No. 12 – New Heroes Den Bosch | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | Dutch Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands |
December 20, 1983
Nationality | Dutch |
Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2001–present |
Career history | |
2001–2004 | Den Bosch |
2004–2006 | MPC Capitals Groningen |
2006–present | Den Bosch |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kees Akerboom is a Dutch professional basketball player currently with the DBL team New Heroes Den Bosch. Kees is the son of Kees Akerboom Sr., a former successful professional basketball player as well. In his career, Akerboom played for the Netherlands national basketball team.
Akerboom started his professional career with the same team as his father did, EiffelTowers Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League. He played three seasons in Den Bosch before he left for the MPC Capitals from Groningen. Akerboom stayed two years in Groningen before he returned to his old team EiffelTowers. He won his first Dutch championship in 2007, his second in 2012.