Bas Veenstra (born 7 June 1995) is a Dutch professional

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player. Veenstra usually plays as

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and occasionally as

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Professional career

Veenstra started his professional career with his hometown team

Landstede Basketbal Landstede Hammers is a Dutch basketball club based in Zwolle. The club plays in the BNXT League, the Dutch top tier division. The club was founded as Cees Lubbers The Hammers in 1995. In 1999, the club’s name was changed into Landstede Hammers. ...

. He missed the 2013–14 season, because of a knee injury. In July 2014, Veenstra signed a 1-year deal with

Donar Groningen Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people. Donar is one o ...

. In June 2015, he extended his contract with 2 years. In July 2018, Veenstra signed a one-year contract with

Aris Leeuwarden Aris Leeuwarden is a Dutch professional basketball club based in Leeuwarden. The club competes in the BNXT League, and has competed at the highest national level since 2004. Aris plays its home games at the Kalverdijkje. Its most notable successes ...

Honours

;

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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 Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

(2): 2015–16,

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NBB Cup The Basketball Cup, formerly the NBB Cup ( nl, NBB-Beker), is an annual cup competition for Dutch basketball teams organised by the Basketball Nederland. Every team in the Netherlands can participate by signing up for the preliminary rounds. Profes ...

(2): 2014–15, 2016–17 *

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(2): 2015, 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veenstra, Bas 1995 births Living people Dutch men's basketball players Power forwards Donar (basketball club) players Landstede Hammers players Aris Leeuwarden players Dutch Basketball League players Sportspeople from Zwolle