Julius Clay van Sauers (born 1 July 1995) is a Dutch

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player for

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of the

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(BBL). Van Sauers is the son of the Dutch comedian Eric van Sauers.

Professional career

In the 2012–13 season, Van Sauers played for the junior team of CB L'Hospitalet but played one game for the first squad. He recorded 16 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal in that game. In 2013–14 he played for his hometown team BC Apollo of the Dutch DBL. He played in 6 games for Amsterdam. In the 2014–15 season, Van Sauers also played for Apollo. On 17 April 2015, Van Sauers announced that he will be playing for

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in the 2015-2016 season. He went on to play for LIU in four seasons. On 1 August 2019, Van Sauers signed with Estonian club Tallinna Kalev of the

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(KML). On 19 September 2019, van Sauers signed with

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of the

. With the Wolves he won the 2020 BBL Cup. On 1 August 2020, Van Sauers signed with

National team

Van Sauers was a player for the

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in 2014, when it qualified for the first

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tournament in 25 years.

Honours

Club

;Worcester Wolves * BBL Cup: 2019–20

References

External links

Julius van Sauers
on Eurobasket.com
Julius van Sauers
at FIBA Europe {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauers, Julius van 1995 births Living people Apollo Amsterdam players CB L'Hospitalet players CB Peñas Huesca players Dutch Basketball League players Dutch expatriate basketball people in Spain Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States Dutch men's basketball players LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players Small forwards Basketball players from Amsterdam Worcester Wolves players Expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England