Dimeo van der Horst (born 23 June 1991) is a Dutch

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player who plays for the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), Van der Horst primarily plays as

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. Born in Amsterdam, he played 11 seasons of professional basketball in the

Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, was the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands, run by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

for four different clubs.

Professional career

Amsterdam

Van der Horst started his professional career in 2007 with Amsterdam Basketball, making his debut in a friendly game during the Haarlem Basketball Week, at age 16. He was given a place on the roster of the senior team in 2008–09 by coach Arik Shivek. On 9 October 2008, Van der Horst made his debut in the Eredivisie, scoring 3 points against the West-Brabant Giants. He won the 2008 and 2009 national championship with Amsterdam. In 2011, the club was declared bankrupt, forcing Van der Horst to find a new club.

Matrixx Magixx

Van der Horst signed with the West-Brabant Giants in July 2011. However, the Giants were also dissolved after a bankruptcy, which led him to play for the

Matrixx Magixx Matrixx Magixx was a professional basketball team based in Nijmegen and later Wijchen. The club played in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL), the Dutch top-tier league. Home games of the Magixx were played in Sporthal De Arcus since 2012, therefore ...

instead.

Donar

Van der Horst played as the back-up point guard for Donar (then named GasTerra Flames) in the 2012–13 season.

Return to the Magixx

Van der Horst returned to the Magixx for a second stint in 2013, after agreeing with Donar to leave his contract one year early.

Apollo Amsterdam

In 2013, Van der Horst returned to Amsterdam to play for the new club Apollo Amsterdam. He was the starting point guard for Apollo in five seasons. In the 2016–17 season, he averaged a career-high 15.5 points per game. On 21 December 2018, Van der Horst scored a career-high 35 points in a 91–89 home win over Rotterdam. In his final season, he averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game for Apollo.

Netherlands national team

Van der Horst played for the Netherlands national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.

3x3 basketball

Van der Horst played with the Netherlands men's national 3x3 team at the

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, where he won a silver medal. He also played at the

2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup The 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Netherlands, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 18 and 23 June 2019 in Amsterdam, North Holland. ...

, where they finished seventh. One year later, Van der Horst played at the

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in Tokyo, where they finished in the fifth place.

References

External links

Dutch Basketball League profile
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