Ross Bekkering
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 19, 1987 Taber, Alberta |
| Nationality | Canadian / Dutch |
| Listed height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | W. R. Myers (Taber, Alberta) |
| College | Calgary (2005–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–2016 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 12 |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
| 2011–2012 | Matrixx Magixx |
| 2012–2013 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
| 2013–2016 | Donar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
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.
Career
Bekkering started his professional career with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden in 2010. With Leiden Bekkering won the Dutch championship. The following season Bekkering left for Matrixx Magixx to team up with his older brother Henry Bekkering. After a year with Magixx Bekkering signed again with Leiden, and in his second season he won the championship once again.
On June 10, 2013 Bekkering signed with the GasTerra Flames from Groningen along with Leiden teammate Arvin Slagter.[2] Bekkering won his first NBB Cup with Flames, by beating his former team Leiden 79–71 in the Final. After the DBL regular season Bekkering was selected in the DBL All-Defense Team. He extended his contract with one year in July 2014.[3]
On June 23, 2016, Bekkering announced his retirement at age 28.[4]
Honours
- 4x Dutch Championship (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)
- 2x NBB Cup (2014,2015)
- 2x Dutch Supercup (2011, 2014)
Individual awards:
- 2x All-DBL Team (2013, 2016)
- 5x All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- 2x DBL All-Defense Team (2014, 2016)
- DBL rebounding leader (2015-2016)
- DBL Statistical Player of the Year (2015-2016)
- Eurobasket.com Player of the Year (2015-2016)
- 2x All-Canada West Team (2009, 2010)
- 2x All-Canadian Team (2009, 2010)
Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
National league statistics
- As of 23 April 2016.
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Leiden | DBL | 48[lower-alpha 1] | 24.1 | .568 | .267 | .693 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
| 2011–12 | Wijchen | 19 | 26.1 | .520 | .396 | .637 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 11.4 | |
| 2012–13 | Leiden | 46[lower-alpha 1] | 26.2 | .550 | .259 | .580 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 12.0 | |
| 2013–14 | Groningen | 35 | 22.8 | .622 | .364 | .586 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.8 | |
| 2014–15 | Groningen | 15 | 25.1 | .622 | .368 | .609 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.4 | |
| 2015–16 | Groningen | 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.
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