Basketball Days is a yearly friendly international
basketball
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tournament that is held in
Zwolle
Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...
,
Netherlands
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since 2011. The tournament is played by 8 teams from around the world in the
Landstede Topsportcentrum, home of
Landstede Basketbal
Landstede Hammers is a Dutch basketball club based in Zwolle. The club plays in the BNXT League, the Dutch top tier division. The club was founded as Cees Lubbers The Hammers in 1995. In 1999, the club’s name was changed into Landstede Hammers. ...
. It is held from December 26 till December 30.
The first two editions were won by the host team, Landstede Basketbal. The tournament won't be held since 2013.
No edition of Basketball Days in 2013 - sportiefzwolle.nl
Tournaments
Teams
A list of all teams that have participated at a Basketball Days-tournament.
Club teams
* Landstede Basketbal
Landstede Hammers is a Dutch basketball club based in Zwolle. The club plays in the BNXT League, the Dutch top tier division. The club was founded as Cees Lubbers The Hammers in 1995. In 1999, the club’s name was changed into Landstede Hammers. ...
* Grêmio Mogiano
* Barsy Atyrau
* Newcastle Eagles
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* Jiangsu Lions
National teams
* Netherlands
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* Nigeria
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* United Arab Emirates
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Unofficial teams
* New York City Warriors
* WNTA Falcons
* 94 Fifty All Stars
Awards
References
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Basketball competitions in the Netherlands
2011 establishments in the Netherlands
Sport in Zwolle