Aaron Rene Doornekamp (born December 5, 1985) is a Canadian-Dutch professional

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player for Lenovo Tenerife of the Spanish

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. He was one of the greatest players in the history of the Carleton University Ravens men's college basketball team. Doornekamp is also a member of the senior Canadian men's national team. At a height of tall, he can play at both the

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and

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positions, with power forward being his main position.

University career

Doornekamp was named CIS Men's Basketball Player of the year, and OUA Male Athlete of the Year, in 2008. He was a member of the Carleton Ravens Canadian national championship teams in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009, and he won the MVP award at the 2007 final eight tournament.

Professional career

After finishing his college career, Doornekamp signed his first pro contract in Italy, with Pepsi Caserta.La Pepsi Caserta completa il suo roster con l'ingaggio dell'ala canadese Doornekamp
/ref> He played three years with the club. While sidelined with injury in the 2012–13 season, Doornekamp was the

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of the

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men's basketball team. In August 2013, he signed with the New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig, from

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. In June 2014, he parted ways with them. On June 29, 2014, he signed with the German club

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, for the 2014–15 season. He won the European-wide third-tier level

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's 2015–16 season championship with the team. In June 2016, Doornekamp left Germany, to sign with the Spanish team Iberostar Tenerife. He won the

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's 2016–17 season championship with the team. He was also named to the BCL Star Lineup Best Team. On June 27, 2017, Doornekamp officially opted out of his contract with the Spanish team. The same day, he signed a two-year contract with

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. On July 8, 2019, Doornekamp re-signed with

for another season. He signed with Iberostar Tenerife on July 15, 2020.

National team career

Doornekamp was a member of the junior national teams of Canada. With Canada's junior national team, he played at the 2005

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, where he won a bronze medal. He has also been a member of the senior men's Canadian national basketball team. With Canada's senior team, he played at the following tournaments: the

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, the 2008 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He also played at the

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, where he won a silver medal, and the

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, where he won a bronze medal.Aaron Rene DOORNEKAMP (CAN).
/ref> In the semifinals of the

, which also served as the qualifying tournament for the

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, Doornekamp had a controversial loose-ball foul called on him in the last second of Canada's game against Venezuela, giving Venezuela free throws to win the game 79-78 and qualify for the Olympics, while Canada would ultimately fail to qualify.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Personal

Doornekamp was married on July 13, 2013, in

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, to Jasmyn Richardson. The couple has three children.

University career

Professional career

National team career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Personal

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