Ross Bekkering
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Born | Donar | August 19, 1987
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Ross Bekkering (born August 19, 1987) is a former Canadian-Dutch professional basketball player. Bekkering played in the Dutch Basketball League.[1] Bekkering is the younger brother of Henry Bekkering, who was a professional basketball player as well.
He played collegiately for Calgary, where he played five years. In 2010, he started his professional career in the Netherlands with ZZ Leiden, winning the Dutch Basketball League in his rookie year. The following year, he signed with Matrixx Magixx. After one year he returned to Leiden, where he won another DBL title in 2013. Afterwards, he played three years with league rival Donar, where he added two more championships. He retired in 2016.
Four years after his retirement, in 2020, Bekkering played
Professional career
Bekkering started his professional career with
On June 10, 2013 Bekkering signed with the
On June 23, 2016, Bekkering announced his retirement at age 28.[4]
3x3 basketball
In 2021, Bekkering joined the Netherlands national 3x3 team.[5] He played at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where the team finished in the fifth place.[6]
Honours
Professionally
- 4x )
- 2x NBB Cup (2014,2015)
- 2x Dutch Supercup (2011, 2014)
- Individual awards
- 2x 2013, 2016)
- 5x 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- 2x 2014, 2016)
- DBL rebounding leader(2015-2016)
- DBL Statistical Player of the Year (2015-2016)
- Eurobasket.com Player of the Year (2015-2016)
College
- Calgary
- 2x All-Canada West Team (2009, 2010)
- 2x All-Canadian Team (2009, 2010)
Statistics
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GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | Field goal percentage |
3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game |
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high | Led the league |
DBL
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11
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ZZ Leiden | 48[a] | 24.1 | .568 | .267 | .693 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.1 | |
2011–12
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Magixx | 19 | 26.1 | .520 | .396 | .637 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 11.4 | |
2012–13 | ZZ Leiden | 46[a] | 26.2 | .550 | .259 | .580 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 12.0 | |
2013–14 | Donar
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35 | 22.8 | .622 | .364 | .586 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.8 | |
2014–15 | Donar
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15 | 25.1 | .622 | .368 | .609 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.4 | |
2015–16 | Donar
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28 | 29.7 | .607 | .500 | .650 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 13.5 |
References
- ^ "Ross Bekkering". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Bekkering van Leiden naar Flames". NOS.nl (in Dutch). June 10, 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Ross Bekkering stays in Groningen". iBasketball (in Dutch). 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Ross Bekkering retires at 29". www.sportando.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Vier maanden in Nederland was tekort voor Ross Bekkering". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links
- Ross Bekkering at fiba3x3.com
- Ross Bekkering at Eurobasket.com
- Ross Bekkering at RealGM
- Ross Bekkering at Proballers
- Ross Bekkering at Olympics.com
- Ross Bekkering at Olympedia