{{Short description|British-Dutch basketball player (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox basketball biography | image = | caption = | name = Nigel van Oostrum | position = Point guard / shooting guard | league = | team = | number = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 190 | nationality = British / Dutch | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.<ref>[http://www.court-side.com/jm/player_print/?id=4187 Nigel van Oostrum] at court-side.com.</ref> | college = Franklin Pierce (2009–2012) | draft_year = 2012 | career_start = 2014 | career_end = 2024 | years1 = 2014 | team1 = Den Helder Kings | years2 = 2014–2016 | team2 = Aris Leeuwarden | years3 = 2016–2022 | team3 = Landstede Hammers | highlights = *DBL champion (2019) *Dutch Supercup winner (2017) *DBL assists leader (2016) *DBL All-Rookie Team (2015) *No. 7 retired by Landstede Hammers }} '''Nigel Luuk van Oostrum''' (born 19 September 1990) is a British-Dutch<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rtvzoo.nl/landstede-basketbal-contracteert-nigel-van-oostrum/zoo-sport-nieuws/nieuws/item?819636|title=LANDSTEDE BASKETBAL CONTRACTEERT NIGEL VAN OOSTRUM|access-date=2017-10-24|language=Dutch|date=2016-07-06|publisher=Rtvzoo.nl}}</ref> former professional basketball player who last played for Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League.
== College career == Van Oostrum played college basketball with the Franklin Pierce Ravens in the NCAA Division II.
==Professional career== Van Oostrum started his professional career with Den Helder Kings of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL). When that club was dissolved in December 2014, he signed with Aris Leeuwarden.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150210152439/http://arisleeuwarden.nl/nieuws/treffers-en-van-oostrum-naar-aris.html Treffers en Van Oostrum naar Aris]}}</ref>
In July 2016, Van Oostrum joined Landstede Basketbal.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.hoopsfix.com/2016/07/nigel-van-oostrum-joins-top-dutch-side-zwolle/ | title = Nigel Van Oostrum Joins Top Dutch Side Zwolle | publisher = Hoopsfix.com | date = July 6, 2016 | access-date = July 6, 2016 }}</ref> On 5 October 2017, he won his first trophy with Landstede after the club won the Dutch Basketball Supercup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2196430-basketballers-landstede-verrassen-met-supercup-zege.html|title= Basketballers Landstede verrassen met Supercup-zege |trans-title=Basketball players Landstede surprise with Supercup victory|language=Dutch|access-date=13 December 2017|date=5 October 2017|publisher=NOS.nl}}</ref> In the 2018–19 season, Van Oostrum was the captain of the Landstede team that won the club's first national championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.destentor.nl/sport/landstede-basketbal-uit-zwolle-schrijft-sportgeschiedenis-met-eerste-landstitel~a74b5b1b/|title=Cookies op destentor.nl - destentor.nl|work=www.destentor.nl|accessdate=3 June 2019}}</ref> In the following 2019–20 season, he played together with his brother Devon van Oostrum on the Hammers.
In 2022, Van Oostrum was diagnosed to have a brain tumor and underwent surgery.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2022 |title=Hersentumor ontdekt bij aanvoerder Zwolse basketballers Landstede: 'Was een schok' |url=https://www.destentor.nl/regiosport/hersentumor-ontdekt-bij-aanvoerder-zwolse-basketballers-landstede-was-een-schok~a9c0424a/ |website=De Stentor}}</ref>
On 30 April 2022, Van Oostrum's number 7 was retired by the Hammers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-30 |title=Nummer 7: voor altijd Nigel van Oostrum |url=https://landstedehammers.nl/nummer-7-voor-altijd-nigel-van-oostrum/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Landstede Hammers |language=nl}}</ref>
==International career== Van Oostrum played for the England national basketball team at the U18 European Championship for Men.<ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2008.roundID_6166.teamID_278.playerID_69106.html FIBA Europe.com]</ref>
==Personal== Van Oostrum is the son of Duco van Oostrum, who played basketball at Ymir, the precursor of Aris Leeuwarden and since 1995 teaches at Sheffield University.<ref>[https://www.shef.ac.uk/english/people/vanoostrum Duco van Oostrum] at the ''Sheffield University School of English'' website.</ref> Nigel is the older brother of Devon and Sam, both professional players as well. He is of Indonesian descent through his mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/europecup/18-19/news/the-curious-case-of-devon-van-oostrum-from-elite-prospect-to-new-hero|title=The curious case of Devon Van Oostrum: from elite prospect to New Hero|website=FIBA.basketball|date=24 September 2018 }}</ref>
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