Aron Royé (born 3 April 1988) is a Dutch basketball player who last played for Apollo Amsterdam in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).[1]
 Royé (left) guarded by Cashmere Wright in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 April 1988 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2008 | ZZ Leiden | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | GasTerra Flames | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Apollo Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Den Helder Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Apollo Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Donar | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Apollo Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editRoyé started his career in Leiden with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. After two seasons, Royé left for the Hanzevast Capitals from Groningen.[2] With the club from Groningen, that later played under the name GasTerra Flames, Royé won the national championship in 2010 and the Dutch Cup in 2011. In the summer of 2011 Royé decided to play for amateur team Apollo Amsterdam in the Dutch second division. When Apollo turned professional in 2012, Royé reentered the Dutch Basketball League. In his first season with Amsterdam, Royé averaged 16.3 points per game, which made him fourth best scorer in the DBL. He also made the All-Star Team that year. In August 2013 his contract was extended.
On 11 July 2014 Royé signed a 2-year deal with Port of Den Helder Kings.[3] In December, Kings went bankrupt and Royé transferred to his former team, Apollo Amsterdam.
On 31 May 2017 Royé signed a 2-year contract for a second stint with Donar.[4] On 28 December Royé left Donar.[5]
On 12 January 2018 Royé returned to Apollo Amsterdam.[6]
3x3 Basketball
editRoyé played with the Dutch national 3x3 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, where he won a silver medal.[7][8] He played his second tournament in the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Aron Royé". DBL. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Aron Roye kiest voor Capitals" (in Dutch). Svdonar.nl. 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Aron Roye moves to Den Helder Kings". Sportando.com. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Donar haalt Aron Royé terug naar Groningen". Donar.nl. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Aron Royé vertrekt na half seizoen bij Donar". 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Royé terug naar Apollo Amsterdam". Apollo Amsterdam. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Basketballer Royé stapt 3x3 wereld in". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Serbia and Italy win FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018". FIBA.basketball. 19 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Netherlands - FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2019". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
External links
edit- Aron Royé at FIBA Archive
- Aron Royé at EuroLeague
- Aron Royé at Eurobasket.com
- Aron Royé at RealGM
- Aron Royé – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
