Kees Akerboom Sr.
Dutch basketball player (born 1952)
 Akerboom, in 1980. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1952-04-18) 18 April 1952 (age 72) Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1969–1986 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1969–1975 | Flamingo's Haarlem |
| 1975–1985 | EBBC Den Bosch |
| 1985–1986 | Virtus Werkendam |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Kees Akerboom Sr. (born 18 April 1952) is a retired Dutch basketball player. Akerboom is the father of Kees Akerboom Jr., who also played as a professional basketball player in the Eredivisie.[1] He was a 2.04 m tall shooting guard.[2]
Club career
Akerboom started playing basketball at age 16 and joined the Flamingo's Haarlem under Jan Janbroers after two years.[3]
Akerboom played with EBBC Den Bosch, with whom he reached a FIBA Saporta Cup Final in 1979.
Dutch national team
As a member of the senior Dutch national basketball team, Akerboom led the 1977 EuroBasket in scoring, averaging 27 points per game. His performance earned him a selection to the EuroBasket All-Tournament Team. Akerboom is 2nd on the all-time list of games played for the senior Dutch national team, with 182 appearances. Only Toon van Helfteren, has played more games, with 207.
Awards and accomplishments
Club
- Flamingo's Haarlem[4]
- 3× Eredivisie: (1971, 1972, 1973)
- 2× NBB Cup: (1970, 1971)
- Den Bosch
- 5× Eredivisie: (1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985)
Individual
- 3× Dutch League MVP: (1980, 1981, 1985)
- 7× All-Dutch League Team: (1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985)
- 5× Dutch League All-Star: (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982)
- FIBA EuroBasket Top Scorer: (1977)
- FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: (1977)
References
- ^ The name Akerboom is a double handicap at gelderlander.nl (in Dutch)
- ^ "Kees Akerboom Sr. Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ "De hoogtijdagen van Levi's Flamingo's". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ "Holland – Hall of Fame". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
External links
- FIBA.com profile
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