Boyd Kjeld van der Vuurst de Vries (born 16 August 1999) is a Dutch professional

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player, who currently plays for

Landstede Hammers 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. ...

of the BNXT League.

Professional career

Van der Vuurst de Vries made his debut in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) in the 2017–18 season with newcomer

Den Helder Suns The Den Helder Suns are a professional basketball club based in Den Helder, Netherlands. The club was founded in 2016 and currently plays in the BNXT League. The team has played at the highest domestic level since years. The Suns play their hom ...

. In his rookie season, he won the

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award for the best league's player under age 23. Additionally, he was also named

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of the season. After the 2020–21 season, he won the DBL MVP Under 23 a second time after a season in which he led the Suns in scoring with 14.7 points per game. On 10 August 2021, Van der Vuurst de Vries signed with Belgian club

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. On 22 December, he signed with

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of the

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. On 13 June 2022, he signed with

International career

Van der Vuurst de Vries played for the U18 and U16

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. On 12 November 2022, he made his senior debut for the Netherlands senior team in a 77–96 home loss to

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Personal

Boyd is the older brother of Keye, who plays professionally for Oostende.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuurst de Vries, Boyd van der 1999 births Living people AB Castelló players Den Helder Suns players Dutch Basketball League players Dutch men's basketball players Landstede Hammers players Okapi Aalstar players Point guards Shooting guards Sportspeople from Delft Dutch expatriate basketball people in Belgium Dutch expatriate basketball people in Spain