University of Portland Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2013-14: Became the second Academic All-America in men’s basketball history (Rick Raivio, 1980) after earned third team honors… named to the 10-player Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team… earned second straight WCC All-Academic Team selection… All-WCC Honorable Mention… WCC leader in field goal percentage (.602), ninth in rebounds (7.2), and 16th in scoring (13.5)… WCC Player of the Week on Dec. 7 after 19-point, 18-rebound effort vs. Portland State… career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds at Santa Clara (9-10 FGs, 10-10 FTs)… 27 points, 18 rebounds in triple overtime win against BYU… finished season ranked fourth in school history in field goal percentage (.565), seventh in blocked shots (73) and 15th in rebounds (567). 

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2012-13: WCC All-Academic Team selection … led the Pilots and ranked fourth in the WCC in field goal percentage (.543) … also ranked 12th in blocked shots and 13th in rebounding (5.5) … currently ranks sixth on UP’s career field goal percentage list (.538) … led the Pilots in scoring and rebounding six times throughout the season … reached double figures 13 times … matched a career-high 19 points at BYU … had a double-double of 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Pepperdine … had another double-double of 10 points and 10 boards in a win over San Diego … was one rebound shy of a double-double on three other occasions.
 
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2011-12: Started 26 games and appeared in all 31 for the Pilots … averaged 7.7 points and was second on the team with 5.4 rebounds per game … top freshman rebounder in the WCC and second among league freshmen in field goal percentage (.537) … No. 4 all-time frosh rebounding (168) at Portland … eighth overall in the WCC in blocked shots (0.9) and 2nd among freshmen … led the team in rebounding nine times …reached double figures nine times … season-high 19 points versus Lewis & Clark … 18 points at Saint Mary’s.

ERASMUS UNIV./CANARIAS BASKETBALL ACADEMY: Spent the last year training at the prestigious Canarias Basketball Academy in Gran Canaria, Spain … In 2010 competed for the Dutch Under-20 National Team at the FIBA A-Division European Championships … Transferred to Portland from the prestigious Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University in The Netherlands where he successfully completed a full year of study in their renowned International Global Business Management program.

VAN DER MARS’ CAREER HIGHS (Thru 2013-14 Season)

Points:	28, at Santa Clara (2/1/14)
Rebounds:	18, (2) last vs. Brigham Young (1/23/14)
Field Goals:	11, at Saint Mary’s (2/27/14)
Field Goal Attempts:	20, at Saint Mary’s (2/27/14)
3-Point Field Goals:	N/A
3-Point Field Goal Attempts:	1, at San Francisco (2/14/13)
Free Throws:	10, at Santa Clara (2/1/14)
Free Throw Attempts:	14, vs. Brigham Young (1/23/14)
Assists:	4, Montana State (12/15/13)
Steals:	3, (2) last vs. San Jose State (11/27/13)
Blocks:	4, (2) last vs. Santa Clara (2/29/12)
Minutes:	47, vs. Brigham Young (1/23/14)