Marijn Ververs

Marijn Ververs (born 17 September 1998) is a Dutch basketball player for ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).^[1]

Marijn Ververs

No. 5 – ZZ Leiden
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	BNXT League FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	(1998-09-17) September 17, 1998 (age 25) Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	1.94 cm (1 in)
Listed weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–present	ZZ Leiden
Career highlights and awards
2× BNXT League champion (2022, 2023) 2× Dutch League champion (2021, 2023) 2× Dutch Cup winner (2019, 2023) 2× Dutch Supercup winner (2021, 2023) DBL All-Rookie Team (2017)

Professional career

Ververs, a product of the ZZ Leiden youth academy, made his professional debut with the senior team the 2016–17 season under coach Paul Vervaeck.^[2] In June 2020, Ververs signed a 2-year extension with Leiden. In the 2020–21 season, he was named captain of the team. In the 2020–21 season, he won his first DBL championship with Leiden.

On 14 June 2022, Ververs extended his contract with Leiden for three more seasons, until 2025.^[3] He won his second national championship in 2023.^[4]

National team career

In the summer of 2021, Ververs was selected for the 20-man preliminary team of the Netherlands national basketball team.^[5] He played his first international match for the Orange Lions against Russia in Perm on 24 February 2022.^[6] Ververs was on the preliminary roster for EuroBasket 2022, but was cut from the team two days before the tournament during the final selection.^[7]

References

1. "Marijn Ververs Player Profile, ZZ Leiden, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com.
2. "ZZ Leiden | Marijn Ververs: 'Ik kan nog stukken beter spelen'". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl.
3. "ZZ Leiden | Marijn Ververs drie jaar langer bij ZZ Leiden". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-06-18.
4. "Spektakel in basketbalfinale, ZZ Leiden sleept titel voor de poorten van de hel weg". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
5. "Nu de competities overal ter wereld erop zitten, komen de Nederlandse 5-5 internationals vanaf donderdag 24 juni bij elkaar voor het Summer Window van de Orange Lions". Basketball.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
6. "ZZ Leiden | Orange Lions ook in Rusland onderuit". www.eredivisiebasketballleiden.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
7. "Netherlands announced final 12-player roster for EuroBasket". basketnews.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.