Nigel van Oostrum

Nigel Luuk van Oostrum (born 19 September 1990) is a British-Dutch^[2] former professional basketball player who last played for Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League.

Nigel van Oostrum

Personal information
Born	(1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 34) Houston, Texas[1]
Nationality	British / Dutch
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Franklin Pierce (2009–2012)
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2014–2024
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Career history
2014	Den Helder Kings
2014–2016	Aris Leeuwarden
2016–2022	Landstede Hammers
Career highlights and awards
DBL champion (2019) Dutch Supercup winner (2017) DBL assists leader (2016) DBL All-Rookie Team (2015) No. 7 retired by Landstede Hammers

College career

Van Oostrum played college basketball with the Franklin Pierce Ravens in the NCAA Division II.

Professional career

Van Oostrum started his professional career with Den Helder Kings of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). When that club was dissolved in December 2014, he signed with Aris Leeuwarden.^[3]

In July 2016, Van Oostrum joined Landstede Basketbal.^[4] On 5 October 2017, he won his first trophy with Landstede after the club won the Dutch Basketball Supercup.^[5] In the 2018–19 season, Van Oostrum was the captain of the Landstede team that won the club's first national championship.^[6] In the following 2019–20 season, he played together with his brother Devon van Oostrum on the Hammers.

In 2022, Van Oostrum was diagnosed to have a brain tumor and underwent surgery.^[7]

On 30 April 2022, Van Oostrum's number 7 was retired by the Hammers.^[8]

International career

Van Oostrum played for the England national basketball team at the U18 European Championship for Men.^[9]

Personal

Van Oostrum is the son of Duco van Oostrum, who played basketball at Ymir, the precursor of Aris Leeuwarden and since 1995 teaches at Sheffield University.^[10] Nigel is the older brother of Devon and Sam, both professional players as well. He is of Indonesian descent through his mother.^[11]

References

1. Nigel van Oostrum at court-side.com.
2. "LANDSTEDE BASKETBAL CONTRACTEERT NIGEL VAN OOSTRUM" (in Dutch). Rtvzoo.nl. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
3. Treffers en Van Oostrum naar Aris
4. "Nigel Van Oostrum Joins Top Dutch Side Zwolle". Hoopsfix.com. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
5. "Basketballers Landstede verrassen met Supercup-zege" [Basketball players Landstede surprise with Supercup victory] (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
6. "Cookies op destentor.nl - destentor.nl". www.destentor.nl. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
7. "Hersentumor ontdekt bij aanvoerder Zwolse basketballers Landstede: 'Was een schok'". De Stentor. 4 January 2022.
8. "Nummer 7: voor altijd Nigel van Oostrum". Landstede Hammers (in Dutch). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
9. FIBA Europe.com
10. Duco van Oostrum at the Sheffield University School of English website.
11. "The curious case of Devon Van Oostrum: from elite prospect to New Hero". FIBA.basketball.