross finals
Willem Alexander Sportcentrum
08.30 - 10.15 3rd Group A - 2nd Group B E
10.15 - 12.00 3rd Group B - 2nd Group A G
12.30 - 14.15 winner E - 1st Group C I
14.15 - 16.30 winner G - 1st Group D K
17.00 - 18.45 loser E - loser H M
18.45 - 20.15 loser I - loser J O
20.15 - 21.45 winner I - winner J R

Sporthal Vinkhuizen
08.30 - 10.15 3e Group C - 2e Group D F
10.15 - 12.00 3e Group D - 2e Group C H
12.30 - 14.15 winner F - 1e Group B J
14.15 - 16.30 winner H - 1e Group A L
17.00 - 18.45 loser G - loser F N
18.45 - 20.15 loser K - loser L P
20.15 - 21.45 winner K - winner L S

Monday April 5th Finals
Willem Alexander Sportcentrum
08.00 - 09.50 loser M - loser N 11th place
09.50 - 11.40 winner M - winner N 9th place
11.40 - 13.30 loser O - loser P 7th place
13.30 - 15.20 winner O - winner P 5th place
15.20 - 17.10 loser R - loser S 3rd place
17.10 - 19.00 winner R - winner S 1st place

Participants HNBT

With some last minute additions and changes, the finishing touches have been put on the HNBT and competition is ready to ensue come April. The most significant change concerns the National Team of Lebanon, which had to withdraw from the tournament due to personal issues of its accompanying staff. As a result, a former participant will return: the Southern Serbian Selection Team. We anticipate this team to have its strongest performance in the HNBT to date, which will add even more depth to the overall competition. We also expect to witness a similar demonstration of solid play from the U17 National Team of Serbia. The top European players from this team are noted for their talent and skill, which should guarantee a spectacular display of basketball.

Another addition to the HNBT will be the National Selection Team of Denmark. Although Denmark is considered to be a small country in the European basketball world, a number of players have made a name for themselves.  Moreover, the Danish teams have always shown strong representation and performed well in the HNBT.

Lastly, we can announce a very special participant in the National Team of Egypt.  Unfortunately, we do not have much knowledge of basketball in (North) Africa, so this team will be an absolute dark horse in our tournament.

The overview of teams is shown below:

HNBT Coach Clinic 2010

Working in conjunction with FIBA Europe, Dutch Basketball Federation (NBB) and 'the Committee for Development and Education Region North (RCSO), the HNBT will provide an International Coaches Training Clinic on Saturday, April 3, and Sunday, April 4, 2010 in Groningen, the Netherlands. Also there will be a Post Players' Clinic on Friday, April 2, which will be available for players as well as trainer/coaches who are interested in attending.

Payments for the clinics must be made at the cash register beforehand.
Registration is open until Thursday, April 1. Please sign in at the following mailadress: rayonnoord@basketball.nl (mention name, date of birth and club). Note that you must register for EACH event separately! Below are the clinics the HNBT is offering.

1. Friday, April 2: Post Clinic hosted by Swen Nater (USA)
Swen Nater played 12 years in the NBA and also 1 year in Serie A in Italy. Nater has played alongside some basketball greats such as Bill Walton, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Dr. J, and he has also battled amongst some legends in his time like Moses Malone, Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. The experience he will bring to the post clinic is invaluable.
There are only 12 slots in the Post Clinic for players to sign up. Since Nater is offering a specialized program, there is limited room for participation.
Trainers/coaches and other interested parties can follow the clinic from the sidelines and interact with Nater during the break.
- Location: Oude ALO, Van Swietenlaan 1, Groningen
- Program: 08:30 open room / 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 Post Clinic
- Costs for coaches/trainers and those interested in the Post Clinic on Friday, April 2: € 15,--

2. Saturday, April 3: International Coach Clinic hosted by Swen Nater (USA), Zare Markovski (Italy/Macedonia) and Lucien van Kersschaever (Belgium)
- Swen Nater: Post-Play "Play Post Like the Pros"
- Zare Markovski: Development of young players in tactical aspects - Point Guards
- Lucien van Kersschaever: currently unknown
For many years, Zare Markovski has been a very succesful coach for many club s in the Serie A, Italian League. When he was head coach of Virtus Bologna, Markovski lead his team to finish third in all of Europe. In 2007, Markovski was honored by being named coach of the FIBA Europe All-star team. Earlier in his coaching career in the late 90s Markovski was headcoach of the national team of Macedonia.
- Location: Alpha-Sports, Kardingerweg 48, 9735 AH Groningen
- Program: 09:30 open room / 10:00-16:00 Coach Clinic
- Costs for coaches/trainers and those interested in the Post Clinic on Friday, April 3: € 28,--

3. Sunday, April 4: International Coach Clinic (theory/workshop) hosted by Swen Nater (USA), Zare Markovski (Italy/Macedonia) and Lucien van Kersschaever (Belgium)
- Swen Nater: Offensive Plays Against Zones
- Zare Markovski: Building a Defensive Concept
- Lucien van Kersschaever: Motivation
With former headcoach of the national teams of Belgium and the Netherlands and several topclubs in Belgium, Lucien van Kersschaever will breng a lot of basketball experience to the coach clinic. He is seen as one of the most important coaches in Belgium, who brought basketball in Belgium to what it is nowadays. During his coaching career he won 7 national championships (mainly with BC Oostende) in Belgium.
- Location: Willem Alexander Sportscenter (WAS), Zernikelaan 17, Groningen
- Program: 12:00-16:00 Coach Clinic / Workshop
- Costs for coaches/trainers and those interested in the Post Clinic on Friday, April 4: € 15,--

An HNBT of excellence

Once again, the commemorative HNBT announces more appealing representation from various countries. Previously reported was the participation of the GasTerra Flames, the selection team of Hamburg, Gloria and the Sabonis Basketball School. We can now proudly advertise that at least three National Teams will compete this year:
Estonia U18
Poland U18
Netherlands U18
 
At the European Championships (EC) held in Sarajevo last year, the U18 selection team of Poland took home silver, Estonia recorded sixth place and the Netherlands followed closely behind claiming seventh. It is noteworthy that the Polish selection team has remained intact since the EC. Therefore, it is expected that they will be battling for the trophy at the HNBT.

Another contender will hopefully be the U18 squad from Estonia. Since the days that Valmo Kriisa made an indelible impression, Groningen has recognized and respected Estonia as a basketball nation. However, predicting the performance of the current U18 team will be difficult because the selection has changed substantially since the EC.

For several years, we have been acquainted with the level of Lebanese basketball through the participation of Sagesse/Rosaire Basketball Club. Given their result last year at the HNBT, we can assume that the National team will perform above average. The selection team finished eighth at the Asian Championships in 2008, which is an indication of their strength.

The participation of the Netherlands U18 team in the HNBT is extremely special. In previous tournament years, the U18 National Team has chosen to compete in another tournament in Cherbourg (France). However, this year they are convinced that the HNBT is the best stage to see where they measure up in U18 international competition.

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Swen Nater back in Groningen

Over Easter, Groningen will be graced by the presence of Dutch basketball legend, Swen Nater. He will host a post clinic for players, a coaches’ clinic and also a workshop during the HNBT.

Nater was born in Den Helder in 1950 and shortly thereafter moved to America at the age of nine. Although he left the Netherlands in his youth, Nater has held on to his roots, which can be verified by his affinities for old-fashioned stew and Holland herring. However, the one thing he certainly does not miss from his homeland is the smell of “cowpoop” lingering in the Dutch air.

Nater’s basketball credentials from the States are quite impressive. While playing with the “Walton Gang” from UCLA, he never lost a game in his collegiate career. His team captured the NCAA title in both 1972 and 1973, and it was during this period that UCLA set the all-time NCAA consecutive winning-streak record of 88 games. Due to his success as a Bruin, he was a first-round draft pick for the ABA, and in his first season he was named Rookie of the Year. To this day, Nater is the only player in history to have never started a senior college game and be drafted in the first round.

Throughout his ABA and NBA careers, Nater played with seven different teams and alongside many world-renown players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson. While in the ABA, he snagged over 1000 rebounds in a single season, which foreshadowed him being tabbed the best rebounder of the NBA in 1980.

Once his playing career had come to an end, Nater built himself a successful coaching career. His philosophy was a combination of the system he had learned under John Wooden and his own teaching methods. Nater even wrote a book about his coaching methods titled: You Have Not Taught Until They Have Learned.

Nater stands by the following motto of John Wooden: It's amazing what a team can accomplish when no one cares who receives the credit.
www.coachswen.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swen_Nater
Swen Nater in Groningen