Devon van Oostrum
 Van Oostrum in action with Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad. | |
| No. 7 – Koroivos | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
24 January 1993 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | British / Dutch |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Sheffield Sharks |
| 2009–2016 | Baskonia |
| 2009–2011 | → Fundación Baskonia |
| 2011–2012 | → Tarragona Bàsquet 2017 |
| 2012–2013 | → Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto |
| 2014 | → Cibona Zagreb |
| 2014 | → Kouvot |
| 2015 | → Leeds Force |
| 2015 | → Peñas Huesca |
| 2015–2016 | → Arkadikos |
| 2016–present | Koroivos Amaliadas |
Devon van Oostrum (born 24 January 1993) is a British-Dutch professional basketball player who currently plays for Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League.
Professional career
After attending Silverdale School in Sheffield,[1] van Oostrum started his basketball career with British basketball league club Sheffield Sharks in 2008. In May 2009, van Oostrum moved to Spanish ACB team Caja Laboral,[2] who loaned him to the reserve team Euskotren Fundación Baskonia, of the fifth tier of the Spanish basketball league.[3]
In 2011, after playing in the 2011 Eurobasket tournament, he was loaned to Bàsquet Tarragona 2017, team of the Spanish second tier league LEB Oro.[4] After winning the LEB relegation playoffs, van Oostrum was called by Caja Laboral to join the roster for the 2012 ACB Playoffs.
In the summer of 2012, Baskonia sent him on loan to the LEB Oro team Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad.[5] In February 2013, he came back to the club of Vitoria after the departure of Carlos Cabezas.[6] In September 2014, he was loaned to Cibona Zagreb for one season.[7] On October 31, 2014, Cibona terminated contract with him, so he returned to Laboral Kutxa.[8]
On 14 November 2014, Baskonia agreed a new loan, this time to Finnish team Kouvot.[9] On 22 December 2014, he parted ways with Kouvot after playing 6 games with the club.[10] On 7 January 2015 he was loaned to Leeds Force of the British Basketball League[11] and made his debut three days later, scoring 16 points and 6 assists shooting 6-17 from the field on a loss against Plymouth Raiders.[12] Afterwards he was loaned to Peñas Huesca of the LEB Oro.[13][14]
On 11 August 2015, Van Oostrum was loaned to Arkadikos of the Greek Basket League for the 2015–16 season.[15][16]
On 11 August 2016, Van Oostrum signed with Koroivos Amaliadas for the 2016–17 season.[17]
International career
Having previously represented England at under 16, under 18 and Britain at under 20 levels, van Oostrum made his debut for the British senior team against the Netherlands scoring 8 points. van Oostrum's recent performances earned him a spot on the British team that will compete in the 2011 Eurobasket tournament in Lithuania.[18]
Devon's performances recently in 2012 have earned him a place in the provisional 21-man squad for the British Olympic basketball team.
Personal
Van Oostrum is the son of Duco van Oostrum, who played basketball at the precursor of Aris Leeuwarden in the Netherlands and since 1995 teaches at Sheffield University.[19] Devon's older brother Nigel van Oostrum plays at Aris Leeuwarden since 2014.
References
- ↑ Silverdale's grand national double act - Sport - Sheffield Telegraph
- ↑ Tau is already planning the future
- ↑ Great Britain Basketball : Homepage
- ↑ El 9 Esportiu - Notícia: Van Oostrum, lligat
- ↑ Devon Van Oostrum jugará en Cáceres (Spanish)
- ↑ Caja Laboral waive Carlos Cabezas, recall Devon Van Oostrum
- ↑ Devon Van Oostrum joined Cibona
- ↑ "Devon Van Oostrum no continuará en la Cibona de Zagreb". baskonia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Devon Van Oostrum, cedido al Kouvot Basketball finlandés; ACB.com, 14 November 2014
- ↑ Devon Van Oostrum leaves Kouvot
- ↑ Devon Van Oostrum moves to Leeds Force
- ↑ Devon van Oostrum Scores Season-High 16 pts on Leeds Debut
- ↑ Baskonia loans Devon Van Oostrum to Peñas Huesca
- ↑ Devon Van Oostrum jugará en el Peñas Huesca hasta final de temporada
- ↑ Arcadikos BC signs Devon Van Oostrum
- ↑ Στον Αρκαδικό ο Devon Van Oostrum! (Greek)
- ↑ Koroivos ink Devon Van Oostrum
- ↑ GB TOP GROUP C AFTER WIN AGAINST CROATIA
- ↑ Duco van Oostrum at the Sheffield University School of English website.
External links
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