Julius van Sauers - 2018-19 Men's Basketball - LIU Brooklyn


 #2 Julius van Sauers

Position: Forward
Height: 6-8
Weight: 210
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Previous School: Apollo Amsterdam
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2018-19: Played in 32 games for LIU, including 25 starts… Finished the season averaging 4.8 points per game, along with 4.6 rebounds per game, and 1.3 assists per game… Had a career-high 11 rebounds, along with eight points at Milwaukee… Had a season-high 13 points at Saint Peter’s, going 2-for-3 from behind the arc… Also had six rebounds and two steals against the Peacocks… Score 12 points in win over CCSU, going 4-for-5 from the field… Had nine points, nine rebounds and two blocks against Brown… Had a season-high four assists at Stony Brook… Had eight points, five rebounds and a season-high four assists against Mount St. Mary’s.

2017-18: Played in all 35 games for the Blackbirds, starting 22… Finished the year averaging 2.0 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game…. Had a career-high 16 points and seven rebounds against Stony Brook, shooting 6-7 from the field… Also had two steals and a block against the Seawolves… Pulled down seven rebounds against Saint Francis U…. Had five rebounds, four points and three steals in NEC championship game against Wagner.

2016-17: Played in 32 games for the Blackbirds in his sophomore campaign, including seven starts... Had a career-high 11 points against Saint Francis U.... Grabbed seven rebounds twice last season to tie his career high... Had three steals against Niagara.

2015-16: Played in five games for LIU in his first season before red-shirting due to injury… Averaged 2.4 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game… Scored a season-high six points at Loyola Maryland… Also had four points and four rebounds against Maine.

Background: Attended high school at Amsterdamns Lyceum... Played for Netherlands U18 and U20 National Teams... Averaged 11.1 points per game in 2015 European U20 Championships in Hungary... Scored 19 points in first contest of the competition against Finland... Also had five rebounds and four assists... Scored 15 points in back-to-back games against Macedonia and Belarus... Helped youth teams win U12 and U14 national championships.

Personal: Son of Eric van Sauers and Moniqute Mynals... Has two siblings, Cassidy and Maddox... Plans to major in marketing.

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