EiffelTowers Nijmegen was a Dutch

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club based in

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. The club played in the top-tier

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during the period 2000–2005 and won one championship in 2003. In 2005, the club merged with

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to form EiffelTowers Den Bosch.

History

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was hired as the team's head coach. With main sponsor Eiffel BV, the club was able to sign high quality American players which led to quick successes. In 2003, the EiffelTowers dominated in the Eredivie and team won the Dutch national championship, as well as the

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. In the playoff finals, Omniworld was swept easily, 4–0. In 2005 main sponsor Eiffel decided to move its club to

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to merge with Tulip Den Bosch. Main reason was the small arena in Nijmegen, which didn't allow the club to play in European competitions. The following season, a new team from Nijmegen was founded in

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Honours

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(1): : 2002–03 * Dutch Cups (1): :2003 :Runner-up: 2002

Season by season

Head coaches

: (2000–2004) * Randy Wiel: (2004–2005)

References

{{Dutch Basketball League Defunct basketball teams in the Netherlands Basketball teams established in 2000 Basketball teams disestablished in 2005 Former Dutch Basketball League teams Sports clubs in Nijmegen History of Nijmegen