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Posted January 20, 2009


Gijs Geerders
Basketball
Played from: 1990-1993
Majored in: Mass Communications
Currently resides in: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Current Occupation: Nurse, Academic Hospital Amsterdam
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Briefly summarize how your experience in intercollegiate athletics
helped prepare you for the real world:
The experience of American culture and a quality college education has enriched my life far behond basketball and sports! 
What are some major post-collegiate accomplishments you'd like
to share with us?
 I Played professional basketball in Holland, Belgium and Austria after graduating. Also played on the Dutch national basketball team for 3 years. Worked for Nike's marketing department for 4 years at the European headquarters before going back to school to get my nursing degree. (quite a careermove but no regrets. "you never stop learning") 

 

Last updated January 20, 2009