Marcel Huijbens

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Marcel Huijbens
Personal information
Born (1967-12-02) 2 December 1967 (age 54)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career1988–2006
Position Center
Number10
Career history
1988–1991 Orca's
1991–2005 Den Bosch
2005–2006 Amsterdam Astronauts
Career highlights and awards

Marcel Huijbens (born 2 December 1967) [1] is a Dutch retired basketball player. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8+12 in), he played at center. For the majority of his career he was a player for Den Bosch. [2] In 1997, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Dutch league. He holds the record for most All-DBL Team selections with 7, shared with Kees Akerboom Sr.

Huijbens played 69 games for the Netherlands national basketball team. [3]

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References

  1. "Marcel Huijbens Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. "Monsterverbond van 'ome' Toon en zijn favoriete 'neefje'". de Volkskrant. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. "Oranje Internationals". Oranje Basketball. Retrieved 9 April 2020.