Kees Akerboom Sr. Explained

Kees Akerboom Sr.
Height M:2.04
Birth Date:1952 4, df=y
Birth Place:Haarlem, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Career Start:1969
Career End:1986
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Career Number:12
Years1:1969–1975
Team1:Flamingo's Haarlem
Years2:1975–1985
Team2:EBBC Den Bosch
Years3:1985–1986
Team3:Virtus Werkendam
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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]
Den Bosch

Individual

(1977)

(1977)

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/2.2184/2.2467/de-naam-akerboom-is-n-dubbele-handicap-1.2661618 The name Akerboom is a double handicap at gelderlander.nl
  2. Web site: Kees Akerboom Sr. Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken . 2022-07-24 . db.basketball.nl.
  3. Web site: 2014-05-11 . De hoogtijdagen van Levi's Flamingo's . 2022-07-24 . nos.nl . nl.
  4. Web site: Holland – Hall of Fame . Eurobasket.com . 2014-07-05.