Kees Akerboom, Sr.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | April 18, 1952 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Number | 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1969–1975 | Levi's Flamingo's Haarlem |
| 1975–1985 | EBBC Den Bosch |
| 1985– | BC Virtus Werkendam |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kees Akerboom, Sr (born April 18, 1952 in Haarlem) is a former Dutch basketball player. He played for EBBC Den Bosch, with whom he reached a Saporta Cup final in 1979. Akerboom is the father of Kees Akerboom, Jr., who also played as a professional player in the Eredivisie. [1]
Dutch national team
As a member of the Dutch national basketball team, he led the 1977 Eurobasket in scoring, averaging 27 points per game. His performance earned him a selection in the All-Tournament Team. Akerboom is 2nd on the all-time list of games played for the Dutch team, with 182 appearances. Only Toon van Helfteren has played more games, 207.
Honours
As a professional player:[2]
Netherlands
- Trophies:
- 8x Eredivisie (1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985)
- 2x NBB Cup (1970, 1971)
- Individual awards:
- 3x Dutch League MVP (1980, 1981, 1985)
- 7x All-Dutch League Team (1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985)
- 5x Dutch League All-Star (1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982)
- Trophies:
With the Netherlands national basketball team:
Eurobasket
- Eurobasket Top scorer (1977)
- All-Eurobasket Team (1977)
References
- ↑ The name Akerboom is a double handicap at gelderlander.nl (Dutch)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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