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Keye van der Vuurst de Vries (born 29 December 2001) is a Dutch basketball player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. He is the youngest player to ever play in the Netherlands national basketball team, as he made his debut at age 16.[1][2]

Keye van der Vuurst de Vries

No. 6 – Oostende
Position	Point guard
League	BNXT League
Personal information
Born	(2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 20) Rijswijk, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–present	Oostende
Career highlights and awards
BNXT Belgian Finals MVP (2022) 4× Belgian League champion (2019–2022) Belgian Cup champion (2021) 2× Belgian Supercup champion (2018, 2021) 2× BNXT Supercup winner (2021, 2022)
Medals Men's basketball Representing the  Netherlands FIBA Europe U18 Championship Division B 2018 National team

Early life and career

Throughout his childhood, Van der Vuurst de Vries played with the amateur team Lokomotief, in his hometown Rijswijk. In 2017, he signed with Belgian club BC Oostende, where he played for the youth teams as well for Duva Fruit.[3]

Professional career

Van der Vuurst de Vries made his debut with BC Oostende in the 2018–19 Pro Basketball League season. For the following 2019–20 season, he was given a permanent spot on Oostende's roster.[4] He won three consecutive Pro Basketball League championships with Oostende. On 27 May 2022, he won his fourth consecutive Belgian championship and was named the Finals MVP after averaging 9 points and 7.8 assists in the series against Kangoeroes.[5]

On April 26, 2022, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[6]

National team career

Junior teams

In 2018, Van der Vuurst de Vries won the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B while playing with the Dutch under-18 team.[7] He scored a game-high 35 points in the final, in which Slovenia was defeated easily by 86–57.[8]

Senior team

On 16 November 2018, van der Vuurst was selected by head coach Toon van Helfteren to be a part of the Netherlands senior team.[9] On 29 November 2018, Van der Vuurst de Vries made his debut for the Netherlands at age 16, making him the youngest player ever to play for the Dutch team.[2] He surpassed the record set in 1961 by Ger Kok.[10] In his debut game, the Netherlands played Poland, and lost 78–105.

Personal

Keye is the younger brother of Boyd, who plays professional basketball for Okapi Aalst.[11]

Honours

Club

Oostende

• 3× Pro Basketball League / BNXT Belgian Champions: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Belgian Cup: 2020–21
• Belgian Basketball Supercup: 2018
• 2× BNXT Supercup: 2021, 2022

Individual

• BNXT Belgian Finals MVP: 2022

References

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