Max van Schaik

Max van Schaik
	Van Schaik in 2016
No. 10 – Apollo Amsterdam
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	28 June 1991 (age 33); Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Listed height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2010	Prat
2010–2011	Guadalajara
2011–2012	GasTerra Flames
2012–2014	Den Helder Kings
2014–2018	Apollo Amsterdam
2018	New Heroes Den Bosch
2019–present	Apollo Amsterdam
Career highlights and awards
	DBL All-Star (2016);

Max van Schaik (born 28 June 1991) is a Dutch basketball player.^[1] Van Schaik is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) tall and usually plays as power forward.

Early career

Van Schaik played for the youth department of Joventut Badalona in the 2008–09 season.

Van Schaik started his career in Spain in the LEB Plata, playing two seasons for respectively CB Prat and CB Guadalajara. In 2011, Van Schaik signed with GasTerra Flames of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).^[2] After one season for the Flames, he left for Den Helder Kings. In 2014, Van Schaik transferred to Apollo Amsterdam where he went on to become one of the team's most important players. In the 2015–16 season, he made his first DBL All-Star Game appearance.

On October 19, 2018, Van Schaik signed a one-month contract with New Heroes Den Bosch.^[3] He played three games with New Heroes.

On January 19, 2019, it was announced Van Schaik returned to Apollo Amsterdam.^[4]

Van Schaik played for the U18 and U20 Netherlands national team.

^ "Max van Schaik Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ "Van Schaik nieuwste aanwinst Flames" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Aarts, Rob (2018-10-17). "New Heroes slaat toe na wegvallen Wessels en bindt Van Schaik". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
^ "Max van Schaik terug bij Apollo". basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 20 January 2019.