2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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32 Menno Dijkstra

  • Position Center
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Standdaarbuiten, Netherlands
  • High School Canarias Basketball Academy

Biography

2018-19
  • Appeared in 33 games while starting in 23 games in his last season
  • In his final season with the Highlanders, he set single game career highs in minutes (35), points (20), fg made (8), rebounds (13) and assists (4)
  • Led the team with 16 blocks and was second on the team in points and rebounds, with 267 and 137 respectively
  • Showed his passing ability by recording at least four assists on three occasions as well as having at least three blocks in two games
  • Finished the year with three double-doubles (1/04 vs Bethesda, 3/09 at UC Davis and 3/14 vs UCI in the Big West tournament)
  • Totaled 730 minutes, 267 points, 137 rebounds, 32 assists, 16 blocks and 10 steals
  • Finished his career with 756 points, 398 rebounds, 71 assists, 65 blocks and 39 steals while posting shooting slash line of .504/.371/.815.
  • Big West Tournament: Played 33 minutes and recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in a first round loss to UCI. He finished the game 4-7 from the field including 2-3 from three.

2017-18
  • Played in all 30 games in which he started 8 of those games
  • He had a big game vs Air Force on December 8th when he recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, including two blocks
  • Had his season high of 17 points on February 7th at Hawai'i
  • Scored in double figures on five occasions and blocked at least two shots in four games for the Highlanders
  • Shot .468 from the field, .400 from three and .889 from the free throw line
  • Totaled 440 minutes, 170 points, 81 rebounds, 16 assists, 13 blocks and 8 steals in his junior campaign
  • Big West Tournament: In 9 minutes, he scored two points with a steal in a Highlander's 66-70 first round loss to UC Davis.

2016-17
  • Led the Highlanders in field goal percentage, and would have led the Big West, but he did not have enough makes to qualify for the league leader board
  • Finished tied for 13th in the conference in blocked shots, and led the Highlanders
  • Scored a career-high 17 points on two occasions—vs. Cal State Fullerton on February 16 and vs. Cal Poly on February 25
  • Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds on two occasions—at Utah on November 25 and vs. Cal Poly on February 25
  • Tied his career high with four blocked shots vs. UC Irvine on March 1
  • Scored in double figures on seven occasions including four games in a row during conference play (February 4-16) 
  • Led the Highlanders in scoring on one occasion, and in rebounding three times
  • Big West Tournament: Scored 10 points, grabbed a team-high five rebounds, and handed out two assists in 27 minutes in the Highlanders First Round loss vs. UC Irvine...

2015-16
  • Led the Highlanders in field goal percentage and free throw percentage, but did not have enough attempts to qualify for conference and national rankings 
  • His .604 field goal percentage is the seventh highest in program history
  • Finished third in blocked shots and fifth in rebounding
  • Scored a season-high 10 points on three occasions—at Ohio on December 30, at CSUN on January 16 and at UC Santa Barbara on March 3
  • Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds vs. Delaware State on November 24
  • Handed out a season-high two assists on two occasions
  • Blocked a career-high four shots vs. Life Pacific on December 20
  • Big West Tournament:  Scored four points, grabbed two rebounds and blocked two shots in 23 minutes in the Highlanders' 82-74 First Round loss to Long Beach State...

High School 
  • Team captain of the 2014-15 Canarian Champions
  • Scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Championship game
  • Led team to a 7th place finish in the Spanish Championships
  • Played in four European Championship events
  • Finished top of his German language class

Personal
  • Son of Nathan Dijkstra and Corine Ridder
  • Menno's father played professional basketball for 12 years in the Netherlands 
  • Decided to attend UCR because of academics and the coaching staff
  • Wants to be a professional basketball player 
  • Favorite TV shows: "Prison Break" and "Vikings" are his favorite TV shows
  • Favorite teams: Feyenoord Rooterdam ( Dutch Soccer) and the San Antonio Spurs 
  • Favorite movies: "Remember the Titans" and "Coach Carter"
  • Favorite athletes are Marc Gasol and Tim Duncan
  • He enjoys Dutch candy
  • Would like to bring UCR a Big West Championship

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2015-16Freshman

    Center
    7'0" 225 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2016-17Sophomore

    Center
    7'0" 225 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2017-18Junior

    Center
    7'0" 230 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2018-19Senior

    Center
    7'0" 230 lbs
    32