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Luuk van Bree, who graduated a year ago, tore his achilles tendon in June of 2019 while training to play professionally. He took this past season off has spent the last year recovering and rehabbing and is now back to 100%.
He just signed a 2-year contract to play professionally with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Eredivisie of the Dutch Basketball League.
https://www.eredivisiebasketballleid...9pQANlhRsAQevc (needs translating to English- see below for translation)
English language article-
https://www.eurobasket.com/Holland/n...pro-basketball
ZZ Leiden team pages-
https://basketball.eurobasket.com/te...id-Leiden/1183
The Eredivisie is the same top pro league in Netherlands that Donar Groningen plays in. Rienk Mast played for Donar in 2018-19, and Donte Thomas played for them in 2019-20.
The team is located in the city of Leiden, which is about 50 miles southwest of the capital city of Amsterdam. It is about 140 miles from Luuk's hometown of Helmond, Netherlands.
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ZZ Leiden strengthens itself with Luuk van Bree
June 25, 2020
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball has registered the fourth player for the upcoming basketball season. Luuk van Bree, a 2.03 meter long forward, signed a two-season contract with the Leiden club today.
Luuk van Bree (born February 24, 1996) moved to the United States via Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain) in 2015. He spent four years there for Bradley's college team. In his last season, Van Bree was in the starting five in 17 of the 32 games. On average, he spent just over 18 minutes within the lines. In it, the basketball player born in Helmond scored an average of 5.7 points (35.2% three-pointers) and 4.0 rebounds. In that season, Bradley surprised friend and foe by winning the fifth-place squad of the Missouri Valley Conference playoffs to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006.
In 2014, Van Bree was part of the Dutch Team under 18. During the European Championship that year, Van Bree averaged 7.8 points and 4.5 rebounds. He finished his three-pointers against 38.1%.
Geert Hammink, coach of Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball, is very pleased with the latest addition to the Leiden formation. “I got to know Luuk a bit better in the past two weeks. I think it fits perfectly in the picture we have in mind. Luuk is a very good and versatile player, who can be deployed in multiple positions. It is also very important that Luuk has the mental characteristics that will make Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball better as a team. ”
Van Bree sustained an Achilles tendon injury in the summer of 2019, which prevented him from playing in a league as a club. “I worked hard on my recovery in the past year. That makes me completely fit and ready to start. I am very happy with the opportunity that Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden has given me. I can't wait to play in a hopefully full Five May Hall! ”
In the coming weeks, Geert Hammink and the technical staff will continue to fill in the selection of Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball for the 2020-2021 season. Marijn Ververs, Worthy de Jong and Troy Koehler have been recorded before.
He just signed a 2-year contract to play professionally with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Eredivisie of the Dutch Basketball League.
https://www.eredivisiebasketballleid...9pQANlhRsAQevc (needs translating to English- see below for translation)
English language article-
https://www.eurobasket.com/Holland/n...pro-basketball
ZZ Leiden team pages-
https://basketball.eurobasket.com/te...id-Leiden/1183
The Eredivisie is the same top pro league in Netherlands that Donar Groningen plays in. Rienk Mast played for Donar in 2018-19, and Donte Thomas played for them in 2019-20.
The team is located in the city of Leiden, which is about 50 miles southwest of the capital city of Amsterdam. It is about 140 miles from Luuk's hometown of Helmond, Netherlands.
ARTICLE:
ZZ Leiden strengthens itself with Luuk van Bree
June 25, 2020
Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball has registered the fourth player for the upcoming basketball season. Luuk van Bree, a 2.03 meter long forward, signed a two-season contract with the Leiden club today.
Luuk van Bree (born February 24, 1996) moved to the United States via Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain) in 2015. He spent four years there for Bradley's college team. In his last season, Van Bree was in the starting five in 17 of the 32 games. On average, he spent just over 18 minutes within the lines. In it, the basketball player born in Helmond scored an average of 5.7 points (35.2% three-pointers) and 4.0 rebounds. In that season, Bradley surprised friend and foe by winning the fifth-place squad of the Missouri Valley Conference playoffs to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006.
In 2014, Van Bree was part of the Dutch Team under 18. During the European Championship that year, Van Bree averaged 7.8 points and 4.5 rebounds. He finished his three-pointers against 38.1%.
Geert Hammink, coach of Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball, is very pleased with the latest addition to the Leiden formation. “I got to know Luuk a bit better in the past two weeks. I think it fits perfectly in the picture we have in mind. Luuk is a very good and versatile player, who can be deployed in multiple positions. It is also very important that Luuk has the mental characteristics that will make Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball better as a team. ”
Van Bree sustained an Achilles tendon injury in the summer of 2019, which prevented him from playing in a league as a club. “I worked hard on my recovery in the past year. That makes me completely fit and ready to start. I am very happy with the opportunity that Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden has given me. I can't wait to play in a hopefully full Five May Hall! ”
In the coming weeks, Geert Hammink and the technical staff will continue to fill in the selection of Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball for the 2020-2021 season. Marijn Ververs, Worthy de Jong and Troy Koehler have been recorded before.
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