Longwood University Athletics

2011-12 | Senior: Fourth-year team member … has started 21 of 53 career games … 204 career points, 136 career rebounds, 30 career assists, 12 career steals, and six career blocks … 2010-11 | Junior: Started 20 of 21 games, averaging career-highs of 25.0 minutes, 7.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists … shot career-highs of 41.0% (57-139) from the field, 33.0% (29-88) on three-point field goals, and 61.1% (11-18) at the free throw line … added career-highs of eight steals and five blocks … career-high 20 points at North Dakota (1.9) … career-high 10 rebounds vs. SIU?Edwardsville (12.22) in Las Vegas … tied career-high with five assists two times, including at Marquette (12.4) and vs. South Carolina State (12.23) in Las Vegas … tied career-high with two steals vs. Montreat (11.22) … career-high two blocks at Marquette (12.4) … tied career-high with four three-point field goals two times, including vs. Virginia-Wise (11.18) and at Campbell (11.27) … six double-figure scoring games … led team in scoring one time, and in rebounding three times … missed final 10 games due to injury … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award … 2009-10 | Sophomore: Played in 19 games, averaging 5.0 minutes, 1.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.3 assists … shot 30.0% (12-40) from the field, 23.1% (6-26) on three-point field goals, and 25.0% (1-4) at the free throw line … added two steals … season-high seven points vs. Virginia Intermont (2.11) … season-high five rebounds at Virginia Tech (12.30) … season-high two assists at Virginia Tech (12.30) … career-high two steals vs. Virginia-Wise (12.14) … season-high one three-point field goal six times, most recent vs. Virginia Intermont (2.11) … underwent an emergency appendectomy in Texas (11.25) while on the team’s trip to the South Padre Island Invitational during the Thanksgiving holiday and missed five games while recovering … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award … Longwood All-Academic Team Award … 2008-09 | Freshman: Started one of 13 games, averaging 3.8 minutes, 1.5 points, and 0.8 rebounds … shot 31.8% (7-22) from the field, and 33.3% (5-15) on three-point field goals … added two steals and one block … season-high six points vs. Columbia Union (1.31) … season-high seven rebounds vs. Virginia Intermont (12.20) … season-high two assists vs. Columbia Union (1.31) … season-high one steal two times, including at Kentucky (11.24) and vs. North Carolina Central (2.25) … season-high one block vs. Columbia Union (1.31) … season-high two three-point field goals vs. Columbia Union (1.31) … made first-ever collegiate field goal attempt, a three-point attempt nonetheless, while making collegiate debut vs. Virginia-Wise (11.14) … Longwood Scholar-Athlete Award … High School: Graduated with a VWO diploma from Roelof van Echten in Hoogeveen, The Netherlands … member of U16/U18 Dutch National Team  from 2005-08 … member of 2007 U20 Dutch National Championship team and U20 Cup winner … member of 2005 U15 Dutch National Championship team … Personal: Son of Kelli and Hille van der Kooij … born in Enschede, The Netherlands … has two brothers: Kees (19) and Bart (15) … father played basketball at Westmont College (Calif.) and George Fox (Oregon) University, and professionally for two years in The Netherlands … father was member of 1981 Dutch National Team as well … Academics: Business management major.