Okke Sikko te Velde (born 12 August 1966 in

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) is a Dutch former

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player. He played several Dutch and Belgian teams, as well for the Netherlands national team. From 1984 to 1997, te Velde played for

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. From 1987 to 1993, he played six seasons with

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and won four

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titles. In the 1993–94 season, he trained with

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but was unable to play as the team had to await the

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. From 1994, he played two season with Goba Gorinchem. From 1996 to 1998, Te Velde played in Belgium again for Bree. He returned to Den Helder for his final season.

Personal

Okke has six brothers and four sisters. His brother Jos played in the Eredivisie as well. Te Velde has a son Jens, who played professional basketball for

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in the

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(DBL). From 2019 to 2021, he was the technical director of

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, the national basketball federation.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:te Velde, Okke Dutch men's basketball players Guards (basketball) BV Den Helder players Bree BBC players Okapi Aalstar players Canadians basketball players Goba Gorinchem players Living people 1966 births