Thijs de Ridder
Thijs De Ridder (born January 31 2003) is a 6-8, 231-pound power forward who played formerly for Surne Bilbao Basket in Spain's Liga Endesa and currently plays for the Virginia Cavaliers.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In 2023, he won two awards at the BNXT Awards: Rising Star and Sixth Man.[10] His brother Niels De Ridder also plays basketball professionally.
References
- ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Thijs De Ridder". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Benchmarking A Belgian – Thijs De Ridder". Cuts from The Corner. 2025-08-13. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ Lathrop, Corbin (2025-07-08). "COMMITMENT: UVA basketball signs international prospect Thijs De Ridder". Streaking The Lawn. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Jerry (2025-07-07). "At long last, UVA signs Thijs De Ridder". Jerry Ratcliffe. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ "Virginia Basketball's Thijs de Ridder Gets Bold Prediction From CBB Expert". Virginia Cavaliers On SI. 2025-08-22. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ Progress, GREG MADIA The Daily (2025-09-03). "Grünloh, De Ridder arrive at UVa ready to succeed". Daily News-Record. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Signs Thijs De Ridder". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 2025-07-16. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ "Confirmed: Virginia forward Thijs De Ridder cleared by the NCAA". 247Sports. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ "Antwerp Giants slokop bij BNXT Awards, maar de Speler van het Jaar komt wel uit Oostende". sporza.be (in Dutch). 2023-04-24. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
External links
- Thijs De Ridder at FIBA.basketball
- Thijs De Ridder at EuroLeague
- Thijs De Ridder at ACB.com (in Spanish)
- Thijs De Ridder at Eurobasket.com
- Thijs De Ridder at RealGM
- Thijs De Ridder – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Thijs De Ridder – Sports-Reference.com college basketball player profile