Kees Akerboom, Jr.

Kees Akerboom

No. 12 – SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Position	Small forward
League	Dutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born	December 20, 1983 Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2004	EiffelTowers Den Bosch
2004–2006	MPC Capitals
2006–present	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards
3× Dutch League champion (2007, 2012, 2015) 4× Dutch Cup champion (2008, 2009, 2013, 2016) 2x Dutch Supercup champion (2013, 2015) All-DBL Team (2011)

Kees Akerboom is a Dutch professional basketball player currently with the DBL team SPM Shoeters Den Bosch. He has represented The Netherlands’ national basketball team on many occasions. Akerboom jr. is the son of Kees Akerboom, Sr.

Career

Akerboom started his professional career with the same team as his father did, EiffelTowers Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League. He played three seasons in Den Bosch before he left for the MPC Capitals from Groningen. Akerboom stayed two years in Groningen before he returned to his old team EiffelTowers. He won his first Dutch championship in 2007, his second in 2012.

Honours

Club

SPM Shoeters Den Bosch^[1]

• Dutch Basketball League: 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15
• NBB Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13
• Dutch Supercup: 2013

Individual

• DBL All-Star (9): 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
• DBL All-First Team: 2010–11
• DBL Rookie of the Year: 2002–03
• DBL MVP Under 23: 2003–04
• DBL Three points percentage leader: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
• DBL All Star Game: 3 Point Contest Winner: 2008, 2009
• DBL All-Star Game MVP: 2010

Statistics

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League	PPG	RPG	APG	EFF
2013–14	SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	DBL	11.5	2.5	1.1	10.8
2014–15			11.4	2.8	0.9	10.9

References

1. Kees Akerboom is represented by Court Side Basketball Agency, Court Side, accessed 8 July 2011.