Thomas van der Mars

Thomas van der Mars (born November 15, 1990) is a Dutch professional basketball player for Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he usually plays as center.

Thomas van der Mars
Van der Mars playing for the Netherlands in 2016
No. 21 – Heroes Den Bosch
PositionCenter
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990
Gouda, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolCanarias Basketball Academy
(Las Palmas, Gran Canaria)
CollegePortland (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Kavala
2016–2017Rapla
2017–2018Kalev
2018–2019Okapi Aalstar
2019–presentHeroes Den Bosch
Career highlights and awards

Early career

A native of Gouda,[1] van der Mars played for Canarias Basketball Academy in Spain.[2]

College

Thomas van der Mars played four years at Portland, averaging 13.5 pts and 7.2 rebs as a junior and 10.4 pts and 8.0 rebs as a senior.

Professional career

In August 2015, Van der Mars signed with Kavala B.C. of the Greek Basket League.[3] In January 2016, he parted ways with Kavala and signed with AVIS Rapla of the Estonian KML.[4] Van der Mars had a successful season, as he claimed KML Most Valuable Player and All-KML Team honors on his way to the league finals.[5] Over the 2017–18 season, he averaged 15.5 points (fifth in the league) and 12.3 rebounds per game (first in the league). With Rapla, he qualified for the team's first ever KML finals. However, Van der Mars and Rapla lost to Kalev Cramo, being swept 0–4.

In the 2017 offseason, he signed with Estonian defending champions Kalev Cramo.[6]

On 4 July 2018, Van der Mars signed with Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Belgian Pro Basketball League (PBL).[7]

On 30 July 2019, van der Mars returned to the Netherlands by signing a three-year contract with New Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[8]

International career

Van der Mars made his debut for the Netherlands national basketball team on 5 August 2016, in an 84–79 loss against Poland.[9]

References
  1. Portland Pilots Profile
  3. Thomas van der Mars inks with Kavala.
  4. FOTO: Rapla Avise uus korvialune jõud on kohal (in Estonian)
  6. Kalev/Cramo sõlmis lepingu Thomas van der Marsiga (in Estonian)
  8. "New Heroes slaat slag met Van der Mars". www.newheroesbasketball.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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