Nigel van Oostrum

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Nigel van Oostrum
No. 7 – Landstede Hammers
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 31)
Houston, Texas[1]
NationalityBritish / Dutch
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
CollegeFranklin Pierce (2009–2012)
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014Den Helder Kings
2014–2016Aris Leeuwarden
2016–presentLandstede Hammers
Career highlights and awards

Nigel Luuk van Oostrum (born 19 September 1990) is a British-Dutch[2] professional basketball player, who currently plays for Landstede Hammers of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).

Professional career[]

Van Oostrum started his professional career with Den Helder Kings of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). When that club was dissolved in December 2014, he signed with Aris Leeuwarden.[3]

In July 2016, Van Oostrum joined Landstede Basketbal.[4] On 5 October 2017, he won his first trophy with Landstede after the club won the Dutch Basketball Supercup.[5] In the 2018–19 season, Van Oostrum was part of the Landstede team that won the club's first national championship.[6]

International career[]

Van Oostrum played for the England national basketball team at the U18 European Championship for Men.[7]

Personal[]

Van Oostrum is the son of Duco van Oostrum, who played basketball at Ymir, the precursor of Aris Leeuwarden, and since 1995 teaches at Sheffield University.[8] Nigel is the older brother of Devon van Oostrum.

References[]

  1. ^ Nigel van Oostrum at court-side.com.
  2. ^ "LANDSTEDE BASKETBAL CONTRACTEERT NIGEL VAN OOSTRUM" (in Dutch). Rtvzoo.nl. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  3. ^ Treffers en Van Oostrum naar Aris
  4. ^ "Nigel Van Oostrum Joins Top Dutch Side Zwolle". Hoopsfix.com. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Basketballers Landstede verrassen met Supercup-zege" [Basketball players Landstede surprise with Supercup victory] (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Cookies op destentor.nl - destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ FIBA Europe.com
  8. ^ Duco van Oostrum at the Sheffield University School of English website.
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