Kevin van Wijk

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Wijk, not Wijk.

Kevin van Wijk (born 17 April 1989) is a Dutch professional basketball player for CB Marín Peixegalego of the LEB Oro.^[1] Van Wijk played three years of college basketball for the Valparaiso Crusaders.

Kevin van Wijk

Van Wijk with Ourense in May 2019
No. 16 – CB Marín Peixegalego
Position	Power forward / center
League	LEB Oro
Personal information
Born	(1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 35) Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
College	Valparaiso (2010–2013)
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2009	Gran Canaria B
2013–2014	Oviedo
2014–2015	Breogán
2015–2016	Oviedo
2016–2017	Melilla
2017–2018	Huesca
2018–2022	Ourense
2022–present	CB Marín Peixegalego

Career

In September 2013, van Wijk signed his first pro-contract with Oviedo CB from the LEB Oro, the second division in Spain.^[2] On August 29, 2021, van Wijk re-signed with Río Ourense Termal.^[3]

Thanks to his good season, van Wijk was pre-selected with the Netherlands national basketball team.^[4]

References

1. Profile at espn.com
2. Kevin van Wijk to Oviedo Baloncesto (in Dutch)
3. "Ourense keeps van Wijk for another season". Eurobasket. August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
4. Kevin van Wijk is called by the Dutch team; Oviedo CB, 19 March 2014 (in Spanish)

External links

• Profile at draftexpress.com
• Profile at eurobasket.com
• Profile at FEB.es Archived 2016-02-15 at the Wayback Machine