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Position | Power forward |
League | BNXT League |
Personal information | |
Born | Helmond, Netherlands | 24 February 1996
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
Listed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Bradley (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–present | ZZ Leiden |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Luuk van Bree (born 24 February 1996) is a Dutch basketball player for ZZ Leiden. He played four years of collegiate basketball for Bradley. [1] Van Bree also played for the Netherlands national team.
As a freshman at Bradley, van Bree averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. He was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team. [2] He averaged 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore, leading the team with 26 steals. [3] van Bree posted 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a junior. [4] As a senior, van Bree averaged 5.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. [5]
On 25 June 2020, van Bree signed a 2-year contract with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). [6]
Van Bree won the 2023 Dutch national championship and played a crucial role in the decisive Game 5 win against Donar. He scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, which helped Leiden come back from a 16-point deficit with 2:41 on the clock. [7]
Van Bree made his debut with the Netherlands men's national basketball team on 22 February 2021 in a game against Sweden under coach Maurizio Buscaglia. [8]