Keye van der Vuurst de Vries

Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (born 29 December 2001) is a Dutch basketball player for Filou Oostende. He is the youngest player to ever play in the Netherlands national basketball team, as he made his debut at age 16.[1][2]

Keye van der Vuurst de Vries
No. 6 – Oostende
PositionPoint guard
LeaguePro Basketball League
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001
Rijswijk, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight85 kg (187 lb)
Career history
2018–presentOostende
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  Netherlands
FIBA Europe U18 Championship Division B
2018 National team

Early career

Throughout his childhood he played with the amateur team Lokomotief Rijswijk, in his hometown of Rijswijk. In 2017, Van der Vuurst de Vries signed with Belgian club BC Oostende, where he played for the youth teams as well for Duva Fruit.[3]

Professional career

Van der Vuurst de Vries made his debut with BC Oostende in the 2018–19 Pro Basketball League season. For the following 2019–20 season, he was given a permanent spot on Oostende's roster.[4]

National team career

Youth teams

In 2018, Van der Vuurst de Vries won the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B while playing with the Dutch under-18 team.[5] He scored 35 points in the final.[6]

Senior team

On 16 November 2018, van der Vuurst was selected by head coach Toon van Helfteren to be a part of the Netherlands senior team for the first time.[7] On 29 November 2018, Van der Vuurst de Vries made his debut for the Netherlands at age 16, making him the youngest player ever to play for the Dutch team.[2] The Netherlands played Poland, and lost 78–105.

Personal

Keye is the brother of other basketball player Boyd van der Vuurst de Vries.

References
  1. "Piepjong talent (16) in basketbalselectie". www.telegraaf.nl. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. "Nederland kan WK vergeten". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "Nederlanders in het buitenland: Keye van Der Vuurst". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. "Keye van der Vuurst de Vries naast Djordjevic op de point guard – Filou Oostende". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  5. "Netherlands celebrate historic title in Skopje". FIBA.basketball. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. "'De kracht van dit team? We hebben het samen gedaan'". Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. "Vier debutanten voor Orange Lions". Basketballleague.nl (in Dutch). 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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