Devon van Oostrum

Devon van Oostrum

Van Oostrum in action with Cáceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
No. 7 – Arkadikos
Position Point guard
League Greek Basket League
Personal information
Born (1993-01-24) 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–present Saski 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–present → Arkadikos

Devon van Oostrum (born 24 January 1993) is a British-Dutch professional basketball player who is currently a member of Arkadikos of the Greek Basket League, on loan from Laboral Kutxa Baskonia.

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]

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.[17]

Devon's performances recently in 2012 have earned him a place in the provisional 21-man squad for the British Olympic basketball team.

Personal

Devon is the brother of Nigel Van Oostrum.

References

  1. ↑ Silverdale's grand national double act - Sport - Sheffield Telegraph
  2. ↑ Tau is already planning the future
  3. ↑ Great Britain Basketball : Homepage
  4. ↑ El 9 Esportiu - Notícia: Van Oostrum, lligat
  5. ↑ Devon Van Oostrum jugará en Cáceres (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Caja Laboral waive Carlos Cabezas, recall Devon Van Oostrum
  7. ↑ Devon Van Oostrum joined Cibona
  8. ↑ "Devon Van Oostrum no continuará en la Cibona de Zagreb". baskonia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Devon Van Oostrum, cedido al Kouvot Basketball finlandés; ACB.com, 14 November 2014
  10. ↑ Devon Van Oostrum leaves Kouvot
  11. ↑ Devon Van Oostrum moves to Leeds Force
  12. ↑ Devon van Oostrum Scores Season-High 16 pts on Leeds Debut
  13. ↑ Baskonia loans Devon Van Oostrum to Peñas Huesca
  14. ↑ Devon Van Oostrum jugará en el Peñas Huesca hasta final de temporada
  15. ↑ Arcadikos BC signs Devon Van Oostrum
  16. ↑ Στον Αρκαδικό ο Devon Van Oostrum! (Greek)
  17. ↑ GB TOP GROUP C AFTER WIN AGAINST CROATIA

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