Thomas Petrus A. Koenis (born 11 December 1989) is a Dutch retired basketball player. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in), he played at the center position. He started his career with the

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in 2007, before signing with

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in 2009. After two seasons for the Giants, Koenis signed with

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. In 2015, he signed with ZZ Leiden where he stayed for two seasons before returning to Donar. Koenis played 15 season of professional basketball, with nine of them being with Donar. After his career, Koenis' number 14 was retired by the club to honour him. In international play, Koenis represented the

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in 41 games.

Early life

Koenis was born in

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and first played football as a keeper and was also interested in judo. He started playing basketball at age 13 with BV Enkhuizen.

Professional career

Koenis started his professional career with the

in 2007. After two seasons Koenis left Den Helder for

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from Bergen op Zoom, because the club from Den Helder was bankrupt. When the Giants decided to leave the

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as well in 2011, Koenis signed a 3-year contract with the

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from

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. In the 2015 offseason, Koenis signed a 2-year deal with ZZ Leiden. On 9 June 2017, returned to Donar by signing a 3-year contract. On 10 January 2018, Koenis scored 25 points while shooting 9/9 from the field, accumulating an efficiency rating of 36 in a 109–69 win against Keravnos in the FIBA Europe Cup. This earned him the Top Performer honour for Round 2 of the FIBA Europe Cup second round. In the 2017–18 season, Koenis was named to the

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for the first time. On 25 June 2022, Koenis announced his retirement from professional basketball at age 32. On 6 December 2022, Donar retired Koenis' jersey number 14, while also naming a stand in the

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after him.

Awards and accomplishments

Club

;Donar *2×

: 2013–14, 2017–18 *4×

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: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22 *

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(2):

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Individual

*2× MVP Under 23: 2008–09, 2011–12 *3×

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*2×

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: 2016–17, 2017–18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Koenis, Thomas 1989 births Living people B.S. Leiden players Centers (basketball) Den Helder Kings players Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players Dutch men's basketball players People from Drechterland Sportspeople from North Holland West-Brabant Giants players