{{short description|Belgian basketball player}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Sam van Rossom | image = Sam Van Rossom Valencia.jpg | caption = Sam van Rossom playing for Valencia in 2018 | position = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 194 | league = | team = | number = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|6|3|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Ghent]], Belgium | draft_year = 2008 | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2024 | career_number = 9, 5 | career_position = [[Point guard]] | years1 = 2005–2008 | team1 = [[BC Oostende|Oostende]] | years2 = 2008–2010 | team2 = [[Scavolini Pesaro|VL Pesaro]] | years3 = 2010–2013 | team3 = [[Basket Zaragoza 2002|Zaragoza]] | years4 = 2013–2023 | team4 = [[Valencia Basket|Valencia]] | years5 = 2023–2024 | team5 = [[BC Oostende|Oostende]] | highlights = * 2x [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] champion ([[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|2014]], [[2018–19 EuroCup Basketball|2019]]) * [[Liga ACB|Spanish League]] champion ([[2016–17 ACB season|2017]]) * [[EuroCup Basketball All-EuroCup Team|All-EuroCup Second Team]] ([[2018–19 EuroCup Basketball|2019]]) * [[BNXT League]] champion (2024) * 3x [[Ethias League|Belgian League]] champion (2006, 2007, 2024) * [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] winner (2008) * 2x [[Belgian Player of the Year (basketball)|Belgian Player of the Year]] (2007, 2008) }} '''Sam Tom Bert van Rossom''' (born 3 June 1986) is a Belgian former professional [[basketball]] player. He represented the [[Belgium national basketball team|Belgian national basketball team]] internationally. Standing at {{height|ft=6|in=2}},<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=LRQ&seasoncode=E2017#!careerstats VAN ROSSOM, SAM HEIGHT: 1.88.]</ref> he played at the [[point guard]] position.
==Early life== From the age of 6 until he was 16, Van Rossom played for Bobcat Gent, Gent United and Black Bears Gent.
==Professional career== After playing for BBC De Pinte in the Belgian third and second division for three seasons, Van Rossom got a place on the roster of [[BC Oostende]] in 2005. In the 2007–08 season, he was a major contributor for Oostende as he averaged 11.5 points and 3.2 assists per game.
In 2008 Van Rossom signed with the Italian team [[Scavolini Pesaro]]. After two years in Italy, he moved to Spain to play for [[Basket Zaragoza 2002|CAI Zaragoza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/84073/ai-zaragoza-signs-sam-van-rossom-to-a-one-year-contract.html |title=AI Zaragoza signs Sam Van Rossom to a one-year contract |publisher=Sportando.com |access-date=2014-05-23}}</ref> His contract was extended after his first season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/86430/sam-van-rossom-extends-with-cai-zaragoza.html |title=Sam Van Rossom extends with CAI Zaragoza |publisher=Sportando.com |date=2014-05-16 |access-date=2014-05-23}}</ref> In 2013, he signed a three-year contract with [[Valencia Basket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/956/Meer-Sport/article/detail/1665327/2013/07/08/Basketballer-Sam-Van-Rossom-trekt-voor-drie-jaar-naar-Valencia.dhtml |title=Basketballer Sam Van Rossom trekt voor drie jaar naar Valencia |publisher=HLN.be |access-date=2014-05-23}}</ref>
In September 2017, he re-signed with Valencia for one more season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sam Van Rossom re-signs with Valencia Basket|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/spain/acb/247881/sam-van-rossom-re-signs-with-valencia-basket.html|access-date=25 September 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=25 September 2017}}</ref> On 11 July 2020 Van Rossom renewed his contract for another year, with the option of an additional season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Valencia re-sign Sam Van Rossom |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/valencia-re-sign-sam-van-rossom/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 11, 2020 |date=July 11, 2020}}</ref> On 23 May 2023 Van Rossom announced that he would be leaving Valencia after ten seasons together.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sam Van Rossom leaving Valencia after 10 years|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1507777/sam-van-rossom-leaving-valencia-after-10-years/|website=Eurohoops|date=23 May 2023|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref>
For the 2023–24 season, Van Rossom decided to return to [[BC Oostende]] of the [[BNXT League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Welkom Sam!|url=https://bcoostende.be/nieuws/welkom-sam/|website=bcoostende.be|language=nl|date=14 June 2023|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref>
On 7 May 2024, Van Rossom announced his retirement from professional basketball at the end of 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sam Van Rossom announces retirement|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/sam-van-rossom-announces-retirement/|website=Sportando|date=7 May 2024|accessdate=7 May 2024}}</ref>
On 10 May 2025 Valencia Basket retired Sam Van Rossom’s number 9 jersey and renamed Court 5 of L’Alqueria del Basket in honor of the Belgian point guard, ranked as the fourth player with the most official games played for Valencia Basket (447), the club’s all-time leading assist provider, and the only player to have been voted twice by the fans to win the Endeavour Trophy in the men’s category. Van Rossom's number 9 became the fourth retired number in the club’s history and Van Rossom the first foreign player to have his jersey retired at Valencia Basket.<ref>{{cite web|title=Valencia Basket will retire Sam Van Rossom’s number 9 jersey on Saturday May 10|url=https://www.valenciabasket.com/valencia-basket-will-retire-sam-van-rossoms-number-9-jersey-on-saturday-may-10|website=www.valenciabasket.com|date=17 April 2025|access-date=11 May 2025}}</ref>
==International career== Van Rossom has played for the [[Belgium national basketball team|Belgian national basketball team]] since 2006. He represented Belgium at the [[EuroBasket 2015]] where they lost to [[Greece national basketball team|Greece]] in eighth finals with 75–54.<ref>{{cite news|title=GREECE TOO MUCH FOR BELGIUM|url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_99zgqUGsGhQ2C9b0JYJcP1.articleMode_on.html|access-date=12 September 2015|work=eurobasket2015.org|date=12 September 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913160056/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_99zgqUGsGhQ2C9b0JYJcP1.articleMode_on.html|archive-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> Over 6 tournament games, he averaged 12.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists on 43.5 shooting from the field.<ref>{{cite web|title= Sam Van Rossom|url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.teamID_245.playerID_45488.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902024322/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.teamID_245.playerID_45488.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 September 2015|website=eurobasket2015.org|publisher=FIBA Europe|access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
===EuroLeague=== {{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Euroleague|2014–15]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[Valencia Basket|Valencia]] | 5 || 5 || 30.0 || .469 || .333 || .571 || 2.4 || 5.0 || 1.2 || .0 || 11.4 || 13.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 5 || 5 || 30.0 || .469 || .333 || .571 || 2.4 || 5.0 || 1.2 || .0 || 11.4 || 13.2 {{S-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Sam Van Rossom}} *[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BK4 Sam Van Rossom] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215223/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BK4 |date=3 March 2016 }} at acb.com *[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Sam-Van-Rossom-5165 Sam Van Rossom] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809113315/https://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Sam-Van-Rossom-5165/ |date=9 August 2022 }} at draftexpress.com *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Sam_Van_Rossom/62950 Sam Van Rossom] at eurobasket.com *[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=LRQ Sam Van Rossom] at euroleague.net *[https://thisisbasketball.be/player/van-rossom-sam/ Sam Van Rossom] at thisisbasketball.be *{{twitter|samyv09}}
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