Stan van den Elzen (born 27 May 2000) is a Dutch professional basketball player for ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League.
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | BNXT League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 2000 Rosmalen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2020 | Heroes Den Bosch | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Den Helder Suns | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | ZZ Leiden | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editStan van den Elzen was born in Rosmalen and played for his local team The Black Eagles during his youth years. Then, he moved to the academy of Heroes Den Bosch.
In the 2016–17 season, Van den Elzen made his debut with Heroes Den Bosch in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) after playing four years with the youth section of the club.[1]
On 5 August 2020, Van den Elzen signed with Den Helder Suns.[2] After a successful season with Den Helder, he won the DBL Most Improved Player award.[3]
On 23 January 2022, van den Elzen scored a career-high 35 points in an overtime loss against Landstede Hammers.[4] He averaged a career best 14.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in the 2021–22 season.
On 16 June 2022, he signed a 2-year contract with ZZ Leiden.[5] On 12 March 2023, he won the Dutch Basketball Cup with Leiden after defeating Landstede Hammers in the final.
National team career
editVan den Elzen played for the Netherlands U16, U18 and U20 teams. With U18, he won gold at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B.
References
edit- ^ "Basketball League". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "VAN DEN ELZEN VERKAST NAAR DE SUNS" (in Dutch). Dutch Basketball League. 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Van den Elzen en Van Dam in de prijzen". Dutch Basketball League (in Dutch). 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Stan van den Elzen schiet Zwolle met career high van 35 punten net niet omver. Suns laat kans in verlenging liggen". www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Flemish). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "ZZ Leiden signs contract with Stan van den Elzen". BNXT League. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "Leiden wint spannende basketbalfinale van Zwolle, dat die beker maar niet kan winnen". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.