Ross Bekkering
| No. 12 – Donar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Dutch Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 17, 1987 Taber, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian / Dutch |
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | W. R. Myers (Taber, Alberta) |
| College | Calgary (2005–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
| 2011–2012 | Matrixx Magixx |
| 2012–2013 | Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden |
| 2013–present | Donar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Ross Bekkering (born August 17, 1987) is a Canadian professional basketball player who holds a Dutch passport as well. Bekkering plays Donar from Groningen 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]
Honours
- 3x Dutch Championship (2011, 2013, 2014)
- NBB Cup (2014)
- 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)
- 2x All-Canada West 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 | .114 | .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.