Ross Bekkering

Ross Bekkering
Personal information
Born	August 19, 1987; Taber, Alberta
Nationality	Canadian / Dutch
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
High school	W. R. Myers (Taber, Alberta)
College	Calgary (2005–2010)
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–2016
Position	Power forward / center
Number	12
Career history
2010–2011	ZZ Leiden
2011–2012	Matrixx Magixx
2012–2013	ZZ Leiden
2013–2016	Donar
Career highlights and awards
	4× DBL champion (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016); 2× Dutch Supercup champion (2011, 2014); 2× All-DBL Team (2013, 2016); 2× DBL All-Defense Team (2014, 2016); DBL rebounding leader (2016); DBL Statistical Player of the Year (2016); 5× DBL All-Star (2011, 2013–2016);

Ross Bekkering (born August 19, 1987) is a former Canadian-Dutch professional basketball player. Bekkering played in the Dutch Basketball League. Bekkering is the younger brother of Henry Bekkering, who was a professional basketball player as well.

He played collegiately for Calgary, where he played five years. In 2010, he started his professional career in the Netherlands with ZZ Leiden, winning the Dutch Basketball League in his rookie year. The following year, he signed with Matrixx Magixx. After one year he returned to Leiden, where he won another DBL title in 2013. Afterwards, he played three years with league rival Donar, where he added two more championships. He retired in 2016.

Four years after his retirement, in 2020, Bekkering played 3x3 basketball for the Netherlands national team. He represented the country at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

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