Boy van Vliet

Boy van Vliet
No. 2 – Heroes Den Bosch
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBNXT League
Personal information
Born (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 29)
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Den Helder Suns
2019–presentHeroes Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards

Boy van Vliet (born 13 July 1994) is a Dutch basketball player who plays for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. Standing at 194 cm (6 ft 4+12 in), Van Vliet plays as shooting guard. He is also a regular member of the Netherlands national basketball team.

College career

Van Vliet played his first two seasons with North Iowa Area Community College (2014–2016). From 2016 to 2018, he played with the Dallas Baptist Patriots. Here, he played two seasons and averaged 14.8 points in the NCAA Division II.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Dallas Baptist 34 18 22.8 .447 .350 .655 2.4 2.9 .8 .1 8.3
2017–18 Dallas Baptist 32 32 31.2 .486 .298 .780 4.7 4.6 1.2 .3 14.8

Professional career

On 11 July 2018, Van Vliet signed a one-year contract with Den Helder Suns of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[1] On 18 April 2019, he won the DBL Rookie of the Year award.[2]

On 12 October 2019, Van Vliet signed a two-year contract with Heroes Den Bosch of his hometown 's-Hertogenbosch.[3] He averaged 7.3 points and 1.6 assists in his first season with Heroes.

In his second season with Heroes, Van Vliet reached the Finals of the DBL for the first time, where the team lost to ZZ Leiden. He averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 assists per game. Van Vliet signed a two-year extension with the team on 9 July 2021.[4]

National team career

On 16 November 2018, Van Vliet was selected by head coach Toon van Helfteren to be a part of the Netherlands senior team for the first time.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Den Helder Suns contracteert Boy Van Vliet" (in Dutch). Denheldersuns.nl. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Van Vliet Rookie of the Year". basketballleague.nl. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Boy van Vliet tekent contract tot medio 2021 - Heroes Den Bosch - Basketball". Heroes Den Bosch. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (9 July 2021). "Heroes Den Bosch extends Boy van Vliet contract". Sportando. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Vier debutanten voor Orange Lions". Basketballleague.nl (in Dutch). 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.