Dimeo van der Horst (born 23 June 1991) is a Dutch

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player who plays for the

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. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), Van der Horst primarily plays as point guard. Born in

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, he played 11 seasons of professional basketball in the Dutch Basketball League for four different clubs.

Professional career

Amsterdam

Van der Horst started his professional career in 2007 with

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, making his debut in a friendly game during the Haarlem Basketball Week, at age 16. He was given a place on the roster of the senior team in 2008–09 by coach

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. On 9 October 2008, Van der Horst made his debut in the

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, scoring 3 points against the

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. He won the 2008 and 2009 national championship with Amsterdam. In 2011, the club was declared bankrupt, forcing Van der Horst to find a new club.

Matrixx Magixx

Van der Horst signed with the

in July 2011. However, the Giants were also dissolved after a bankruptcy, which led him to play for the Matrixx Magixx instead.

Donar

Van der Horst played as the back-up point guard for

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(then named GasTerra Flames) in the 2012–13 season.

Return to the Magixx

Van der Horst returned to the Magixx for a second stint in 2013, after agreeing with Donar to leave his contract one year early.

Apollo Amsterdam

In 2013, Van der Horst returned to Amsterdam to play for the new club

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. He was the starting point guard for Apollo in five seasons. In the 2016–17 season, he averaged a career-high 15.5 points per game. On 21 December 2018, Van der Horst scored a career-high 35 points in a 91–89 home win over

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. In his final season, he averaged 15.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game for Apollo.

Netherlands national team

Van der Horst played for the

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at the

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3x3 basketball

Van der Horst played with the

at the

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, where he won a silver medal. He also played at the

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, where they finished seventh. One year later, Van der Horst played at the

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in Tokyo, where they finished in the fifth place.

References

External links

Dutch Basketball League profile
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