Mike Gerardus T. Schilder (born 24 May 1994) is a Dutch professional

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player for

Yoast United Yoast United is a Dutch basketball club based in Bemmel, Gelderland. Established in 2020, the team plays in the BNXT League, the highest level of basketball in the Netherlands. Home games are played at De Kooi, which has a capacity of 650 people. ...

of the

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. Formerly, he played for

Den Bosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

of the

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 Since 2021, the league has been replaced by the Belgian-Dutch BNXT Le ...

(DBL).

Early life

Schilder started playing basketball at age 10 with High Five in

Tilburg Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...

. When he was 14, he switched to the

youth academy.

Professional career

In the 2010–11 season, Schilder made his professional debut for

, back then named EiffelTowers Den Bosch. In 2012, he re-signed for one year. In June 2013, he re-signed again with Den Bosch. In 2016, Schilder signed with

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. ...

. He helped the Hammers win their first

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in the 2018–19 season. He left the team after the 2021–22 season. On 18 June 2022, he signed with

of the

International career

Schilder was a member of Dutch national youth squads on multiple occasions. He played for the U20 national team at the 2014

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schilder, Mike 1994 births Living people Dutch Basketball League players Dutch men's basketball players Heroes Den Bosch players Landstede Hammers players Point guards Sportspeople from Eindhoven