2008-09 MEN'S BASKETBALL
Roster
| # | Name | Height | Position | Year | Hometown |
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| 5 | Carlie Landegent | 6-7 | Center | JR | Inwood, Iowa |
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Was limited in 2007-2008 due to nagging injuries. Played in seven games and averaged 1.4 points with 2.0 rebounds per game. Scored a season high six points in a win over Grace College on November 13, 2007 and grabbed eight rebounds in a November 10, 2007 win over York College. Played in 27 games as a freshman in 2006-2007 and averaged 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds and blocked 10 shots. |
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| 11 | Ben Van Wyk | 6-2 | Guard | SO | Grinnell, Iowa |
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Played in 14 games for the Dordt junior varsity as a freshman coming from Pella Christian High School. On average he 7.4 points and three rebounds per game. Made 15-55 three-point attempts. |
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| 13 | Mark Rowenhorst | 6-1 | Guard | SR | Orange City, Iowa |
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Played in all 29 games for Dordt College in 2007-2008, averaging 19 minutes per game with a 5.2 point and 2.6 rebound average. Scored in double figures five times and made three-three point shots in a January 30, 2008 win over Northwestern. Grabbed a season high six rebounds three times last season and had five assists agaist Dakota Wesleyan on January 16, 2008. Played guard for Dordt in 30 games in 2006-2007 and dished out 44 assists and 22 steals and averaged 5.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Made 46 percent of his shots from the field and shot 37 percent from behind the three-point line. Scored a career high 27 points against Morningside on January 24, 2007. Appeared in 32 games as a freshman and averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 rebounds. |
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| 15 | Eric Miedema | 6-1 | Guard | SR | Orange City, Iowa |
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Appeared in seven games in 2007-2008, averaging a point a game. Played in 19 games for the Defenders in 2006-2007 when he averaged just over a point and an assist per game and had 12 steals. |
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| 21 | Justin Van Kooten | 6-1 | Guard | JR | Pella, Iowa |
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Averaged 6.9 points in 17 games during the 2006-2007 junior varsity season. Led the 2007-2008 JV team in free throw percentage at .796 while averaging 11.0 points per game with 2.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists. |
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| 23 | Mark Taatjes | 6-2 | Guard/Forward | SR | Raymond, Minnesota |
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Played on the Dordt College JV team as a freshman in the 2005-2006 season and averaged 11.4 points. Had an 11.5 point-per-game average for the junior varsity in the 17 games he played as a sophomore. |
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| 25 | Kevin Fopma | 6-2 | Guard | FR | Sioux Center, Iowa |
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Three year regular at Western Christian High School, Fopma helped the Wolfpack to a pair of state titles in Class2A basketball in 2007 and 2008. Fopma made 53-139 three-pointers during his senior season and averaged 8.5 points per game. Was an 87.9 percent free throw shooter as a senior. Averaged 8.1 points per game as a junior while making 56-158 shots from behind the three-point line. |
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| 31 | Logan Kingma | 6-6 | Forward | JR | Hawarden, Iowa |
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Followed up a GPAC Freshman of the Year campaign with a strong sophomore season where he averaged 12.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while converting 43 percent of his shots from the floor. Scored 20 or more points four times with a season high 30 against Bellevue on November 24, 2007. Had a season high 13 rebounds against Bellevue as well and dished out seven assists against South Dakota Tech on December 29, 2007. Was named to the All-GPAC second team at the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season. Started 29 of 33 games in 2006-2007 and averaged 10 points and 4.6 rebounds while leading the team with 27 blocked shots. |
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| 33 | Dustin Katje | 6-2 | Guard | FR | Orange City, Iowa |
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Earned all-War Eagle Conference honors in 2008 after averaging 11 points per game for the Unity Knights. Grabbed 3.4 rebounds and had 1.48 steals per game while dishing out 4.6 assists per contest. Made 46.4 percent of his shots from the floor and was 46-119 on three-pointers during his senior season. |
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| 35 | Michael Eekhoff | 6-1 | Guard | JR | Ankeny, Iowa |
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Earned All-GPAC second team honors in 2007-2008 while leading the Defenders in assists with 3.1 per game and scored 12.5 points with 3.9 rebounds while getting a team high 45 steals. Made nearly 40 percent of his three-point attempts and fifty percent of his shots from the floor. Had a career high 25 points in a double overtime loss in February 2008 to Morningside. Had six steals in a game twice in 2007-2008, against Morningside and South Dakota Tech. Dished out a season high eight assists against Midland Lutheran on January 26, 2008. Appeared in 13 games as a freshman and averaged 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds. |
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| 41 | Chris Van Roekel | 6-6 | Forward | SO | Hull, Iowa |
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Played in three junior varsity games as a freshman in 2007-2008, in which he averaged 12.7 points and 5.0 rebounds. Also played 11 varsity games and averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in those appearances. Scored six points against York on November 10, 2007 and had a season high five rebounds against Grand View on November 7, 2007. Averaged 19 points and eight rebounds for Unity Christian High School (Iowa) as a senior in 2006-2007. |
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| 43 | Jeremy Zeutenhorst | 6-1 | Forward | FR | Hawarden, Iowa |
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Played three years of varsity basketball at Western Christian High School and helped the Wolfpack to two state titles in 2007 and 2008. Was named to the all-tournament team both years. Averaged 14.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior and claimed All-Lakes Conference honors as both a junior and senior. Made 58.6 percent of his field goal attempts. Averaged 15.3 points per game as a junior and grabbed 7.1 rebounds per contest. |
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| 45 | Brandon Oldenkamp | 6-4 | Forward | SO | Sanborn, Iowa |
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Shot .512 from the field as a freshman, leading the 2007-2008 JV team with an average of 18.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Appeared in 14 games. |
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| 51 | Brett Heidema | 6-7 | Center | JR | Manhattan, Montana |
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Appeared in 14 Dordt College Junior Varsity games in the 2007-2008 season . Averaged 8.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. |
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Head Coach: Greg Van Soelen
Assistant Coach: Kevin Van Engen
Athletic Director: Rick Vander Berg
Sports Information Director: Mike Byker
