Jake Van Tubbergen

Jacob Nicholas Van Tubbergen (born September 3, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basketball League. He played college basketball for Grand Valley State University, with whom he was an National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) D2 All-American.

Early and personal life Van Tubbergen hails from Holland, Michigan. His parents are Scott and Kathy Van Tubbergen.

High school Van Tubbergen attended West Ottawa High School ('17) in Holland, Michigan. Van Tubbergen received AP All-State Second Team honors, and was named All-Conference, Holland Sentinel 1st Team, Basketball Coaches of Michigan (BCAM) 1st Team, Grand Rapids Press-MLive 1st Team Dream Team, and to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan academic all-state team with a 3.59 GPA. In 2020, The West Ottawan chose him as the #1 basketball player in West Ottawa High School history.

Van Tubbergen also played two years of football in high school. He averaged 11.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while shooting .561 from the floor (fifth in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)).

As a junior in 2019–20, Van Tubbergen averaged 18.4 points (4th in the conference), 10.0 rebounds (leading the conference), and 2.6 offensive rebounds (leading the conference) per game, as he shot .542 from the field (5th) and had 14 double-doubles, which ranked 14th in the nation. By January 2020, he had put on 30 pounds since his freshman year, when he was rather skinny. He was named an National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) D2 All-American (the first Lakers player so named in 11 seasons), D2CCA NCAA D2 honorable mention All-American, 2020 D2CCA NCAA D2 All-Midwest Region First Team, unanimous first team All-Region, and first team All-GLIAC.

As a senior in 2021 he averaged 13.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, with an .810 free throw percentage (5th in the conference).

Van Tubbergen opted to take an extra year of NCAA eligibility, which the NCAA offered athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021–22, he averaged 17.2 points and 10.6 rebounds per game while shooting .541 from the field. He finished his career with 2,005 career points, fourth on the Grand Valley State all-time list.

Professional career Vitoria Alves Guimaraes In 2022–23, Van Tubbergen played for Vitória Alves Guimarães of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol. He averaged 14.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, while shooting .564 from the field and .815 from the line. Van Tubbergen averaged 19.4 points (2nd in the league) and 7.6 rebounds (9th) per game, while shooting .548 from the field and .478 (4th) from the three point line.

Ironi Ness Ziona Van Tubbergen signed to play for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On December 11th, he received a Hoops Agents Player of the Week award. He had a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds.